Tufting
The process
of tufting has been known for hundreds of years but is now highly
mechanised. The
tufting machine is very similar to an ordinary sewing machine
but with hundreds of needles arranged side by side, pushing yarn
into a backing material (the primary backing). It is at this stage
that monofilament fibres can be added.
Following this tufting process, the yarn is anchored into the
primary backing by a layer of water-based latex which is rapidly
dried before a secondary backing material is
applied. The secondary backing material that we use is a modified
bitumen, together with a special fibreglass mesh. This is applied
to give the tufted carpet material
dimensional stability when cut into strips (for use in our
entrance matting) or to form carpet tiles. The use
of ultrasonic cutting machinery reduces the
carpet pile disturbance to give a broadloom effect when the tiles
are laid.
We can offer the
architect/designer the opportunity to become involved in the design
of carpet tiles to directly meet
their clients’ requirements, in terms of special colours and patterns, and in the specification of pile weights, heights and types.
We require
a minimum quantity of 500m2 for bespoke orders and appropriate lead times should be allowed
