Quick-Step Launches NEW Envique Collection

 

Dallas, TX – October 12, 2015 – Quick- Step recently launched its NEW Envique collection into retail stores nationwide. With a unique combination of true-tonature looks and innovative technologies, this collection offers a “new generation” of laminate flooring that surpasses others in both beauty and performance.
 
What Is Special About Envique?
“In Envique, we have created something new and different,” said Roger Farabee, senior vice president of marketing for Unilin NA/Mohawk Hard Surfaces (Quick-Step’s parent company). “Envique uses innovative technology to increase the realism of the design and create extremely deep textured structures — achieving a look unlike anything seen before in laminate flooring.”
 
Envique offers six striking décors, rich in bold and distinctive deep textured finishes, and crafted with the ultimate attention to detail. These extraordinary visuals and textures include fire-charred, sandblasted, wood concrete, vintage hardwood, and hand-scraped designs on 12 mm thick and 7-1/2” wide by 54” extra-long planks, delivering unmatched realism and expansive style. Not only does Envique look like premium hardwood, it feels like premium hardwood.

Envique also combines the best of two innovative Quick-Step technologies, HydroSeal and Uniclic, to offer an amazing 24-Hour Spill Protection assurance. There’s not another product like this on the market today! The entire Envique collection is modern, stunning, and exceptional for the most discerning customer. It’s the perfect balance of beauty and performance.
 
“Looks phenomenal, performs extremely well, and sells at an attractive price point,” added Farabee. “Envique offers a great value story that can rival any other hard surface category.”
 
Envique’s Unique Designs & Textures
Summer Pine
Summer Pine authentically replicates a natural colored Scandinavian Pine that has been sandblasted to create a deep grained texture and soft matte surface.
 
Lineage Oak
Emulating sandblasted textures found in high-end hardwood, Lineage Oak has the deep matte surface structure found in a naturally weathered oak with ultra-realistic color and texture.
 
Château Oak
Château Oak is a rustic oak décor with a soft-scraped texture that includes chatter, cracks, and saw cut effects along with a subtle edge bleed that enhances the sculpted edge treatment.
 
Maison Oak
Maison Oak emulates a rich cocoa color, character oak with deep splits and knots as well as a wire-brushed surface with the look of a matte oil finish.
 
Urban Concrete Oak
The contemporary grey Urban Concrete Oak blurs the line of wood and concrete creating a truly unique combination of both looks.
 
Tuxedo Pine
Tuxedo Pine authentically reproduces the color and complex texture of a smoked and charred custom hardwood floor.
 
Envique’s 24-Hour Spill Protection!
Envique is not only beautiful, but it combines two innovative Quick-Step technologies, HydroSeal and Uniclic, to offer an amazing 24-Hour Spill Protection assurance. The 24-hour spill warranty ensures that Envique’s HDF core will not be damaged when exposed to localized topical spills provided they are removed within 24 hours. There’s no product like it on the market today!
 
Quick-Step’s exclusive HydroSeal coating repels water on both the surface and the joint, preventing spills from seeping into the core.
 
Patented Uniclic, which is the most widely-used glueless installation locking system in the world and one of the very best systems on the market, provides increased protection against water damage and warping. The combination of these two innovative technologies lets Quick-Step offer the amazing 24-Hour Spill Protection assurance. Envique is acceptable for use in bathrooms and kitchens when proper installation and maintenance instructions are followed.
 
Additional Envique Attributes
Envique is one of the most durable laminate floors on the market. These floors are made with cutting-edge technology for increased resistance to wear, burns, staining, fading, and damage from many common household items. Envique’s tough HDF core board and premium underlayments work in conjunction to resist impact from high heels, dropped objects, and impressions from heavy furniture. Envique designs feature an AC4 wearlayer rating* and are backed by a Limited Lifetime Residential Warranty as well as a 5-Year Limited Commercial Warranty.
 
In addition, the top layer of each plank also features ScratchGuard Advanced Finish Protection helping the floor resist micro-scratches that can dull a floor’s surface over time.
 
Envique also includes a special anti-static surface that repels dust and dirt, making these floors virtually maintenance-free. Envique is a great solution for the high traffic areas in a home. (* Summer Pine and Urban Concrete Oak planks’ deeply textured surfaces are not designed for the standard industry Taber test for wear and may test at an AC3 rating due to the surfaces’ texture. However, all Envique designs are made with high quality materials and are appropriate for heavy residential and light commercial applications.)
 
All Envique high quality products are CARB compliant, FloorScore Certified, NALFA Certified, contribute to LEED points, and are an Environmentally Preferred Product (EPP) in most green rating systems. These floors can be re-used up to three times and do not require glue during installation, avoiding introduction of volatile organic compounds.
 
Each Envique plank is also made with GenuEdge Technology, allowing the surface design to “roll over” the edges of the plank for a truly authentic hardwood plank look.
 
For More Information
To learn more about Quick-Step’s new Envique Collection, visit us.quick-step.com.
 
About Quick-Step
Quick-Step is a market leader in flooring, providing solutions for a wide variety of interiors. Beautiful, durable, and virtually maintenance-free, Quick-Step puts the style in lifestyle. Widely-known as the style, design, and innovation leader in laminate flooring, Quick-Step continuously earns the flooring industry’s most prestigious awards including: 2015 Dealers’ Choice Award - Best New Laminate Product Of The Year (5th consecutive year); 2015 Award Of Excellence - Laminate Manufacturer Of The Year (5th consecutive year); 2015 Floor Focus Retailer Survey - #1 Quality, #1 Service, #1 Design (6th consecutive year); and 2015 RECO Market Intelligence Report - #1 Quality. Quick-Step is a registered trademark of Unilin Flooring, a Mohawk Industries company.