A flooring panel, comprising: opposed pairs of substantially parallel side edges (100, 100); a tongue connector member extending along one side edge of at least one of the opposed pairs of side edges (100, 100), the tongue connector member comprising an upper shoulder and a lower shoulder, wherein the upper shoulder extends distally beyond the lower shoulder; and a groove connector member defined in one side edge of at least one of the opposed pairs of side edges (100, 100), the groove connector member comprising an upper lip and a lower lip, the lower lip extending distally beyond a distal end of the upper lip, wherein the groove connector member comprises an upper groove contact surface, a lower groove contact surface and a wall surface extending between the respective upper and lower groove contact surfaces (330, 340); wherein the tongue connector member is configured to cooperatively couple with the groove connector member such that a distal end of the upper shoulder of a first flooring panel contacts the distal end of the upper lip of a second flooring panel upon coupling of the respective tongue and groove connector members (200, 300) of the respective first and second flooring panels (10, 10) to each other along adjacent side edges (100, 100); wherein a portion of the lower groove contact surface comprises a fastening surface that defines a recess which extends inwardly into the lower lip and which is configured to receive a fastener, that the recess is spaced distally from the wall surface of the groove connector member, that the recess extends longitudinally substantially parallel to the wall surface of the groove connector member, characterized in that the recess does not extend distally beyond the distal end of the upper lip. opposed pairs of substantially parallel side edges (100, 100); a tongue connector member extending along one side edge of at least one of the opposed pairs of side edges (100, 100), the tongue connector member comprising an upper shoulder and a lower shoulder, wherein the upper shoulder extends distally beyond the lower shoulder; and a groove connector member defined in one side edge of at least one of the opposed pairs of side edges (100, 100), the groove connector member comprising an upper lip and a lower lip, the lower lip extending distally beyond a distal end of the upper lip, wherein the groove connector member comprises an upper groove contact surface, a lower groove contact surface and a wall surface extending between the respective upper and lower groove contact surfaces (330, 340); wherein the tongue connector member is configured to cooperatively couple with the groove connector member such that a distal end of the upper shoulder of a first flooring panel contacts the distal end of the upper lip of a second flooring panel upon coupling of the respective tongue and groove connector members (200, 300) of the respective first and second flooring panels (10, 10) to each other along adjacent side edges (100, 100); wherein a portion of the lower groove contact surface comprises a fastening surface that defines a recess which extends inwardly into the lower lip and which is configured to receive a fastener, that the recess is spaced distally from the wall surface of the groove connector member, that the recess extends longitudinally substantially parallel to the wall surface of the groove connector member, characterized in that the recess does not extend distally beyond the distal end of the upper lip.