In that context cork plays its part in improving the sound quality in order to improve considerably the comfort of the floor coverings in question. At Van Avermaet they've also been able to sell mark to the residential market. The company offers both cork floors to be glued in the traditional way and a wide range of floating cork floors or floors with cork as a base or middle layer. In recent years, these floors have become even more durable due to far-reaching developments in the area of finish and preservation. Thanks to digital printing technology, it is now possible to imitate floors almost perfectly so that even professionals cannot see the difference. In other words, you can now present a wooden plank without having to decimate a precious tree. For high traffic floors Van Avermaet provides a solid layer of vinyl. This type of floor has been fitted recently in the town hall of the Belgian municipality of Sint-Niklaas. As their star product, Van Avermaet promotes an outsider: a cork plank 174cm long, about 20cm wide, and 13.5mm thick with four bevelled edges and digitally printed with an aged plank design.