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Why FLoc?

Why you should specify Floc wool acoustic wall panels
Wool - a natural wonder fibre
Strong-wool makes up 90% of New Zealand’s wool production and is well known for its acoustic properties, durability, and natural fire resistance. These natural properties, combined with the creative flexibility of the Floc range, makes strong-wool perfect for your next interior project.
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The Goodness
— of Wool

Sourcing and Manufacturing

Energy use
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Embodied energy is quoted as 106 MJ/kg for wool.

Impact of extraction
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Wool is a natural, sustainable product.The full carbon LCA is being investigated in New Zealand. More information will be released around this shortly.

Availability
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Strong-wool is readily available throughout New Zealand. Strong-wool is a by-product of the shearing process which happens annually for animal welfare.

Material Sourcing
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Floc is born, grown and manufactured in New Zealand from 100% New Zealand strong-wool.

Wool is grown on sheep that roam freely in their natural environment, needing only sunshine and grass to prosper.

Performance

End of use
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Floc Panels will degrade and are fully compostable at the end of life.

Fire performance
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Group 1-S fire performance for Floc Panels.  Group 3-S fire performance for Floc 3D.

Sound Absorption
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Floc assists with sound absorption and can increase interior comfort in commercial spaces.

Maintenance rating
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Medium- will require regular cleaning.

Durability
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15-20 years depending on level of use and maintenance.

Benefits of Wool

Natural
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Unlike synthetic man-made fibres made from unsustainable and non-renewable resources such as oil, gas and coal, wool is 100% naturally grown.

Renewable
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Sheep grow a new fleece every year creating a totally renewable fibre. Shearing is considered a welfare practice for stock.

Odour resistant
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Wool is naturally odour resistant.

Resilient
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Wool is a durable, resilient fibre that is resistant to moisture, stains and compression.

VOC benefits
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VOC’s are harmful chemicals that vaporise in the air causing indoor air pollution.

Wool has the natural ability to absorb harmful chemicals such as strong smelling colourless gases from the indoor atmosphere. The VOC emissions are incredibly low. Testing available upon request.

Integrity

Carbon
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Carbon is the cornerstone of life on earth. When you invest in wool, you are investing in life, and the recycling of life.

Sheep consume biogenic carbon when they eat the grass they live on. 40% of the weight of wool is made of carbon which readily biodegrades at the end of its life, and returns to the earths soil where it will be recycled into the next life.

Farming standards
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New Zealand sheep farmers comply with some of the highest land and environmental standards in the world.

NZFAP is the recognised foundation upon which the collective red meat and wool industry delivers an authentic and independently verified production assurance standard to customers and consumers. It includes assurances in regards to integrity, traceability, bio-security, food safety, environmental sustainability and animal health and welfare.

Animal welfare
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Floc wool is sourced from farms associated with the New Zealand Farm Assurance Programme (NZFAP).

NZFAP is the recognised foundation upon which the collective red meat and wool industry delivers an authentic and independently verified production assurance standard to customers and consumers. It includes assurances in regards to integrity, traceability, bio-security, food safety, environmental sustainability and animal health and welfare.

Sustainable and renewable

Strong-wool is the 100% natural product of the shearing of New Zealand sheep, which is done at least once a year, depending on where the sheep live. Shearing is done to maintain their health and welfare, as well as to harvest their fleeces. 

Biodegradable and compostable

Floc is fully biodegradable and compostable. To support this benefit an Environmental Product Declaration is imminent. EPDs are like an ISO Type 3 certification, and give you an independent verification of a product’s environmental credentials.
Interiors lined with Floc panels feel good. They dramatically improve the acoustics of any interior space by muting background noise, and reducing tiring, headache inducing echoes and reverberations. Wool’s natural filtration ability also contributes to improved air quality.

Design freedom

Floc interior wall lining panels are available in two styles - Floc 3D and straight Floc Panels. They are each available in a wide range of colourways and finishes that let you add your creative flair to any interior project. 

Floc panels can be customised with your own colours and designs which can be CMYK printed on our natural white panels. Floc 3D lets your imagination soar with relief designs permanently pressed into the panel.

New Zealand strong-wool’s high degree of durability makes Floc panels a great choice for busy commercial spaces.
New Zealand made and globally endorsed.
We’re proud to display the NZ Fernmark. The Fernmark is only awarded to clean, green,  innovative New Zealand products. Floc panels were used in the New Zealand Pavilion at the Dubai Expo in 2020 and has since attracted a huge amount of enthusiastic coverage, which you can see on the media page.
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