forbo Flotex Brochure June 14

36 Pages·2015·15.6 MB·English

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June 2014
FLOCKED FLOORING
sottsass
creating better environments
Contents
Introduction 5 Flotex segments 54
Flotex and Education 54
Sustainability
Flotex and Retail 56
Creating better environments 8
Flotex and Office 58
Flotex Leisure & Hospitality 60
Flotex 12
Flotex and Healthcare, Aged Care & Assisted Living 62
Flotex Colour 17
Technical specifications 64
Flotex Metro 18
Forbo Flooring Systems is part of the Forbo Group, a global leader in Flotex Penang 20
Cleaning & Maintenance 66
flooring and movement systems, and offers a full range of flooring Flotex Calgary 22
products for commercial and affordable housing and new build Flotex Artline 24 Design service 68
markets. High quality linoleum, vinyl, textile, flocked and entrance
Flotex Linear 26 The next step 69
flooring products combine functionality, colour and design,
Flotex Integrity2 28
offering total flooring solutions for any environment.
Flotex Complexity 30
Flotex Pinstripe 32
Flotex Stratus 34
Flotex Cirrus 36
Flotex Naturals 38
Flotex Vision 40
Flotex Sottsass 44
Flotex Bacteria 46
Flotex Terrazzo 48
Flotex Wool 50
Flotex Kasuri 52
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You’re thinking time is precious, we’re thinking, we agree
Why deal with multiple suppliers when With a range of subfloor systems, Eurocol
you can deal with one? Forbo Flooring adhesives and Floor Care products to
Systems is a global producer of flooring complete this extensive and versatile
solutions. We pride ourselves on offering product portfolio, Forbo Flooring Systems
a truly comprehensive product portfolio can deliver ‘integrated solutions’ for
with leading edge products specifically every project. The single source solution
designed to cater for each area of a project, overcomes the need for multiple supplier
from the entrance, through circulation and visits and provides total accountability
communal zones, to each individual space across the project, saving you valuable time,
in the building. money and providing peace of mind. This
brochure details our comprehensive range
We are also a major British manufacturer of Flotex flocked flooring. For information
with five UK manufacturing plants on our other key product ranges and
employing more than 500 UK staff. services, please ring 0800 731 2369 for
a free copy of any of our brochures.
Our flooring solutions offer includes:-
Forbo’s products are available in a vast
• Environmentally friendly, functional
array of colourways and offer a wide
and design-oriented Marmoleum
choice of performance attributes. Flooring
• An extensive range of sheet Project installations in a variety of application
vinyls, Acoustic vinyls and Safety vinyls areas ranging from hospitals and schools
• Static control flooring for areas with to airports and designer shops are proof
sensitive electronic equipment that Forbo offers modern, versatile, high
performing floor coverings.
• High quality European manufactured
Luxury Vinyl Tiles
• Entrance flooring systems that keep
interior floors clean, dry and safe
• Carpet tiles for both public and
commercial environments
• Flocked sheet and tile for areas that need
the benefits of both textile and resilient
floor coverings
• Cushioned vinyls for the home
t Taking care of your floor
A selection of some of the thousands of
men and women that create Forbo floor
coverings in our 12 manufacturing sites
across Europe, including five in the UK.
