New Textures Provide Contemporary Aesthetics and Ease of Maintenance
Tarkett, a worldwide leader in innovative and sustainable flooring and sports surface solutions, announces the launch of a refreshed offering of textures for its slip-resistant rubber tile products. The newly designed textures have a lower profile, making it easier to clean the entire surface without worrying about deep grooves. Tarkett combines these creative textures with the industry’s richest collection of color and patterns, allowing rubber tile flooring to be carried beyond the locker room into high-profile spaces for any segment.
“We’re working to elevate the use of rubber beyond what it’s traditionally known for. It’s been perceived as a performance product because it has so many wonderful qualities for safety and comfort. But it’s also one of our most sustainable products. Through design, we’re helping architects and designers use rubber flooring in spaces where they wouldn’t have considered it before,” said Janette Murray, senior product designer for Tarkett North America.
These 14 textures are available on any of the brand’s rubber tile collections: Forged, Woven, Hammered, Linen, Wood Grain, Leather, Brushed, Concrete, Rice Paper, Flagstone, Raised Round, Raised Square, Bamboo and Cubis. Five additional textures are available within the Circulinity® series: Fast Lane, Effervescent, Tic Tac Toe, Tricycle and Roundabout.
All Tarkett’s rubber tile products are now ILFI Living Product Challenge Imperative Certified with a Water Petal certification and Cradle to Cradle® Bronze certified. Tarkett’s rubber manufacturing facility operates on 97% recycled water and 100% renewable electricity.
Non-PVC rubber is naturally slip resistant, absorbs shock and sound, and is comfortable underfoot. In addition, Tarkett’s rubber tile flooring is:
• FloorScore™ certified and meets CA 01350
• Phthalate-free
• Part of the ReStart® reclamation program
• Made in the U.S.A. in an ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 certified plant
More information about all of Tarkett’s products can be found at www.tarkettna.com.
About Tarkett
With net sales of more than €2.8 billion in 2017, Tarkett is a worldwide leader of innovative flooring and sports surface solutions. Offering a wide range of products including vinyl, linoleum, carpet, rubber, wood, laminate, synthetic turf and athletic tracks, the Group serves customers in more than 100 countries worldwide through its major brands: Tarkett, Desso, Johnsonite, Tandus Centiva, Tarkett Sports, FieldTurf and Beynon. With approximately 13,000 employees and 34 industrial sites, Tarkett sells 1.3 million square meters of flooring every day, for hospitals, schools, housing, hotels, offices, stores and sports fields. Committed to “Doing Good. Together,” the Group has implemented an eco-innovation strategy based on Cradle to Cradle® principles and promotes circular economy, with the ultimate goal of contributing to people’s health and well-being, and preserving the natural capital. Tarkett is listed on Euronext Paris (compartment A, ISIN: FR0004188670, ticker TKTT) and is included in the following indices: SBF 120, CAC Mid 60. www.tarkett.com.