Family owned since 1996
Company
Our story
From a chopstick factory to your floor
Alston is our family’s company. Alan started it, his brother Sunny built it with him, and their sister Sherry joined them. The family owns it to this day.
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1994
After graduating with honors from UC Irvine, Sunny went to China and started a wooden chopstick factory. It grew into a solid wood flooring mill, and in time set the standard for the Chinese domestic solid wood flooring market.
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1996
As his younger brother Alan finished college, he founded Alston Inc. in Los Angeles, California.
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1998
Their younger sister Sherry joined, and the small Los Angeles business grew into an international company.
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Today
30 years later, it remains family owned and runs on the values it started with.
Where we are
Headquartered in Los Angeles
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Headquarters
Los Angeles, California, where the company was founded in 1996.
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Distribution
Distribution centers across the United States.
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Manufacturing
Our own facilities in China, Vietnam and Malaysia.
Every phase of production, from raw material to finished plank, runs under Alston’s own oversight in our overseas facilities.
Certified
Standards we build to
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ISO 9001
Quality management. Every step of production is documented and checked.
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ISO 14001
Environmental management. Our factories track and reduce their impact.
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FSC
Forest Stewardship Council. Wood from responsibly managed forests.
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CARB NAF
No Added Formaldehyde. The strictest California air standard for wood products.
Certified & accredited
The certification and accreditation marks Alston already prints on every spec sheet, shown as they appear in the 2026 artwork.
What we stand for
Our values
Honesty, integrity, diligence, and professional ethics are at the core of how we do business every day. They are the foundation of the lasting relationships we build with our clients.
With decades of expertise and a dedicated research and development team, we continually innovate to deliver products that exceed market expectations.
Our mission is to deliver the highest-quality, healthiest, and most eco-friendly products at great value. We are committed to exceptional service and customer satisfaction in every part of our business.
What we make
Flooring, trim and the pieces in between
Alston manufactures, imports and distributes its own hardwood, waterproof StoneCoreX SPC and laminate flooring, with factory-matched trims, moldings and stair parts.
We also produce hand-crafted architectural wood carvings and other building materials to order.
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