--- title: Gradus Celebrates 50 Years in Business description: Congratulations to Gradus, celebrating 50 years in the flooring world. image: https://www.otitech.com/hubfs/Gradus_Celebrates_50_Years_in_Business.jpg --- [![Optimum Technologies 600 px X 100 px](https://www.otitech.com/hs-fs/hubfs/OTI%20Logos%20-%202021/Optimum%20Technologies%20600%20px%20X%20100%20px.png?width=190&name=Optimum%20Technologies%20600%20px%20X%20100%20px.png)](https://www.otitech.com) #### [HOME & OFFICE](https://www.otitech.com/home-office) #### [Scrims & Tapes](https://www.otitech.com/commercial) #### [Gradus Flooring Solutions](https://www.otitech.com/gradus) [![Metrics Conversion Tool](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/419833/b422d5ea-8afe-4425-9157-15ecddd0931b.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/419833/b422d5ea-8afe-4425-9157-15ecddd0931b) [![INQUIRE ABOUT OUR PRODUCTS](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/419833/f2713780-7d4b-4a49-ba5c-e61a96c8a92e.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/419833/f2713780-7d4b-4a49-ba5c-e61a96c8a92e) #### [Most Popular Questions](https://www.otitech.com/quick-answers) #### VIDEO LIBRARY #### [Blog](https://www.otitech.com/blog) - [Lok-Lift: Trusted for Presidential Inaugural Flooring Installation](https://www.otitech.com/blog/lok-lift-trusted-for-presidential-inaugural-flooring-installation) - [Fast Flooring Solutions](https://www.otitech.com/blog/fast-flooring-solutions) - [The Ultimate Guide to Secure Temporary Flooring](https://www.otitech.com/blog/the-ultimate-guide-to-secure-temporary-flooring) - [How to Retrofit Spaces with Temporary Flooring During the COVID-19 Pandemic](https://www.otitech.com/blog/how-to-retrofit-spaces-with-temporary-flooring-during-the-covid-19-pandemic) #### [Gradus FAQs](https://www.otitech.com/blog/topic/gradus-faqs) # Gradus Celebrates 50 Years in Business Posted by [Sean McDermott](https://www.otitech.com/blog/author/sean-mcdermott) on Aug 2, 2016 10:00:00 AM Find me on: [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/sean-s-mcdermott/) ![Gradus_Celebrates_50_Years_in_Business.jpg](https://www.otitech.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Gradus_Celebrates_50_Years_in_Business.jpg?width=560&height=314&name=Gradus_Celebrates_50_Years_in_Business.jpg) Congratulations to Gradus, celebrating 50 years in the flooring world. Optimum Technologies, Inc. is proud to be the United Kingdom-based company’s official North American Distributor - a role we’ve held since 1989 - allowing us to distribute their impeccable flooring accessories and interior solutions to customers throughout the United States and Canada. ## Gradus Products Our partnership with Gradus has been valuable for many of our customers in search of unique, high-end flooring solutions, including curved stair nosings to fit radius staircases, co-extruded transition strips, LED lighting strips, entrance matting and other high quality flooring accessories. Some of our most popular Gradus products include: - Floor Trims - Cove Base (Skirting) & Cappings - Stair Nosings (Edgings) & Trims - Slip-Resistant Surface Finishes - Stairtile Slip-Resistant Flooring - Tread Alert Tactile Surface - LED Lighting Systems - Trans-Edge Heavy Duty Range ## Gradus’ Commitment for the Future Gradus continues to be an industry leader in developing new designs and products, with a strong commitment to environmental sustainability, pledging “to meet [its] present business needs without compromising our long term future environment.” Strategies include developing recyclable products, improving building design to increase efficiency and minimize waste, and establishing partnerships with suppliers with similar values. Optimum Technologies shares this commitment to the environment, producing non-toxic flooring solutions and recyclable products. We look forward to continuing our partnership with Gradus, and, again, congratulate the company on an impressive 50 years. 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