"Tarkett is one of the largest manufacturers and distributors of resilient and hardwood floorings worldwide.
Tarkett Sales amount to 2.1 Billion €. The Group operates 28 plants in 12 countries and has 9,000 employees worldwide. Its corporate headquarters is based in Nanterre (France).
Tarkett with its more than 100 years of experience in the production of floorings focuses on resilient floorings (plastic floorings, linoleum), hardwood floorings (pre-finished parquet), laminate floorings and a small segment of the textile flooring (needle-felt and tufting) market.
In October 2006, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts (KKR) bought a 50% stake in Tarkett in a deal valued at about €1.4 billion ($1.8 billion).
Tarkett is the parent company of artificial surface FieldTurf."
