National Hardwood Magazine - Christmas 2023

A family-owned company,

A family-owned company, Lauzon Hardwood Flooring employs more than 500 people. Lauzon Hardwood Flooring, Craftmanship And Technology From Forest To Floor “We always had the philosophy to show respect to nature and protect the environment by using a sustainable methodology. Any development must be done with the least impact on the environment and its sustainability. As such, we are a carbon-neutral company.” – David Lauzon Jr., Vice President of Sales, Lauzon Hardwood Flooring By Michelle Keller Entrenched in the Canadian forest, Lauzon Hardwood Flooring, located in Papineauville, Quebec, is a recognized integrated manufacturer, from forest to floors, of high-quality Hardwood products. Inspired by a vision David Lauzon had in 1985, while walking the forests of the Outaouais region in Quebec, this entrepreneurial success has grown from an initial small investment into a large international organization. All wood is sourced only from eco-responsible forests. To complete its forestry operation, the company purchases approximately 10 million board feet annually in Hard Maple, Red and White Oak, Yellow Birch, Hickory, Black Walnut, Brazilian Cherry and Santos Mahogany (Nos. 1, 2 and 3 Common, 4/4). Through its Hardwood Floors flagship division, Lauzon Hardwood designs and produces unfinished and prefinished solid and engineered Hardwood floors from three locations. Lauzon Hardwood is an integrated company that encompasses forestry activities, is among the largest Hardwood sawmills in Canada, a renowned flooring division, has a trading division that supplies wood to the cabinet and furniture industry, as well as a pellet division that Through its Hardwood Floors flagship division, Lauzon designs and produces unfinished and prefinished solid and engineered Hardwood floors from three locations. makes high-performance energy pellets with the sawdust generated from the sawmill and flooring manufacturing. A family-owned company, Lauzon Hardwood employs more than 500 people with headquarters and production facilities located in Quebec and sales teams spread across North America. “In 1995, faithful to our environmental commitment and zero waste policy, we created Lauzon Energy Wood Pellet,” Lauzon Hardwood Flooring’s Vice President of Sales David Lauzon Jr. said. Its Lauzon Expert 3/4-inch thick Hardwood floors are renowned for their high precision milling and the finest of their micro-v joints. The Lauzon Expert floors are available in standard solid, or the innovative solid 2-ply engineered construction which provides the same sanding capacity of standard solid with their 5.2 mm top wear layer, but with added stability due to its core made of independent sticks of solid wood. They are made of domestic Red Oak, Hard Maple and Yellow Birch (Select & Better) in a short-production circuit. They are offered in a variety of up-to-date color palettes in Exclusive, Character and Tradition look classifications. Since its early days, Lauzon Hardwood has committed to a zero-waste policy and an eco-sustainable process, from the forest to the finish goods. “In 1995, faithful to our environmental commitment and zero waste policy, we created Lauzon Energy Wood Pellet,” Vice President of Sales David Lauzon Jr. said. “This manufacturing division is dedicated to recovering wood residue generated Please turn to page 46 26 CHRISTMAS 2023 n NATIONAL HARDWOOD MAGAZINE RealAmericanHardwood.com/industry RealAmericanHardwood.com/industry CHRISTMAS 2023 n NATIONAL HARDWOOD MAGAZINE 27