What are carpet tiles and how are they different from wall-to-wall carpets?
Carpets are rolled and fixed on the floor, whereas carpet tiles, made of nylon stiff-weave and styled in tile format, have a structured backing made of fly ash, PVC, carbon and reinforced fibre-glass. Where the latter stands to gain focus is in its usage, maintenance and interesting conservational production techniques. Carpet tile slabs can be removed individually during a spill-over or damage and can be replaced too. Both the sides – the yarn and the back — are recyclable, can be refurbished and re-used. “Nothing from the product enters the landfill”, say the InterfaceFlor authorities who issue a 15-year warranty on their product. Says Raj Menon, Country Manager, InterfaceFlor India, “I started as a one-man army in India in 2001 when 12,000 sq metres of carpet tile was being laid. But today, the Indian office market is floored by a whopping 6 lakh sq. metres of our carpet tiles, and the company is in the process of acquiring the U.S. Green Building LEED Rating for our office headquar
