Flooring Buyers Guide 2023

AbiliTrax

26 Center St.
Randolph, NY 14701 USA
716-484-7014
Website: www.abilitrax.com
Products: AbiliTrax universal, flexible flooring systems, stationary and quick disconnect seating solutions (CAM Lock, CAM2, and StepNLock). Also available are state-of-the-art ShiftNStep dual access lift system and more. All products are FMVSS compliant.

Altro

12648 Clark St.
Santa Fe Springs, CA 90670 USA
800-382-0333
Email: transport@altro.com
Website: www.altro.com
Products: Altro is a manufacturer of slip-resistant floors for bus and rail applications. Products include a combination of aluminum oxide, silicon carbide and quartz aggregate. All products are lightweight, easy to install and maintain, and have been developed specifically to meet the demands of moving vehicles. Altro floors are engineered for the latest international smoke, fire, and toxicity regulations. A full range of accessories include adhesives, color coordinated weld rods and sealants, nosings, trims and moldings. Customers can also take advantage of Altro’s kit-cutting service to save time on installation and get their vehicles back into service quickly. Family owned and run since 1919.

Baultar Concept, Inc.

110, J.-E. Lemieux St.
Windsor, QC J1S 0A4 CANADA
819-845-7110
Website: www.baultar.com
Products: Baultar Flooring Solutions provides composite flooring and other products for the transit industry.

Better Life Technology

9736 Legler St.
Lenexa, KS 66219 USA
913-890-4619
Website: www.bltllc.com
Products: The 100 percent polyvinyl flooring is purposefully designed for easy installation and maintenance, and for long lasting beauty and protection. This transit flooring won’t scratch, crack, peel, tear, and prevents moisture damage, denting, puncturing, and ripping. G-Floor is exceptionally durable and will withstand heavy traffic over years of continuous use. Additional advantages: waterproof to prevent rust damage and wood rot; covers entire floor without seams; lightweight material is easier to handle, install and provides greater fuel efficiency; special textured surfaces provide improved traction; slip and stain resistant; thick, yet cushiony for passenger comfort; cleans with soap and water; and no rubber odor.

Driverge Vehicle Innovations

4199 Kinross Lakes Pkwy., Suite 300
Richfield, OH 44286 USA
855-337-9543
Email: biz@driverge.com
Website: www.driverge.com
Products: Driverge Vehicle Innovations is a builder of wheelchair-accessible vans, commercial shuttles, transporters, and customized work vans. Driverge-converted vans equipped with SmartFloor™ can fit up to four standard wheelchairs and is available on the Ford Transit, Mercedes-Benz Sprinter, and Ram ProMaster commercial chassis. SmartFloor™ technology allows for the quick and easy movement of seats and wheelchair positions nearly anywhere within a vehicle. Commercial paratransit van transporters can now be converted from ambulatory to wheelchair transport and back as often as needed, taking less than a minute per seat to install or remove. Features include innovative seat bases with wheels which means no lifting; constructed with 1-1/4” extruded aluminum. SmartFloor™ adds significant strength to unibody frames currently found in the Ford Transit and Ram ProMaster, and installed as one piece with automotive-grade adhesive. There’s no risk of exposed bolts causing damage to the underbody or other components.

Forbo Flooring Systems North America

8 Maplewood Dr.,
Humboldt Industrial Park
Hazleton, PA 18202 USA
800-842-7839
E-Mail: info.na@forbo.com
Website: www.forboflooringna.com
Products: Flooring product portfolio for the bus and coach sector. Includes entrance systems, safety floors, vinyl floors and flocked flooring as well as adhesives, accessories, and installation tools.

Gerflor USA
595 Supreme Dr.,
Bensenville, IL 60106 USA
877-266-2042
Website: www.gerflortransport.com

Products: Gerflor is recognized as a specialist in PVC transit flooring solutions. Tarabus is the Gerflor product range designed for bus and coach applications. High product quality and innovative designs make Tarabus a leader in this market. Developing close partnerships with bus and coach manufacturers for more than 50 years, Tarabus offers a complete flooring solution designed to meet customers’ requirements and expectations.

Milwaukee Composites, Inc.

6055 S. Pennsylvania Ave.
Cudahy, WI 53110 USA
414-571-2788
E-Mail: sales@milwaukeecomposites.com
Website: www.milwaukeecomposites.com
Products: Since 1997, Milwaukee Composites has produced its patented lightweight floor for the transit industry.

ProFusion Industries, LLC

822 Kumho Dr.
Fairlawn, OH 44333 USA
800-938-2858
Website: www.astraflor.com
Products: Profusion Industries, a provider of school bus flooring for more than 25 years, offers Koro-Trans® Astra Flor®, a line of decorative, slip-resistant bus flooring products that are rigorous enough to meet the demands of transit and paratransit applications. Koro-Trans Astra Flor systems provide high performance through better construction and stronger materials. Astra Flor’s smooth surface is attractive, clean and secure, meeting industry standards in slip resistance. Manufactured in the USA without harsh aggregates that can tear mops while cleaning, Astra Flor is rugged and easy to maintain. Astra Flor is resistant to abrasion, moisture, fire, contaminants, and UV rays. Koro-Trans® flooring has been installed in over 50,000 public and privately operated vehicles. An expanded range of colors and designs, including popular metal flake textures and wood grain patterns, offer a variety of options to create a great first impression.

Protectolite™ Composites Inc.

84 Railside Rd.
Toronto, ON M3A 1A3 CANADA
416-444-4484
Website: www.protectolite.com
Products: Protectolite™ has been serving the mass transit bus community for over 50 years. It supplies a wide variety of products, including transit seating and seat components, flooring, exterior and interior body panels, bezels, and headlamp housings.

Safeguard Technology Inc.

1460 Miller Pkwy.
Streetsboro, OH 44241
800-989-1695
E-Mail: info@safeguard-technology.com
Website: www.safeguard-technology.com
Products: Anti-slip flooring products for transportation and other industries.

SpaceAge Synthetics, Ltd.

1402 39th St., NW
Fargo, ND 58102 USA
701-277-5631
Website: www.spaceagesynthetics.com
Products: Thermo-Lite Board®, a fiber-reinforced urethane product for applications subjected to static and dynamic loads. The company’s product lines offer a non-absorbent, lightweight, tough material, with lifetime performance, for the bus and other industries.

TransitFlor

1833 E. Market St.
Akron, OH 44305 USA
800-321-2340
Email: info@transitflor.com
Website: www.transitflor.com
Products: TransitFlor® premium-grade rubber flooring, stair treads and entrance plates are designed for such vehicles as school, metro, and touring buses.

Wooster Products

1000 Spruce St.
Wooster, OH 44691 USA
800-321-4936
Email: tim@wooster-products.com
Website: www.wooster-products.com
Products: USA manufacturer of anti-slip safety stair and walkway products.