THE ENIA CARPET GROUP

welcome to room for inspiration

Gravity be my friend Space installation by artist Pipilotti Rist with Enia 'Solar' carpet.

Wherever we are is our living space. We turn this space into our living room. Room for working and playing. Room for relaxation and experience. Room for dialogue. Room for thinking and inspiration. The choice of flooring is crucial. Enias textile flooring systems offer almost unlimited scope for our customers requirements and ideas. Through our expertise and passion for textile flooring systems in a class of their own, Enia creates room for inspiration and rewarding perspectives for people who value the right ambience for living and working. That has been our focus and ambition for over 200 years. Step by step, we have developed into Europes leading provider of high-quality textile flooring systems for living and business. Whatever your interest in Enia be it as a customer, business partner or future Enia talent I would like to welcome you. I hope you find inspiration in the following pages.

Benjamin Fuchs Entrepreneur and CEO of Enia Carpet Group

Some of more than 70 leading architects and designers whose workwith Enia is documented in Collection Prive .

> Ora Ito

> Ron Arad

Enia works with leading architects and designers, to translate their interior language into room for inspiration.

Permanent Enia Design Collection at the Muse des Arts Dcoratifs in Paris

> Jean Nouvel

> Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec

> Andre Putman

A passion for design

Inspiring traditions
For over 200 years, we have been dedicated to translating the individual wishes and ideas of a demanding clientle into inspiring interiors. Along the way, we have had countless encounters with people who value the right ambience for living and working some of them famous names in the design world, others destined for fame. Enias expertise in concept and realisation, the ability to full the most demanding specications, can be seen in landmark buildings by prominent architects in all corners of the world. Artists and leading creative gures work with Enia because they know we share a passion for design and for the unique tactile and sensual qualities of textiles. An outstanding testimony to this collaboration has been published under the title Collection Prive. Many of the carpet tiles captured in this work are even on show as framed exhibits in the Muse des Arts Dcoratifs in Paris. All these inspiring encounters have been a seminal inuence on our Collection for Living and Business. Likewise our international basis, with companies the length and breadth of Europe, from Russia to Spain: the traditions and styles of many countries and cultures make their mark on our designs and open up new approaches.

Inspiring interiors
For over 200 years, we have been committed to the creation of inspiring interiors for people who value the right ambience for living and working.

A unique and inspiring choice

3500 ways of creating inspiration and diversity: the Enia Collection for Living and Business.
The visual and tactile experience offered by our high-quality textile ooring systems is unique and wide-ranging. The Enia Collection for Living and Business has over 3500 options for creating room for inspiration and adding personal touches. No other manufacturer can offer this. The latest high-tech materials ensure the nest in texture and tactility, combined with tremendously hard-wearing qualities. Natural wool expresses its distinctive character in an endless variety of ways. Everything is possible with Enias textile ooring systems, which are manufactured using the most advanced technology and to the highest standards of quality, environmental integrity, sustainability and safety.

The Enia Collection for Living

Our top-quality Living Collections are designed for modern lifestyles. Top quality for us means maximum value in the context of the specications, a feast of colours and widths up to 5 m, thanks to our modern dyeing plants. But we also offer many products as rugs, cut to any size.

Enia has always been a trendsetter. All of 30 years ago, while the rest of the industry looked on sceptically, Enia developed a deep-pile shag carpet, which it launched as Bonaparte Chinchilla. This timeless classic remains the industry benchmark and is still a trendsetter today. In addition to high-quality synthetic materials, most of which we manufacture and process ourselves, we also use the best natural wool, as well es novel combinations with other materials, offering customers new textures and tactile qualities.

parade

bonaparte

L1

L2

A simple and inspiring way to make the right choice: Enias ePod system
We have developed the ePod the Enia point of decision system to help present the extraordinary diversity of the Enia Collection for Living and Business to your customers and provide simple, direct advice on the best choice. The programme is in the name: ePod is an intelli-

gent system for decision-taking and ltering questions, for example with regard to colours, structures, specications, personal requirements and other parameters. The ePod system leads you directly to the ideal product.

