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Armstrong Inspiring Great SpacesTM
Armstrong is a leader in the design and manufacture of
floors and ceilings. We provide a portfolio of residential and
commercial products and services developed to inspire
our customers to deliver the exceptional interiors they
envision for themselves and their clients. At home, at work,
in hospitals, classrooms, stores, or restaurants, Armstrong
offers innovative interior solutions that help to enhance
comfort, save time, improve building efficiency and overall
performance, and create beautiful spaces, from Dubai to
Shanghai, New York to Sao Paolo.
What began more than 150 years ago has grown to become Armstrong
World Industries, a global, multi-billion corporation with thousands of
employees around the world.
Armstrong has flourished, in times of prosperity,
change and challenge, because we’ve always been
the company that could be trusted to deliver quality
products when we said we would. At a time when
most companies operated under the premise,
“let the buyer beware,” we grew stronger on the
principle, “let the buyer have faith.”
Built on Trust
AT A GLANCEFOUNDED: 1860
HEADQUARTERS: Lancaster, PA, USA
NYSE: AWI
CEILINGS & WALLS PORFOLIO:• Mineral fiber /
fiberglass / wet felt ceilings
• Metal ceilings• Wood ceilings• Suspension systems /
trims / accessories• Custom ceiling /
suspension systems • Acoustical /
specialty walls
FLOORING PORTFOLIO:• Hardwood• BioBased Tile®
• Laminate• Genuine linoleum• Vinyl sheet• Vinyl tile
Rustic Accents Engineered Hardwood Acacia, Natural
Hen House Market, Kansas City, MOLuxury Vinyl Tile
Academy of the Holy Angels, Demarest, NJMetalWorks® Tegular and Custom Metal
PoweredbyInnovationOur innovation led to the development of acoustic ceiling products that can
improve learning in schools and hasten healing in hospitals. It’s our innovation
that brought about American Scrape, our collection of hardwood flooring
that captures the warmth and character homeowners want from interior
finishes today.
Our research and development teams are constantly looking for ways
to improve our product and service portfolio. With new and sustainable
ceiling and flooring solutions, we’re able to help expand design possibilities,
empowering our customers to create beautiful, high-performance homes,
offices, healthcare facilities, schools, airports and retail spaces.
INNOVATION IN SUSTAINABILITYStriations BioBased Tile® (BBT) is an award-winning
floor that delivers a stylish, linear aesthetic. Made
of 85% limestone and 10% pre-consumer recycled
content, BBT contains BioStride®, a revolutionary
patent-pending polymer made with rapidly renewable,
American-grown plant ingredients.
INNOVATION IN EFFICIENCYCoolZone absorbs heat and energy during the day
and releases it at night to keep interior spaces at a
steady, comfortable temperature around the clock,
saving energy for building owners. Available in the
UK only.
Architectural Remnants Laminate Skip Planed, Blackened Natural
CoolZone test installation, UK
Memorial Care, Los Alamitos, CAStriations BioBased Tile
INNOVATION IN LIVINGArchitectural Remnants laminate provides the look
of reclaimed wood flooring, with a more practical
application. It’s made with HYDRACORE™ PLUS
which gives it a more substantial feel and the solid
sound of real hardwood. Its finish, VISIONGUARD®,
protects the floor’s surface from stains, fading and
everyday wear, making cleaning – and living – easier.
Driven to DeliverAt Armstrong, our inspiration starts with our customers. What do they need?
What do they want? How can we help? What improvements can we make
to our business, our products and our services to make life simpler, easier,
smoother for them?
We collaborate with architects, designers, homeowners and contractors
to deliver solutions that bring their ideas to life, in ways that benefit people
and the planet. We draw inspiration, and fulfillment, from the knowledge
the products we develop contribute to the healthier, smarter, more inspiring
spaces our customers design every day.
INFUSIONS CLOUDS & CANOPIES
“Ready-to-install” in a kit or
customized to specification, our
acoustical Infusions Clouds and
Canopies make bold design
statements.
SERPENTINA WAVES
Armstrong Serpentina Wave ceilings
create and harness the acoustical
and visual power of statement and
common area commercial spaces.
