A healthy working environment
A pleasant and healthy workplace offers many advantages: employees are happier, more productive and report sick less often. Every reason to invest in a good workplace.
When it comes to refurbishing commercial properties, you are looking for a flooring design that will set your property apart. Forbo's portfolio will make it easy to select the ideal floor covering to meet your needs.
Studies have shown that a focus on employee and workplace wellbeing can result in improved productivity, increased morale, less sick days and better staff retention. Key factors such as lighting, indoor air quality, noise control and thermal comfort can all contribute to better indoor office environments.
We understand that a holistic approach to commercial office design is important, in order to have a positive effect on an employee’s productivity, health, well-being and satisfaction. That’s why our design team has created a comprehensive portfolio of textile and resilient modular flooring solutions that can help you to create high-quality and fully functional spaces.
Key factors such as lighting, indoor air quality, noise control and thermal comfort can all contribute to better indoor office environments.
Forbo can offer a wide range of floor coverings to suit all areas included in commercial office design and fit out projects, including main offices, meeting rooms, toilets, tea points, kitchens, reception areas and more.
Take a look at the diagram below and hover over each area for more information. Alternatively download our office floor plan guide to see which products we recommend for each area of your project. Click to download
Products to use in Commercial offices
Tessera has a wide range of multi-construction carpet tiles. Various formats are available including planks and XL tiles enabling creative floor design and it reduces impact noise to up to 30 dB. Random lay ranges are available, reducing installation waste to 2%.
Forbo’s Tessera carpet tiles and the Allura Flex LVT ranges are specially designed to be installed together, supporting quick, easy installations. Perfect over raised access floors, for renovation projects or for any project where installation speed is needed.
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Flotex flocked flooring is the perfect solution for offices where foot traffic and movement of chairs requires a durable floor covering. It is slip resistant, comfortable and has an excellent sound absorbency up to 20 dB. Flotex is available in a wide range of colours and stimulating designs and is offered in a sheet, tile and plank format. Flotex also holds the Allergy UK Seal of Approval and it contains up to 52% recycled content.
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Are you looking for the aesthetics of natural wood and stone floors with the advantages of strong and comfortable vinyl tiles? Explore our Allura LVT collections. Warm underfoot, excellent dimensional stability, easy installation and maintenance. We offer our LVT designs in several constructions to make sure there is always a suitable choice for your application.
Available in multiple tile and plank formats, Allura can be combined with Forbo's Tessera carpet tiles for a seamless finish (both can be installed with our tackifier) in Offices.
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By keeping out dirt and moisture at the entrance, cleaning costs can be cut by up to 65%. Our Nuway collection is the recognised market leader in engineered entrance flooring systems. Nuway entrance systems provide an outstanding first line of defense against soil and moisture entering a building, on the soles of shoes and the treads of wheeled traffic. It helps to keep your interior floor coverings dryer and cleaner whilst also preventing slips.
Our Coral collection has been the market leading, textile entrance flooring brand for 50 years. It offers more choice than ever before with attractive and sustainable clean-off systems and is available in styles and constructions to suit all applications, budgets and aesthetic requirements. Coral entrance floors can prolong the life of your floor as well as greatly reduce cleaning costs and the risk of slipping.
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Step is perfect for areas prone to spillages, the Step collection offers varying levels of slip resistance from r10-r12. PUR pearl finish means Step is resistant to scuff marks and improves the ease of cleaning and maintenance. Particles in the wear layer of all Forbo step safety floors guarantee lifetime sustainable slip resistance. Step is available in over 60 designs in wood and stone effects.
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Modul'up adhesive free sheet vinyl offers a highly creative floor covering concept with a firm eye on the future. Quick and easy installation of Modul'up (including removal) makes the collection a flexible choice for offices. With no adhesive used the floor will be ready for occupation immediately after installation with no waiting or drying time- perfect for overnight installations avoiding having to close the office.
Modul’up is an excellent all-round performer ideal for waiting areas where noise pollution can be an issue. It has an impact sound reduction of 15-19 dB and requires minimum cleaning and maintenance and is available in an extensive range of colours and designs.
