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Flotex high-tech textile flooring

A textile floor with high performance attributes! If you are looking for an easy to clean, highly effective hygienic floor that is safe, extremely durable and stain resistant with 40 years of proven history, it is Flotex from Forbo Flooring Systems.

Flotex Colour - penang s483005 & moke s482006 sage & s482020 shale
Flotex Colour - s246004 metro gull & s246005 metro nimbus
Chungnam Library
Flotex Advance - t303005 code spearmint & t303001 ice & t303031 ash
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Discover Flotex textile flooring

Flotex is a unique textile floor covering that combines the hard wearing and durable characteristics of a resilient floor with the quality, warmth and comfort of a carpet. Flotex is a strong and hygienic floor, and being completely waterproof, it is also the only truly washable textile floor.

  • Extremely durable and easy to clean & maintain

  • Sound absorbing & slip resistant

  • Only textile floor covering to receive the Allergy UK Seal of Approval™ by the British Allergy Foundation

  • Available in sheet, tiles, planks & custom design

Flotex Advance - Advance - s203008 code mauve & s203049 code linen

Flotex floors

Flotex floor coverings are manufactured with up to 80 million straight nylon fibres per m². Because the nylon fibres in the Flotex floors are standing straight ahead, they capture fine dust and allergens.

This unique structure ensures these can be released when vacuumed. That is why Flotex is the only textile flooring with a British Allergy Foundation approval.

Carpet floors

Loop pile carpet or loose nylon cut pile fibres retain fine dust and allergens, however, they’re not easily released due to the complex nature of the surface pile, which can result in bacterial growth and an unhygienic floor over time.

Flotex offers the quietness and comfort of a carpet but has a better hygienic performance.

Flotex flocked flooring - close up
Carpet tiles - close up

Easy to clean and maintain

Cleaning and maintaining a Flotex floor is much easier than you would think. The straight nylon fibres capture fine dust and allergens, but these are easily released when vacuumed. Actually, vacuuming removes double the allergens on a Flotex floor compared to conventional carpet flooring.

  • Flotex releases up to 76% of original soil after vacuuming compared to 46% for loop pile carpet

  • Flotex releases up to 97% of original soil after spray extraction cleaning compared to 64% for loop pile carpet

  • The dense, upright pile of Flotex completely dries after wet extraction in 4 to 6 hours versus up to 24 hours for loop pile carpet

Flotex installation & floorcare instructions

Flotex collections & tools

  • Flotex Colour - metro pebble & berry

    FLOTEX COLOUR

    Sheet & tiles

    Flotex Colour - available in sheet & tiles

    Choice is about possibilities, and choice in design starts with colour. Colour can communicate a message without words, it evokes emotions, creates associations and has the power to effect the whole mood and feel of an environment.

    Therefore, our designers created a Flotex flocked flooring collection which is fully based on the endless possibilities of colours.

    Discover Flotex Colour

  • Flotex Advance - latitude linen

    FLOTEX ADVANCE

    Sheet & tiles

    Flotex Advance - available in sheet & tiles

    The Flotex Advance collection features 2 designs, Latitude and Code, both designed specifically to create a contemporary feel within any space. These designs offer a versatile blend of aesthetics and functionality.

    Discover Flotex Advance

  • Flotex Naturals - 010075 warm oak

    FLOTEX NATURALS

    Sheet & tiles

    Flotex Naturals - available in sheet & tiles

    Our renewed Flotex Naturals range enables you to create the aesthetic of a real wood or ceramics floor, whilst maintaining the warmth, acoustics and comfort that a carpet offers.

    The state-of-the-art digital printing technique achieves high quality, true to life visuals of wood and ceramic textures. Our digital printing technique achieves high quality, true to life visuals.

    Discover Flotex Naturals

  • Flotex Planks - 149008 ombre montage & 147008 tundra

    FLOTEX PLANKS

    Planks

    Flotex Planks - available in plank format

    Sophistication & style in modularity. As modularity is a major trend in flooring, a Flotex planks collection has developed with planks of 100x25 cm with which stunning floorplans can be created. The exciting floor designs offer endless possibilities to mix & match, perfectly adapted to all sorts of environments.

