Karndean Designflooring: products and EPD coverage

Who Karndean is, in one minute

Karndean Designflooring LLC is a specialist in luxury vinyl flooring with a footprint across North America, the UK and Australasia. They’re a pure play in resilient LVT, which simplifies the credential story and the sales story. Their site outlines a sustainability program branded “Evolve,” including science‑based GHG targets and third‑party certifications (Karndean Sustainability).

What they sell and how broad the range runs

Karndean’s commercial offer is organized by installation format and collection rather than by many unrelated materials. Expect three format families with wood and stone visuals in multiple wear layers and thicknesses:

• Gluedown LVT in collections like Art Select, Van Gogh, Opus, and Knight Tile.
• LooseLay and LooseLay Longboard for faster turnover spaces and access flooring.
• Rigid core LVT in SPC and WPC constructions under Korlok Select, Korlok Reserve, K-Trade, and rigid versions of Knight Tile and Van Gogh.

Across colors, sizes, and finishes, the total SKU count sits in the hundreds. That’s plenty of choice without the operational sprawl that comes from juggling different material chemistries.

EPD coverage at a glance (as of November 20, 2025)

Coverage is strong across the portfolio:

• LooseLay and LooseLay Longboard have a product‑specific Type III EPD valid to February 7, 2026 (SCS Global Services, 2021).
• Gluedown ranges have a product‑specific EPD from the same 2021 cycle with the same February 7, 2026 validity window (SCS Global Services, 2021).
• SPC rigid core products covering Knight Tile Rigid Core, K‑Trade Rigid Core, and Van Gogh Rigid Core are covered to August 12, 2029 (SCS Global Services, 2024).
• WPC/EPC rigid core products including Korlok Select, Korlok Reserve and Art Select rigid core are covered to June 18, 2030 (SCS Global Services, 2025).

Translation for specifiers: there is an EPD path for each format you’re likely to use on commercial projects. The only time‑sensitive item is the 2021 cycle for gluedown and LooseLay that hits renewal in early Q1 2026.

Where the documents point to in practice

The EPDs are format‑level, not style‑by‑style. That keeps document management tidy while still unlocking LEED v4/4.1 MR credits and common owner policies that require product‑specific, third‑party verified EPDs. If a buyer wants formal proof before bid, link them straight from individual product pages or the company’s EPD hub.

Any notable gaps today?

No glaring gaps by format. Rigid core had an older Korlok EPD that expired in 2024, now replaced with fresh WPC/EPC and SPC EPDs running to 2030 and 2029 respectively (SCS Global Services, 2025; SCS Global Services, 2024). The near‑term watchout is the February 7, 2026 date on gluedown and LooseLay. Renewal takes planning time inside your organization and at the program operator, so teams should queue data collection now to avoid a quiet lapse.

Competitive context you’ll see on project lists

Karndean often competes with Interface, Shaw Contract, Mannington Commercial, Mohawk Group, Forbo, Tarkett, and Gerflor in healthcare, education, office, hospitality, and multifamily. Many of these brands have current, format‑level LVT EPDs too, which means projects that prefer or mandate EPDs won’t struggle to find alternatives. Examples include Interface 4.5 mm LVT verified by UL Solutions with a five‑year term to 2026 (UL Solutions, 2021), Forbo Allura LVT family with expiries into 2028–2029 (Forbo, 2028–2029), and Mohawk Group’s LVT and rigid core EPDs listed on their certification portal (Mohawk Group, 2025).

Why the renewed EPDs matter for revenue, not just reporting

When an EPD is missing or expired, design teams must default to generic or penalized factors in carbon accounting. That adds friction and makes substitution more likely. Staying current keeps Karndean’s LVT on shortlists without forcing price to do all the work. One mid‑sized healthcare or higher‑ed win can repay an EPD cycle many times over.

If you were advising a product team today

Think of the PCR as the rulebook of Monopoly. Ignore it and the game falls apart. For Karndean’s formats, the Part B Flooring rules are well trodden, so the lift is mostly organizing primary data, aligning foreground assumptions, and confirming operator choice. The best partners make data collection painless and keep timelines tight so your sales team isn’t stuck waiting. That sounds simple, but it’s definately where most delays happen.

Bottom line for specability

Karndean is easy to specify across gluedown, LooseLay, and rigid core because the EPD scaffolding is already in place. The action item is simple. Refresh the 2021 gluedown and LooseLay EPDs before they time out in early 2026, keep rigid core documents visible on product pages, and brief sales so they can attach the right PDF on every submittal.

Parenthetical sources: Karndean LooseLay and gluedown EPDs valid to Feb 7, 2026 (SCS Global Services, 2021). Korlok and other WPC/EPC rigid core EPD valid to June 18, 2030 (SCS Global Services, 2025). SPC rigid core EPD valid to August 12, 2029 (SCS Global Services, 2024). RFCI industry‑wide EPDs available for LVT and rigid core as a fallback reference (RFCI, 2024). Interface 4.5 mm LVT EPD verified by UL Solutions with five‑year validity (UL Solutions, 2021). Forbo Allura LVT EPDs list expiries into 2028–2029 (Forbo, 2028–2029). Mohawk Group lists LVT and rigid core EPDs on its certification hub (Mohawk Group, 2025).