About us
Who are we?
OUR MEMBERS
Forbo Flooring Systems
We like to think that the floor coverings that we design and manufacture provide an inspirational basis for interior designs. We aim at helping you create inspiring and high performing interiors which leave lasting impressions. With Forbo you get more than a floor. From how they’re made to how they perform, we make outstanding floors that are truly sustainable. That’s because our floors are good for people, good for buildings and good for the environment. So, from the building they’re in to the world outside, we’re helping our customers work, live and relax in better environments.
It’s about the things you can’t see
A Forbo floor is always beautiful and stylish to look at. A floor that’s comfortable to live, work and play on. But looks aren’t everything; often, it’s the things you can’t see that really matter.
From how it’s made, our footprint…
From how we run our factories to how we choose our ingredients, the way we make our floors is a big part of how we meet our mission to create better environments.
…To how it performs, Your footsteps… We include the whole life of a floor when we think about its sustainability performance. Which means we make sure our floors start performing from the moment they’re fitted.
Karndean Designflooring
Karndean Designflooring is a global leader in flooring design with operations in the UK, USA, Australia and New Zealand. By offering a wide range of colours, textures and finishes, our products allow you to create looks that are unique to your home or business and are guaranteed to last. With a passion for creating floors which are both stylish and practical, we're here to help customers find the right floor for their space, needs and unique style.
We are aware that the activities of our company affect the environment, so we are committed to the continual improvement of our manufacturing and logistical processes to ensure sustainability and best value for our customers and stakeholders alike. We are pleased to be certified to ISO 14001:2015. Within our own premises, we are reducing our environmental impact by adopting reasonable controls to prevent air, water, ground and noise pollution and keeping sites clean and tidy. We recycle all our post-production waste, such as off-cuts and trimmings, and have introduced a free postage return system for our consumer chip samples. We also work with our suppliers and sub-contractors to improve their awareness of environmental issues.
Burmatex
As burmatex® both design and manufacture our products on a single site in West Yorkshire we are able to maintain a unique environmental culture throughout the entire company. In this way each stage of our manufacturing process considers and contributes toward the environmental rating of all our products.
DESIGN
During product design both the form and function of our carpet products is carefully considered. This way we produce our striking ranges in a hardwearing product finish, underpinned by our 10 year guarantee.
MANUFACTURING
As well as reducing transportation by manufacturing on a single site, we use 100% renewable electricity. Our fibre bonded products incorporate locally sourced, recycled fibres and our post production waste is either internally recycled or collected for external reprocessing and recycling with 0% landfill waste
BACKING
At burmatex® we use our own unique Accummen™ backing, containing over 75% recycled, locally sourced content.
PACKAGING
Our recycled and FSC certified packaging is fully recyclable.
We recognise that, as a manufacturer, our activities impact on the environment. We take every opportunity to target and minimise all potential issues.
We use:
• 100% renewable energy
• 100% recycled packaging
• 100% post production yarn recycled
• 75% recycled backing
• 60% recycled and reclaimed product content
Shaw Contract
Shaw Contract is the world’s largest carpet manufacturer and carpet fibre manufacturer. We manufacture and supply commercial flooring; carpet tile, carpet broadloom, custom designed hospitality flooring and resilient flooring solutions including Luxury Vinyl Tile (LVT), Woven Vinyl and Rigid Core products for the EMEA market.
In the EMEA region, Shaw Contract supports the market through direct sales and dealer (distributor) channels. Resource includes:
- Carpet tile factory in Scotland;
- Showroom in London, with UK-wide direct sales team;
- Office and direct sales team in Paris, France;
- Warehousing resource in Rotterdam, Netherlands;
- Network of aligned dealers across Europe;
- Team and showroom in Dubai, UAE and servicing a network of aligned dealers across MEA.
We are passionate about design and recognised as leading the industry, but we are also mindful and conscientious stewards of our product ingredients. We are a pilot manufacturer of the Health Product Declaration Collaborative (HPD) and an early adopter of the Cradle to Cradle® circular economy design philosophy. Shaw Contract is committed to material health and to transparency in order to help our customers create both healthy and inspiring interiors and buildings. Shaw Contract is a member of ChemSec and on the WorldGBC Corporate Advisory Board.
Tarkett
Tarkett, a global innovative floorcovering manufacturer, committed to making sustainable flooring that is not only good for people but also great for the environment. Our commitment to health and wellbeing sits at the heart of our sustainability approach, “Doing Good. Together”. By listening to our customers’ needs and collaborating with our stakeholders, we design products that deliver optimal performance, promote healthy living and respect natural resources. Our design philosophy is inspired by the circular economy, which gives our customers the opportunity to respect the environment and advance their own sustainability goals. In particular, we provide flooring made with healthy materials that can be recovered, recycled and transformed into new products. Through Doing Good Together, we focus on three key areas: Designing for Life, Closing the Loop and Driving Collaboration. The world’s great sustainability challenges require co-operation and partnership across all industries and supply chains. We encourage our customers and all our stakeholders to join us in working toward positive environmental change.
