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Bona – flooring experts since 1919

Founded in 1919, Bona was the first in the industry to offer a full system changes as our world changes. Our sustainability journey is aligned and
of waterborne hardwood floor finishing and floor care products. As a in accordance with the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals
family-owned company, Bona is a sustainably driven company that and is focused on bringing better products and practices to home,
provides products for installing, renovating, maintaining, and restoring health, and humanity - across the globe,” stated Leanne Garvie,
premium floors. Offering products for the most premium of floor Marketing Manager.
surfaces including wood, tile, vinyl, resilient, rubber and laminate, Bona
has engineered, pioneered and perfected an entire system to create floors Renewable raw materials were introduced with the first generation of
that last a lifetime. Bona Mega in 1995. Bona source all its own raw materials to ensure the
chemical composition of its products meets the strictest standards.
Bona’s founder, Wilhelm Edner is from Sweden and used to sell a product Bona provides the highest quality design, craft and care in all its
called Bonvax from his small grocery store. When applied to wood, products and prides itself on its environmentally friendly profile. For
Bonvax creates a polished and protective surface. After realising the example, Waterborne finishes were invented by Bona for wooden floors
product’s potential, Wilhelm founded Bona AB with a focus of bringing and offers a safer way to refinish floors improving working conditions
out the beauty in floors. The very name Bona derives from the Swedish for flooring contractors by reducing their exposure to solvents.
word – ‘To Polish’
The SHE (Safety, Health and the Environment) policy showcases Bona’s
Today Bona has over 600 employees, spread across five factories around commitment to sustainability, and the company is proud to state that
the world and is present in 90 countries through 17 international all of its manufacturing is certified by ISO 14001, GREENGUARD, and
subsidiaries and distributors. Still headquartered in Malmö, Sweden, its Green Seal.
UK office is based in Linford Wood, Milton Keynes.
In recent news, “Bona now offers highly effective treatment steps and
Bona carries over 100 years of experience and expertise in the flooring products for the renovation and maintenance of resilient floors. Our
industry and offers customers a unique insight into flooring high quality, the sustainable program allows you, to not only maintain
requirements and solutions. Providing solutions for all levels of flooring floor freshness but also to totally transform the look of your existing
from commercial installations, renovations, floorcare products, coatings, floor without replacing it,” said Leanne.
fastenings, machines, abrasives, and ongoing maintenance. Our The Bona system comes with a complete range of high-performing
dedicated technicians offer ongoing technical support to all customers products designed to deliver durable and beautiful results. Its proven,
and work closely with our network of Bona Certified Contractors to trusted system of products offers a wide range of choices from coatings,
deliver the newest flooring innovations to the commercial and domestic adhesives, finishes, maintenance, machines, abrasives, tools and
market. accessories. The resilient solution is proven to deliver a cost savings of
Sustainability is at the core of Bona and has been embedded into the over 40% with 50% less downtime. Ideal for heavy traffic in commercial
company’s culture since 1919. “What we’ve learned from 100 years of and industrial settings, the system harks real sustainable benefits and is
commitment to sustainable practices is that sustainability is ever- proven to save over 90% towards both energy output and reduced carbon
evolving. Rather than a destination, it’s a multifaceted journey that footprint.

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