Wood floors are one of the wisest environmental choices you can make. Not only does it have an incalculable lifespan, but it is also made from nature’s most impressive renewable resource; despite the millions and millions of trees that have been harvested to make wood products, we have more forest growing today than we had at the beginning of the 20th century.
Your wood floors will contribute positively to making a healthy work and living environment. According to a report from the Environmental Protection Agency, six out of 10 homes today contain contaminants that can aggravate allergies and asthma. Hard surfaces such as wood floors are your best defence against many of these irritants, because the wood floors are easily kept clean and have no fibers to trap dust, dander and other irritants. Carpet, on the other hand, can be a haven for dust, a common asthma trigger.
You can rest assured that your floor Wickham Signature did not make any long-term damage with the environment. It is all made in North America, where forest management and manufacturing are both subject to the world’s toughest environmental laws and regulations.
As a manufacturer of hardwood floors, we have great interest to ensure that the forest which provides our raw materials is maintained and renewed, which will ensure us a future in the production of wood floor during several years to come.