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Forbo – Integrated flooring solutions
Linoleum Project vinyl Flotex flocked flooring Carpet tiles Entrance
marmoleum® eternal – General purpose vinyl flotex®colour tessera® – Tufted carpet tiles coral® – Textile entrance flooring
marmoleum®modular allura – Luxury vinyl tiles flotex®linear westbond® – Fusion bonded carpet tiles nuway® – Engineered entrance flooring
marmoleum® allura flotex®
decibel flex – Loose lay vinyl tiles naturals
marmoleum® step® flotex®
ohmex – Safety vinyl vision
bulletin board® sarlon® – Acoustic vinyl flotex®sottsass
furniture linoleum® colorex®
– Static control flooring
Bespoke digitally printed vinyl
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OUR FOOTPRINT
How it’s made
100% 43% <60%
of recycled primary backing
We believe in creating better environments carpet trim is content in is made from
recovered in the UK marmoleum® recycled content in the recycled pop
backing of our vinyl ranges bottles
67%
marmoleum® 100%
is made from 50+%
100%
97% of aluminium
recycled content
used in
From how they’re made to how they perform, we make natural materials in flotex® tiles ins urewcyacyle®dtuftiguard ostfe aellu wmaisntieu mfro amn do u r recycled content in all
outstanding floors that are truly sustainable. That’s because our >70% nuway® production tessera® carpet tiles
floors are good for people, good for buildings and good for the is recycled made in the UK
recycled content in
environment. So, from the building they’re in to the world outside, the backing of All Forbo products Ultrasonic 100%
we’re helping our customers work, live and westbond™ sold and made cutting of
carpet tiles in the UK are tessera®
relax in better environments. produced using and allura of westbond™
100% of electricity reduces polyamide carpet
natural carpet tiles from renewable waste by trim is recycled
are made from undyed sources 80% in the UK
IT’S ABOUT THE THINGS wool from British sheep
YOU CAN’T SEE
Save a Sample and reduce
the amount of virgin
A Forbo floor is always beautiful and Patron of material
used
stylish to look at. A floor that’s comfortable Outward
Econyl® yarn made All Bound
to live, work and play on. But looks from abandoned charity
aren’t everything; often, it’s the things fishing nets our plants are
certified to
you can’t see that really matter. creating better
ISO 14001
environments
<65%
FROM HOW IT’S MADE, reduction in
Sustainability is about the
cleaning costs
OUR FOOTPRINT… when coral® things you can’t see reduces scuffing
is installed
so less cleaning
From how we run our factories to how we choose 94%
our ingredients, the way we make our floors is
a big part of how we meet our mission to
of dirt and moisture
create better environments. 5 UK >500
can be kept outside
the building with factories Employees
coral®
…TO HOW IT PERFORMS, 100%
flotex® releases marmoleum®
Our innovative
YOUR FOOTSTEPS… random-lay carpet tiles marmoleum® twice as many of our packaging inhibits the growth marmoleum®
reduce fitting waste is biodegradable allergens on cleaning is recyclable of MRSA, C Difficile and flotex®
than standard carpet and other bacteria
to less than in a controlled are approved
We include the whole life of a 2% environment by Allergy UK
floor when we think about its
sustainability performance.
50%
Which means we make sure our
floors start performing from LESS
the moment they’re fitted. nuway®tuftiguard allura flex Here in the UK we
CO2 emissions mats are reversible, tiles can be easily recycle installation We work with Carpet
from marmoleum® Recycling UK to clean,
The following page shows some effectively doubling removed to recycle at waste back into
than other resilient reuse and recycle old
examples of our sustainability initiatives. floor coverings their life the end of their life Forbo products carpet tiles in the UK
For more details, please visit our web site
www.forbo-flooring.co.uk/cbe YOUR FOOTSTEPS
How it performs
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BREEAM
Green certification
We use several transparent independent third party certification SKA BREEAM ratings for Flotex
systems for our flooring products. We’re also keen to include our
Product Description Building Type Education Health Domestic Retail Retail
products in the building rating systems for a sustainable environment. Commercial (Durability) (Fashion)
Ska rating is an environmental assessment method, benchmark and
standard owned by RICS (Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors). It’s for Flotex F50 – (Colour and Linear) Flotex tile with recycled backing B A A B B A+
It’s good for Forbo because it helps us share our sustainability story
use in non-domestic fit outs and is mainly used in the office and retail
Flotex F200 – (Colour and Linear) sheet with PVC backing A A A+ A A A+
and spot opportunities to improve.
sectors.
