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A tufted, structured loop pile carpet tile.

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Application

Suitable for an office environment/ commercial areas.

Description

A tufted 1/10" gauge, structured loop pile carpet tile manufactured from solution-dyed bulk continuous filament (BCF) polyamide 6 and ECONYL®.


Features and benefits:

  • Primary backing: Polyester fleece.
  • Secondary backing: DESSO EcoBase® (Containing at least 75% Cradle to Cradle positively defined recycled content), as standard.
  • Cradle to Cradle Silver Certified.
  • Also available with Cradle to Cradle Certified Soundmaster® Thrive acoustic backing.
  • Each tile features a dual tone with a rich, textural pattern.
  • 100% Recyclable at Tarkett’s Carpet Tile Recycling Centre – collection via Tarkett ReStart.
  • Recommended adhesive: Styccobond F41 surface tackifier, manufactured by Ball, F & Co Ltd, or other equal and approved.
  • Adhesive-Free Installation: IOBAC MagTabs (for use on metal Raised Access Floor panels only).

General information

Color

Grey

Beige

Orange

Black

Blue

Manufacturer guidance

Available in ten colours; consult with manufacturer for more information.

Finish

Tufted

Textured

Material

Polyamide

Guidance for specification option:

Pile fibre.

Nylon

Polyolefin

Shape

Square

Length

500 mm

Width

500 mm

Height

6.5 mm

Warranty description

Ten year

Uniclass

Pr_35_57_11_62 Pile carpet tilesPrimary

CAWS

M50/130 Carpet tiling

M50/15 Carpet tiling

Product range

Tiles / Carpet Tiles

Specification data - Pile carpet tiles

Style

Tufted loop pile.

Material

Polyamide/ Nylon.

Classification

-

Standard

To BS EN 1307.

Third-party certification

ISO 9001 and ISO 14001.

Level of use class

To BS EN 1307, class 33.

Guidance for specification option:

Commercial: Heavy use.

Luxury rating class

LC2.

Manufacturer guidance

To EN 1307.

Recycled content

As defined in clause 7.8 of BS EN ISO 14021

80% to ISO 2424.

Guidance for specification option:

DESSO EcoBase secondary backing: Average of 80% C2C positively defined recycled content.

Size

500 x 500 mm.

Manufacturer guidance

To EN ISO 24342.

Colour and pattern

9106.
9920.
2922.
5031.
2915.
9113.
9503.
8333.
9021.
8904.

Manufacturer guidance

Available in ten colours; consult with manufacturer for more information.

Backing

Not required.

SoundMaster® Lite

Guidance for specification option:

Optional with acoustic backing.

Dye method

Solution dyed.

Primary backing

Polyester fleece.

Manufacturer guidance

To ISO 2424.


Secondary backing

DESSO EcoBase®.

Guidance for specification option:

  • Polyolefin based backing.
  • Contains on average 80% C2C positively defined recycled content (varies per colour).


Manufacturer guidance

To ISO 2424.

Composition

BCF Polyamide 6 ECONYL®.

Guidance for specification option:

ECONYL® is a yarn made from 100% regenerated content (varies per colour and product).

Manufacturer guidance

Pile fibre composition to ISO 2424.

Total thickness to ISO1765

6.5 mm.

Manufacturer guidance

Effective pile thickness to ISO 1766: 3.2 mm.

Total weight (to ISO 8543)

4100 g/m².

Pile weight

675 g/m².

Manufacturer guidance

  • Total pile weight to ISO 2424.
  • Effective pile weight to ISO 8543 = 415 g/m².

Pile density

0.130 g/cm³.

Manufacturer guidance

To ISO 8543.

Number of tufts (to ISO 1763)

1580 /dm².

Personal charging (to ISO 6356)

≤ 2.0 kV.

Manufacturer guidance

Stroll test.

Static dissipative (to BS ISO 10965)

≤ 1 x 10⁹ Ω.

Manufacturer guidance

Vertical resistance.

Dimensional stability (to BS EN 986)

≤ 0.2%.

Impact sound reduction

ΔLw = 25 dB.

Manufacturer guidance

To ISO 10140.

Sound absorbtion to ISO 354

αs = 0.00-0.37 (125-4000 Hz).

Noise reduction coefficient

αw = 0.15.

Manufacturer guidance

To ISO 354.

Thermal resistance

0.071 m²K/W.

Manufacturer guidance

To ISO 8302.

Reaction to fire (to EN 13501-1)

Bfl-s1.

Guidance for specification option:

Loose laid tested.

Sustainability data

Contains Red List materials

No

Manufacturer guidance

Cradle to Cradle Silver Certified.

Country of product manufacture

Netherlands

Manufacturing plant location

Material

Polyamide

Guidance for specification option:

Pile fibre.

Nylon
Polyolefin

A1-A3 (production stage)

Normalised unit

Declared unit

5.4 kg CO₂ eq/m²

Certified

Lower emissions

Manufacturer guidance

5.4 kg's CO2-eq / m2.

Recyclability

100

Guidance for specification option:

100% via Tarkett ReStart


Recycled content

As defined in clause 7.8 of BS EN ISO 14021

62.7 %

Expected Life

Ten year

Product certifications

Certified

Self-declared

Product certifications

EPD

EPD

EPD - DESSO - 100% Recycled PA6 & Desso EcoBase

Cradle to Cradle Certified

Cradle to Cradle Certified

C2C Silver - Tarkett DESSO - PA6 SD Carpet Tiles - Nov 2025

Literature

Brochure - DESSO Arable

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