Joining as a Member
Are you a producer of laminate flooring or a supplier to the laminate flooring industry based in Europe and are you interested in becoming a member of the EPLF®?
Please fill in our EPLF Membership Application Form which will be reviewed by the Executive Board of the EPLF® and then put to a members' vote. Non-European producers may join the Association on an informal basis as Associate members.
If you have any questions about the application process, feel free to contact us.
Membership
Categories
Ordinary
- Companies that manufacture and sell laminated flooring under their own responsibility (Category A: sold above 15 million square meters of laminate flooring in the last calendar year; Category B: sold up to, and including, 15 million square meters of laminate flooring in the last calendar year)
- Have registered offices and production in Europe
- A holding company can also be a member if a company in its group fulfils the membership requirements
- Approved with 2/3 majority vote by AGM
Associate
- Companies that are suppliers to the laminate flooring industry
- Registered office can be outside Europe
- Approved with 2/3 majority vote by AGM
Affiliate
- Companies that have stopped manufacturing laminate flooring but continue to sell products of Ordinary members
- Companies which operate as distributors of laminate flooring of Ordinary members
- Associations representing customers or trade partners
- Fairs, in particular trade fairs
- Registered office inside Europe
- Approved with 2/3 majority vote by AGM
Supporting
- Test or research institutes
Discover the member companies of the EPLF®
Benefits
| Ordinary A | Ordinary B | Associate | Affiliate | Supporting | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Membership fees | EUR 20,000 | EUR 8,000 | EUR 6,500 | EUR 6,500 | – |
| Admission fees | EUR 15,000 | – | – | – | – |
| Committee meetings | ✓ | ✓ | – | – | – |
| General Assembly | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Presentation to members | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Vote | 3 | 1 | – | – | – |
| News Alerts | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Market research Other ad-hoc projects |
✓ | ✓ | – | – | – |
| Sales figures | Quarterly | Quarterly | Annually | Annually | Annually |
