Office flooring
When choosing the right office flooring for your business, it’s important to consider creating a nice workplace for employees alongside the practicalities of each room.
When it comes to chossing commercial flooring for office spaces, a unique design will set your space apart from others. The wide range of options in Forbo's portfolio will make it easy to select the ideal floor covering to meet your needs.
Office carpets & carpet tiles
Office carpets help create a positive atmosphere because not only does it provide comfort, but it is also hugely noise-reducing. This allows people to focus and be productive during their office hours. Carpets are also highly durable, designed to withstand a busy office setting as your flooring goes through a lot of wear and tear with high foot traffic and usage of office chairs.
Office vinyl flooring
Vinyl flooring offers highly durable flooring that is also easy to maintain – ideal for larger and busier office spaces. Vinyl flooring doesn’t lack in appearance either, with several very flexible design choices. With many different colours and styles to choose from, you can ensure your office is still an inviting and dynamic workspace for employees.
Studies have shown that when companies focus on their employee’s wellbeing there is a clear correlation with improved productivity, increased morale, and better staff retention. Improving employee wellbeing begins with improving key factors such as lighting, air quality, noise, and comfort.
We understand that improving an employee’s well-being, satisfaction and productivity requires a holistic approach to commercial office design. That’s why our portfolio of commercial flooring for offices features a comprehensive collection of solutions - including textile and modular – that are designed to help you create high-quality and fully functional working- 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 entrances, main workspaces, corridors, meeting rooms, kitchens and bathrooms.
Take a look at the diagram below and click on 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
Find our range of office flooring below and revitalise your working environment.
The Tessera range of multi-construction carpet tiles is extensive. With the planks and XL tiles available, it’s possible to get creative with your office flooring design while reducing impact noise by up to 30 dB. With Random lay ranges also available, installation waste is reduced by 2%.
Our range of Tessera Carpet Tiles is specifically designed to be installed together with the Allura Flex LVT range – to allow for quick and easy installations. For a reduction in downtime and interruption in your operations, the Tessera range is the perfect flooring solution. The IOBAC Mag Tabs system allows Tessera carpet tiles to be installed adhesive free.
In offices where foot traffic is high and durability is a key factor, Flotex flocked flooring is the perfect flooring solution. Slip resistance, comfort and acoustic properties that can absorb sound up to 20 dB are all key properties of Flotex.
Available in sheet, tile, and plank format – the Flotex range is extensive with a wide range of colours and stimulating designs. In addition, Flotex holds the Allergy UK Seal of Approval and contains 52% recycled content.
Our Allura LVT collections feature the aesthetics of natural wood and stone floors but the strength and comfort of vinyl tiles – making it a go-to for those looking for high-quality office vinyl flooring. Users can benefit from easy installation and maintenance, brilliant dimensional stability and a warm underfoot. The Allura office vinyl flooring collection features designs in several constructions to ensure that no matter the application, there is always a suitable choice.
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. Using the IOBAC MagTabs system, the Allura Flex range can be installed adhesive free.
Office cleaning costs can be reduced by up to 65% simply by stopping dirt and moisture at the entrance. Our Nuway collection is the recognised market leader in engineered entrance flooring systems. Nuway entrance systems provide an outstanding first line of defence against soil and moisture entering an office space, on the soles of shoes and the treads of wheeled traffic. Nuway prevents slips whilst keeping your interior floor coverings dryer and cleaner.
For 50 years, our Coral collection has been the market leader in textile office entrance flooring. With attractive and sustainable cleaning systems and a wide range of styles and constructions, there’s more choice than ever before to suit any requirement. Cleaning costs and the risk of slipping are greatly reduced whilst the floors lifetime is increased.
The Step safety flooringcollection is perfect for areas prone to spillages, because of the particles in the wear layer that offers varying levels of slip resistance from R10 – R12.
Our Step range also has high resistance to scuff marks with the PUR pearl finish making it easy to clean and maintain. While having excellent safety properties, the Step portfolio features over 60 stylish designs in wood and stone effects.
Modul'up adhesive free vinyl flooring offers a flexible and creative office flooring solution for businesses looking for fast installation. With no waiting or drying time, it can be fitted overnight without having to close your premises.
