Carpet Tile Backings.
Carpet Tile Backings
The right backing enhances the performance, comfort, and sustainability of carpet tiles and planks — and at GH Commercial, we offer a suite of high-performing options to meet diverse project needs. Designed with installation ease, environmental impact, and end-of-life recovery in mind, these backings bring together form and function to help create smarter, more resilient interior spaces.
Enviro Bac®
Enviro Bac® is a dimensionally stable, breathable carpet tile and plank backing system offering exceptional performance features and allows for installation on slabs with high RH%. Made locally in Australia, Enviro Bac® is a Declare® LBC Red List Free certified carpet backing solution that has been trusted in commercial buildings around the country for over 20 years.
Features
• Exceptional dimensional stability preventing the tile from stretching, shrinking or curling.
• A breathable system with a good Moisture Vapour Emission Rate (MVER).
• High strength tuft bind helps resist edge ravelling.
• Contains no PVC, BPA or Phthalates.
• Made locally in Australia.
• Declare® LBC Red List Free.
• Eligible for take back at the end of their life under our GH Commercial Recover Program.
• Trusted in commercial buildings for over 20 years.
• In stock on select ranges for no minimum order quantity or additional lead time.
• Available option for all Australian Made carpet tiles – some minimum order quantities and lead times may apply.
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Features
• Exceptional dimensional stability preventing the tile from stretching, shrinking or curling.
• A breathable system with a good Moisture Vapour Emission Rate (MVER).
• High strength tuft bind helps resist edge ravelling.
• Contains no PVC, BPA or Phthalates.
• Made locally in Australia.
• Declare® LBC Red List Free.
• Eligible for take back at the end of their life under our GH Commercial Recover Program.
• Trusted in commercial buildings for over 20 years.
• In stock on select ranges for no minimum order quantity or additional lead time.
• Available option for all Australian Made carpet tiles – some minimum order quantities and lead times may apply.
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Enviro Bac Plus®
Acoustics play a significant role in an interior environment. Background noise, particularly in open plan spaces, can affect concentration, stress levels and ultimately productivity. Carpet tiles and planks with Enviro Bac Plus® cushion backing have a Noise Reduction Coefficient (NRC) 66% greater on average when compared to standard Enviro Bac® carpet tiles. Enviro Bac Plus® contains approximately 75% recycled content (recycled material is a mixture of pre- and post- consumer material).
Features
• Our most premium cushion backing option for overall thickness and density.
• Enhanced acoustic properties.
• Prolonged life expectancy of the carpet tile.
• Greater comfort underfoot.
• Eligible for take back at the end of their life under our GH Commercial Recover Program.
• Enviro Bac Plus® contains approximately 75% recycled content (recycled material is a mixture of pre- and postconsumer material).
• Same installation method and adhesive spread rates as standard backed carpet tiles.
• Reduces telegraphing on poor subfloors to reduce preparation costs.
• Can be installed over existing pressure sensitive adhesive (pending suitable tack).
• Available option for all Australian Made carpet tiles – some minimum requirements and lead times may apply.
• Increases minimum NRC (16+oz tiles) to 0.25§
Note: All testing and documentation will refer to Enviro Bac Plus® by name, by mass (800g), and/or by abbreviation suffixes “SF” or “EP”.
§ Based on independent acoustic testing of 16oz Enviro Bac Tiles and 16oz Enviro Bac Plus tiles. Acoustic test reports available on request.
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Features
• Our most premium cushion backing option for overall thickness and density.
• Enhanced acoustic properties.
• Prolonged life expectancy of the carpet tile.
• Greater comfort underfoot.
• Eligible for take back at the end of their life under our GH Commercial Recover Program.
• Enviro Bac Plus® contains approximately 75% recycled content (recycled material is a mixture of pre- and postconsumer material).
• Same installation method and adhesive spread rates as standard backed carpet tiles.
• Reduces telegraphing on poor subfloors to reduce preparation costs.
• Can be installed over existing pressure sensitive adhesive (pending suitable tack).
• Available option for all Australian Made carpet tiles – some minimum requirements and lead times may apply.
• Increases minimum NRC (16+oz tiles) to 0.25§
Note: All testing and documentation will refer to Enviro Bac Plus® by name, by mass (800g), and/or by abbreviation suffixes “SF” or “EP”.
