Expert Network of the Textile Flooring Industry
Expert Group on Preserving the Value of Textile Floor Coverings
The werterhalt.org working group brings together manufacturers, materials experts, cleaning specialists, appraisers, and other professionals in the flooring industry.
Together, we develop manufacturer-neutral guidelines and recommendations for the sustainable preservation of the value of textile floor coverings.
Our shared goal is to provide decision-makers, planners, building cleaning professionals, and facility operators with reliable, expert guidance—so that textile floor coverings can maintain their quality, functionality, and service life over the long term.
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Preserving the Value
What began more than 20 years ago as an initiative to develop common guidelines for the care and cleaning of flooring has grown into a network of expertise comprising manufacturers, materials experts, cleaning specialists, consultants, and other professionals in the flooring industry.
Together, we develop manufacturer-neutral recommendations for the sustainable preservation of the value of textile floor coverings.
Value preservation is achieved when specialists from different fields combine their knowledge.
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Cleaning Guidelines Specifically for your Textile Floor Covering
Choosing the right cleaning method for textile floor coverings is both a technical and economic decision:
In particular, the quality of the carpet, the installation method, the subfloor construction, the frequency of use, and—last but not least—the degree of soiling determine which cleaning method will help preserve the carpet’s value over the long term.
Preserving Value.
A Holistic Approach.
The very process of selecting the flooring, determining the installation method, and planning the maintenance strategy lays the essential groundwork for service life, reuse, and the responsible use of resources.
Today, preserving value means: extending service life, conserving resources, and enabling reuse.
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