New wood licensee granted on Välinge's 5G Fold Down system

Viken, Sweden - April 23, 2012

Välinge is pleased to announce to have entered into a global non-exclusive license agreement with the Chinese company Jilin Limeijian Wooden Product Co., Ltd. for the use of the 5G-C system on the short sides of their engineered wood flooring.

Jilin Limeijian Wooden Product Co., Ltd. is a manufacturer of engineered wood flooring, located in Baishan City in north east of China. The company have been producing flooring with a mechanical locking system since 2008 and have now taken the natural step to move forward to meet the market demand of a fast and strong 5G-C installation method.

Välinge's 5G fold down systems, which are the most widely used fold down systems in the market, utilizes a flexible and displaceable glass fibre reinforced tongue. The 5G technologies have been developed considerably during the years and has become very popular due it’s strong locking and easy installation.

More than 50 Välinge licensees have introduced the 5G technology since the technology was commercialized in 2005.

Välinge is very pleased that also the Chinese producer Jilin Limeijian Wooden Product Co., Ltd have taken the decision to work close with Välinge and to introduce 5G-C on the short end of their engineered wood products.


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