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SHAW CONTRACT
People and planet: Shaw Contract’s
commitment to sustainability
AT Shaw Contract, we create solutions that
positively impact people and the planet. As a
global leader in carpet tile and resilient flooring,
in 2025 Shaw Contract celebrate 40 years of
operations in EMEA, delivering commercial
flooring solutions across the UK, Continental
Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
People together, planet forever
Our ‘People Together, Planet Forever’
sustainability pledge highlights that people
and planet are fundamentally connected. Our
material health, carbon reduction, circularity
and diversity, equity, and inclusion (DE&I) goals Shaw Contract products
are underpinned by a strong call to action -
‘Neutral is Not Enough’.
‘Neutral is Not Enough’ highlights our belief A legacy of sustainable innovation removed using magnets. It then undergoes
that simply maintaining a neutral stance on With nearly 90% of our portfolio Cradle to additional shredding before being pushed
climate change is not enough - to make a real Cradle Certified®, we have a 25-year long through extruders and compressed into pellets,
change, we must all take strong, positive action legacy of advancing product circularity and creating raw materials for the next generation
to reduce carbon, create healthier spaces and investing in material health. of EcoWorx® carpet tile.
drive a circular future. In 1999, we set a new industry standard Since 2006, Shaw Contract has recovered
Playing our part, we have already reduced with our EcoWorx® carpet tile backing, the and recycled more than 450,000 tonnes of
our operational footprint by 57% since 2010, world’s first fully recyclable, PVC- and bitumen- post-consumer carpet.
with our most recent new product and free carpet tile backing. It proved that carpet Giving flooring a second life
partner developments strongly contributing to tiles could be PVC-free without sacrificing In June 2024, we expanded our re[TURN]®
decreasing this further, as outlined below. performance and was the first flooring product Reclamation Programme through an official
globally to achieve Cradle to Cradle Certified®
Locally manufactured, globally supported status. To date, over 560 million sqm of partnership with the Salvation Army Trading
Globally headquartered in the US, we are EcoWorx® has been installed worldwide. Company (SATCoL), creating the largest reuse
one of only a few suppliers manufacturing Building on this legacy, in 2023 we network for carpet tiles.
carpet tiles in the UK. Our carbon-neutral introduced EcoWorx S®, a closed-loop With over 40 donation centres across the
manufacturing facility in Sanquhar, Scotland, recyclable carpet tile made in the UK. Now, UK, SATCoL ensures that used carpet tiles
110 produces around 120,000 sqm of carpet tiles leveraging the same proven chemistry, we have are sorted, graded and made available to
Housing Associations and Local Authorities,
per week, running entirely on renewable
recently launched PVC-free EcoWorx™ Resilient
electricity whilst supporting the local economy. Flooring, bringing the same benefits to resilient providing much-needed flooring to vulnerable
As a vertically integrated carpet flooring. communities.
manufacturer, we globally produce our own Free from plasticisers, PVC, stabilisers, Our UK-made TaskWorx® and ComfortWorx®
EcoSolution Q100™ fibre, a high performance Orthophthalate and chlorine, EcoWorx™ carpet tiles go directly into this network for
100% recycled content nylon fibre, giving us full Resilient delivers a PVC-free, fully-recyclable reuse. The programme also extends beyond
control over product quality and sustainability. alternative to Luxury Vinyl Tile (LVT) without products manufactured by Shaw Contract,
With approximately 700 tonnes of yarn in stock compromising on performance, durability or with any non-PVC backed brand of carpet tile
in the UK, we have the capacity to manufacture aesthetics. able to be reused, offering a cost-effective,
1.25 million sqm of carpet tile - the equivalent of re[TURN]® Reclamation Programme – We sustainable alternative to landfill disposal.
168 football pitches. Want it Back Modern methods of installation
Eliminating waste is To further support circularity, we promote
ECOWORX® LIFECYCLE: adhesive-free installation methods such as
THE ANSWER TO THE INDUSTRY’S NEED FOR central to our Cradle-
PVC-FREE RESILIENT PRODUCT. IOBAC MagTabs® and Tab-It®. These reversible
to-Cradle certification
and sustainability fixings enable flooring to be cleanly uplifted
commitment. without damage or adhesive residue, making
Launched EcoWorx S® – the new Our free-of-charge reuse and recycling easier, whilst protecting
closed-loop recyclable carpet tile
made in the UK. sub-floor assets.
Introduced EcoSolution Q100® fibre re[TURN]® Reclamation
with EcoWorx® and EcoWorx S® In an industry-first, we have introduced a
backing, reducing our carbon Launched our first PVC-free, fully Programme ensures
impact 42%, making nearly 90% recyclable EcoWorx™ Resilient.
of our carpet tile low embodied second location warranty, confirming product
carbon and carbon neutral. that all Shaw Contract
EcoWorx® products, performance and quality even after initial
Our Goal: Achieve net installation, provided it is installed adhesive-
We want it back. zero operations by including EcoWorx™
2030 across our enter-
Through our re[TURN]® prise, all while reducing free with IOBAC.
Reclamation Programme the carbon footprint of Resilient, can be
we return EcoWorx®, EcoWorx S® our products and our
into future EcoWorx® flooring. value chain.
returned and closed- Looking ahead
Neutral is not enough.
loop recycled back into As we celebrate 40 years in EMEA, our
more EcoWorx® carpet commitment to design, performance and
tile, reducing waste sustainability is stronger than ever. Committed
EcoWorx® became the
first flooring product
to be Cradle to Cradle and reliance on virgin to net zero operations by 2030 and through
Certified®.
raw materials. continuous innovation and collaboration, we
As part of strive to create flooring solutions that positively
the programme, impact people and planet for a healthier, more
EXTRUDED PELLETS
Launched the first Forming the raw we collect used sustainable future.
fully recyclable PVC- material for our
free EcoWorx® tile carpet tile backing.
backing. EcoWorx® products To register a project for the re[TURN]®
Over 557 million free-of-charge and Reclamation Programme, please email
square metres ECOWORX S � AND
installed globally. ECOWORX � PVC-FREE AND
BITUMEN FREE CARPET transport them to infouk@shawcontract.com or call 020 7961 4120.
TILE
Our 100% PVC-free backing
made from thermoplastic our manufacturing Shaw Contract products are available to
polyolefin compound.
SHREDDED ECOWORX S ®, facilities in Scotland. view in the Shaw Contract showroom, 33 Great
ECOWORX® CARPET TILE AND
ECOWORX™ RESILIENT ECOWORX™ PVC-FREE There, the material Sutton Street, London EC1V 0DX.
RESILIENT
Formulated with no PVC,
ortho-phthalates and plasticisers, goes through an initial
EcoWorx™ Resilient is fully
recyclable – optimised for low
embodied carbon and carbon shredding process
neutral.
where it is chopped 020 7961 4120
FREE OF CHARGE RETURN
Our EcoWorx® and EcoWorx S® products can be returned via into small pieces with infouk@shawcontract.com
complimentary re[TURN]® Reclamation Programme, where
they are recycled into raw materials for new carpet tiles. any metal content www.shawcontract.com/en-gb
CFA Guide to Sustainability 2025/26