Quality and duration
Innvik AS is a family-run business with a history dating back to the 1800s. There's a lot of pride in our products, where tradition and quality are key. We look for innovative solutions and focus on reuse, but for us it's just as important to know that our products live on for generations.
That's why we're committed to quality.
Quality throughout the value chain
Quality work is consistent throughout the value chain, and the company has a well-functioning quality system. Skilled employees, good control routines and continuous development of the system enable us to deliver products of high and stable quality.
To develop and produce quality, we depend on our employees. Skilled people who together create quality products through accuracy, knowledge and awareness. As ISO 9001 certified, we have the world's most recognized standard for quality management.
The entire production process, from product development, dyeing of yarns, weaving and finishing of finished upholstery fabric, takes place at our facility in Innvik.
This ensures good control of the process and good and stable product quality.
Our tests
We have a well-functioning quality system, and we carry out several tests on all products before they reach our customers. We quality assure wear resistance, pilling, lightfastness and flame resistance on all textiles - and have a 10-year guarantee for our customers.
Martindale
The Martindale machine is used to test abrasion resistance. During testing, the fabric is rubbed against a standard wool textile with a given weight load. We run intervals of 5,000 circular rubbing movements. The test is stopped when two thread breaks have occurred.
All our fabrics have a durability of min. 50,000 Martindale.
Pilling
Pilling is the term to indicate whether small fiber balls, known as nubs, are forming on the surface of the fabric due to wear and tear.
This is also tested on the Martindale machine, with a different movement. The fabrics are rubbed against each other and stopped at 500, 1000, 2000 and 5000 revolutions for assessment. It is evaluated on a scale from 1 to 5, where 5 is best.
Lightfastness
Measuring lightfastness means checking the textiles' ability to retain color under the influence of light. The fabric samples are exposed to artificial daylight for a specified period.
This is indicated on a scale from 1 to 8, where 8 is best. All our textiles have a min. 5.
Fire test
All our textiles are tested in accordance with relevant requirements for flame resistance. There are different standards and tests, depending on the application of the fabric.