LiVinG Collection prodUcts

Living

Ofces

Hospitality

...

Info Specications and personal requirements Structure Structures, materials, characteristics, etc. Colour Colours and design

BUsiness Collection ProdUcts

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The Enia Collection for Business

All products are based on the same philosophy of combining maximum functionality with the most sophisticated specications in terms of colour and design. The products satisfy all contemporary quality criteria regarding wear resistance and ameproong. The Business Collection opens up new possibilities for applications of all kinds, with no limitations on the scope of ideas and interior language.

tecsom

Our Tecsom tiles collection has over 400 reference designs, with the option of individual tile designs for orders over 20 m2. It is produced as tiles and loose-laid broadloom up to 2 m in width. Tecsom carpet tiles are exible, nonbreaking, clean, non-marking and waterproof, making them particularly easy to lay. Many of our structures and designs are unique and protected by special patented processes. The unique Enia Yarn SystemTM offers exclusive advantages such as great colourfastness and guaranteed stain removal, even using bleach. The Enia Pile SystemTM offers a virtually unlimited choice of colours. The Enia Backing SystemTM, tried and tested in tens of millions of square metres of carpeting, provides outstanding dimensional stability.

tapisom

tuftline

Invented in France in 1953, Tapisom was the pioneer and trendsetter in hard-wearing, needle-felt oor coverings for business applications. It has since conquered the world in 2m widths or as tiles. A world rst in 1965 was the launch of Tapisom Design, the rst printable needle-felt. Apart from in stylish modern ofces, Tapisom is also an ideal solution for hotels, ships, shops and large retail outlets such as furniture stores. Quality in a class of its own, whether plain or structured and printed.

As a pioneer of 4-metre broadloom carpeting, Enia was one of the rst manufacturers in Europe to introduce this tufting technology, developed in the USA in the 1950s. The technique combines industrial efciency with the design scope offered by woven carpets. Our hard-wearing oor coverings set the standards in the maritime and hotel sectors and create inspiring ofce spaces the world over. They come in an unmatched diversity of colours and structures. Printed carpets offer boundless inspiration for creating imaginative interiors. We also make special products such as impermeable broadloom for the healthcare sector.

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Inspiring workspaces
Enia textile floor coverings offer designers, architects and specifiers almost unlimited scope to realise their ideas and create distinctive and inspiring workspaces for applications in the healthcare, hospitality, education, office and retail sectors.

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Passion and expertise

Quality and creativity are evident in everything we do. We devote all our know-how, experience and passion to getting better every day.

Enias know-how and experience are an asset shared by 1300 employees, whose common passion is to create textile ooring in a class of its own. Our international design teams know how to translate customers ideas and wishes into inspiring interiors, and to develop new and exciting approaches. Quality and creativity are evident in everything we do. In consultancy and planning, in design, colours and materials, in creation and implementation, and in the service that follows. In short: in the overall solution as much as in the tiniest detail.

turing process for deep-pile shags, still regarded as the industry standard. Tecsom carpet tiles, launched in 1988 and unmatched to this day in functionality, have a pathbreaking recycling process as part of the concept.

Sustainable by conviction
Enia is also a pioneer in the elds of environmental integrity and sustainability. We were among the rst companies to be awarded certication under the ISO 9001 quality and ISO 14001 environmental and safety standards, and to comply voluntarily with the most exacting international standards such as GUT in Germany, HQE in France and BRE in Britain.

