The Gerflor Purchasing policy focuses on five major strategies:

• Reinforcing integration of suppliers to enable more rapid implementation of simple, sound and cost effective solutions.

• Ensuring a level of quality compliant with initial standard with an on-going reliability level throughout the product service life enabling optimum and stable service.

• Reinforcing the lean manufacturing strategy as regards the supply chain aspects.

• Participating in developing new products / innovative services with a more rapid marketing process.

• Reinforcing our environmental approach through our solutions to customers.