Carpet Tile Take Back Scheme NZ

Carpet Tiles have been having a second life in New Zealand for many years, thanks to the efforts of Irvine International Floors and their supporters around New Zealand, and thus reducing the amount of carpet and carpet tiles ending  up in land fills.

Where existing carpet or carpet tiles are to be replaced with Irvine International floors product, we offer a Carpet Take Back Service. This involves our managing the process of uplifting existing carpet or carpet tiles that still have life left in them, and finding a new installation environment in which they can be re-used right here in New Zealand.

The product which is being replaced is offered free to Community Groups and the role Irvine International plays is in co-ordinating its uplift and finding an appropriate benefactor. In addition, all our quotations for projects involving carpet tiles we include maintenance stock to cover the rotation and replacement of worn carpet tiles.

Irvine International Floors is in the practice of thinking globally and ‘acting locally’ that way we can make our country and the world a better and more sustainable place by providing this carpet take back scheme.

Irvine International Floors,in conjunction with Dominion Property Funds, recently offered approximately 900 square metres of used carpet tiles free-of-charge to members of the Christian Supply Chain for use on their commercial projects. Christian Children’s Camps ‘Camp Columba’ and ‘Chosen Valley’ were the grateful recipients, as well as Victory Outreach Church.

The 900 sqm of carpet tiles were uplifted during a refurbishment project in Penrose Auckland, which was being managed by Dominion Funds. The tiles were made from Solution Dyed Nylon and in extremely good order. Irvine International Floors arranged for the contractor to uplift the tiles and stack them on pallets ready for freighting. The Christian Supply Chain only had to pay the freight charges to their destination.

As Chris Jereb of Dominion Funds explains “It only cost a little more to have the contractors place the carpet tiles onto pallets,rather than throw carpet tiles into a waste bin”. “We didn’t incur any dumping fees and we were happy to supply a couple of car spaces in order to store the tiles.”

Daniel Bailey, Assistant Manager of the Chosen Valley Christian Camp, writes: “We are very grateful for the  carpet tiles. The room has become much warmer and we can now use it for various other activities too. So, thanks again Irvine International Floors for blessing Chosen Valley Christian Camp.”

Both Irvine International Floors and Dominion Property Funds are members of The New Zealand Green Building Council.

Dominion Funds, in conjunction with the Ministry for the Environment, Building Research, Kiwi Income Property Trust and Multiplex funded The NZ Green Star Rating System.Dominion Funds seek to actively align themselves with NZGBC suppliers that are not only gaining Environmental Choice Accreditation, but have hands-on practical environmental policies.

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