Milliken

Milliken specializes in delivering people-focused, design-driven and science-backed flooring solutions to facility managers, designers, dealers, contractors, and other end-users. With expert knowledge in carpet, luxury vinyl tile and protective flooring, we design our products with superior functionality and aesthetics.

Milliken is the world leader in cushion-backed carpet tile. With hundreds of standard, fashion-forward designs and nearly limitless make to order patterns, Milliken can serve the needs of all your projects.  Ensure an exceptional environment by experiencing the superior acoustic, ergonomic, and moisture management benefits of Milliken’s cushion backing.

From natural looks of wood and stone to more modern textures and abstract designs, Milliken’s collection of Luxury Vinyl Tile flooring creates new options for commercial interiors. Our simple to search Color Reference system provides easy coordination between LVT options and Milliken’s extensive modular and broadloom carpet offerings. Our award-winning designs also feature innovative technology to keep your floors beautiful now and for years to come.

Great architecture and design isn't just about managing all that goes into an effective, attractive space. It's also about what's intentionally kept out. That's why the Protective Flooring experts at Milliken™ created OBEX™, a comprehensive entrance system with a range of proven Forms and Materials. OBEX equips architects, engineers, and specifiers with all they need to create site-specific, high-performing entries, without compromising their project's overall design.

Since 1984, Millicare® has been offering the most environmentally sustainable and proven flooring maintenance system to accounts locally, nationally, and worldwide.  MilliCare’s Green Seal-certified system uses over 99% less water and 31% less power than conventional cleaning methods, and our environmentally responsible products provide a better clean overall.

Milliken has installed flooring in thousands of public sector applications. Below are select case stuides where Milliken has solved challenges for public sector clients with Milliken unique flooring solutions. 

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Snohomish Library	Cotton Belt Elementary

SUSTAINABLE EXCELLENCE
At Milliken, sustainability is core to our culture. We believe a healthy enterprise and healthy earth are vitally linked. We care about and respect each other, our customers, and the world we share. While we hold ourselves accountable to the highest ethical standards, we derive our greatest satisfaction from creating innovations that help solve the worlds’ problems at a human level – adding value to people’s lives, improving health and safety, and making this world sustainable.

REDUCING OUR IMPACT ON THE ENVIRONMENT
As early as 1900, Milliken was reusing packaging and textile materials in our operations and documented our first recycling policy. By the late 1900's Milliken developed a comprehensive plan to eliminate waste, increase product performance and preserve resources — years before the first clean air and water acts and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency were formed. By 1960, we had established a more formal environmental policy to reduce our impact on the environment. This stewardship still guides our daily choices and influences innovations in product design, raw material selection, manufacturing operations and marketing and merchandising materials.

OUR PLACE IN THE WORLD OF TOMORROW
At Milliken, we have a clear vision of our place in the world of tomorrow. In it, the culture of disposability is unthinkable. And we are on pace to make this happen. Through conservation and efficiency, Milliken's floor covering division has reduced its global eco-footprint by 50% over 15 years. The goal: get to zero waste to landfill, zero waste generation, and zero air emissions. Every day we make strides toward this objective and are getting very close.

All carpet tile comes standard with Milliken’s WellBAC™ open-cell cushion backing.  Because of this, Milliken products are:

• More ergonomic, reducing muscle strain by 24% during standing when compared to hardback carpet tile
• Quieter, as they absorb 50% more sound when compared to hardback carpet
• A natural subfloor moisture mitigation solution, by wicking away subfloor moisture. Save several dollars per square foot by eliminating spend on moisture mitigation, moisture testing, and floor prep

The Floor Is A Crucial Part Of Any Holistic Acoustic-Design Strategy
Acoustic strategies often focus on ceiling and wall treatments. However, in most interior spaces flooring occupies the same amount of surface area as ceilings and can have a huge impact in improving productivity and reducing stress for occupants. Don’t forget: the floor is the one surface that we’re actually physically in contact with at all times which means, it plays a major role in noise generation. Open-cell cushion backed carpet tile will absorb significantly more noise than hardback carpet tile, making the spaces that we learn and work in quieter.  Explore here as we detail ways flooring can go from overlooked to playing a key role in a holistic acoustic-design strategy.

Even a few minutes of standing can take its toll on legs and feet while sit-to-stand working. To help overcome these aches and pains, many organizations invest in standing mats that help to alleviate strain on tired legs. But standing mats can be more hindrance than help, preventing chairs from moving effectively, and even causing a trip hazard. Instead, it’s better to use the opportunity to install cushion-backed carpet.

Milliken’s cushion-backed carpet can reduce muscle fatigue by 25%, and heel impact loads by 30% - while lasting up to 50% longer than conventional carpet tiles.

Moisture in and around on-grade slabs can lead to costly failures and repairs. This is a billion dollar problem in the construction industry.  The use of lightweight concrete, and the constant desire to install flooring as quickly as possible (both on- and above-grade) means moisture may very well be a serious issue in any given project. Milliken’s standard WellBAC™ open-cell cushion turns Milliken’s standard modular carpet into a moisture mitigation solution.  This eliminates the cost of several dollars per square foot from purchasing other moisture mitigation solutions that are required for use with hardback modular carpet, such as membranes and 2-part epoxy coatings.  Additionally, using Milliken eliminates the cost and need to do RH and pH testing.  Furthermore, Milliken reduces timelines in new construction by enabling our modular carpet to be installed as soon as 30 days after a new concrete slab has been poured.  Open-cell cushion backing actively wicks away moisture from sub-floors, reducing conditions attractive to mold and mildew.  Milliken has never had a moisture claim in 25+ years, whereas moisture claims are common in the flooring industry.

There are two types of commercial carpet backings: hardback and cushion. We believe strongly that cushion backing is the best choice - so much so that we use WellBAC™ cushion backing on all of our carpet tile products, as standard.

Cushion backing can significantly improve carpet appearance retention: the cushion absorbs the impact of foot traffic, rather than the carpet fibers. This benefit allows your carpet to stay looking like new for longer.