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Globus Cork has trail blazed an innovative approach to the marriage of  art & creativity to cork  flooring.
It is  the only  company to have  developed a rich,  transparent,  broad colour  palette ranging  from  the
subtle to  the bold.  Globus Cork  has boldly  introduced the  scheme of  various patterns and sizes  not
found  from any  other cork  manufacturer.  The result  is a  vast selection for  our customers  and as  a
harvested product, the environmentally sound choice for flooring. A beautiful cork floor is good for  your
health as well as the environment.
With all this in mind, Globus Cork has rendered cork more accessible for  a broader  range of  uses. With
its great thermal and acoustical insulative properties,  Globus Cork  tiles  are suitable for  floors, walls  or
ceilings.

Featuring:
  • Bold exclusive colours
  • Cork tile sizes from 4"x 4" to 18"x 36"
  • Wide variety of tile pattern cuts
  • Commercial cork flooring finishes
  • Geometric inset cork floor borders
  • Beveled edge cork tiles
  • Pre-glued and pre-finished cork tiles
  • Custom colouring and sizing available

Interested in the  Green Building  movement or striving for  LEED  certification? Our  cork  tiles  used  on
floors, walls or ceilings can help you achieve that goal.
Here is our LEED statement.
Hardwood Flooring
History of Cork
Cork is harvested from  the  Cork Oak  tree  that  is  grown  primarily  around  the  Mediterranean  basin.
Portugal is the largest producer of cork today. The benefits of  cork were  known  to  the  ancient Greeks
and Egyptians who used it for  bottle stoppers for  olive oil  and  wine, floats  for  fishing  nets,  sandals,
insulation on shipping vessels and  even  roofing  in  Northern Africa. By t he  1300s, cork  was  a  major
export of Portugal and royal decrees established regulations over the harvesting and  protection  of  this
valuable national resource. In the 1930s, the "9 Year" law was passed which forbid the harvesting of cork
bark at any interval less than 9 years. Harvesting of  virgin growth cork trees is outlawed until  the  trees
reach 60 centimeters in circumference. Cork  bark  is  still  harvested  from  the  tree  in  a  centuries  old
tradition with hand tools.
Earth Friendly Flooring and Green Construction
The cork oak tree is not destroyed and replanted, but rather the bark is harvested from the tree every 9
years, leaving the forest undamaged.  Its not unusual to have a 200 year  old  tree  still  producing  cork
bark.  Even better than a renewable resource, Cork is a Harvested Resource.  Only  the bark is harvested
from the tree, causing no damage to the tree which re-grows new bark.  Cork  flooring  is  actually  made
from the waste of the cork wine stopper manufacturing process so cork flooring is a recycled product. All
pigments,  varnishes  and  adhesives  that  Globus Cork  uses  in  producing  its  tiles  are  water-based,
solvent-free and have no VOCs.
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