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Desso Desert - Tufted, Structured Loop Pile Carpet Tile

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  • EPD

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  • LEED US

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A tufted, structured loop pile carpet tile.

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Application

Suitable for an office environment/ commercial areas.

Description

A tufted 1/10" gauge, structured loop pile carpet tile manufactured from solution-dyed BCF polyamide 6 and ECONYL®.


Features and benefits:

  • Primary backing: Polyester fleece.
  • Secondary backing: Desso ProBase Polyver® and Polyscan®.
  • Recommended adhesive: Styccobond F41 surface tackifier, manufactured by Ball, F & Co Ltd, or other equal and approved.
  • 100% recyclable at Tarkett’s Carpet Tile Recycling Centre – collection via Tarkett ReStart.
  • Cradle to Cradle Bronze Certified®.
  • Also available with Cradle to Cradle Certified® Soundmaster® Thrive acoustic backing.
  • Adhesive-free installation: IOBAC MagTabs (for use on metal raised access floor panels only).

General information

Color

Beige

Brown

Blue

Grey

Black

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Manufacturer guidance

Available in 18 colours; consult with manufacturer for more information.

Finish

Tufted

Guidance for specification option:

1/10“.

Material

Polyester

Guidance for specification option:

Fleece.

Polyamide

Guidance for specification option:

Pile fibre.

Nylon

Shape

Square

Length

500 mm

Width

500 mm

Height

6 mm

Warranty description

Ten year

Uniclass

Pr_35_57_11_62 Pile carpet tilesPrimary

CAWS

M50/130 Carpet tiling

M50/15 Carpet tiling

Product range

Tiles / Carpet Tiles

Specification data - Pile carpet tiles

Style

Tufted loop pile.

Material

Polyamide/ nylon.

Classification

-

Standard

To BS EN 1307.

Third-party certification

ISO 9001 and ISO 14001.

Level of use class

To BS EN 1307, class 33.

Guidance for specification option:

Commercial: Heavy use.

Luxury rating class

LC2.

Manufacturer guidance

To EN 1307.

Recycled content

14.4%.

Size

500 x 500 mm.

Manufacturer guidance

To EN ISO 24342.

Colour and pattern

1659.

2915.

9502.

9505.

9517.

2917.

9094.

9532.

9510.

6103.

7954.

7184.

8213.

8905.

8811.

5011.

4118.

3822.

Manufacturer guidance

Available in 18 colours; consult with manufacturer for more information.

Dye method

Solution dyed.

Primary backing

Polyester fleece.

Manufacturer guidance

To ISO 2424.

Secondary backing

DESSO ProBase Polyver® - Polyscan®.

Manufacturer guidance

To ISO 2424.

Composition

BCF Polyamide 6 ECONYL®.

Guidance for specification option:

ECONYL® is a yarn made from 100% regenerated content (varies per colour and product).

Manufacturer guidance

Pile fibre composition to ISO 2424.

Total thickness to ISO1765

6.0 mm.

Manufacturer guidance

Effective pile thickness to ISO 1766: 3.1 mm.

Total weight (to ISO 8543)

4100 g/m².

Pile weight

590 g/m².

Manufacturer guidance

  • Total pile weight to ISO 2424.
  • Effective pile weight to ISO 8543 = 405 g/m².

Pile density

0.131 g/cm³.

Manufacturer guidance

To ISO 8543.

Number of tufts (to ISO 1763)

1580 /dm².

Personal charging (to ISO 6356)

≤2.0 kV.

Manufacturer guidance

Stroll test.

Static dissipative (to BS ISO 10965)

≤1 x 10⁹ Ω.

Manufacturer guidance

Vertical resistance.

Dimensional stability (to BS EN 986)

≤0.2%.

Impact sound reduction

ΔLw = 24 dB.

Manufacturer guidance

To ISO 10140.

Sound absorbtion to ISO 354

αs = 0.00-0.33 (125-4000 Hz).

Noise reduction coefficient

αw = 0.15.

Manufacturer guidance

To ISO 354.

Thermal resistance

0.059 m²K/W.

Manufacturer guidance

To ISO 8302.

Reaction to fire (to EN 13501-1)

Bfl-s1.

Guidance for specification option:

Loose laid tested.

Sustainability data

Contains Red List materials

No

Country of material origin

Netherlands

Country of product manufacture

Netherlands

Material

Polyester

Guidance for specification option:

Fleece.

Polyamide

Guidance for specification option:

Pile fibre.

Nylon

Manufacturing plant location

Embodied carbon

A1-A3 (production stage) as defined in BS EN 15804

4.95 kg CO₂ eq/m²

Recyclability

16%

Guidance for specification option:

Via Tarkett ReStart.

Recycled content

As defined in clause 7.8 of BS EN ISO 14021

57.9 %

Expected Life

Ten year

Third party certifications

Third party certifications

Cradle to Cradle Certified

Cradle to Cradle Certified

C2C Bronze - Tarkett DESSO - PA6 CD Carpet Tiles - Nov 2025

EPD

EPD

EPD - DESSO Desert

LEED US

LEED US

CRi Green Label Plus - ProBase & SML

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