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Flotex planks: sophistication & style

Flotex is neither a true textile, nor is it a resilient flooring. Its unique dense fiber construction succeeds in combining the best of both worlds: comfort
& resilience. Flotex offers a flooring solution for areas where safety, hygiene and well-being are in high demand.

As modular flooring is a major trend, we've developed our new Flotex Planks collection, containing 6 unique designs in plank sizes of 9.84” x 39.37”(100x25 cm). Stunning floorplans can be created with the contemporary designs that match every requirement.

Application & use
The versatile Flotex Plank designs lend themselves equally well to contemporary or classic office environments as to areas like airport lounges, congress centers, restaurants or hotels.

The Wood and Seagrass design, because of their natural and warm feel, even go down well in homely environments like housing for the aged and care facilities.

Sophistication & style
Flotex Planks offer endless possibilities to mix and match colours within 1 design. Laying patterns can also create stimulating and lively environments with zigzag motives or herringbone designs. Flotex Planks show little repeat in their patterning, creating interesting and beautiful floors even when only 1 single colour is used.

Flotex Floor Care

The unique construction of Flotex allows to release soiling like no other textile flooring. The smooth straight fibres of Flotex do not trap particles of soil, allowing them to be removed without difficulty during cleaning.

Download here the Flotex cleaning & maintenance instructions

Flotex Planks: durable & comfortable

Already available in sheet and tile formats, Flotex now offers you the possibility to create and design sophisticated indoor environments with a new series of plank designs of 9.84” x 39.37”(100x25 cm).

Comfortable & quiet
• The densely placed fibers (up to 80 million per m2) provide a warm and comfortable surface
• Excellent sound absorption properties make Flotex an acoustic flooring solution (>20dB impact sound reduction)
• Flotex is a comfortable flooring and is easy to walk on
• The wide range of designs create a pleasing floor covering for any environment

Safe & durable
• Made from nylon 6.6 fibers Flotex is an indestructible textile
• Flotex provides a safe environment for all age groups as it avoids tripping or slipping hazards both in dry and wet conditions
• Flotex meets the HSE wet and dry slip resistance classifications for use on flat surfaces and ramps.

Cleaner for longer

A textile flooring with the ease of cleaning a resilient is the true quality of Flotex. When prescribed cleaning procedures are followed, Flotex outperforms any textile floorcovering in appearance. It’s smooth upright nylon 6.6 fibres allow dirt to be easily removed by ordinary vacuuming. No dry dirt is trapped by any loops or brush edges of the fibre and the vacuum action reaches the very base of the pile, meaning that all dirt is removed. The vinyl base combined with the nylon 6.6 top layer allows it to be cleaned with water and detergents, simply washing away any spills or stains. Steam cleaning or mechanical cleaning methods can be applied. Flotex is the truly washable textile, dries quickly and as such stays cleaner for longer.

Flotex Floor Care Guidelines
Caring for Flotex®

A sustainable floor

Green electricity
Forbo’s manufacturing operations for Flotex in Great Britain and France secure a high quality floor covering, produced with green electricity and minimum waste streams that are all recycled in the floor.

Water based
Flotex is created with nylon 6.6 fibres. All dies and inks that are used to create the Flotex designs are water based. No additional chemical processes take place other than high temperature steam treatment to secure the colors.

Recycled content
Flotex makes use of waste streams of other Forbo production locations to be transformed into the backing of the floor coverings. Recycled content in Flotex is up to 59% of the backing content.

Extremely durable
A big advantage for using Flotex is the extreme performance of the floor covering, with a product life time that surpasses that of ordinary textiles by a factor 6.

Simple cleaning & maintenance
Flotex can be cleaned by using water and a simple detergent. For most staining, simple household soap is enough to clean the product, while other detergent clean away ink, oil and more severe stains. After use Flotex can be recycled back into the production process.

EPDs and HPDs

See below for EPDs and HPDs of Flotex.
EPDs

EPD Flotex FR (Exp. 2028.01.01)
EPD Flotex Tile/Plank (Exp. 2023.08.02)
EPD Forbo Flotex Sheet (Exp. 2028.09.01)

HPD Flotex Modular (Exp. 2024.09.13)
HPD Flotex Sheet (Exp. 2024.09.12)

Flotex Principles Brochure

To learn more about Flotex Principles you can download our brochure here:
Flotex Principles Brochure