Forbo Floorcoverings - Commercial resilient floorcoverings

Forbo Floorcoverings is a product manufacturer/supplier of commercial resilient floorcoverings based in WETHERILL PARK, New South Wales, Australia.

DETAILED PRODUCT INFORMATION

FORBO FLOORING

Forbo Flooring is a leading provider of commercial, specialist and domestic flooring. They aim to create better environments by offering a comprehensive selection of flooring solutions. They have the answers to flooring for offices, hospitals, institutions, hospitality and internal public spaces of all sizes, as well as residences.

ESD
Forbo’s environmentally sustainable linoleum products Marmoleum, Artoleum and Furniture Linoleum have been awarded many of the most stringent international eco awards – including the Australian Good Environmental Choice tick of approval. With over 130 colours and nine design styles, design opportunities are unlimited. They are also extremely durable, inherently bacteriostatic and have excellent appearance retention with low associated maintenance costs.PROJECT VINYLS
Whether for slip resistance, comfort or high traffic areas, Forbo has an outstanding selection of floors in a wide array of colours, including highly realistic and popular wood looks. All Forbo floors are designed to combine visual impact with minimal installation and low maintenance finishes, so that floors perform as beautifully as they look. Ranges include Allura, Eternal, STEP, Aqualon, Smaragd, ColoRex and Sarlon.

SERVICE
Australia-wide, Forbo has a dedicated team of architectural consultants to answer any questions regarding product specifications, installation, maintenance, sustainability or life cycle costs for commercial projects. Contact Forbo’s customer services team for orders, stock enquiries, deliveries and sample requests.

Source: Architects Handbook 2007/08

EDITORIAL
News Items
10 Jun 08	FORBO NOVILON - THE BENCHMARK IN CUSHIONED VINYL FLOORING Combining style and practicality, the innovative new Forbo Novilon flooring collection has the largest cushioned vinyl offering of designs, colours and patterns to compliment any interior.
22 May 08	MONOLITHIC USE OF FORBO WINS FLY FORBO AWARD Innovative use of eco-friendly Forbo Marmoleum, applied vertically on gallery balustrades to create a monolithic effect at the Queensland Brain Institute research facility, has attracted the 2008 Fly Forbo Award…
14 Mar 08	FORBO FLOORCOVERINGS PTY LTD APPOINTS NEW MARKETING MANAGER David Blakemore has been appointed the new marketing manager at Forbo Floorcoverings Pty Ltd.
27 Nov 07	START WORK ON YOUR FLY FORBO ENTRY! A trip to Europe and entry into 100% Design are part of the major prize offered to the winner of this year's prestigious Fly Forbo & Fly to Europe competition.
23 Aug 07	TWELVE DUTCH DESIGNERS SHOW THEIR TRUE COLOURS TO MARMOLEUM Marcel Wanders - Saar Oosterhof - Edward van Vliet - Claudy Jongstra - Piet Hein Eek - Evelyne Merkx - Jurgen Bey - Miriam van der Lubbe - Li Edelkoort - Richard Hutte - Kiki van Eijk - Irma Goedemondt
24 Jul 07	GOING TO EUROPE WITH 'FLY FORBO' IS... Cox Rayner Architects has been named the 2007 Fly Forbo & Fly to Europe competition winner for its fitout of Suncorp Brisbane Square.
14 Jun 07	ARTOLEUM ECO-STAND WIN The new eco-friendly Artoleum flooring collection from Forbo attracted a major prize for the company at the recent DesignEX in Melbourne.
16 Feb 07	NEW ARTOLEUM - NATURE INSPIRED ECO-FLOORING FROM FORBO Forbo's stunning new eco-friendly Artoleum flooring collection, and its three ranges entitled Graphic, Prisma and Mineral, will be unveiled at the company's DesignEX stand (J02) in Melbourne this year.
Architectural Product News
6 Jun 08	FORBO ETERNAL The Forbo Eternal project vinyl flooring collection mixes stone and wood looks for high-performance institutional, hospitality and retail projects. It achieves a sleek modernity, with contrasting duos, such as dark…
6 Jun 08	FLY FORBO 2008 – WINNERS ANNOUNCED Innovative use of eco-friendly Forbo Marmoleum – applied vertically on gallery balustrades to create a monolithic effect – has seen John Wardle Architects and Wilson Architects, architects in association, win…
1 Oct 07	LEADING DESIGNERS CREATE FORBO DUTCH DESIGN Twelve internationally renowned Dutch designers including Marcel Wanders have contributed a design each to the vibrant new Marmoleum Dutch Design flooring collection. This cutting-edge colour collection combines the talents of…
1 Oct 07	FLY FORBO WINNER ANNOUNCED FOR 2007 Cox Rayner Architects has been named as the winner of the 2007 Fly Forbo & Fly to Europe competition, for the fitout of Suncorp Brisbane Square. The Fly Forbo &…
28 May 07	ALLURING FLOORS FOR RETAIL AND HOSPITALITY Allura vinyl tiles by Forbo meet the rigours of high-traffic installations, such as retail and hospitality venues, while providing diversity of design, outstanding performance and realistic looks. Allura comes in…
4 Apr 07	FLY FORBO Sometimes, what you see depends on how you look at it.
4 Apr 07	ARTOLEUM – ECO-FRIENDLY FLOORING BY FORBO Forbo will unveil their new eco-friendly Artoleum flooring collection at DesignEx 2007. This natural, durable flooring is made from harvestable raw materials, has a closed life cycle and is biodegradable.…
16 Feb 07	FORBO FLOORING FULFILS ACOUSTIC REQUIREMENTS AT A FRENCH HIGH SCHOOL The Libergier High School in Reims, France, has 8,000 m2 of Forbo Flooring’s Sarlon® Quartz Legend flooring installed in its corridors and classrooms. The project, designed by Reims-based architects J.P.…