TORONTO, ON - July 2021 - TORLYS, a global flooring company specializing in beautiful, responsible flooring solutions, is proud to share that the entire TORLYS RigidWood™ & TORLYS RigidTile™ waterproof vinyl lines have been classified as ASSURE CERTIFIED™, the new quality certification for Rigid Core Vinyl Flooring.

With an aim to establish uniform standards of quality for all rigid core luxury vinyl flooring products sold in North America; regardless of where they are manufactured, this new certification from Resilient Floor Covering Institute (RFCI) and operated by SCS Global Services, requires products meet to rigorous standards for safety, quality, and performance.

To achieve this accreditation, TORLYS RigidWood & RigidTile collections were sent to received safety tests to ensure they adhered to the highest standards for indoor air quality, rigorous performance, and be free of heavy metals content and ortho-phthalates. With Rigid core luxury vinyl flooring quickly gaining popularity across North America, TORLYS pursued this certification to ensure continued piece of mind for consumers to know they are investing in quality flooring products.

"We are very pleased to have reached this certification level, as it has always been our goal to offer consumers flooring that they are confident meets the highest standards, says J.F. Pelletier, Product Management Director at TORLYS. "TORLYS is a proud and committed member of RFC/ and as such, we are dedicated to innovation, quality and sustainability best practices in manufacturing processes for all our resilient products."

About Resilient Floor Covering Institute (RFCI)
RFCI is an industry trade association of leading resilient flooring manufacturers and suppliers of raw materials, additives, and sundry flooring products for the North American market. The Institute was established to support the interests of the total resilient floor covering industry
- as well as the people and communities that use its products. Resilient Floor Covering Institute membership includes the largest, manufacturers in the resilient flooring industry. All RFCI member companies are known for their innovation, quality, and sustainability initiatives.

About TORLYS
Headquartered in Toronto, Ontario, TORLYS is a global flooring company that specializes in providing beautiful, responsible flooring solutions. TORLYS has been creating and delivering innovative flooring solutions to homeowners, builders, and property managers, using the latest technologies for 33 years and counting.

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