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Flooring designed for disassembly using detachable fixings is rapidly gaining momentum, with increasing specifications across the supply chain.
Discover why forward-thinking specifiers, manufacturers and contractors are getting on board.
Ensure your organisation stays ahead of the curve with our adhesive-free solutions.
Benefits for Flooring Manufacturers
MATERIAL REUSE
Uplifted floor covering is uncontaminated – extending product life via reuse or recycling through take-back programmes.
UNIVERSAL FIXING
Suitable for carpet tile, +4mm Luxury Vinyl Tile and woven vinyl tile.
Compatible with a variety of sub-floors, including access floors, concrete and as an overlay system.
PROVEN METHOD
Already used and approved by 14 leading flooring manufacturers worldwide.
Increasing specifications by major architects and clients for high-profile projects.
Already approved and/or used by:
Industry Specifications for Adhesive-free Flooring
From global clients and asset managers, to industry accreditation schemes, specifications for reversible, adhesive-free flooring fixings are on the increase as the commercial and sustainability benefits become more widely understood.
Sustainable Procurement Guidance for Modular Carpet
“All carpet tiles shall be able to be installed with pressure-sensitive corner tape, tiles, or dots that allow for easy removal and replacement of the carpet tile.
With the exception of high-stress locations such as stairs, no carpet installation shall require full-coverage, wet-applied adhesive.”
Materials Brief
“Avoid using adhesives to create composite materials that cannot be recycled.”
Preferred for Flooring – “Mechanically (as opposed to chemically) fixed methods.”
Ideal for Flooring – “Products with established closed loop recycling systems (take back schemes).”
Good Practice Measures for Higher Education v1.0
“All soft floor coverings, including underlay where applicable, meet at least one of the following criteria:
are reused; or if new: several recommendations including:
carpets are installed using a dry adhesive corner tile system as
opposed to traditional contact adhesive.”
Circular Design Primer for Interiors
“Design and install flooring for disassembly and reuse.
Eliminate adhesives and nails in favor of mechanical or even magnetic fixings and use modular tile systems
instead of sheet materials.”
Sustainable Specifying Guide
“If using carpet tiles, use a glue-less system that allows east removal and recycling of materials” ”
Flooring Installation
Product Guidance
A traffic-light based system, ranging from Mechanical Installation in green to Epoxy and Polyurethane Adhesives in red.
“When feasible, avoid using an adhesive altogether or prefer a peel and stick option.“
Client Projects
The commercial and sustainability benefits of reversible floor fixings are driving a growing number of architectural specifications, including for high profile global projects.
ASSET PROTECTION
Protecting the sub-floor – often the most expensive, and embodied carbon heavy component of the overall flooring system.
Whole-life cost comparison demonstrates a 40% saving when using adhesive-free installation, due to dilapidation and maintenance cost savings.
CIRCULARITY
Uplifted floor tiles are uncontaminated – extending material life via reuse or recycling, rather than being sent to landfill.
Reuse avoids extra embodied carbon. Independent whole-life embodied carbon modelling shows up to 80% carbon savings with adhesive-free installation.
DESIGN FLEXIBILITY
Attract and retain tenants with agile, adaptable spaces.
Design for disassembly – reversible fixing mechanism enables repurposing of assets and flexibility across current and future leases.
With client-led projects including:
And asset manager involvement from:
Architects and designers actively specifying reversible fixings include:
Contractors regularly working with reversible fixings include:
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