ENGINEERED HARDWOOD
Our solid and engineered hardwood flooirng is expertly crafted using the
finest domestic and exotic hardwoods. Rustic to traditional to modern,
Armstrong has the texture, finish and color that’s right for every home.
Century Farm Engineered Hardwood Hickory, Mountain Smoke
CDW Corporation, Vernon Hills, ILSerpentina Classic Ceiling System - Custom Color
Shelton State Comm CollegeTuscaloosa, ALInfusions Canopies
We have a long-standing reputation for sustainable innovation. We were the first to establish
a ceiling recycling program that’s diverted thousands of tons of construction waste from
landfills. We’ve since expanded that program to Europe and started a vinyl flooring recycling
program in the U.S. We develop products that have lower environmental footprints, and in
some cases, reduce the environmental footprints of the buildings where they are installed.
We have a rigorous product stewardship and quality program with internal tests and
standards – from product design and manufacture through to performance attributes and
ease-of-installation – that often exceed legal requirements.
Our steady pursuit of an injury-free workplace has earned us a world class safety record
within the manufacturing sector. And, we develop our products with the goal of helping to
create safer buildings with fire, seismic and slip-resistant performance.
Our ethics program was in place long before it was required by law. We take responsibility
for our actions and demonstrate character in how we behave, make decisions and
communicate which includes abiding by the law and company policies everywhere
we operate.
We have participated in United Way fundraising campaigns since 1924 with millions of
dollars and volunteer hours; we’re often the largest donor in communities where we operate.
The Armstrong Foundation, established in 1985, has contributed more than $30 million to
global disaster relief, educational institutions and scholarship programs, and worthy charities.
STEWARDSHIP
ENVIRONMENT
PRODUCT QUALITY
SAFETY
ETHICS
COMMUNITY
To respect the dignity and inherent rights of the individual in all dealings with people.
To maintain high moral and ethical standards and to reflect honesty, integrity,
reliability and forthrightness in all relationships.
To reflect the tenets of good taste and common courtesy in all attitudes, words
and deeds.
To serve fairly and in proper balance the interests of all groups associated with the
business – customers, stockholders, employees, suppliers, community neighbors,
government and the general public.
OUR OPERATING PRINCIPLES
GuidedbyResponsibilityWe believe one of the reasons we have stood the test of time is our devotion
to our operating principles and our commitment to acting responsibly and with
integrity everywhere we work. That commitment includes embracing some
fundamental ethics about how we treat our people, our partners and our planet.
In the majority of schools, students only hear 3 out of
4 words. When schools choose Armstrong acoustical
ceilings, kids can hear every word – when they’re not busy
passing notes – which helps them learn better. And that’s
not all – in hospitals patients heal faster with less noise,
and in the workplace, employees can be more productive.
Phoenix Children’s Hospital, Phoenix, AZArmstrong Mesa Ceiling Panel
University High School, Morgantown, WV Mineral Fiber Panel
Committed to Our PartnersWe exist because of the customers that buy and install our products; the
employees that bring their passion and their commitment to work every day;
the shareholders that invest in our company; and the communities where we
live and work.
Through the development of innovative products that are best in class in all of
the markets we serve, we deliver what our customers want and need, when
and how they need it.
By establishing our principles on a foundation of candor, commitment,
inclusion and integrity, we continue to build a brand culture where boldness
prospers and ideas flourish.
In employing thousands of people globally at our manufacturing facilities,
sales operations and business offices, we help create vibrant local economies
and thriving international ones.
Because we’re committed to disciplined spending, prudent balance sheet
management and investment in growth, we continue to drive value for our
shareholders.
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Alterna Reserve Engineered Stone Classico Travertine, Sandstone Blue
Harrah’s Cherokee CasinoCherokee, NCSound Scapes Shapes - Custom
IMAGINATION
IDEAS
INSPIRATION
Vanløse School, DenmarkMarmorette linoleum
Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, Dublin, IrelandBioGuard Acoustic
Hahntown Elementary School, North Huntingdon, PACloud/Canopy Panel
Development Alternatives, Inc.Bethesda, MDMetalWorks RH200 Custom Curved Ceiling System
Built on trustPowered by innovationDriven to deliverGuided by responsibilityCommitted to our partners
Armstrong Inspiring Great SpacesTM