Miami, FL—Cikel America LLC, the North American subsidiary of one the world's largest vertically integrated forest products manufacturers, has announced a new distribution partnership with Patriot Flooring Supply, Inc. for the Northeast region. Patriot Flooring Supply, one of the largest wholesale distributors of hardwood flooring in the Northeast, with locations in Wilmington, Massachusetts and Pompton Plains, New Jersey, will support Cikel sales from Delaware to Maine. Cikel owns over one-million acres of timberland in Brazil and has earned a total of seven certificates from the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC), ranging from responsible harvesting and manufacturing to the final hardwood flooring product.

“Cikel makes a very high quality product,” said John Salvador, at Patriot Flooring Supply in Pompton Plains. “We like to offer a package, or a reason for our customers to want to do business with us, and Cikel fits very nicely into that model. They offer Patriot the opportunity to offer our customers exotic hardwood flooring that is sustainably harvested and will keep them in complete compliance with the Lacey Act.”

Cikel's parent company in Brazil owns more than one million acres of FSC managed forests and has garnered international acclaim for its work relative to environmental responsibilities. The firm has an ongoing commitment in making technological advancements and investments to Total Quality Control from the forest-to-the-floor… and, to maintain competitiveness within the global marketplace both today and tomorrow. Cikel America is a member of the National Wood Flooring Association and the Forest Stewardship Council.

For more information, please contact Cikel America LLC – 8300 NW 53rd. St., Miami, Florida 33166 - 1.800.971.7896 - www.cikel.com.