When it comes to commercial flooring with sustainable attributes, it doesn’t get much better than Milliken’s much loved Major Frequency modular carpet collection. Now in its 2nd generation, the collection has recently been streamlined to focus on the Distortion design featuring an extended and refreshed palette of 25 colours.
In the face of the escalating climate crisis immediate action is essential. Our current “throwaway” economy will continue to cause irreversible damage unless we are able to close the loop on material consumption. Moving towards a more circular future requires completely rewiring the linear systems of production and consumption that are harming the natural systems that support life. Alarmingly, global material extraction has surpassed 100 billion tonnes, more than three times as much than 50 years ago. Without much needed change this is set to rise by a further 60% by 2060[i]. This blog details the actionable steps Milliken’s taking to advance the circular economy and mitigate climate change.
In the fight against climate change, it is vital that every organisation does what it can to reduce its carbon footprint and find solutions that support our planet and communities. Milliken’s N/XT Life Circularity Programme includes carpet re-use initiatives where installed carpet tiles are recovered, renewed and re-installed in social housing and other community settings. This case study features some N/XT Life projects, in partnership with carpet re-use specialists Uplyfted, where ultra-low-carbon flooring has improved living conditions for people in social housing.
With concern over the climate crisis growing, it’s more important than ever to adopt circular strategies that reduce environmental impact and support our planet. Milliken’s N/XT Life™ Circularity programme works with several partners across Europe to facilitate the take back and reuse of carpet tiles. This case study explores how re-use specialists Orak recover, re-condition and re-install Milliken carpet tiles, giving them a second life.
Join us for Milliken’s second Sustainability Soundbites event, where you can immerse yourself in a full day of thought-provoking sessions and practical workshops or attend selected sessions.
Milliken’s installation of its Mash Up waste reducing carpet collection at one of its own material suppliers’ offices provides the perfect example of how this innovative initiative can quickly transform a space.
When the values of two enterprises come together to create something amazingly positive, it can be a truly wonderful thing. Last year, Milliken and Fur Clemt, a community interest company local to its UK manufacturing plant in Wigan, did just that, finding common ground through a shared concern for waste reduction.
As part of its Community Week programme, Milliken associates from its Wigan and Bury production plants donated their time to install its unique Mash Up waste reducing carpet tiles at AB-UK, a local charity supporting families with autistic children.
By definition, ‘mash up’ refers to a mixture of different, often contrasting elements brought together to create something new. An unlikely creative combination that somehow just seems to work.
The introduction of Thrive® matter fibre a few years ago has made a significant mark on the carpet industry’s drive to deliver carpet tiles with sustainable attributes for commercial specifiers. In this blog, we examine what makes this carpet yarn with Thrive matter fibre so important for lower impact carpet products and why the context in which it is used is equally important for specifiers to consider.
