Floorspace Ltd (Licence No. 3310087)
Contact Details:
31 Olive Rd, Penrose, Auckland
PO Box 26 292, Epsom 1344, Auckland
Telephone: 09 582 0070
Fax: 09 526 0078
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Floorspace is the exclusive NZ distributor of Tandus Flooring. Tandus has been forging a groundbreaking path to sustainability. We are proud of the many significant, real accomplishments, and know that we have made a positive and lasting difference in the world:
| 2007 | High recycled content, solution–dyed nylon, extruded by Tandus, is introduced. Retrieve program reclaims product folders and carpet samples for reuse and recycling. Introduction of Conserv™ modular backing, a product that uses fewer resources. |
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| 2006 | All commercial boilers are switched over to 100% biodiesel fuel. Blink, a paper-based product sampling system that saves raw material, is introduced. Only carpet company to have 100% of its standard recycled content products certified Platinum EPP and California Gold. |
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| 2004 | Introduction of Ethos, created from plastic film recovered from old windshields, which provides a backing material made with 76% post–consumer content. Ethos named a Top 10 Green product by Environmental Building News. Suzanne Tick and Terry Mowers join the Tandus design team to develop overall product strategy and designs. |
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| 2003 | C & A is the first carpet manufacturer to earn EPP certification for entire product line. |
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| 2000 | C & A brings third–party certification of environmental marketing claims to the carpet industry. First carpet company to promote the use of the Federal Trade Commission's "Guides for the Use of Environmental Marketing Claims." |
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| 1999 | Awarded the NRC Outstanding Corporate Buy Recycled Business Program Award. Awarded the U.S. General Services Administration Evergreen Award. Recognized by the U.S. EPA as a Private Sector Pioneer. |
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| 1998 | Awarded the National Recycling Coalition (NRC) Innovative New Product of the Year for ER3. |
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| 1996 | ER3, 100% recycled content vinyl backing, is introduced. |
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| 1995 | Begin collaboration with textile designer Jhane Barnes, to introduce fractal pattern designs. |
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| 1994 | The Infinity Initiative is introduced, the first full–scale commercial program to reclaim and then 100% recycle vinyl–backed carpet. |
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| 1988 | RS peel–and–stick dry adhesive system is introduced, virtually eliminating VOCs and improving air quality. |
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| 1979 | Powerbond is installed at the Fairbanks International Airport, where almost 30 years later, it is still performing beautifully in spite of the harsh climate and more than 18 million travellers passing through. |
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| 1969 | First in North America to offer modular carpet tile. |
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| 1967 | C & A, one of three Tandus brands, launches Powerbond, a revolutionary flooring that combines the durability of resilient flooring with the aesthetics and comfort of carpet. |
Below is a list of Floorspace products that have the Environmental Choice licence:
| Product Standard: | Synthetic Carpet (EC-33-08) |
| Products: |
Tandus ER3 tiles, Ethos tiles, Powerbond ER3 carpet and Powerbond Ethos carpet in the following styles: HRC Collection Aura Selected Tandus Ecobond with Universal fibre (containing > 10 % recycled content) |
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