Flotex Naturals
Forbo's Flotex Naturals flocked flooring collection allows you to create the aesthetics of a real wood, stone or concrete floor, whilst maintaining the warmth, acoustics and comfort that a carpet offers.
The Flotex Naturals collection offers ultra-realistic designs of natural wood and stone textures that meet the latest design trends. Forbo's high definition printing technology and the high density substrate of Flotex make it possible to create amazingly realistic wood and stone look floors with the added benefits of impressive acoustic and slip resistance properties as well as reduced maintenance costs.
A part of the Flotex Naturals collection is available in sheet and the Marble, Concrete, Seagrass and Wood designs are available in 100x25 cm planks.
Naturals sheet is provided with a Flotex Next backing, which allows both loose lay and glued installation.
EASY TO CLEAN
• The premium quality nylon 6.6. fibres provide superior stain resistance and cleanability.
• The unique construction with densely flocked straight piles ensures effortless stain removal.
HYGIENE AND INDOOR AIR QUALITY
• The waterproof backing prevents spilled liquids from penetrating the sub-floor, thus preventing the growth of bacteria, mould and odours.
• The 80 million straight fibres per m2 capture fine dust and allergens, retain them and release them when the floor is vacuumed.
• Flotex contributes to better indoor air quality and is the only textile floor covering with the British Allergy Foundation's seal of approval.
ACOUSTIC AND SAFE
• Thanks to both its impact sound reduction and sound absorption performance, Flotex creates a quiet atmosphere, reduces stress and boosts concentration.
• Flotex offers good slip resistance, reducing the risk of accidents or injuries.
Flotex Naturals sheet can be ordered with a Flotex Next backing. Flotex Next is an adhesive free textile floor covering backing that can be used in high traffic applications. It can be installed quickly without adhesives, but is even more time and cost efficient at time of replacement.
Not having to use installation adhesive makes Flotex Next very suitable for busy areas: installation time is reduced and there is minimal disruption or lingering adhesive odours. Flotex Next can be walked on immediately after installation.
Who wouldn't want to save time, money and effort?
With Flotex Next only a very short time is needed to prepare the substrate and the installation itself requires a limited number of operations. Only minimal preparation of the subfloor is required and the application of the adhesive and the drying time of the glue do not have to be taken into account. A new floor can be installed with minimal downtime or even without closing the premises.
Each Flotex item has a colourway number. Add the code NX as a suffix behind the colourway number to specify your required Next construction. The minimum order quantity is 50m2.
See the Flotex Next installation guidance note
Read more about Flotex Next
Forbo's Flotex flocked flooring is the only textile floor covering to be awarded the prestigious Allergy UK Seal of Approval™.
With a recent report by Allergy UK estimating that there are millions of people “allergic to their own home”, the importance of floor coverings in creating better indoor environments should not be overlooked. Due to its highly dense pile, twice as many allergens are trapped in Flotex's nylon fibres and released upon vacuuming in comparison to conventional carpet. Flotex flocked flooring has been proven to have a positive impact on the lives of allergy sufferers due to its unique properties.
Offering the warmth and comfort of a carpet but with the durability and cleanability of a resilient floor covering, Flotex opens up a world of colour and design to allergy sufferers who previously had to steer clear of textile floor coverings.
The Allergy UK Seal of Approval™ is a globally recognised product endorsement to assure consumers that a product has been independently scientifically tested and proven to be effective in reducing allergens and is approved by a trusted organisation which is committed to helping people affected by allergy.
See the Flotex Allergy UK certificate
Our Forbo Flooring Systems tagline - creating better environments - expresses our awareness, commitment and efforts towards sustainability. For our Flotex floors, we have taken concrete steps to be as durable as possible.
Durable production
• Controlled supply chain certification – ISO 140001 and 9001 standards and SA8000 for ethical supply chain.
• All Flotex products are manufactured with 100% green electricity and have very low product emissions.
• 86% of the factory waste is recycled.
• Flotex sheet contains up to 20% and Flotex tiles and planks up to 59% recycled content.
• Water-based inks and dyes are used for production.
• No additional chemical processes take place other than high temperature steam treatment to secure the colours.
Long lasting & healthy floor
• Flotex has a product lifetime that surpasses that of ordinary textiles.
• Flotex is 100% phthalate free.
• Only 100% safe and traceable REACH compliant materials are used.
• Flotex is the only textile floor covering approved by the British Allergy Foundation.
• The highly dense structure of Flotex prevents dirt penetration and its vertical fibres easily release dust and dirt, making it easy to clean the floor.
Third party verified Environmental Product Declarations are available:
Download the Flotex sheet EPD
Download the Flotex tile EPD
Read more about Forbo Flooring Systems' sustainability program
Download here the Flotex installation instructions
Or watch the Flotex installation video
The dense surface pile make Flotex extremely durable, while its upright polyamide filaments and impermeable PVC backing ensure that the floor can be cleaned right down to the base. The polyamide pile captures airborne allergens and fine dust, which is easily released through vacuuming, contributing to better indoor air quality.
Download here the complete Flotex cleaning & maintenance instructions
Or watch the Flotex stain removal video
Or watch the Flotex soil removal video
Download the Flotex Naturals technical specifications
The Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of Forbo Flooring Systems’ products is documented in individual Environmental Product Declarations (EPD’s).
Download here the Flotex sheet EPD
More documentation can be found in our download center
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