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A general purpose vinyl perfect for waiting areas where a durable solution is key. Eternal is available in realistic wood effects, stone and abstract designs, a broad palette of colours and some digitally printed visuals which are designed to inspire.
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The SMART-top surface finish ensures that Sphera has a high resistance to chemicals, scratches and stains, which makes it a perfect flooring solution for high traffic environments. Sphera is a homogeneous vinyl which is easy to clean and phthalate free which provides a hygienic indoor environment. The in-line coating and subsequent embossing ensure superior appearance and durability.
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Our Marmoleum floor coverings are natural floors associated with sustainability, durability, high quality and innovative design, which makes Marmoleum an ideal floor covering for office environments.
Marmoleum is made from natural raw materials and is the most sustainable flooring choice. It is a CO2 neutral produced floor covering, measured from cradle to gate. Marmoleum comes in over 300 colours and over 12 different structures. Available in both sheet and modular tile formats.
All Marmoleum floors have a Topshield pro finish, meaning they are scratch and scuff resistant. This makes Marmoleun an easy to maintain flooring with long lasting appearance retention. Go to the Marmoleum collection
Our renewed Bulletin Board pin board linoleum offers a practical, simple solution to collect and exchange thoughts and ideas whenever people plan, create and meet. Bulletin Board is an all-natural material that can be applied in framed or mounted pin boards or directly to the wall. Its surface is tactile & colourful, creating a decorative element in your space.
Forbo Furniture Linoleum is a natural surfacing material that delivers the finishing touch for all high end furniture designs such as desks, chairs, stools, cabinets, doors and displays. Furniture Linoleum is renowned for its elegance and durability, radiating high quality and finesse. The mat surface and it's warm, soft texture make it a unique surfacing solution.
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A truly CO₂ neutral floor covering
With the UK Government recently setting a new target for net zero carbon emissions by 2050, the use of Marmoleum in the Office sector has never been more relevant.
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Forbo’s Marmoleum is made from an average of 97% natural raw materials. So it’s no surprise that it is the world’s leading, sustainable resilient flooring.
The weighted average of our Marmoleum product range is also CO₂ neutral (cradle to gate) without offsetting.
As part of the production process of our Tessera carpet tiles we are always looking to reduce 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.
All of our UK-produced tufted carpet tiles have at least 56% recycled content (by weight), with some containing an impressive 75%.
We even have a range made with up to 100% ECONYL® regenerated yarn.
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Keeping the world outside, outside
Sustainable flooring starts at the door, with our Coral textile entrance flooring systems. Many of our Coral collections are made from ECONYL® – a high quality yarn made from 100% regenerated polyamide. regenerated from recyclable material such as abandoned fishing nets and even old carpet fluff! In addition, the primary backing of Coral Welcome is made from recycled plastic PET bottles.
We make Coral in a factory that runs entirely on green electricity and sends virtually zero waste to landfill and 100% of our aluminium, steel and rubber waste from our Nuway production is recycled.
And for those customers wanting a ‘natural’ entrance system, we offer Nuway Tuftiguard with Bamboo scraper bars. Bamboo is a sustainable species of grass and one of the fastest growing plants on earth.
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We collect clean installation off-cuts of Forbo products through our ‘Back to the Floor’ programme.
It’s good for us as it provides material to recycle back into our some of our products and it’s good for contractors as it saves money rather than landfilling it. We collect Marmoleum, Eternal, Sarlon and Sphera smooth vinyl, Allura LVT, Novilon cushioned vinyl, Flotex and Tessera carpet tile off-cuts.
To find out more just contact Back to the Floor on 0161 925 8760, backtothefloor@forbo.com
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We care for the people that touch our business, from employees to suppliers. That’s why all our UK manufacturing facilities and most of our sites in Europe are certified to SA8000®. The SA8000 Standard is one of the world’s preeminent social standards which aims to protect workers along each step of the supply chain and we are the only UK flooring company to have achieved this certification.
Forbo was also involved in the development of BES 6002 (BRE’s Ethical Labour Sourcing Standard) and became the 1st flooring company certified to this standard.
Our new Office Design & Fit out collection takes the hassle out of workspace specification by offering a comprehensive portfolio of textile and resilient modular floor coverings that can be easily installed together and are available at various price points.
