Forbo Fast Fit interior flooring products are perfect for refurbishment projects.
Click here to see a video showing an adhesive free Allura Ease LVT installation with fully adhered Allura dryback LVT, illustrating the potential time savings.
See below for a comparison of the installation steps for a fully adhered sheet vinyl, compared to Fast Fit sheet vinyl. This highlights just how much time and money can be saved with a Fast Fit product.
Refurb using standard direct stick vinyl sheet
– – Uplift existing floor coverings, transport to skips
– Remove existing latex and adhesive
– Apply 3mm thick smoothing compound
– Prepare sub floor to accept adhesives and vacuum
– Apply adhesive then leave to cure
– Install new vinyl and weld
Refurb using Forbo Fast Fit
– Ensure existing floor covering is in good condition, then vacuum
– Install Forbo Fast Fit product using mallet or tape
– Weld Forbo Fast Fit sheet products
Fast Fit products are suitable for a wide range of applications and offer specific benefits to certain sectors.
Flooring for Education
• May be possible to complete installations over a weekend or term breaks, avoiding the premium fitting costs over the summer break
• May be able to lay Fast Fit product over existing asbestos floors, avoiding the expense and disruption associated with the uplift
• None of the constraints associated with adhesives such as drying time and lingering odours improving well-being for staff and pupils
Flooring for Healthcare
• The speed of installation can reduce downtime by over 50% which is crucial in a 24 hour hospital environment
• Floors can be used straight after installation so there’s no need to wait 48 hours after installation before using heavy traffic
• If the existing sub floor is suitable, the installation of Fast Fit products can be quiet reducing disruption to patients
• As no adhesives or sub floor preparation is needed, in most cases, the clinical cleaning requirements are reduced
• None of the constraints associated with adhesives such as drying time and lingering odours improving well-being for staff and patients
Flooring for Offices
• The modular Fast Fit products give easy access to sub floor services
• Ideal for use in temporary pop up installations or as a portable floor
• Reduced level of disruption and contamination during installation
• None of the constraints associated with adhesives such as drying time and lingering odours improving the well-being of staff
Flooring for Retail
• The speed of installation can minimise downtime which is crucial in a 24 hour environment
• Floors can be used straight after installation so there’s no need to wait 48 hours after installation before using heavy traffic such as pallet trucks
• If the existing sub floor is suitable, the installation of Fast Fit products can be quiet reducing disruption to services
• Fast Fit ranges available for large scale and high-performance areas with heavy footfall, high point loading and wheeled traffic
• None of the constraints associated with adhesives such as drying time and lingering odours improving the well-being of staff and shoppers
• Fast Fit products are available in natural wood and stone effects along with bright colour pops for high design floors
Flooring for Industry
• Allura Colour Plus, Colorex EC plus, and Basic Plus are high performance flooring systems suitable for use by forklifts
• The unique honeycomb structure on the underside of the products mentioned above allows damp floors to be ventilated during use
• Specific sub floor preparation is not necessary if the floor is reasonably level
All the products in the Fast-Fit collection offer many sustainability benefits
How it’s made
• All Fast-Fit products are produced in Europe using 100% renewable electricity
• All our Fast Fit ranges are manufactured in production facilities that are certified to ISO14001 – environmental management standard
• Allura puzzle and Ease have up to 60% recycled content in the backing
• The textile element of Coral Click is Econyl, a high quality yarn made from 100% regenerated polyamide
• Fast Fit products do not require adhesive and as such, they reduce the amount of materials and energy used for a flooring installation
How it performs
• All our Fast Fit products are phthalate-free for healthier indoor environments
• Our Coral Click collection removes dirt and pollutants at the entrance, helping to prevent slips and reduces the need for cleaning of interior finishes
• All our Fast Fit products are adhesive free, reducing levels of adhesive emissions and are quicker to install, reducing the amount of disruption or downtime.
