FIVB and Gerflor continue strong partnership with renewal of contract

Lyon, France, November 22, 2016 – The International Volleyball Federation and world renowned flooring company Gerflor have signed a contract extension, renewing their flourishing partnership for the period 2017-2020.Gerflor first became the official flooring supplier for the FIVB’s volleyball competitions from 1997 to 2000 before becoming a regular partner since 2005.As the most widely used sports flooring surface in the world, Taraflex has been selected for successive Olympic Games from Montreal in 1976 to Rio de Janeiro in 2016 for indoor sports like volleyball, handball, badminton and table tennis.”Gerflor’s innovative and state-of-the-art flooring provides the FIVB’s competitions with the best surfaces for the world’s top athletes to compete on at the highest level,” FIVB President Dr. Ary S. Graça F° said. “The FIVB is proud to renew its partnership with Gerflor, which will play a key role as the federation looks ahead to important milestones including the FIVB Volleyball Women’s World Championship Japan 2018, FIVB Volleyball Men’s World Championship Italy/Bulgaria 2018 and the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.” “Gerflor is proud to pursue the journey with the FIVB for …

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