100 Series Series 100 is WICANDERS ultimate CORKLOC floating floor solution for the home. It has never been easier to install and maintain, with the state-of-the-art CORKPROTECT technology, a new paraffin-based, all-round edge sealing system to protect effectively against moisture. Along with the resilient and durable finish, making it suitable for all domestic environments, the unique cork structure insulates, absorbs sounds, is comfortable to walk on and feels warm to the touch. more details
100 Series Xtreme WRT Xtreme WRT varnish is the logical and consequent development of a flooring solution that meets in all aspects the requirements of even the most demanding customers. Xtreme WRT represents the strongest protection of the natural features of cork flooring. more details
1000 Series If you are looking for a CORKLOC flooring solution that meets the highest durability standards, Series 1000 is the perfect choice. Supplied with a hard wearing surface layer for durability and resilience, this series is ideal for high traffic residential areas, commercial and public spaces. more details
1000 Series Acousticork A floating floor with unique Acoustic characteristics and high durability. It has the best balance between Impact noise and Step sound reduction. Ideal for high traffic residential areas, commercial and public spaces. more details

WHAT IS CORK?

Cork is such a remarkable material that even modern technology has been unable to match or surpass it. A completely natural product, cork is harvested without damaging or chopping down a single tree, making it the ultimate environmentally friendly product.

Cork is made of millions of cork cells - each cell functioning as a miniature sound and thermal insulator, as well as a miniature pressure and shock absorber.

By regaining its shape time and time again, no matter how much it is walked on or how long furniture stands on it, cork always retains its elasticity. These unique qualities make it ideal for use in flooring, as it reduces sound, is warm to the touch and comfortable to walk on.

CORK'S NATURAL PROPERTIES

Cork comes from the bark of the cork oak tree. It is a renewable and sustainable resource, making it ideal in terms of the ever increasing demand for conservation of natural resources.

In cork oak plantations the first cork bark will not be harvested from a tree until it is 25-30 years old, as only then it is considered a fully grown tree. The process of stripping off the bark in sections is a traditionally manual one dating back many hundreds of years.

The tree is not damaged and the bark regrows completely, taking on a smoother texture after each harvest. Harvesting only occurs once every nine years and a cork oak can live for 150-200 years, so it can be safely harvested up to 20 times during its life cycle. It is a truly inexhaustible and natural resource.

There isn't a man-made material that can match cork, nor is one ever likely to take its place. Cork's structure is very similar to that of a honeycomb: each square centimetre is composed of 40 million cells. These cells, as well as the spaces between them, are filled with a gaseous mixture similar to air.

That is what makes cork so remarkable. The unique structure and composition of cork creates the three most important characteristics in its application as flooring: Thermal insulation, Sound reduction and Elasticity