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Hospitals and healthcare facilities require special flooring needs. Explore our healthcare flooring solutions designed with patients and care staff in mind.

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Comfortable, clean and long-lasting floors contribute to better learning at all ages. Explore flooring solutions that are designed for educational facilities.

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We know how important it is for a retail business to stand out. Explore floors that enhance the customer experience and contribute to a strong brand image.

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Floors contribute to a memorable guest experience for leisure or business travelers. Explore floors that can provide a touch of world-class design and comfort.

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The right choice of flooring can transform a house into a home. Bring your interior design to life and explore our large selection of floor colors and textures.

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The definition of the modern workplace is changing. Explore our broad portfolio of flooring solutions that are adapted to new ways of working and collaborating.

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Sporting events, wellness centres and gyms offer a healthy outlet for people of all ages. Explore floors that provide safety, comfort and athletic performance.

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It is key for the transportation industry to use products that meet the most stringent market requirements. Explore our dedicated standard and customisable solutions that are especially engineered to meet these requirements.

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Floors for industry and Life Science to create productive and clean spaces.
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Buildings are the largest energy consuming sector in the world. Accounting for over one-third of total final energy consumption, they are an equally important source of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions.
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Sustainability

Conscious choices. For people and planet.

When it comes to people and the planet, we don’t consider one without the other. We commit every day to the design of great spaces. For us, this means exceeding indoor air quality standards, instituting healthy material norms, reducing our carbon footprint and creating a Circular Economy supported by Cradle to Cradle® principles. Doing better, for people and planet.

Sustainable Stories
The world is facing increasingly complex sustainability challenges. Overcoming them is no longer an important ambition, it’s an urgent imperative. At Tarkett, we’re committed to a sustainable, circular economy that creates value for everyone, closing the loop on waste, preserving natural resources and reducing our impact on climate change.
Green building certification
Buildings are the largest energy consuming sector in the world. Accounting for over one-third of total final energy consumption, they are an equally important source of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions.
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Sustainable Stories
The world is facing increasingly complex sustainability challenges. Overcoming them is no longer an important ambition, it’s an urgent imperative. At Tarkett, we’re committed to a sustainable, circular economy that creates value for everyone, closing the loop on waste, preserving natural resources and reducing our impact on climate change.
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Defend

Affordable but effective, the DESSO Defend indoor entrance mat is made of 100% ECONYL yarn with a built-in scraper that stops dirt and moisture from being transferred further into the building, making sure adjoining flooring is kept clean. Ideal for areas in the building that are subject to increased risk of soiling and heavy wear.

Combine with the high performance DESSO Protect entrance mat for an easy and flexible indoor matting system for entrance areas, providing protection and ensuring a clean environment.

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Technical specifications
Product type: Textile floor coverings
Gauge: 1/10"
Total mass: 4100 g/m² (120,9 oz/yd²)
Total pile mass: 670 g/m² (19,8 oz/yd²)
Effective pile mass: 460 g/m² (13,6 oz/yd²)
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Combine with DESSO Protect

Combine with DESSO Protect indoor mat suitable for the first point of contact in a building, providing optimal protection and ensuring a clean environment.

Indoor Entrance using the DESSO Defend indoor entrance mat
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