{"id":1384,"date":"2018-12-03T10:01:00","date_gmt":"2018-12-03T10:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/i4f.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=1384"},"modified":"2021-06-24T13:38:55","modified_gmt":"2021-06-24T13:38:55","slug":"i4f-celebrates-five-years-of-breakthrough-business","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/i4f.com\/vi\/article\/i4f-celebrates-five-years-of-breakthrough-business\/","title":{"rendered":"I4F Celebrates Five Years of Breakthrough Business"},"content":{"rendered":"        <section class=\"block hero-news article\" id=\"block_60d458158f633\">\n              <div class=\"hero-content\">\n                <div class=\"overlay\"><\/div>\n                <div class=\"container\">\n                  <div class=\"row\">\n                    <div class=\"col-xl-6 offset-xl-3\">\n                      <div class=\"hero-body\">\n                        <p><a href=\"https:\/\/i4f.com\/vi\/tin-tuc\/\" class=\"more\">Xem t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 tin t\u1ee9c<\/a><\/p>\n                        <p class=\"date\">Dec 3, 2018<\/p>\n                        <h1 class=\"h4\">I4F Celebrates Five Years of Breakthrough Business<\/h1>\n                      <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n        <\/section>\n\n\n\n        <section class=\"block text \" id=\"block_60d458158f634\">\n          <div class=\"container\">\n  <div class=\"row\">\n    <div class=\"col-md-3 order-md-2\">\n          <div class=\"share-links\">\n            <h6>Share<\/h6>\n            <p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fi4f.com%2Fvi%2Farticle%2Fi4f-celebrates-five-years-of-breakthrough-business%2F\" target=\"_blank\"><svg width=\"40\" height=\"40\" viewBox=\"0 0 40 40\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n<circle cx=\"20\" cy=\"20\" r=\"20\" fill=\"#B2D0E7\"\/>\n<path d=\"M25 10H22C20.6739 10 19.4021 10.5268 18.4645 11.4645C17.5268 12.4021 17 13.6739 17 15V18H14V22H17V30H21V22H24L25 18H21V15C21 14.7348 21.1054 14.4804 21.2929 14.2929C21.4804 14.1054 21.7348 14 22 14H25V10Z\" fill=\"#304757\"\/>\n<\/svg>\n<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?source=tweetbutton&amp;text=I4F%20Celebrates%20Five%20Years%20of%20Breakthrough%20Business&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fi4f.com%2Fvi%2Farticle%2Fi4f-celebrates-five-years-of-breakthrough-business%2F\" target=\"_blank\"><svg width=\"40\" height=\"40\" viewBox=\"0 0 40 40\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n<circle cx=\"20\" cy=\"20\" r=\"20\" fill=\"#B2D0E7\"\/>\n<path d=\"M31 12.0003C30.0424 12.6758 28.9821 13.1924 27.86 13.5303C27.2577 12.8378 26.4573 12.347 25.567 12.1242C24.6767 11.9015 23.7395 11.9575 22.8821 12.2847C22.0247 12.612 21.2884 13.1947 20.773 13.954C20.2575 14.7133 19.9877 15.6126 20 16.5303V17.5303C18.2426 17.5759 16.5013 17.1861 14.931 16.3957C13.3607 15.6054 12.0103 14.4389 11 13.0003C11 13.0003 7 22.0003 16 26.0003C13.9405 27.3983 11.4872 28.0992 9 28.0003C18 33.0003 29 28.0003 29 16.5003C28.9991 16.2217 28.9723 15.9439 28.92 15.6703C29.9406 14.6638 30.6608 13.393 31 12.0003Z\" fill=\"#304757\"\/>\n<\/svg>\n<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/sharing\/share-offsite\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fi4f.com%2Fvi%2Farticle%2Fi4f-celebrates-five-years-of-breakthrough-business%2F\" target=\"_blank\"><svg width=\"41\" height=\"41\" viewBox=\"0 0 41 41\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n<circle cx=\"20.1797\" cy=\"20.5\" r=\"20\" fill=\"#B2D0E7\"\/>\n<path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M14.8414 30.049V16.8066H10.4399V30.049H14.8414ZM12.6406 14.9986C14.1755 14.9986 15.1309 13.9817 15.1309 12.7109C15.1023 11.4115 14.1755 10.4228 12.6697 10.4228C11.1641 10.4228 10.1797 11.4115 10.1797 12.7109C10.1797 13.9817 11.1348 14.9986 12.6119 14.9986H12.6405H12.6406Z\" fill=\"#304757\"\/>\n<path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M17.2773 30.049H21.6788V22.6539C21.6788 22.2581 21.7074 21.8627 21.8237 21.5798C22.1418 20.789 22.8661 19.97 24.082 19.97C25.6747 19.97 26.3118 21.1844 26.3118 22.9646V30.049H30.713V22.456C30.713 18.3885 28.5415 16.4958 25.6456 16.4958C23.2711 16.4958 22.2287 17.8231 21.6496 18.7271H21.679V16.8066H17.2775C17.3352 18.0492 17.2775 30.049 17.2775 30.049H17.2773Z\" fill=\"#304757\"\/>\n<\/svg>\n<\/a><\/p>\n          <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"col-md-6 offset-md-3 order-md-1\">\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><em><strong>5th anniversary marked by 66 licensees and 300 granted patents in 100 countries worldwide<\/strong><\/em><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>WILLEMSTAD, CURA\u00c7AO \u2013 I4F, a group of companies providing patents and technologies to the flooring industry, today celebrates its first five years of business. The company marked the occasion by confirming that it now has sixty-six licensees, and three hundred patents granted in over one hundred countries worldwide. Additionally, I4F\u2019s flagship technologies, 3L TripleLock and Click4U, continue to firmly establish themselves as the new global standards in flooring installation systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I4F\u2019s fast-growing license base, including many of the world\u2019s biggest flooring companies, has doubled in size this year compared to 2017. This is currently generating an annual production rate of flooring using I4F locking technologies in excess