Flotex F200 HD – (Naturals, Vision and Sottsass) sheet with PVC backing B A A B B A+
And it’s good for you because it shows that other environmental
Many of Forbo’s ranges contribute to the overall Ska rating of a fit out.
experts agree that our floors are among the most sustainable and high
The table opposite shows which of our Flotex products meet the best SKA
performance available.
practice criteria for soft floor coverings in both the retail and office
schemes.
The Nordic Swan, Blue Angel, Cradle-to-Cradle, BREEAM and
Natureplus are just a few of the sustainable product labels that Forbo Ska Offices and retail schemes are used on fit-out projects large and small, both refurbishment and
complies to. LEED new build, and the scheme scores environmental good practice irrespective of the base building.
Just visit www.forbo-flooring.co.uk/cbe to find out more.
[Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design] Many of our carpet tiles, Marmoleum, vinyl and entrance product ranges also meet the Ska criteria.
Please visit www.forbo-flooring.co.uk/ska to find details of our full range of Ska compliant products.
LEED is the most widely used environmental certification programme
BREEAM in the US, and is recognised internationally. This programme awards
M12 soft floor covering criteria (Ska Offices Vs.1.2 2013)
ratings based on the whole performance of a building, instead of
[Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment individual products, such as flooring. M12 soft floor covering criteria (Ska Retail Vs.1.0 2012)
Methodology]
To find out more about our LEED ratings visit the downloads section of
BREEAM is the world’s most well-known environmental assessment our web site and download the environmental product data sheet for Ska ratings for Flotex
for buildings. The table opposite shows the BREEAM ratings for our the relevant product
Product Meets Ska criteria
Flotex products. For a full list of all our BREEAM certified products, www.forbo-flooring.co.uk/downloads
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please visit www.forbo-flooring.co.uk/downloads Flotex colour and linear sheet
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Flotex colour and linear tile
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Flotex naturals, vision and sottsass
For more detailed information on the sustainability profile of our products, please visit
www.forbo-flooring.co.uk/downloads to download any of our Environmental data sheets.
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Flotex is a floor covering that looks and feels like a carpet without any of the drawbacks of
a textile floor covering. It has a smooth, velour like surface that is comfortable to walk on,
warm underfoot with excellent slip resistant and acoustic properties.
Durable and comfortable
Discover the toughness and durability of Flotex which
comes as a result of the 70 million nylon 6.6. fibres per
square metre, while experiencing the quietness and
comfort normally only associated with a carpet as a
result of the impervious cushioned backing.
bionic flooring performance
Quiet yet Hygienic
combined with colour and flexibility The nylon fibres not only ensure excellent sound
absorption properties, they also capture allergens
and fine dust from the air, all of which they
effortlessly release to standard cleaning appliances.
Flotex also provides protection against mould and
The term ‘bionic’ refers to features found in nature that are Flotex fibres are flexible and comfortable under foot and, just
odours while still delivering a comfortable and quiet
replicated in man-made products and processes. This transfer like moss and bamboo, their density, design and strength
environment.
of technology from living fauna and flora helps to create means they return to their original shape. Such strength creates
optimised and highly efficient products. An example of this is durability and a surface which is exceptionally resistant to wear,
the development of water and dirt repellent surfaces inspired especially from the likes of castor chairs.
by the way the leaves of the lotus flower dispel water.
Warm while washable
Bees fly from one flower to the next collecting and releasing
The 70 million fibres per m2 in Flotex provide a slip resistant pollen when they need to, in the same way that Flotex traps the Simple every day vacuuming removes any dirt or
surface in both wet and dry conditions similar to the way the allergens in the tip of the nylon 6.6 fibres until easily releasing dust trapped in the dense nylon surface and steam
feet of a gecko are covered with thousands of tiny hairs that them on vacuuming. These properties mean that Flotex is cleaning or deeper mechanical cleaning with minimal
allow them to climb without slipping. They also absorb sound currently the only textile floor covering to be approved by detergent can be used after heavy soiling. Regular
making Flotex a quiet floor. Allergy UK.* cleaning restores Flotex to its original appearance
and the wide array of colours and designs in which
Advanced printing technologies used in the production of Flotex Flotex is offered, remain as vibrant and lively as the
replicate the rich, vibrant and precise colourations found in day the floor was installed.
nature. This means you can evolve our product to create almost
limitless design possibilities with digital printing using our Flotex
Safe but sound absorbing
Vision system.
