The Swiss-based Forbo Flooring Systems is a global player in high-quality commercial and residential floor coverings. The company is one of the largest manufacturers of resilient floor covering with its focus on environmentally friendly, functional and design-oriented linoleum, project vinyls for specialized applications and needle felt, as well as cushion vinyls for the home market. The product range also covers many specialty products for clean rooms and operating theaters.
Forbo has three major divisions – flooring, adhesives and belting solutions. The company has a global turnover of more than $2 billion. Flooring is the biggest of the divisions with a very strong global presence across the world.
With over 100 years experience in the floor-covering industry, Forbo Flooring is one of the largest producers of floor coverings in the world. With over nine production facilities, the company has one of the largest offerings in anti-slip and comfort flooring. In addition to manufacturing the highest quality floor coverings in the industry, Forbo has also developed into a total solutions provider for the transport segment. Globally it has been supplying its products to bus majors like Irizar, Hyundai, IrisBus / HeuliezBus and Farebus.
In order to facilitate easy and efficient installation, Forbo is able to supply floor covering in the desired width or dimensions. Pre-cut kits with flooring pieces to equip the complete vehicle are also available. Forbo adhesives are designed especially for use in buses offering the ideal solution for installation.
The products offered by Forbo in the transport segment include, SureStep PUR, Safestep and Sarlon Tech Canyon. It also offers SureStep Felt with a felt backing for an excellent adherence properties that allow shortest installation time.
Transport Flooring, a unique attribute of step collection is the covering’s highly innovative construction. Forbo has used an optimized combination of quartz and carborundum – two very hard minerals that not only increase slip resistance, but also make the covering extremely durable and wear-resistant. The result? a floor that is tough, highly durable, and wear-resistant. Enabling it to provide protection against slipping much longer than conventional safety flooring.
Forbo is primarily known for Marmoleum, the green flooring, as the product is made out of natural raw material. The company has nine manufacturing facilities all over the world and sells its products across all major world markets. In India, Forbo has been present in the last few years. In 2008 the company established a liaison office in New Delhi.
Forbo has three major divisions – flooring, adhesives and belting solutions. The company has a global turnover of more than $2 billion. Flooring is the biggest of the divisions with a very strong global presence across the world.
With over 100 years experience in the floor-covering industry, Forbo Flooring is one of the largest producers of floor coverings in the world. With over nine production facilities, the company has one of the largest offerings in anti-slip and comfort flooring. In addition to manufacturing the highest quality floor coverings in the industry, Forbo has also developed into a total solutions provider for the transport segment. Globally it has been supplying its products to bus majors like Irizar, Hyundai, IrisBus / HeuliezBus and Farebus.
In order to facilitate easy and efficient installation, Forbo is able to supply floor covering in the desired width or dimensions. Pre-cut kits with flooring pieces to equip the complete vehicle are also available. Forbo adhesives are designed especially for use in buses offering the ideal solution for installation.
The products offered by Forbo in the transport segment include, SureStep PUR, Safestep and Sarlon Tech Canyon. It also offers SureStep Felt with a felt backing for an excellent adherence properties that allow shortest installation time.
Transport Flooring, a unique attribute of step collection is the covering’s highly innovative construction. Forbo has used an optimized combination of quartz and carborundum – two very hard minerals that not only increase slip resistance, but also make the covering extremely durable and wear-resistant. The result? a floor that is tough, highly durable, and wear-resistant. Enabling it to provide protection against slipping much longer than conventional safety flooring.
Forbo is primarily known for Marmoleum, the green flooring, as the product is made out of natural raw material. The company has nine manufacturing facilities all over the world and sells its products across all major world markets. In India, Forbo has been present in the last few years. In 2008 the company established a liaison office in New Delhi.
“India is clearly the market for the future”, says Mr. Hardeep Singh, Country Manager, Forbo Flooring India. “Particularly in transport market we feel there is huge potential for growth with manufacturers like Volvo, Mercedes, Tata Motors, Ashok Leyland and Irizar expanding the bus segment in a big way. We are targeting the bus, rail coach and metro rail coaches segment”.
