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A history of
Flotex flocked
flooring
The art of flocking has its beginnings in China, 1000 BC and has since developed
into the popular and versatile flooring solution we know today. Here, Karen
Wilding, marketing communications manager from Forbo Flooring Systems,
discusses the history of the iconic floor covering, Flotex.
Flocking is the process in which many small fibres, called flock, sandpaper and other products such as, glove compartments in
are deposited onto a surface. The origins of flocking can be traced cars, or even clothing. It became a very popular choice for team
all the way back to 1000 BC China, and since this time it has been logos on sportswear and for upholstery and fabric for shoes and
used for many different applications. For example, flocked fabric bags. Due to difficulties in the manufacturing process at this
was used in the early 13th century in Germany, and then France time, it was a little while longer until flocking was used for
utilised flocked wallpapers in the 17th century. Into more modern flooring, with the creation of flocked floor coverings
times, in 1920s America, electrostatic flocking was used to make beginning in the 1960s.
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