Sphera Elite - Sheet vinyl flooring
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EPD
Certificate type
Certificate of Conformity
Certificate type
Sphera Elite offers a sophisticated natural, stone-like appearance with a palette of 18 tones, including metallic accents and colour blends.
Application
Particularly suitable for internal use in high end healthcare, education and office building applications.
Description
A premium collection of homogeneous vinyl flooring, offering a natural, stone-like colour palette with SMART top PUR surface finish.
Features and benefits:
- SMART top surface finish ensures that Sphera has a high resistance to chemicals, scratches and stains.
- Light, flexible and easy to install.
- Palette comprises of 18 tones, including four colours with metallic accents and two with colour blends.
- Numerous combination possibilities within the collection.
- The distinctive embossing process, following lacquer application, delivers durable performance and ensures thickness over the surface is consistent.
- Styled by a European design team and produced in an advanced, purpose-built plant.
- 100% of the electricity used is from a renewable source.
- Produced in a zero-waste environment.
- Cut offs from installation can be collected via the 'back to the floor' scheme.
Adhesive:
For use with Eurocol 640 Eurostar Special.
General information
Color | Beige Blue Brown Cream Green |
Finish | Other Manufacturer guidanceSmart top |
Material | PVC |
Shape | Rectangle |
Length | 27000 mm |
Width | 2000 mm |
Height | 2 mm |
Warranty description | Ten year |
Uniclass | |
CAWS | M50/150 Sheeting M50/20 Sheeting |
Specification data - Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) sheets
Standard | To BS EN 14041 and BS EN ISO 10581 for homogeneous PVC sheet. |
Use class | To BS EN ISO 10874, class 23; class 34; class 43. |
Slip potential | |
Slip resistance value (SRV) (minimum)/ Pendulum test value (PTV) (minimum) | DIN 51130, R9; EN 13893, μ ≥0.30. |
Recycled content | 0%. |
Width | 2000 mm.Manufacturer guidanceRoll width. |
Thickness | 2 mm. |
Colour and pattern | 50480 selenite.50486 sardonyx.50484 coquina.50496 kayanite.50494 sugilite.50481 seiryu.50488 brown topaz.50490 enstatite.50492 jadeite.50495 purple fluoride.50483 hematite.50487 axinite.50491 citrine.50493 iris agate.50497 zircon.50482 smokey quartz.50489 pyrite.50485 obsidian. |
Surface finish | SMART top. |
Roll length | ≤ 27 m Manufacturer guidanceTo EN ISO 24341. |
Total weight (to EN ISO 23997) | 2.7 kg/m². |
Dimensional stability (to BS EN ISO 23999) | Required ≤0.4%, typical ~0.2%. |
Residual indentation (to EN-ISO 24343-1) | Required ≤0.10 mm, typical ~0.03 mm. |
Castor chair continuous use (to ISO 4918/EN 425) | Pass. |
Light fastness to EN-ISO 105-B02 | ≥7. |
Flexibility (to EN-ISO 24344) | Ø 10 mm. |
Resistance to chemicals (to EN ISO 26987) | Very good. |
Bacteria resistance (to EN846) | Does not support growth. |
Indoor Air Emissions (to ISO 1600-6) | TVOC at 28 days: ≤ 10 μg/m³. |
Use in wet areas (to EN 13553) | Yes. |
Ska Rating | M12 soft floor coverings in office, retail and higher education schemes. |
Reaction to fire to EN 13501 | Bfl-s1. |
Body voltage (to EN 1815) | ≤ 2 kV. |
Thermal conductivity (to EN 12524) | 0.25 W/m·K. |
Adhesive | Not required. Eurocol 640 Eurostar Special very low VOC emission PVC adhesive. |
Edging | Not required. As per 740. |
Skirtings | Not required. As per 770. |
Stair nosings | Not required. As per 750. |
Sustainability data
Contains Red List materials | Yes |
Country of material origin | Netherlands |
Country of product manufacture | Netherlands |
Material | PVC |
Embodied carbonA1-A3 (production stage) as defined in BS EN 15804 | 13.20 kg CO₂ eq/m² |
Recyclability | 100% Guidance for specification option: Can be recycled or used in waste to energy application. |
Recycled contentAs defined in clause 7.8 of BS EN ISO 14021 | 0 % |
Third party certifications
Third party certifications
EPD
Sphera Environmental Product Declaration (EPD)
Certificate of Conformity
SA8000 Management System Certification Certificate
Literature
Forbo Product Portfolio 2022
Forbo Sphera LRV and DSDC Accreditation Overview
Forbo Adhesive Guide