• Products suitable for all areas and budgets
• Ranges designed to work perfectly together
• No need for transition strips
• Suitable for raised access floors
• Tile and plank formats & stocked in the UK
This collection is ideal for refurbishments
or to quickly and easily redefine spaces.
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Our new Office Design & Fit out sample book is full of information on how we can help you create stunning workspaces, including inspirational projects and a handy budget guide to aid specification. Simply fill out the form here Request a book
Simply click on any of the products shown in the PDF and you will be redirected to the product page where you can order a free sample for next day delivery.
We understand the importance of employee health & wellbeing and our product portfolio is designed with these two factors in mind. A high standard of employee comfort and wellbeing means optimised productivity. Read below to see how our floor coverings contribute towards high performance office environments that maximise employee satisfaction.
The UK can expect to pay up to £8.4 billion per annum for mental-health related absences alone. Office design directly impacts on both the mental and physical health and wellbeing of employees.
Read our ‘How the Design of the Workplace Influences Well-being and Productivity’ whitepaper to explore the latest research and analysis in commercial office design.
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Our Flotex flocked flooring and Marmoleum linoleum floor coverings have the prestigious Allergy UK Seal of Approval™, as with the correct cleaning and maintenance regime, they won't harbour dust mites or allergens, contributing to better indoor air quality and enhanced comfort for employees and visitors.
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Currently, the UK is one of the top three countries in the world for the highest instances of allergy with over 21 million adults suffering from some kind of allergic reaction. One of the common causes of asthma and allergies is the exposure to dust mites in soft furnishings and carpets.
The survey revealed that office cleaning is infrequent and does not appear adequate enough to prevent the build up of house dust mites and allergens, with 37% reporting their office is cleaned just once a week or less. With 20% of respondents spending eight hours or more at work, the combination of visibly dusty and cluttered desks, soft furnishings, poorly vacuumed carpets and a lack of ventilation is not conducive to a healthy working environment.
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Are you allergic to work? Watch to find out more on how allergies are affecting the UK population and how our Allergy UK Approved Flotex and Marmoleum floor coverings can improve commercial office environments.
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Our in-house design team at Forbo can help bring your ideas to life with a free bespoke Design Service. Whether you are taking inspiration from one particular product which needs to be carried through the plan, or whether you simply need to see your scheme in the flesh, we can create plan boards of your design complete with product samples. Alternatively, choose from one of our exclusive Designer collaborations for a stand out floor.
Flotex is the ideal blank canvas for designers to create flooring concepts with the ‘wow’ factor. We have a collection of more than 500 designs that can be recoloured. You can also create something bespoke for a truly individual solution from just 60m2. Whether it be photography, commercial branding or specific Pantone references, we can work to match your requirements.
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For those looking for something even more striking, our Eternal tailored flooring service allows you to create a completely personal floor from as little as 12m². Graphics, photographic images, in fact any print or design that you would like
(copyright permitting) can be used.
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Our Digitally Printed Step range takes safety flooring into a new design dimension. Still featuring all the product performance benefits of our standard Surestep ranges, Surestep Digital Print allows you to create custom safety flooring. Choose from our two stocked Ice Cream or Moon designs, or create your own design.
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Our Aquajet water cutting technology makes it possible to reproduce the most intricate designs using Marmoleum linoleum flooring and allows for endless creativity. The minimum order is only 1m² and your bespoke Aquajet cut panel can be ready in 7 weeks.
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Great looks for a great welcome. Forbo offers a bespoke print and cut-out design service to create your own unique entrance mat. Forbo Coral Logo entrance flooring will retain its looks whilst keeping out dirt and moist for years to come.
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Forbo Flooring has been very privileged to team up with some amazing designers including our latest collaboration with Philippe Starck. Many have found inspiration from our advanced production methods, which in many cases, allow high definition digital printing, enabling the designers to achieve an exact translation of their design vision.
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Many office facilities worldwide are using Forbo floor coverings. Visit our reference section and get inspired by worldwide reference projects.
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To create your floor and make up your mind what would fit best we have several tools and services. Our FloorVisualizer helps you to place our floors in any environment, and even combine them, so you can see how it looks.
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