Forbo Flooring Systems has been manufacturing and supplying floor coverings to educational environments for over a century. Our wide range of floor coverings is used across a broad portfolio of educational establishments across the globe.
From early learning, primary schools to universities, educational establishments demand attractive, hard wearing, low maintenance, safe and sustainable flooring solutions. Durability and hygiene are important in areas used by children and young adults. Forbo Flooring Systems has a flooring solution for almost every space within education buildings. A total flooring solution, offered by one supplier.
Flooring design ➔
✔ Friendly colours
✔ Camouflage of dirt
Healthy interior ➔
✔ Prevent the growth of bacteria
✔ Allergy approved
✔ Phthalate free
✔ Low emission
✔ Plastic Free
Functional ➔
✔ Stain & scratch resistant
✔ Acoustic performance
✔ Durable
✔ Low cost of ownership
✔ Easy to clean & maintain
✔ Resistant to water
✔ Anti-viral, bacteriostatic and allergy friendly
Modern-day schools now not only provide spaces to learn and work, but they also offer areas to relax and to socialise in – and the flooring plays a significant role in the total experience.
In fact, it can help to distinguish different spaces or connect the multi-functional spaces together, all the while being functional, decorative, stimulating, or supportive to the other architectural elements, depending on the purpose of the space.
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The design and the colour choice of the floor influence the appearance over time. In a school with heavy footfall and little time for cleaning it is recommended to use a more marbled design in softer tones for instance. The samples on the right give some guidance on which design will camouflage the most.
Needless to say, good floor care is important for the durability of your floor.
Children and young adults spend most of their time indoors, either at home or in an educational facility. In a safe indoor environment, floors are non-toxic, low emitting and compliant to all international standards.
A key role of all flooring in healthier buildings is reducing the emission level of VOCs (Volatile Organic Compounds) in materials and adhesives. Asthma and allergic diseases among children increased quite rapidly in the last decades.
We are constantly working on creating better indoor environments and healthier buildings by supplying floor coverings that are not only functional and comfortable, but also safe and environmentally friendly.
Forbo's Marmoleum and Flotex floor coverings are awarded the Allergy UK seal of approval for good indoor air quality.
The best way to reduce sound is at the source. That is why acoustic floors are key when it comes to reducing noise in educational buildings. For schools or early learning, proper acoustic performance creates a quiet atmosphere – even if children are running in the corridors to help children concentrate and learn.
Using the right type of floor coverings can help control and reduce noise, whether it is contact noise from the floor above, or ambient sound created in the space itself.
Textile flooring obviously generates lower noise levels than hard floors, but even our resilient floors can be equipped with sound-dampening qualities in their backing or underlays.
Our flooring solutions can reach up to 27 dB impact sound reduction.
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When choosing floor coverings for an educational establishment, the type of floor, the way it looks and feels, its performance, as well as functional aspects such as noise reduction, durability, low maintenance and hygiene are important factors to take into account.
One of the most important functional properties of any floor covering is the level of safety and hygiene a particular floor offers. With large numbers of students passing through the building every day - most of whom are unlikely to stop to wipe their feet - an effective entrance flooring, for example, is a must.
Whether it’s a rigid first line of defence, like our textile clean-off system Coral matting, the entrance flooring is designed to stop up to 95% of dirt and moisture entering the building - which in turn, helps to reduce slips and falls. What’s more, cleaning costs can be cut by up to 65%.
Schools require a floor that can cope with heavy footfall and traffic. Our most sustainable flooring solution, Marmoleum, for example, offers scuff and scratch resistance, coupled with the possibility to repair damaged surfaces.
Ease of cleaning and maintenance can also contribute to the longevity of school floorings. Hard and soft surfaces have different maintenance needs. At Forbo, we are constantly working on reducing your maintenance needs and costs by further improving our products and giving you the tips and tricks that you need to make sure that your floor stays at its best.
The right floor in the right place ensures the lowest life cycle costs.
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We pride ourselves on offering a truly comprehensive product portfolio with leading-edge products specifically designed to cater for all areas, from the entrance area, through circulation and communal zones, to each individual room in the building.
Marmoleum, Forbo's linoleum brand, has experience in the education segment for more than 100 years. It's the most popular flooring solution in schools, nurseries, universities and various other buildings in this segment.
✔ Anti-viral, bacteriostatic and allergy friendly
✔ Climate positive (cradle to gate), without offsetting
✔ Endless possibilities in colours & designs
✔ Stain & scratch resistant with Topshield pro surface finish
✔ Easy to clean & maintain
✔ Low cost of ownership
Discover Marmoleum floor coverings
Receive a free sample, so you can experience the natural look and feel of Marmoleum flooring for real. Note that the samples below are only a fraction of the available colour and design combinations available.
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Flotex is a unique textile floor covering that combines the hard wearing and durable characteristics of a resilient floor with the quality, warmth and comfort of a carpet. Flotex is a strong and hygienic floor, and its impervious backing makes it suitable for wet cleaning.
Discover Flotex flocked floorings
Vinyl floors are very popular because of their durability, low maintenance and versatility. Homogeneous vinyl is made of one single layer that offers vibrancy and depth of colour. It is incredibly durable and stain-resistant which makes it a great flooring choice for heavy traffic areas.
Discover Sphera homogeneous vinyl floors
In constant wet areas slip resistance is of paramount consideration in areas where water or spillages could affect safety underfoot. For students and staff, using bathroom facilities without worrying about slipping will provide peace of mind. Our Step range significantly reduces the risk of slips in wet areas whilst still creating a modern, fresh interior.
One collection that covers all slip ratings from R10 to R12.
Discover Step safety floor coverings
Sarlon acoustic vinyl flooring collection has been developed and tested to maximise impact sound reduction in heavy traffic commercial spaces, while maintaining minimum residual indentation.
From fresh, popping colours to beautiful deeper shades, combined with the innovative use of grey pastels. The soft pastels have a subtle effect which creates a beautiful liveliness through light, making it the ideal choice for school and other educational facilities.
Discover Sarlon acoustic vinyl floors
A well-designed entrance flooring system will prevent dirt and moisture from being tracked in and thereby prolongs the life of interior flooring finishes, reducing cleaning and maintenance costs and the potential for slip injuries. With Coral Entrance Flooring Systems in our portfolio, we can offer an entrance solution for every situation.
Discover Coral entrance flooring solutions
Are you looking for the aesthetics of natural wood or stone floors with the advantages of strong and comfortable vinyl? Explore our Allura LVT collection. Warm underfoot, excellent dimensional stability and easy installation and maintenance.
Discover Allura luxury vinyl tiles (LVT)
Forbo Flooring Systems can offer a total flooring solution for every space in education buildings. We briefly discussed the most common floors, but there is even more. On the education segment page, you can find all information regarding products, trends and more.....
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