§ Based on independent acoustic testing of 16oz Enviro Bac Tiles and 16oz Enviro Bac Plus tiles. Acoustic test reports available on request.
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Enviro Bac Lite®
With increased recycled content over standard backing, handling high RH% subfloor installation and providing similar performance to thicker cushion backing such as Enviro Bac Plus®, Enviro Bac Lite® also allows for approximately 35% less transport emissions compared to thicker and heavier cushion back solutions*. Enviro Bac Lite® is also designed to reduce the thickness variation when adjoining lower profile finishes in order to utilise standard trim solutions or no trim at all when installing adjacent to our 4.5mm LVT offering. Enviro Bac Lite® contains approximately 75% recycled content (recycled material is a mixture of pre- and postconsumer material).
Features
• Enhanced acoustic properties.
• Prolonged life expectancy of the carpet tile.
• Allows for approximately 35% less transport emissions compared to thicker and heavier cushion back solutions
• Eligible for take back at the end of their life under our GH Commercial Recover Program.
• Enviro Bac Lite® contains approximately 75% recycled content (recycled material is a mixture of pre- and postconsumer material).
• More flexible than standard cushion backed tiles for ease of installation.
• Increases minimum NRC (18oz+ tiles) to 0.25§.
• In stock on select ranges for no minimum order quantity or additional lead time.
• Available option for all Australian Made carpet tiles – some minimum order quantities and lead times may apply.
• Designed to use existing trim profiles transitioning between resilient sheet/LVT to carpet tiles.
Note: All testing and documentation will refer to Enviro Bac Lite® by name, by mass (350g), and/or by abbreviation suffix “EL”.
§ Based on independent acoustic testing of 18oz Enviro Bac Lite® tiles. Acoustic test reports available on request.
**Enviro Bac Lite® has significantly lower transport associated greenhouse gas emissions per m2 of tiles when compared to our Enviro Bac Plus® carpet tile backing because more tiles can be transported per truck load and because the tiles themselves are lighter. The emissions reduction percentage has been calculated on the basis that a full standard B Double trailer set can accommodate 4,896 m2 of Enviro Bac Lite® carpet tiles weighing a total of 17.23 tonnes, whereas the same trailer set carrying Enviro Bac Plus® can accommodate 3,672m2 of carpet tiles weighing 20.16 tonnes. Using standard LCA methodology for calculating transport emissions (i.e. assuming a straight-line relationship between weight and transport emissions when all other factors such as vehicle size are constant), the increased m2 and reduced volume results in a 35.9% reduction in the nominal greenhouse gas emissions associated with transport.
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Features
• Enhanced acoustic properties.
• Prolonged life expectancy of the carpet tile.
• Allows for approximately 35% less transport emissions compared to thicker and heavier cushion back solutions
• Eligible for take back at the end of their life under our GH Commercial Recover Program.
• Enviro Bac Lite® contains approximately 75% recycled content (recycled material is a mixture of pre- and postconsumer material).
• More flexible than standard cushion backed tiles for ease of installation.
• Increases minimum NRC (18oz+ tiles) to 0.25§.
• In stock on select ranges for no minimum order quantity or additional lead time.
• Available option for all Australian Made carpet tiles – some minimum order quantities and lead times may apply.
• Designed to use existing trim profiles transitioning between resilient sheet/LVT to carpet tiles.
Note: All testing and documentation will refer to Enviro Bac Lite® by name, by mass (350g), and/or by abbreviation suffix “EL”.
§ Based on independent acoustic testing of 18oz Enviro Bac Lite® tiles. Acoustic test reports available on request.
**Enviro Bac Lite® has significantly lower transport associated greenhouse gas emissions per m2 of tiles when compared to our Enviro Bac Plus® carpet tile backing because more tiles can be transported per truck load and because the tiles themselves are lighter. The emissions reduction percentage has been calculated on the basis that a full standard B Double trailer set can accommodate 4,896 m2 of Enviro Bac Lite® carpet tiles weighing a total of 17.23 tonnes, whereas the same trailer set carrying Enviro Bac Plus® can accommodate 3,672m2 of carpet tiles weighing 20.16 tonnes. Using standard LCA methodology for calculating transport emissions (i.e. assuming a straight-line relationship between weight and transport emissions when all other factors such as vehicle size are constant), the increased m2 and reduced volume results in a 35.9% reduction in the nominal greenhouse gas emissions associated with transport.
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