FIRST FORWARD
nature-inspired palettes.
bold funky shades.
First Forward is a loop pile carpet tile that brings you a wealth of on-trend mix&match possibilities at a competitive price level. When it comes to design, there’s no single element more impactful than colour. That’s why First Forward offers a wide range of 27 colours – including classy neutrals, calming nature-inspired palettes and some bold funky shades. With a revamped design, an increased wear-resistance and modulyss’ in-house yarn, modulyss took evergreen ‘First’ to a whole other level. Thanks to its effortless elegance, First Forward is the perfect solution for any commercial interior.
Samples will be available in quarter tile format. For any special requests contact sampling@gibbongroup.com.au
STANDARD TILE is 50 x 50cm. Laying options for First Forward are monolithic,
brick, and quarter turn formats, as shown above.
NEW SHAPES (available with minimum order of 250sqm) are 100cm x 100cm,
100cm x 50cm plank, and 100cm x 25cm plank. Laying options for
New Shapes can be viewed here for a new dimension of creativity.
Product Specifications
| Range | FIRST FORWARD |
| Construction | Tufted 1/10″ Loop |
| Pile Fibre | 100% PA6 Solution Dyed Nylon |
| Standard Backing | Back2Back: Modified bitumen enhanced with a thermoplastic elastomer, reinforced with a glass fibre fleece covered with 100% PES fleece. 10% recycled content included |
| Optional Acoustic Backing | silentBack: backing |
| Total Weight | 4300 g/m² with standard backing |
| Pile Weight | 540 g/m² |
| Pile Above Backing | 335 g/m² |
| Total Height | 6.2 mm with standard backing |
| Pile Height | 2.9 mm |
| Pile Density | 0.115 g/cm³ |
| Tuft Density | 180.000 g/m² |
| Standard Tile Size | 50cm x 50cm |
| Optional Tile/Plank Sizes | 25cm x 100cm | 50cm x 100 cm | 1m x 1m (Min Qty 250m2) |
| Box Size | 5m² |
| Pallet Size | 20 boxes |
| Number of Colours | 27 |
Performance Specifications
| Classification | EN 1307 33-LC2 |
| Castor Chair Suitability | EN 985 A : continuous use |
| Anti-soil Treated | – |
| Fire Resistance | EN 13501-1 with standard backing |
| Fastness to Light | ISO 105-B02 >7 |
| Rubbing Fastness | EN ISO 105-X12 >4 |
| Colour Fastness to Water | EN ISO 105-E01 >4 |
| Thermal Resistance | ISO 8302 with standard backing 0.062 m²K/W |
| Impact Noise Rating | ISO 10140 with standard backing ΔLw: 26 dB |
| Sound Absorption | ISO 354 aw 0.15 with standard backing Hz 125 250 500 1000 2000 4000 αs 0.00 0.01 0.07 0.20 0.35 0.46 |
| Permanent Antistatic | ISO 6356 >2 kV |
| Transversal Resistance | ISO/DIS 10965 with standard backing ≤ 109 Ohm |
| Dimensional Stability | EN 986 max. 0,2 % |
Environmental Specifications
| Green Star | New release product awaiting GECA Certification. |
| Recycled Content | 51% Overall recycled content |
| End of life | Re-use: At the end of life, after cleaning, carpet tiles can be re-used in non-critical areas, to extend the product life.Recycling: Carpet tiles can be used as raw material for the backing of new carpet tiles in our back2back program. CARE: Partnership Modulyss®/Vanheede Environment Group in which carpet tiles are converted into secondary fuel to reduce CO2 emissions significantly. The minerals are extracted from the carpet tiles and recycled into raw material for the cement production industry, which results in 50% recycling of Modulyss® carpet tiles. |
| LEED | Product contributes toward satisfying Credit 4.3 under LEED®. Products are not reviewed under LEED®, LEED® credit requirements cover the performance of materials in aggregate, not the performance of individual products of brands. |
Technical Information
| Warranty | 15 Years |
| Specified Adhesive | Modu-tak – PS adhesive available from Gibbon Group |
| Spec: Standard Backing PDF | Declaration Of Performance PDF | Installation Instructions PDF |
| Light Reflectance Value PDF | Sustainable Datasheet PDF | Cleaning and Maintenance PDF |
| Environ Certificates PDF (In Process) |
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