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Our thoughts on PVC (Vinyl)

The issue of PVC and how it effects the environment became evident to us after researching the Internet as well as interviewing a few chemists. As we have sold and continue to sell PVC flooring Floortec feels that, when specifying PVC for commercial use, you should be aware of some of it's downside.

	Advantages		Disadvantages
	Moisture Proof		Releases Dioxin and Hydrochloric Acid during manufacturing and incineration (disposal)
	Extremely Bleach and Stain resistant
	High level of abrasion resistance		Uses a variety of compounds that aren't healthy to soften and increase dimensional stability. These compounds have been shown to leach out under certain conditions.
	Can me shaped/dyed to look like anything
	Long Wearing/ Durable
	Easy Maintenance		Long term disposal issues

What we have found is that PVC is a wonderful flooring product that is contributing to the decline of the environment and in some cases, poisoning people. Because of it's low cost and high performance it will continue to be used until it is regulated or litigated out of the marketplace. (like asbestos)

Unfortunately, PVC is the ideal floor for moisture intensive / body fluid areas like Health Care and Extended Care. There are convincing arguments for both sides of the PVC issue. Our position is, after seeing the alternatives, if you still want PVC (Vinyl) then the we will sell it to you.

Please remember, this is only my opinion. Thank God we live in a country where we can still express it!