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BELOWAmtico flooring available at Designer Contracts
BOTTOM LEFT Laura
Ashley laminate available at Designer Contracts
BOTTOM RIGHT Puzzle flooring from Gerflor’s Senso Clic, loose-lay plank range
them in the early stages of development to help maximise a buildings BREEAM score.” BRE is the foremost environmental assessment method and the industry leading accreditation system for sustainable buildings and construction materials. Each product which is certified by BRE Global has undergone a “cradle to grave” assessment, looking at its environmental performance throughout every stage of its life. Also focusing on product life-cycle is
Tarkett, the largest producer of resilient flooring worldwide. The firm’s commitment to sustainability and the environment is woven throughout its business, focusing on the four steps of the product life-cycle: good materials, resource stewardship, people-friendly spaces and re-use. All of Tarkett’s commercial vinyl
products incorporate a minimum of 25% recycled material and it recycles around 130,000 tonnes of flooring material per annum. Tarkett has also developed “take back” schemes to reduce the amount of post-installation and post-consumer flooring going to landfill. The company also believes that
transparency is key, and so all of Tarkett’s products include a ‘Balance
Choice Tag’, using percentages to show the portion of natural and renewable raw materials, recycled content, recyclability and VOC’s levels. Tile supplier Minoli also proudly displays its eco credentials. The tile manufacturers from Italy that Minoli uses to provide for its developer ranges are produced to the Eco Label standard. Within these factories there is virtually no waste of water or power, and all unused items are recycled. “Generally speaking, the higher the quality and the specification the more sustainable the source will have been,” explains managing director Jonathon Minoli. “The factories producing this material for Minoli have all of the essential eco credentials, especially the coveted European Eco Labels. Lower priced and lower specified material will generally not meet the requirements, also items not sourced within the European manufacturing plants tends to be without accreditation.” British Ceramic Tile is also committed to ensuring that high quality products are sourced, manufactured and supplied in a safe and environmentally responsible manner. “In today’s eco conscious industry,
flooring manufacturers need to be aware of the environmental impact of their manufacturing processes, making sure that they are as energy efficient as possible,” explains senior product manager, Katy Black. “Where raw materials are sourced is key, along with manufacturers environmental credentials, which include their approach to recycling, energy consumption, packaging, logistics, and people.” British Ceramic Tile also recycles tonnes of ceramic waste each year. Broken tiles and tile waste are crushed and recycled back into the tile body. In addition, the firm recycle other materials such as metal, wood, paper and plastics, along with water. Both water used in the manufacturing process and captured rainwater is recycled via a new extraction system. Recycling is uppermost on Gerflor’s environmental agenda too. However, sales and marketing manager – residential floorings, John Hardaker, believes that’s it’s only by working in partnership with other industry players that global sustainability can be widely achieved. To this end, Gerflor became a founder member of the first international recycling workshop, AgpR in Germany and the HQE (High Quality Environment) in France. It is also
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