Modularity
Today’s modern office environments with open office systems are designed for flexibility to accommodate frequent layout changes. A modular floor can be quickly adapted to new requirements thereby reducing the cost of reorganisation.
Where carpet tiles are installed, telephone, electrical and other underfloor systems remain easily accessible for these changes to be made.
Colour co-ordinated for maximum design flexibility
• Increased speed of installation
• Installation wastage is reduced
• Damaged or soiled tiles can be replaced
• Wear rotation to extend flooring lifespan
• Renovation with minimal disruption
• Compatibility with access systems
With all this flexibility, we’re sure that whatever the specification, whatever the budget, you’ll find exactly what you need in our carpet tile portfolio.
Our carpet tiles are designed and manufactured with various pile constructions to give specific aesthetic and performance benefits.
Loop pile
Carpet tiles with a standard loop pile construction are designed to maintain their good looks in the most demanding heavy traffic areas of buildings
such as corridors and reception areas. Textured loop pile tiles offer distinctive in-built texture and contemporary styling coupled with a robust and
durable construction Go to our Tessera loop pile collections
Random lay. batchless
A random-lay tile is cleverly designed so that it may be laid in any direction to produce a totally individual installation. Different production consignments of ‘batchless’ tiles can be used together in an installation without the usual risk of visible batch variation. Tessera’s random-lay batchless carpet tiles have been made possible through the use of advanced CMC tufting technology and can reduce installation waste to less than 2%. Go to our Tessera Random Lay.Batchless collections
Cut & loop pile
Cut and loop pile tiles feature a clever hybrid construction that offers all the robustness of a conventional loop pile product but with the superior aesthetics and more luxurious feel of a cut pile carpet tile. Tessera offers a range of cut and loop pile tiles suited to all types of commercial environments.
Go to our Tessera Cut & Loop pile collections
Cut pile
Softer and more luxurious than loop pile, cut pile carpet tiles are ideal for boardrooms and meeting rooms in addition to general office environments.
Go to our Tessera cut pile range
Electrostatically flocked
Electrostatic flocking is a unique method of manufacture where ‘charged’ nylon fibres are bonded into an adhesive backing to create a very dense (over 70 million nylon fibres per m²) and durable floor covering. Flotex is a perfect option for very busy locations, such as counter areas, kiosks and call centers as it is able to withstand extreme wear and castor chair traffic Go to our Flotex collection .
Tessera offers attractive and hardwearing tufted carpet tiles in various pile constructions and textures, designed to deliver specific aesthetic and performance benefits. The comprehensive range includes contemporary and classic styles, plains and patterns, and colourways to enhance all types of commercial and public sector interiors.
• Tessera carpet tiles contain at least 50% recycled content by weight
• As part of Forbo’s Back to the Floor scheme, Tessera carpet tile installation off-cuts can be processed back into new carpet tiles.
• Ultrasonic tile cutting process reduces tile waste by 80% compared to traditional press cutting methods
• Our innovative random-lay/non-directional carpet tiles reduce installation waste to less than 2%
With over 70 million nylon fibres per m2, Flotex tiles give you the comfort of a textile finish but with the durability of a resilient floor covering. Flotex is a perfect option for very busy locations, such as counter areas, kiosks and call centers as it is able to withstand extreme wear and castor chair traffic.
Our Tessera carpet tiles are not only synonymous with quality, we are always looking for ways to improve our production processes and product constructions to make our tiles more sustainable.
50% Recycled content
By challenging the way tufted carpet tiles are made, our UK-produced Tessera tiles now boast over 50% recycled content.
Reduced tile waste by 80%
We use innovative ultrasonic blades to cut our carpet tiles, which reduces tile waste by 80% compared to the standard technique. And our new extruder creates a closed loop process, ensuring that the little waste we generate is recycled back into the product.
Reduced amount of virgin materials
We are reducing the amount of virgin materials we use. For example, instead of throwing away yarn ends, we rewind them and tuft them into our Tessera range. We even have several ranges made with up to 100% ECONYL® regenerated yarn.
Quick and easy to clean
Our carpet tiles are quick and easy to clean using a system called Dry Fusion, which uses heat, a little water and natural, organic cleaners. So you can use less water and fewer chemicals without compromising appearance.
Reduced fitting waste
Following Green Design principles, our innovative random-lay carpet tiles reduce fitting waste to less than 2%. And any Tessera fitting waste can be collected for recycling at our plant near Preston, Lancashire, where it is processed back into new carpet tiles.
Carpet recycling UK
As a founder member of Carpet recycling UK, we are also working to ensure that at the end of life our carpet tiles can be recycled or reused.
Our Tessera carpet tiles are not only synonymous with quality, we are always looking for ways to improve our production processes and product constructions to make our tiles more sustainable.
50% Recycled content
By challenging the way tufted carpet tiles are made, our UK-produced Tessera tiles now boast over 50% recycled content.
Reduced tile waste by 80%
We use innovative ultrasonic blades to cut our carpet tiles, which reduces tile waste by 80% compared to the standard technique. And our new extruder creates a closed loop process, ensuring that the little waste we generate is recycled back into the product.
Reduced amount of virgin materials
We are reducing the amount of virgin materials we use. For example, instead of throwing away yarn ends, we rewind them and tuft them into our Tessera range. We even have several ranges made with up to 100% ECONYL® regenerated yarn.
Quick and easy to clean
Our carpet tiles are quick and easy to clean using a system called Dry Fusion, which uses heat, a little water and natural, organic cleaners. So you can use less water and fewer chemicals without compromising appearance.
Reduced fitting waste
Following Green Design principles, our innovative random-lay carpet tiles reduce fitting waste to less than 2%. And any Tessera fitting waste can be collected for recycling at our plant near Preston, Lancashire, where it is processed back into new carpet tiles.
Carpet recycling UK
As a founder member of Carpet recycling UK, we are also working to ensure that at the end of life our carpet tiles can be recycled or reused.
To prove the eco-friendliness of our carpet tile products, Forbo uses several assessments. The first is the Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) technique resulting in an Environmental Product Declaration (EPD). This declaration, which is transparent and third-party verified, is based on a technique to assess environmental impacts associated with all the stages of a product's life from raw material extraction through materials processing, manufacture, distribution, use, repair and maintenance, to ultimate disposal or recycling.
This technique takes all the following aspects into account: environmental impact of raw material acquisition, energy use and efficiency, content of materials and chemical substances, emissions to air, soil and water and waste generation.
Watch the EPDs of our Carpet Tile products
GUT Label
Forbo Flooring carpet tiles have received the GUT label. This means all Tessera ranges have passed the latest and severe testing on chemicals and emissions to ensure consumers safety.
More info about the GUT label here.
Watch the GUT certificates of our Carpet Tile products