Flotex provides both low in-room impact noise
performance (class A) as well as good impact sound
reduction (<20dB), ensuring a quiet room and a quiet
building. Flotex also meets the HSE wet and dry slip
resistance classifications for use on flat surfaces and
ramps. A non-fray construction avoids trip hazards
while the pattern, texture and grip of the surface
represents best practice of the Equality Act.
*As at June 2014
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the high tech textile a choice not a compromise
• Straight Nylon 6.6 fibres (flock) capture fine • Double strength glass fibre reinforcement Flotex offers a completely different dimension in flooring as it combines all the hard wearing and durable
dust and allergens which are easily released results in excellent dimensional stability characteristics of a resilient floor with the warmth and comfort of a textile floor covering. EN 1307, the
when vacuumed European Standard which measures the performance of textile flooring, has recently annexed extra clauses
• Flotex sheet contains approximately
to this standard to recognise that flocked floor coverings differ from textile flooring.
• 70 million fibres per m2 deliver an extremely 22% recycled content
durable and slip resistant surface
• Flotex tile contains approximately
EN1307 annexe F – abrasion resistance
• Cushioned backing provides comfort 67% recycled content
In this new standard, the pile surface of the flocked flooring is rubbed back and
and acoustic performance
forth 1,000 times with a 2cm wide pointed metal blade loaded with a 2kg weight.
• Impervious backing makes Flotex suitable The aim of the test is to establish the durability of the flocked flooring. At least 50%
for mechanical wet cleaning of the pile must be retained at the end of the test for the product to meet the
standard’s requirement. We test Flotex for 1,500 cycles and we achieve a much
higher result than 50% of pile remaining.
Cleanability
Nylon 6.6 pile Whether it’s water soluble stains such as coffee, ketchup, coca cola, wine etc or greasy Arrachometry or ‘blade test’
stains like butter, engine oil or permanent marker, all can be removed from Flotex.
Flock adhesive Just visit www.forbo-flooring.co.uk/flotex and watch our ‘Clean and Care’ video to
see how the floor below was quickly and simply cleaned to look just like a new floor.
Fibreglass nonwoven
Closed cell PVC
foam No.1
Flotex sheet
Glassfibre net
reinforcement
Closed cell PVC
foam No.2
Compact PVC layer No.1
layer No.2
Recycled PVC Backing Flotex tile
How does Flotex compare to other textile floor coverings?
The anti microbial Sanitized® treatment of Flotex ensures consistent
protection against bacteria without degradation through cleaning or Flotex Loop pile carpet tile Cut pile carpet tile Needlefelt sheet
vacuuming. It also suppresses the growth of dust mite populations.
Durability w w w w w w w w w w
Therefore Flotex has a positive impact on the lives of allergy sufferers
as daily vacuuming removes twice as many allergens compared to Cleanability w w w w w w w
conventional carpets. That is why Flotex carries Allergy UK‘s seal of
w w w w
approval. Ease of installation w w w w w w w w w
(tile)
Hygienic and ‘Allergy UK’ approved w w w w – – –
w w w w
Impermeability – – –
(sheet)
Repairs to damage w w w w w w w w w –
Impact sound reduction w w w w w w w w w w w w w w
Underfoot comfort w w w w w w w w w w
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the collection
Flotex Colour: Flotex Vision:
Three versatile and fresh designs make up the Flotex Colour An inspiring choice of over 500 digitally printed designs to
Flotex Colour collection
collection: Metro, Calgary and Penang. Together they offer a suit every taste or requirement, right down to a ’colour on
range of 110 unique colourways, all available in sheet and tile demand‘ option. Three versatile and fresh designs make up the
and all complemented by 26 Artline borders. Flotex Colour Flotex Colour collection: Metro, Calgary and
ranges have no pattern repeats due to their Green Design. Penang. Together they offer a range of 110 unique
colourways, all available in sheet and tile and
all complemented by 26 Artline borders. Flotex
Colour ranges have no pattern repeats due to their
Green Design.
