Lancashire offices install glueless carpet tiles for sustainability

Lancashire County Developments Ltd (LCDL) recently installed new carpet tiles in offices at Lancashire Business Park.

Previously, the offices secured the carpet tiles to the floor with adhesive glue. The disadvantage of this is that the tiles are difficult to recycle, as the adhesive on worn tiles is not easily removed.

To make the carpet tiles more sustainable, the office management decided to trial carpet tiles that do not use glue. Instead, dry tack adhesive was applied to the subfloor to secure the tiles in place. If the floor needs to be removed or worn, these individual tiles must be replaced. Tiles can be easily lifted from the subfloor without leaving adhesive residue on them. This makes it easier to extract the fibres from the worn tiles for recycling.

Helen Orson, Business Park Manager at LCDL, was satisfied with the trial of the new carpet tiles. She said the carpet tiles aligned with the company’s sustainable goal of reducing the amount of waste it sends to landfills, instead aiming to recycle as much as possible.

She appreciates the ability of being able to easily uplift individual tiles for replacement. She noted that an additional benefit was that the dry tack method leaves no lingering smells after installation. Also, the installation process takes less time compared to using the traditional carpet tile adhesive method.

To see the latest innovations in carpet tiles in the Chester and North Wales region, visit your local commercial flooring retailer.