of one hundred million square meters. The company\u2019s goal is to reach one hundred licenses by year-end 2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I4F was founded on December 3, 2013, and less than a year later, had already signed up its first licensees as well as provided the industry with proof that its innovative locking system was innovative and reliable by successfully passing all the required production and performance tests. Just a few months later, I4F passed non-infringement examinations for the United States and Europe, setting the stage for the filing and granting of its patents all over the world including in the US, Europe, China, Canada and Russia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2017 was a breakthrough year for I4F. The US Customs and Border Protection Agency gave the all clear for products manufactured under I4F\u2019s licenses, including 3L Triplelock and Click4U, to be imported into the United States of America. This ruling reconfirmed previous freedom-to-operate reports and paved the way for global flooring manufacturers to switch their flooring production to I4F technologies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I4F formed strategic partnership agreements with leading global players including Classen, Kronospan, Ulrich Windm\u00f6ller Consulting and Kowon bringing the number of patents it represents to over two thousand in the areas of locking, surface finishing, materials and panel composition, manufacturing processes as well as board and wall Panels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>John Rietveldt, I4F\u2019s CEO, commented, \u201cIn just five years, we have succeeded in setting the industry free from the detrimental status quo in which flooring manufacturers found themselves trapped for close to two decades. We have been able to conquer the market by providing the best flooring technologies available and listening to the needs of the industry. We have partnered with global industry leaders and invested in the future by developing new technologies, opening offices in the Netherlands and China as well as adding even more highly qualified professionals to our champions league team. I am proud of our people and grateful to our licensees as well as our partners for the continued support and trust in I4F. We will continue to deliver transparency and accessibility to forward-looking, cutting-edge technologies designed for the greater good of the industry.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The company celebrated its fifth anniversary with its employees in its Willemstad, Eindhoven and Shanghai offices with I4F branded cakes and traditional snacks originating from Cura\u00e7ao, China and the Netherlands.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"block file-list\">\n    <p><a href=\"https:\/\/i4f.com\/app\/uploads\/2021\/06\/181203-News-Release-I4F-Celebrates-Five-Years-of-Breakthrough-Business-1.pdf\" class=\"more\" target=\"blank\">ENGLISH VERSION<\/a><\/p>\n    <p><a href=\"https:\/\/i4f.com\/app\/uploads\/2021\/06\/181203-News-Release-I4F-Celebrates-Five-Years-of-Breakthrough-Business-Chinese.pdf\" class=\"more\" target=\"blank\">CHINESE VERSION<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/section>\n\n\n\n        <section class=\"block news feed latest\" id=\"block_60d458158f635\">\n          <div class=\"container\">\n            <h6 class=\"title text-center\">Tin m\u1edbi nh\u1ea5t<\/h6>\n            <div class=\"row pb-5\">\n              <div class=\"col-md-4\">\n                <p class=\"date\">Mar 31, 2026<\/p>\n                <p>i4F and Unilin Technologies\u00a0enter into non\u2011assert agreement on water\u2011repellent coating patents for laminate and wood flooring<\/p>\n                <p><a href=\"https:\/\/i4f.com\/vi\/article\/i4f-and-unilin-technologies-enter-into-non%e2%80%91assert-agreement-on-water%e2%80%91repellent-coating-patents-for-laminate-and-wood-flooring\/\" class=\"more\">\u0110\u1ecdc b\u00e0i vi\u1ebft<\/a><\/p>\n              <\/div>\n              <div class=\"col-md-4\">\n                <p class=\"date\">Mar 25, 2026<\/p>\n                <p>Parkett Magazin &#8211; i4F: John Rietveldt in an interview of the month<\/p>\n                <p><a href=\"https:\/\/i4f.com\/vi\/article\/parkett-magazin-i4f-john-rietveldt-in-an-interview-of-the-month\/\" class=\"more\">\u0110\u1ecdc b\u00e0i vi\u1ebft<\/a><\/p>\n              <\/div>\n              <div class=\"col-md-4\">\n                <p class=\"date\">Jan 27, 2026<\/p>\n                <p>Lioncore selects i4F as exclusive licensor for its new patented L-SPC lightweight rigid core product build-up and composition<\/p>\n                <p><a href=\"https:\/\/i4f.com\/vi\/article\/lioncore-selects-i4f-as-exclusive-licensor-for-its-new-patented-l-spc-lightweight-rigid-core-product-build-up-and-composition\/\" class=\"more\">\u0110\u1ecdc b\u00e0i vi\u1ebft<\/a><\/p>\n              <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <p class=\"text-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i4f.com\/vi\/tin-tuc\/\" class=\"btn btn-outline-secondary\">Xem t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 tin t\u1ee9c<\/a><\/p>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/section>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":14,"template":"","categories":[],"class_list":["post-1384","article","type-article","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.8.1 - 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