Flotex High Performance Carpet
DURABLE FLOORING FOR DEMANDING SPACES
Discover Flotex for commercial facilities where comfort, hygiene, acoustics, cleanability, and durability matter. Ideal for schools, healthcare facilities, offices, hospitality, retail, airports, and public buildings.
Flotex high performance carpet features a unique flocked construction that provides a healthy, cleanable, durable floor that is also warm, comfortable, slip-resistance, and acoustic with state-of-the-art digital print technology for endless design possibilities.
The comfort of carpet combined with durability and easy cleaning
In high traffic spaces, flooring needs to feel comfortable and stand up to daily use. You want control over cleaning, hygiene, wear, safety, and appearance.
Flotex makes that choice easier. Its unique flocked construction combines unmatched healthy, cleanable, and durable properties with the warmth, comfort, slip-resistance, and acoustic benefits of carpet. Flotex is 100% waterproof and topically impervious to dirt, soil, and liquids.
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Easy to keep clean
Flotex is engineered to outperform traditional carpet. It's dense, upright nylon fibers capture fine dust and allergens, while also releasing soil easily during cleaning. It is 100% waterproof and stain resistant for lasting performance, even in high traffic spaces. Flotex can be restored to like-new condition at any point during its 30-year service life.
Flotex releases up to 76% of original soil after vacuuming. With deep cleaning, this increases to up to 97%. After wet extraction, Flotex usually dries within 4 to 6 hours. Traditional carpet can take up to 24 hours.
Benefits for cleaning and maintenance:
- Washable and 100% waterproof
- Most stains and spills can easily be removed
- Releases soil easily during cleaning
- Dries quickly after wet cleaning
- Well-suited for heavy traffic areas
Dries fast and allergy friendly
1- Easy to clean
Flotex is waterproof, washable, and dries faster than traditional carpet.
2- Unmatched Durability
The floor is developed for high traffic commercial spaces.
3- Hygienic and allergy friendly
Flotex captures fine dust and allergens and releases them again when vacuumed.
Slip resistant and sound reduction
4- Comfort of carpet
The textile structure feels warm and comfortable in spaces where people work, learn, or stay.
5- Safe and slip resistant
With R13 slip resistance, Flotex helps reduce the risk of slipping.
6- Acoustically comfortable
With Class A sound absorption and more than 20 dB impact sound reduction, Flotex helps create quieter spaces.
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Colors and designs for every interior
Flotex offers unmatched design possibilities with state-of-the-art digital print technology. Choose from a wide range of colors and patterns or create your own custom design in sheet, tile, and modular plank formats.
This makes Flotex interesting for architects and interior designers who want to combine comfort, acoustics, and appearance.
Possible applications:
- Calm textile floors for offices
- Comfortable flooring for hospitality and hotels
- Sound absorbing flooring for schools
- Hygienic textile flooring for healthcare environments
- Patterns and designs for creative interior concepts
- Zones and wayfinding in public buildings
Healthy in everyday use
In schools, healthcare facilities, offices, and hotels, hygiene matters every day. Flotex's dense, upright fibers capture fine dust and allergens until the moment of cleaning. When vacuumed, the floor releases these particles easily (no loops or twists to trap dirt), removing allergens and improving the indoor air quality.
Flotex's fibers are electrostatically flocked into a closed cell backing, making it 100% waterproof and impervious to dirt, soil, and liquids. Most stains and spills can easily be removed without harsh chemicals, and moisture will not penetrate and linger in the backing, reducing infection control concerns and eliminating mold growth and odors.
Why this matters:
- Captures fine dust and allergens
- Releases soil and allergens when vacuumed
- The only textile floor covering to receive the Allergy UK Seal of Approval
- Helps keep spaces clean and hygienic
- Suitable for buildings where many people come together
Quiet, comfortable, and safe
In high traffic spaces, flooring needs to support comfort, noise reduction, and safety. Flotex helps reduce impact sound, feels comfortable underfoot, and provides slip resistance in dry and wet conditions.
This is valuable in schools, offices, hotels, healthcare facilities, and public buildings.
Benefits for comfort and safety:
- Class A sound absorption
- More than 20 dB impact sound reduction
- Comfortable textile structure
- High slip resistance (R13)
- Comfortable for spaces where people stay for longer periods
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Made for long term use
A sustainable floor needs to last and remain easy to maintain. Flotex is developed for intensive professional use and combines comfort with strong performance.
Materials and production have also been designed with sustainability in mind. Flotex is produced using 100% green electricity and has very low product emissions. Flotex sheet contains up to 20% recycled content. Flotex tiles and planks contain up to 59% recycled content.
Why this matters for projects:
- Developed for high-traffic commercial use
- On-site production waste is recycled
- 14% less embodied carbon with new Edge construction
- Phthalate-free backing and waste (contributes to LEED credits)
- Can be recycled at end-of-life through C.A.R.E.
- Fully transparent: HPD, EPD, and Declare Label available
- Long service life with proper maintenance
EASILY REQUEST A FREE SAMPLE
Want to assess colors, structures, and designs in real life? Request free Flotex samples and compare the options for your project.
A sample helps you refine the design, compare materials side by side, and align choices internally. This makes it easier to see which Flotex floor covering fits the look, function, and daily use of your building.
Want to compare multiple Flotex collections? Choose samples from the collections that fit your project.
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Frequently asked questions about Flotex textile flooring
What is Flotex?
Flotex is Forbo's brand name for its high performance carpet. While it provides the same warm, comfortable, slip-resistant and acoustic benefits of carpet, Flotex features a unique high-density flocked construction making it the only carpet that is durable, cleanable, and healthy!
What is the difference between Flotex and carpet?
Flotex's unique high-density flocked construction packs 46,000 single, upright strands of 6,6 nylon fibers into every square inch, making it 100% waterproof and topically impervious to dirt, soil, and liquids. Most stains and spills can easily be removed without harsh chemicals, while dirt and allergens are easily removed by vacuuming (no loops or twists to trap dirt). Flotex's dense construction resists crushing and matting, and it will not gray, abrade, wrinkle, or delaminate like traditional carpet.
Is Flotex suitable for commercial projects?
Yes. Flotex is developed for commercial projects such as schools, healthcare facilities, offices, hospitality, retail, and public buildings. The floor provides a healthy, cleanable, durable flooring solution that is comfortable, slip-resistant, and acoustic.
Is Flotex hygienic?
Yes. Flotex is 100% waterproof and topically impervious, reducing infection control concerns and eliminating mold growth and odors. It is designed to capture fine dust and allergens and release them again when vacuumed. Flotex has received the Allergy UK Seal of Approval and is a good fit for spaces where hygiene is important.
Is Flotex easy to clean?
Yes. Flotex is waterproof and washable. The floor releases soil easily during vacuuming and wet cleaning. After wet extraction, Flotex usually dries within 4 to 6 hours.
Is Flotex slip resistant?
Yes. Flotex provides slip resistance in dry and wet conditions. This helps reduce the risk of slipping and tripping in high traffic buildings.
Is Flotex good for acoustics?
Yes. Flotex helps absorb sound and reduce impact sound. The floor has Class A sound absorption and more than 20 dB impact sound reduction. This makes Flotex suitable for spaces where calm and comfort are important, such as offices, schools, hotels, and healthcare facilities.
Can I request free Flotex samples?
Yes. You can request free Flotex samples to assess colors, structures, and designs in real life. This helps with design decisions, material comparison, and internal alignment.