• Many of our Fast Fit ranges are available in natural stress-reducing designs and high LRV’s
• Modul’up is available in a decibel version helping to reduce noise pollution
• All our Fast fit products are suitable for re-use or recycling at the end their useful service life as they have no adhesive residue
Social accountability
We care for the people that touch our business, from employees to suppliers. That’s why all our UK manufacturing facilities and most of our sites in Europe are certified to SA8000®. The SA8000 Standard is one of the world’s preeminent social standards which aims to protect workers along each step of the supply chain and we are the only UK flooring company to have achieved this certification. Forbo was also involved in the development of BES 6002 (BRE’s Ethical Labour Sourcing Standard) and became the 1st flooring company certified to this standard.
Green certification
We provide Environmental Data Sheets for all our products. To download our EDS sheets and our independent EPD’s, please click here
For more details on how we’re helping to Create Better Environments click here
Our range of Fast Fit products covers a broad range of applications and is available in tile, plank or sheet format.
Entrances
• Coral Click – ‘off-the-shelf’ modular matting system that is simply assembled on site
Sheet - Modul’up
• Modul'up adhesive free sheet vinyl is an innovative floor covering concept with a commitment to the future.
• Available in 3 high performance constructions:
• Decibel (19 dB) where impact sound reduction is needed
• Compact for heavy and wheeled traffic areas
• T.E for damp subfloors with up to 97% RH
Tile and plank
• Allura Click Pro – our LVT offer in realistic wood and stone designs that can be quickly and easily installed thanks to our proven and patented ‘click’ system
• Allura Puzzle - Puzzle is ideal for large scale installations as each tile is 96 x 96cm and is simple to install just by “puzzling” the tiles together
• Allura Ease - one of the fastest Fast Fit products to install, it's also easy to remove, reuse and recycle
• Allura Colour Plus - a high performance product with a dovetail construction for a strong and stable connection which smoothly seals the floor surface
• Colorex EC plus – a permanently conductive tile floor covering in a loose lay tile format for when downtime or poor sub floors are an issue
• Colorex Basic plus – a loose lay tile format for when downtime or poor sub floors are an issue
Tomorrow's Contract Floors Top 10 Finalist
Our Fast Fit collection was recently voted into the top 10 in the 2020 TCF Awards. It was an open public vote for all Flooring Contractors, so thanks to everyone who took the time to vote for Fast Fit!
To download a leaflet showing the benefits of Fast Fit to an end user click here
Quick
• Minimal disruption and downtime as a Fast Fit installation can save over 50% of downtime if a new sub-floor is not needed
• No need to apply adhesive so quicker for contractor to install
• No adhesive setting or drying times so quicker installation
• Floor is ready for immediate use after installation, no need to wait 48 hours before using with heavy traffic
Easy
• None of the usual adhesive constraints such as drying times and lingering odours
• Less dust, mess and a reduced environmental impact as no adhesive
• No adhesive so no possibility of adhesive failure giving you peace of mind
• Easy to remove, reuse or recycle at end of life as no adhesive residue on back of the material. Subfloor is left clean and sound for repeat installation
• If there is no need for a new sub floor, it means there’s no ‘wet trades’ on site
• Proven system with over 1 million m² installed of some Fast Fit products such as Modul’up
Economical
• A Fast Fit installation can reduce downtime by over 50% if a new sub-floor is not needed, thereby saving you significant money
• No adhesive so floors can be reused in other areas of a building or in temporary installations eg pop-ups, exhibitions
• Potential savings on future renovations as no costly subfloor preparation required on removal
To download a leaflet showing the benefits of Fast Fit to a contractor click here
Quick
• No specific subfloor preparation needed in many cases
• No need to apply adhesive so installation time reduced allowing you time to do additional projects
Easy
• No need to use heavy rollers on site - just standard installation tools
• No need to worry if adhesive has been applied correctly, giving peace of mind to you and your client
• No need to worry if anyone will be impacted by odours from adhesive
• Easy to replace a Fast Fit product as it’s not adhered, and sub floor is left clean and sound for repeat installation
Economical
• Reduced installation time means you can quote for more jobs, which is particularly useful in the summer when schools refurbishment work is extensive
• Reduced installation time can mean that some installation projects can be competed over a weekend helping you win business from busy clients who want to avoid downtime
Read more about Fast Fit ranges:Product Portfolio
Adhesive Free Sheet sample books
Adhesive free planks sample book
Adhesive free tile sample book
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