    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 ease of installation supports these locations.

    Discover Flotex Planks

  • Flotex by Mac Stopa - 360017E

    FLOTEX CREATED BY

    Sheet

    Flotex created by - available in sheet

    Forbo Flooring Systems works with world-renowned designers such as Phillipe Starck, Mac Stopa, José Medina Galeote and Ettore Sottsass to create unique floor designs that can be used in multiple environments. By combining the creativity of our own designers with the expertise of renowned designers from around the world, we strive to continuously offer new unique floor designs.

    Flotex flocked flooring provides the perfect surface for dynamic graphic designs. The cutting-edge technology of digital printing gives a new lease of life to all arresting patterns created by our own design team in cooperation with other designers.

    Discover Flotex created by different famous designers

  • Flotex Colour - s290011 calgary & s290026 calgary linen

    ALL COLLECTIONS

    Flotex at a glance

    All Flotex collections

    Forbo Flooring offers even more Flotex collections like Flotex hospitality and leisure (floors specially created applications in this segment) and Flotex Bespoke (custom design, to give you the option to design your own floor)!

    Do you want to see all Flotex collections in one overview?

    Discover all Flotex collections

  • Flotex reference - Hakuhoukai Tokyo Spine Hospital - Japan

    FLOTEX REFERENCES

    Worldwide projects

    Flotex references

    Be inspired by the many areas of application in which our Flotex floors are installed. Worldwide references in different segments give a good impression of the possibilities with our floors.

  • FloorVisualizer - Flotex

    FLOORVISUALIZER

    Visualize your own floor design

    FloorVisualizer

    The Forbo FloorVisualizer is the go-to tool for visualizing floor design ideas. This easy-to-use online platform allows you to create and customize floors for any space or room. It is even possible to work with your own room image!

  • Flotex Vision - flowerbed

    DIGITAL LIBRARY

    Digitally printed Flotex

    Flotes Vision - Our digital library

    Although we have a very wide range of flooring options we can still imagine that you are looking for something completely different. With the possibility of digital printing new opportunities arise. Digital print offers an infinite number of design options ranging from abstracts with intricate colour spectrums to realistic images of natural materials like grass and water.

    Discover our digital library

Flotex - A hygienic, safe and sustainable flooring solution. More information here.

Awarded by British Allergy Foundation
Flotex is the only textile floor covering to be awarded the prestigious Allergy UK Seal of Approval™ and proven to have positive impact on the lives of allergy sufferers. Because of its highly dense pile, twice as many allergens are trapped in Flotex’s nylon fibres and released upon vacuuming in comparison to conventional carpet.

Recycled content
Flotex makes use of waste streams of other Forbo production locations to be added into the backing of the floor coverings. Recycled content in Flotex is up to 67% of the backing content.

Sound absorbing & slip resistant
Excellent sound absorption properties make Flotex an acoustic flooring solution with >19 dB impact sound reduction. Further, Flotex floors provide a safe environment for all age groups as it prevents tripping or slipping hazards both in dry and wet conditions.

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

Flotex in many applications

  • Flotex - Restaurant

    Food & beverage

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    Flotex in food & beverage areas

    Places where people expect luxury but where spills are common and need to be cleaned without bothering the customer.

    From theatre or stadium visits, casinos, hotels or campsites, dinner or lunch in a restaurant, to relaxing in the sauna. The impact of the interior and the overall ambiance play a crucial role to give the ultimate visitor experience.

  • HvA - Jakoba Mulder - Flotex

    High traffic

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    Flotex in high traffic areas

    Places where many people gather.

    From airport gates to convention centers to call centers and public buildings. Places that require a resilient textile floor covering that is easy to maintain, environmentally friendly and offer good indoor air quality.

  • SkiStar Hundfjället

    Extreme conditions

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    Flotex in areas with extreme conditions

    Places where people don’t bother being careful with the floor as they expect it withstands the situation.

    From ice skate rings to ski centers and from trains to changing rooms, Flotex stands up to the heavy impact and even under wet conditions it remains slip resistant.

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