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Forbo Environmental Data Sheet
Product name

Flotex Sheet

Product description

Flotex sheet is comprised of polyamide 6.6 pile above
a glass fibre reinforced PVC cushioned backing. Flotex
sheet complies with all requirements of EN1307:
Textile Floor Coverings – Classification of Pile Carpets.

Manufacturing location

Ripley, United Kingdom
Chateau Renault, France,

Site accreditation

ISO14001, ISO 9001, ISO 45001, SA8000®

Our footprint – how it’s madeEnvironmental data

Independent assessment and rating
ISO 9001 Quality Management System

Total recycled contentof product by weight0%

Post industrial recycled content0%

Post consumer recycled content

0%% renewable electricity used

100%ISO 14001 Environmental Management SystemOHSAS 18001 Occupational Health and Safety Management

Flotex sheet is made in an SA8000® certified facility

British Allergy Foundation
Carbon footprint
Estimated carbon footprint using Raw materials and production 7.570 kg CO2 eq/m2
data from Environmental productdeclaration according to ISO 14025 Use (1 year)
0.316 kg CO2 eq/m2Your footsteps – how it performs
Health and well being
Air quality

Approved by Allergy UK

AgBB/ABGPassCHPS 01350

Flotex products comply to 01350 Indoor Air Quality Standard

Impact sound reduction

20 dB

Bacteriostatic properties

Flotex sheet meets the requirements of AATCC 174-1 and 174-2

Installation
Recommended adhesives

Forbo recommends the use of 540 Eurosafe special, a solvent free adhesive.
Where contribution to credits for BREEAM sections HEA2 and HEA9 are required then low emission
adhesive Eurocol 640 Eurostar special should be used.

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Maintenance
Flotex releases twice as many allergens on vacuuming as standard carpet.
Flotex can be cleaned using standard cleaning materials without the need for harmful chemicals.
Flotex is waterproof and can be steam or mechanically cleaned.
End of life
Can be downcycled or sent to waste to energy

Contribution to Green Building Schemes
BREEAM 2018
Value of Credit

Compliant through EPD declaration number 4788294459.109.1 valid until July 2023

Ska scheme (RICS)
M12 soft floor covering criteria(Ska Offices Vs 1.2 2013)
Meets(Ska Retail Vs 1.0 2012)
Meets(Ska Higher Education Vs 1.0 2016)
Meets

Materials and resources

Building product disclosure and optimisation - EPD up to 2 points

LEED (version 4)
Potential direct or indirectcontribution to following
categories and credits:

Building product disclosure and optimisation - sourcing of raw
materials - up to 1 point
Construction and demolition waste management up to 2 points
Indoor environmental
qualityLow emitting materials up to 3 points
Acoustic performance up to 1 point

Forbo design principles (Reduce, Recycle, Reuse, Renew)
ReduceSeveral of the latest designs of Flotex Sheet have no pattern repeat, reducing installation wastage

Reuse

All Flotex samples can be returned allowing them to be reused or recycled via Back to the Floor,
reducing the need for virgin material

RecycleInstallation waste can be recycled in the our plant in Ripley, Derbyshire, back into Flotex products

Renew

Flotex sheet is made with 100% renewable electricity

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Forbo Flooring Systems reserves the right to improve the specification of its products without giving prior notice. Errors and omissions excepted.