Eco Benefits

By choosing cork you gain a healthy living environment, support sustainable livelihoods and promote protection of endangered ecosystems.
 

Cork floor tiles are the ultimate in ‘upcycling’. Made from the cork that’s left over from the more lucrative production of wine bottle corks, cork floor tiles are essentially a waste product, made good. They’re also from a completely renewable resource. Like shearing a sheep, bark is stripped from the cork oak tree, leaving the tree standing. 
 

Cork Concepts flooring is unique in providing a natural flooring product with low VOC’s.
At Cork Concepts we use high quality water -based polyurethane rather than solvent-based varnish. As well as being a designer product, cork is a first-rate natural insulation material with an ‘R Factor’ of 2.6.  All of this combines to provide peace of mind to families that want a healthy home.
 
“Cork comes from ancient Mediterranean forests. It is a totally natural, renewable and recyclable product. Cork harvesting is one of the most environment-friendly processes in the world. Cork forests support one of the highest levels of biodiversity in the planet, including the critically endangered Iberian lynx, the Iberian imperial eagle, the Barbary deer, many species of rare birds as well as many fungi, ferns and other plants. They also play a key role in maintaining watersheds, preventing erosion and keeping soils healthy”.
 

“They are a great example of balanced conservation and economic development. Their preservation is vital for the well-being of the Mediterranean region. More than 100,000 people in the seven Mediterranean-region countries depend directly or indirectly on cork for their livelihoods”. (See www.panda.org for more WWF information)