The Fairweave Collection: Woven Vinyl Flooring Arrives in Singapore
The Fairweave collection is a range of 50 x 50 cm woven vinyl tiles by Belgian maker ntgrate, built for busy commercial interiors. Each 4.7 mm tile has a Greenfelt acoustic backing rated at 19 dB impact sound reduction. It also carries an EN 1307 Class 33 heavy commercial rating, a Bfl-s1 fire classification and a 15-year wear warranty. It suits offices, showrooms, schools and healthcare spaces in Singapore that want the look of a woven textile with the cleaning routine of a hard floor.
Most offices in Singapore end up choosing between two compromises. Carpet tiles keep the room quiet but hold onto every coffee spill. LVT wipes clean but makes an open plan sound like a canteen. Woven vinyl sits right in that gap. The Fairweave collection, now stocked by Heritage Carpets, is one of the clearest examples of what that middle option looks like once it is actually installed.
What Is the Fairweave Collection and How Is Woven Vinyl Different?
Woven vinyl is made by weaving vinyl coated yarns into a textile structure. The texture you see is real weave, not a pattern printed under a clear layer. Fairweave is ntgrate’s version, woven at the company’s BREEAM certified headquarters in Kortrijk, Belgium.
- Format: 500 x 500 mm tiles, 4.7 mm thick, packed 16 to a box (4 m²), per the Fairweave product
- Families: Fair and Strong (53% mineral, 9% recycled content) and Soft and Subtle (53% mineral, 10% biobased, 7% recycled)
- Backing: an integrated Greenfelt underlay made from 93% recycled PET
- Wear layer: fiberglass reinforced and rated for intensive castor chair use under EN ISO 4918
- Indoor air: Class E1 formaldehyde, French A+ VOC rating and FloorScore certification
Industry writers covering ntgrate describe it as a surface that sits between a textile and a hardwearing floor, and in person that is exactly how it reads.
Is Woven Vinyl Better Than Carpet Tiles or LVT for Offices?
For a typical Singapore open plan office, woven vinyl is the better all-round pick. It absorbs footfall noise far better than LVT and handles spills that would stain a carpet tile. Carpet still wins on soaking up conversation, since Fairweave’s published sound absorption (αw 0.10 to 0.15) is modest, so teams on video calls all day should add acoustic ceiling panels or rugs in the meeting zones.
What Do Real Fairweave Projects in Singapore Look Like?
Two recent Singapore installs show how differently the collection behaves depending on the room. Both have photo galleries on their project pages.
- UA Showroom, Singapore: 903 Subtle Antoinette and 904 Subtle Lena laid together, giving the floor gentle movement without competing with the products on display
- Office @ Singapore: 901 Soft Tess across the workspace, a single calm colour that lets the furniture carry the design
The showroom is the stronger proof point, since woven vinyl had to look deliberate in a space built to sell flooring.
How Does Fairweave Handle Singapore Humidity, Noise and Daily Cleaning?
Singapore’s average relative humidity sits in the low 80s according to NEA climate records which is hard on floors that trap moisture. Fairweave copes well here, as long as a few conditions are met.
- Spills: liquid stays on the vinyl yarn instead of soaking into a pile, so a damp mop handles most accidents
- Walking noise: 70 to 71 dB(A) under EN 16205, with 19 dB impact reduction under ISO 10140
- Slip resistance: R10 under EN 16165, sensible for lobbies that see wet umbrellas
- Static: below 2 kV, backed by a lifetime anti-static shock warranty
- Subfloor: the slab must be dry, flat and dust free before laying, which matters in older Singapore buildings where slab moisture is common
That subfloor requirement is the step most people rush, and it is where installs usually go wrong.
Noise deserves more attention than it gets. A field study by Jahncke and Hallman found that staff in shared and open plan offices scored 14% worse on a concentration task than colleagues in cell offices, so a quieter floor is a productivity call as much as a comfort one.
Which Fairweave Colours Work Best for Singapore Offices and Showrooms?
The range has 13 colours across four families: Fair Alice, Aurore, Chloe, Falco, Myrthe and Naomi; Soft Amara, Joris and Tess; Strong Luca; and Subtle Antoinette and Lena. Soft Tess and the Subtle pair are the safest choices for workplaces, because their low contrast hides traffic paths better than the brighter Fair shades. Order samples first, since the weave looks noticeably different under warm retail lighting than under office LEDs.
How Long Does Fairweave Last and What Does the Warranty Cover?
Fairweave comes with a 15-year wear warranty and a lifetime anti-static shock warranty, both subject to stated installation and care conditions. Chair pads under castor chairs are recommended, and leaving them out is the fastest way to wear a path into any office floor. For comparing fit out suppliers, curated directories like The Best in SG and the wider The Best In World network are a good starting point, while brands launching a new space can look at creator partnerships through GetMyInfluencer.
Why Choose Heritage Carpets
Heritage Carpets has supplied and installed flooring in Singapore for more than 70 years, with a catalogue of over 1,000 products spanning carpet tiles, broadloom, rugs and luxury vinyl. The team can show Fairweave samples in person and the online room visualizer lets you preview a colour in your own space before ordering. Installation, accessories such as skirting and T-covers, and the two documented Fairweave projects in Singapore all come from the same supplier, which keeps the job in one set of hands.
Conclusion
The Fairweave collection gives Singapore offices and showrooms a floor that looks like a textile, cleans like vinyl and keeps footfall noise down in open spaces. Pick a low contrast shade like Soft Tess or the Subtle pair for workspaces, get the subfloor checked before laying, and see the samples under your own lighting first.
