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Our History

1977
Laminate flooring is invented by Pergo’s parent company, at the time a part of the Perstorp Group.  

1978
The first laminate flooring is sold in Sweden. 

1984
Construction of the first dedicated laminate flooring factory in Sweden.  

1989
Introduction of PERGO® products in Europe. 

1994
Introduction of PERGO® products in North America. 

1996
Home Depot begin selling PERGO® products in North America. 

1996
Manufacturing facility begin production in Garner, North Carolina, USA.

2001
Pergo AB is divested from the Perstorp Group and listed on Stockholm Stock Exchange’s O list.

2003
Lowe’s home centres begin selling PERGO® products in North America.

2004
The brand name PERGO® is used to launch wood floors in the USA. A new factory for manufacturing the patented SimpleSolutions™ Four-In-One moldings opens in North America.

2005
Major expansion of the plant in North America. SimpleSolutions™ USA LLC is formed for marketing patented moldings to new customers. In Europe, a plant consolidation and restructuring programme is completed. 

2007
Pfleiderer acquires Pergo. Pfleiderer is one of Europe’s leading manufacturers of products based on chipboard and laminated boards.