Investor Acquires Wood Flooring Distribution Rights

LAS VEGAS - Wood flooring firm Duro-Design has sold exclusive rights to Blue Star Opportunities Corp. (Pinksheets: BSTO.PK - News) to sell Duro-Design brand wood and other natural flooring products in the U.S. market.

click image to zoomDuro Design sold exclusive U.S. marketing rights for its wood and other natural flooring to Bluestar Opportunities. Shown: Duro Design bamboo flooring. Blue Star says it will create a network of 10 factory outlets within six months under the Duro-Design brand in the United States. An additional 15 outlets will be established within two years. Orders will be exclusively processed through the Duro-Design product facilities.

Based in Montreal, Duro-Design manufacture flooring materials from environmentally friendly managed sources for residential, commercial and institutional markets. Blue Star Opportunities says Duro-Design recorded $20 million in sales over the past four years.

Dur-Design says it uses proprietary staining and pigmentation techniques that are applied to bamboo, cork, tamarindo, and other specialized wood-flooring products, within LEED certification norms. Duro-Design products have been installed in museums, churches, offices, retail stores and thousands of homes, according to Blue Star.

Blue Star Opportunities Corp. describes itself as a supplier of environmentally friendly components used in renovation and construction of family homes, commercial and retail space, and multi-unit dwellings, including  products  for housing parts that are traditionally made of wood. It focuses on LEED-validated materials from renewable resources in order to service the growing market of consumers and end-users who are demanding green products for their homes and projects.

Just prior to the Duro-Design deal, Blue Star announced it was resuming its activities in the housing and building materials markets.