Axion Group services

Axion Consulting manages Recofloor, the vinyl flooring take back scheme. Founded by flooring manufacturers Altro and Polyflor, waste vinyl flooring collected under the scheme is recycled and diverted from landfill. The scheme accepts uplifted vinyl flooring and post-installation off-cuts. Vinyl flooring material is collected in bags and either picked up by Recofloor or dropped off at any participating flooring distributor or Recofloor drop-off site, located across the UK. The recycled flooring is either used to manufacturer new flooring or used to make traffic management products such as traffic cones and road sign bases.

Recovinyl is a PVC recycling scheme, set up to encourage companies to recycle post-consumer PVC. The aim of the scheme is to increase the amount of PVC recycled by establishing sustainable collection and processing arrangements.

Carpet Recycling UK drives innovation in end-of-life solutions for carpets. The vision is of a strong and diverse carpet recycling industry which recovers all carpet waste using best environmental technologies.

Back to the Floor is a scheme that collects and reprocesses installation off-cuts of Forbo’s flooring ranges back into new Forbo products.  Off-cuts of Forbo’s Flotex; smooth sheet vinyl; cushioned vinyl and Marmoleum products are collected by flooring contractors before being recycled back into new Forbo flooring. There are also drop-off sites for collection of Marmoleum off-cuts available across the country. Managed by Axion Consulting, Back to the Floor is evidence of Forbo’s commitment to closing the loop and “creating a better environment” for future generations.