Modul’up is an excellent flooring choice for communal areas with noise pollution concerns. Users can benefit from impact sound reduction of 15-19 dB and minimal cleaning and maintenance. There is also a wide range of colours and designs that allows for much greater creative freedom.
For office communal areas in which durability is key due to high foot traffic, Forbo’s Eternal range is a great vinyl flooring solution. Available in realistic wood effects, stone and abstract designs, a broad palette of colours and some digitally printed visuals – Eternal is designed to inspire creativity.
Our Sphera vinyl sheet range is a perfect high-traffic office flooring solution with high resistance to chemicals, scratches and stains thanks to the SMART-stop surface finish.
Sphera is a homogeneous vinyl which is easy to clean and phthalate free which provides a hygienic indoor environment. Superior appearance and durability is ensured through in-line coating and embossing.
Marmoleum linoleum flooring is ideal flooring for offices thanks to its natural, sustainable, durable, high-quality and innovative constructions and designs.
It's the most sustainable office flooring as it is made from natural raw materials, and it is Climate Positive – measured from cradle to gate without offsetting. A massive amount of design freedom is available throughout the collection of over 300 colours and 12 structures. It’s also available in both sheet and modular tile formats.
Marmoleum flooring is scratch and scuff resistant thanks to its Topshield pro finish – which also makes it easy to clean and maintain.
For office spaces that require an area to collect and exchange thoughts and ideas, our renewed Bulletin Board pin board linoleum offers a practical, simple solution. Our Bulletin Board is made of an all-natural material that can be applied in framed or mounted pin boards or directly to the wall. The Bulletin Board creates a decorative element in your space thanks to the tactile and colourful surface.
Forbo Furniture Linoleum is a natural surfacing material that delivers the finishing touch for all high-end office furniture designs such as desks, chairs, stools, cabinets, doors and displays. Renowned for its elegance and durability – our furniture Linoleum radiates high quality and finesse. The mat surface and its warm, soft texture make it a unique surfacing solution.
Find our range of environmentally conscious commercial office flooring below and add new life to your office space today
A truly climate positive office floor covering
The use of Marmoleum in offices has never been more relevant with the UK government setting a net zero target of carbon emissions by 2050. The Marmoleum product range is climate positive (cradle to gate) without offsetting.
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 flooring.
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%, making Tessera a solid choice for environmentally conscious organisations.
We even have a range made with up to 100% ECONYL® regenerated yarn.
Keeping the world outside, outside
Sustainable flooring starts at the door, with our Coral and Nuway 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 for their office space, we offer Nuway Tuftiguard with Bamboo scraper bars. Bamboo is a sustainable species of grass and one of the fastest growing plants on earth.
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, and Flotex and Tessera carpet tile off-cuts.
To find out more just contact Back to the Floor on 0161 925 8760, backtothefloor@forbo.com
Download: Back to the Floor leaflet
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
• Our Tessera carpet tile and Allura Flex LVT ranges can be installed adhesive free using the IOBAC MagTabs system. Find out more
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 and 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.
Our product portfolio is designed with a focus on employee health and wellbeing, as those two factors are of the utmost importance. To optimise productivity in the workplace, employee comfort and wellbeing must be kept to a high standard. Read below to see how our floor coverings contribute towards high performance office environments that maximise employee satisfaction.
Office design directly impacts the mental and physical wellbeing of employees – a prevalent issue as recent findings suggest that the UK can expect to pay up to £8.4 billion per annum for mental-health related absences.
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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The Work Fever report has found some interesting statistics around allergies. With over 21 million adults suffering from some kind of allergy, the UK is currently one of the top three countries in the world for the highest instances of allergies. Exposure to dust mites trapped in soft furnishings and carpets is one of the most common causes of Asthma and allergies.
The report found that average office cleaning is not able to prevent the build-up of dust mites and allergens due to infrequent and inadequate cleaning schedules – 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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With our free bespoke design service, our in-house design team help bring your ideas to life. We can create plan boards, complete with product samples so that you can see your scheme in the flesh along the design process. Alternatively, choose from one of our exclusive Designer collaborations for standout office flooring.
For designers who are creating flooring concepts with a ‘wow’ factor, Flotex is the ideal blank canvas. Designers can benefit from our collection of over 500 designs that can be recoloured – from a minimum size of 60m2. We can work to match your requirements, whether it be photography, commercial branding or specific Pantone references.
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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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