Fast Flooring, easy to install and recyclable floors from Forbo Flooring

A desire that echoes its commitment to sustainable development, while perfectly meeting the current challenges of the construction market: shortened construction deadlines, optimized profitability, ever more sought-after environmental certifications.

Thus, Forbo Flooring now offers more than ten products that are easy and quick to install, economical and recyclable, suitable for all segments (residential, tertiary, hospital, commercial, industrial, etc.), for all projects, new ones of course. , but especially popular in renovation, particularly in occupied environments.

Without glue, without adhesive, with many advantages!

Whether floor coverings in strips, tiles or strips as well as entrance mats, Fast flooring solutions from Forbo Flooring offer multiple advantages, both for project managers and project owners, installation craftsmen and for the end user.

Ease, speed & profitability

No more preparation of surfaces, Fast flooring solutions can cover existing floors, including asbestos[1], the time-consuming patching operation disappears. As well as that of gluing since it is enough to clip, nest or simply place on the ground (lead structure) the loosely laid coverings with, as a result, a reduction in installation costs and downtime of the premises. more than 50% ! Many segments are sensitive to this, for example healthcare establishments which operate 24 hours a day, often under tension, for which immediate commissioning is almost essential. Likewise, the education sector appreciates the possibility of carrying out the installation of a free covering over a weekend or at the end of the school holiday period rather than having to requisition buildings (with additional costs) during the summer holidays. Just like commercial spaces where the direct operating loss can be truly detrimental. With Fast flooring solutions, floors can be used immediately, without waiting the traditional 24 hours after installation, even in the event of heavy traffic.

Serenity & well-being

Other benefits linked to Fast flooring, the absence of noise disturbances linked to the preparation of the surface or cleaning after construction, dust and odors (once again appreciable or even beneficial in the hospital environment for example).

Furthermore, the reduction in the number of operations and steps in a squatting position as well as the elimination of handling linked to the transport of the glue preserves the health of the installer, limiting arduousness and MSD[2].

Finally, the flexibility induced by the absence of scrubbing or drying time, the possibility of repositioning the product as desired and the elimination of any risk of post-construction disputes linked to gluing also promote peace of mind. spirit of project owners, project managers, managers and craftsmen.

Sustainability

Here again, the absence of glue makes Fast flooring products excellent contributors to the cause of the planet. Just as they can be removed just as easily and cleanly as they were installed, without damaging the support, the absence of adhesive residue allows them to be recycled for a second life in line with Forbo Flooring's commitment to circular economy (with, in addition, the recycling of installation scraps of course).

A wide range of references to adapt to each need

Among its Modul'up strip solutions, whose unique technology celebrates its 2023th anniversary in 10, Forbo Flooring now has no less than 5 constructions.

Remember that Modul'up consists of a PVC floor covering benefiting from a double D3S Core Structural Stabilization System, for perfect resistance to stress throughout its lifespan. A simple exclusive joining strip applied to the joints without peripheral support makes installation easier, the lead structure of the strips offering immediate grounding.

Modul'up Traffic 33 | 43, suitable for all premises classified U3 P3 / U4 P3, offers the best acoustic compromise/remanent punching 19 dB / 0.08 mm.

Modul'up compact 33 | 43, suitable for areas with frequent traffic, is especially suitable for covering old supports including VSM Acoustic (Vinyl On Foam) and/or asbestos[3].

Note that the slip resistance R10 of Modul'up Traffic 33 | 43 and Modul'up compact 33 | 43 in fact the allies of the great outdoors and their XtremPUR surface treatment. optimizes maintenance, with increased resistance to scratches and stains, even in the hospital sector.

Modul'up habitat 2s3, displaying an acoustic efficiency of 20 dB, and Modul'up compact habitat, particularly suitable for covering acoustic VSM, are dedicated to the private areas of housing, bedrooms and living spaces, including wet rooms. With their ultra-rapid commissioning in new builds, they generate, when covering old surfaces during renovations, savings of 25 to 30% compared to the costs required for removing a floor.

Finally, combination of a compact PVC floor and a TE sarlibase, Modul'up TE 33 | 43 is the ideal solution for directly covering damp surfaces or those subject to frequent rising damp. Its special Aquablock backing with expanded studs ensures permanent ventilation of the support and evacuates humidity towards the periphery of the room, which then escapes via the grooves of the also ventilated plinth associated with the system.