BREEAM specific ratings for product ranges
Product description Building Type Education Health Domestic Retail Retail
Commercial (Durability) (Fashion)
Flotex F50 tile with recycled backing B A A B B A+
Flotex F200 sheet with PVC backing A A A+ A A A+
Flotex Linear:
Represents a comprehensive choice of five linear designs in
various colourways that complement commercial and
educational environments, but also deliver playful effects
for leisure, hospitality or retail spaces.
Flotex Sottsass:
This exclusive design collaboration between Forbo and Sottsass
Association was borne out of the desire to work with an
innovative flooring technology and its precision HD printing
brings to life the avant-guard designs that clearly carry the
Sottsass signature.
Flotex Naturals:
A special range of digitally printed flotex that delivers the
appearance and texture of a real wood floor.
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Sheet Tile
No pattern repeat
200 cm 20 dB 4.3 mm 50 x 50 cm 19 dB 5.3 mm Tessellated Broadloom Brick colour | linear | naturals | vision | sottsass 60cm x 60cm and 100cm x 100cm tiles available on request
s246018 mineral LRV 15 s246023 horizon LRV 4 s246021 moss LRV 7
t546018 t546023 t546021
s246020 lagoon LRV 10 s246001 indigo LRV 3 s246037 apple LRV 15 s246019 citrus LRV 18 s246022 evergreen LRV 6
t546020 t546001 t546037 t546019 t546022
s246004 gull LRV 11 s246002 tempest LRV 7 s246033 emerald LRV 11 s246028 jade LRV 7
t546004 t546002 t546033 t546028
s246024 carbon LRV 5 s246016 grape LRV 5 s246027 burgundy LRV 2 s246012 sand LRV 18 s246032 petrol LRV 4 s246010 chocolate LRV 3
t546024 t546016 t546027 t546012 t546032 t546010
s246011 pebble LRV 14 s246009 pepper LRV 9
t546011 t546009
s246005 nimbus LRV 13 s246014 concrete LRV 4 s246029 truffle LRV 9 s287005 graphic LRV 18 s287002 zest LRV 13
t546005 t546014 t546029 t587005 t587002
s246003 melon LRV 11 s246017 berry LRV 5 s246008 anthracite LRV 3 s246015 cocoa LRV 7 s287006 shock LRV 5 s287004 splash LRV 10
t546003 t546017 t546008 t546015 t587006 t587004
s246026 red LRV 9 s246013 amber LRV 22 s246007 ash LRV 4 s246030 cinnamon LRV 4 s287001 flame LRV 3 s287003 electric LRV 7
t546026 t546013 t546007 t546030 t587001 t587003
s246025 tangerineLRV 18 s246031 cherry LRV 6 s246034 lilac LRV 9 s246036 gold LRV 29 s246035 pink LRV 7 s246006 grey LRV 8 s287008 lava LRV 7 s287007 acid LRV 18
t546025 t546031 t546034 t546036 t546035 t546006 t587008 t587007
s = Sheet t = Tile Please note: Digital representations may vary from the actual product. Please order a sample to see the full effect. Contact 0800 731 2369. Please note: Digital representations may vary from the actual product. Please order a sample to see the full effect. Contact 0800 731 2369. s = Sheet t = Tile
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