Leading Resilient Flooring Manufacturer Creates New Position to Support Growth in Life Science, Tech and Manufacturing Sectors

Gerflor, a global leader in the design and manufacture of specialized resilient flooring for commercial environments, announced today that clean room product specialist Michael Carey has joined Gerflor USA as the company’s key account industry manager. Carey will be responsible for managing Gerflor’s sales and marketing efforts in the life science, high tech, and manufacturing industries nationwide.   

 A twenty-year industry veteran, Carey has worked for leading brands such as ALMA, Texwipe, and Purus International. He is also a member of ISPE, the International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering.

"We’re thrilled to have Michael join Gerflor USA, and we’re fortunate to have someone with his demonstrated leadership and critical expertise as an industry product specialist in the life science, high tech and specialty manufacturing sectors,” said Benjamin Bachman, president of Gerflor USA. “This is an exciting time at Gerflor USA. Based on the momentum we are building in the marketplace, as well as the excitement around our clean room products -- Mipolam Biocontrol and GTI -- we expect 2015 to be another banner year for growth for Gerflor in these industry sectors."

 Carey also will be focused on the US-based projects of the world’s top fifteen pharmaceutical companies as Gerflor has long been a flooring supplier globally for these companies.

 About Gerflor USA:  Gerflor USA, the American subsidiary of France-based Gerflor, provides resilient flooring solutions for designers, installers and facility managers who want design-forward, sustainable, durable flooring products. Gerflor’s cutting-edge technology, history of innovation, and manufacturing capabilities are why Taraflex® is the world’s leading sports flooring, and Mipolam, the original homogeneous sheet vinyl flooring, is a leading healthcare flooring solution. Gerflor is available in 100 countries around the globe with more than 2500 employees. The company has an excellent environmental record which includes whole life cycle performance, full compliance with ISO 14001 standards, and FloorScore™ certification. Find Gerflor USA on social media: Gerflor USA for Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter and YouTube. For more information, visit www.gerflorusa.com, call 877-437-3567 or email info@gerflorusa.com.