Let us specify that beyond their optimal technical performance, the solutions Modul’up offer a wide variety of designs, with timeless wood effects strikingly authentic, concrete, cement and stone aspects giving a real modernity to the floors, particularly original textile decorations or even “graphic” patterns imbued with both fantasy and poetry.

10 years of Modul'up in 10 points!

• French design and manufacturing in Reims
• Innovative technology with double glass veil providing excellent ground support and optimal puncture resistance
• Under Technical Notice[4]
• Having for the 5 constructions FDES (Environmental and Health Declaration Sheets) verified and available on INIES
• Asbestos solution without deterioration of the support during future removals
• Speed ​​of installation and removal
• The most extensive range of products (138 decors spread over the 5 constructions[5])
• Optimal response to all needs (high traffic, acoustics, wet support, etc.)
• 100% recyclable at end of life (excluding asbestos) via the Tournesol program
• Around ten million m2 installed in 10 years
• Blade and slab side, Forbo Flooring also declines 6 LVT solutions

Allura click pro & life (which are differentiated by their respective wear layer of 0,55 mm and 0,49 mm) are positioned among the only clip-on LVTs on the market subject to technical advice from the CSTB. Benefiting from remarkable dimensional stability and offering real acoustic comfort, their click system is particularly resistant to traction for lasting performance. Easier to cut and lighter to handle than a rigid LVT click, Allura click pro & life contain 30% recycled material on the total mass of the product.

Likewise, the ingenious dovetail hanging systemjigsaw puzzle (Forbo Flooring exclusive) allows for the most reliable connection, especially since the collection offers XL tile formats (96 cm x 96 cm) to cover very large areas with heavy traffic.

Among the new products 2023, let's quote Allura flex which, if it already existed in glued installation, is now available in free installation. In fact, the insertion of a second glass veil, just after the compact calendered layer, now offers Allura flex the possibility of free lead installation, without adhesive, up to 150 m²[6].

Range Allura click decibel, launched soon, demonstrates an acoustic efficiency of 19 dB. Its durable click system allows installation without splitting joints up to 1.000 m². Please note that the acoustic underlay integrated into the product (and not textile) facilitates recycling at the end of its life, knowing, moreover, that this covering includes 30% recycled content.

To close the panel, Enduro click, for housing, combines aesthetics and excellent resistance to punching.

These 6 LVT ranges include the high performance solutions in Colorex slabs, intended for high-constraint applications for the industrial sector, electronic manufacturing units (ESD), clean rooms, etc. Claiming reliability and lasting quality, they are deployed in triptych: a neutral version Colorex plus basic in leaded installation for installations where conductivity is not necessary; a version with permanent conductive properties Colorex plus EC, assembled via a dovetail system, using a grounding stud; a non-slip version Colorex plus R10 with a surface structure which improves safety in the event of soil contamination by powder or water spills for example. Major advantages: solutions colorex resist heavy dynamic and static loads, while proving 100% repairable (by hot gluing with rendering invisible) in the event of even significant damage.

Because Forbo Flooring thinks about each space and the first impression is essential, it also offers a whole range of cleanliness mat for reception hall. Retaining up to 95% of dirt and humidity, this modular solution helps reduce the cost of maintaining interior floors by up to 65% (also an environmental benefit since the use of detergent is reduced) and extends their lifespan.

Here again, the choice is wide, with no less than 6 variations: Classic Coral[7], made from 30% Econyl^®, fibers made from 100% recycled materials; coral brush[8] and Coral welcome integrating 100% Econyl^® (backing made from recycled PET bottles); Coral bright which has the best quality/price ratio in its category; Luxury Coral, comfortable to walk and touch ; Coral grip, benefiting from an excellent anti-slip result thanks to the aggregates integrated into its composition and can be installed outdoors as well as indoors (in sports complexes for example).

[1] According to regulations in force

[2] Musculoskeletal disorders

[3] According to regulations in force

[4] With the exception of Modul'up TE under ETN and Modul'up habitat 2s3

[5] Modul'up traffic & compact: 94 decors / Modul'up habitat 2s3: 30 decors / Modul'up compact habitat: 8 decors / Modul'up TE: 6 decors

[6] For Allura flex 1 mm – Excluding technical advice – under warranty Forbo Flooring

[7] 4 free-standing references with the Pro-Fit Quattro system

[8] 4 free-standing references with the Pro-Fit Quattro system