Driven by innovation
Enia invented the rst needle-felt oor coverings in France in 1953 (Tapisom). In the 1960s, Enia was the rst manufacturer to offer printable needle-felt ooring; and the Enia plant in the Netherlands developed the rst manufac-

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The Enia way

Our story
For over 200 years, we have been committed to the creation of inspiring interiors. For people who value the right ambience for living and working. With clear values, direction and focus on textile ooring, we have developed step by step into Europes leading provider of high-quality textile ooring systems for home and business applications. Our aim in creating a new brand and market platform is to set new standards and give fresh impetus to the market for textile ooring, so that working with us can be even more rewarding for you. In doing so we are guided by the following principles: Focus Enias passion has always been for textile ooring; our focus has never strayed. And that is the way it will stay, for the simple reason that we are convinced there is still a great deal we can and will achieve with our customers and partners. In 2001, we decided to go our own way and establish the Enia Carpet Group as Europes leading manufacturer and supplier of the highest-quality textile ooring for living and business. We have pursued this goal for years with a clear strategy and systematic follow-through. Commitment Behind Enia are owners and entrepreneurs who lead the company with vision and foresight. With clear values and direction. Committed to sustainable, long-term growth and success. Our company is not for sale; it is too valuable to us. Inspiration Whatever your ideas and concepts for the design of interior spaces or for the business with textile ooring systems, you can realise them more simply and effectively with Enia. We offer you and your customers the most comprehensive and inspiring range of products and services in high-qual ity textile ooring for business and living, all from a single source. More than 1300 Enia employees are committed day by day with fresh ideas, great passion and expertise to ensure that every contact with the Enia brand creates room for inspiration and rewarding perspectives.

Key information
> > > > > > Europes leading provider of premium textile ooring systems for business (healthcare, hospitality, education, ofce and retail sectors) and home interiors Leading (top 3) market positions in France, Germany, Benelux, Iberia, Austria, Balkans, Russia, Ukraine, CIS states, Switzerland and many more No. 1 manufacturer in Eastern Europe State-of-the-art technology and processes, with over 200 years of carpet know-how Fully integrated manufacturing: from yarn extrusion and processing to tufting, dyeing, printing and coating Most comprehensive high-quality product portfolio with tufted broadloom carpets for business and living, commercial carpet tiles, commercial needle-felt products, all designs, materials and individual patterns.

Key data
> > > > > Number of employees: 1300 Production centres: 8 Own local sales organisations: 12 Sales ofces: > 50 worldwide Segments: > business (50%) > living (43%) > industrial (7%)

Milestones

1765 1953 1965 1969 1973 1988 1990s 1994

Roots of rst company in the Netherlands. Foundation of other Group companies: 1864 in Switzerland, 1880 in France and 1884 in Serbia. Invention of commercial needle-felt process Tapisom in France Launch of Tapisom Design print-able needle-felt a world rst German company starts production in Paderborn Spanish subsidiary opens in Pamplona Launch of Tecsom tiles with unique backing system Major investment in manufacturing to establish leadership in tufting technology Sintelon establishes carpet production in Ukraine

2001 2004 2006 2006 2007

Spin-off of Enia Carpets from Forbo in a management buyout Enia Texture Tex (Netherlands) acquired, with wide-ranging know-how and high added value in yarn processing Enia Eastern Europe created as joint venture with Sintelon, developing into the regions leading textile ooring company with bases in Serbia and Ukraine Takeover of Tarketts commercial textile ooring division makes Enia European leader in business market, with carpet tiles and needle-felt as key segments a 6 million investment programme in Eastern Europe to double yarn extrusion and processing capacities.

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Our values
Creative For us creative means being curious about whatever moves people. Thinking ahead, thinking from the others perspective, thinking laterally. Seeing problems as opportunities. Being inspired and creating room for inspiration. Developing ideas that motivate and move people. Overcoming limitations and venturing new ways. Having faith in yourself and others. Always nding solutions that move things forward.

Our way

We create room for inspiration and rewarding perspectives through our expertise and passion for the best in textile ooring systems.
That is our vision and mission Preserving and progressing
We have become one of Europes leading providers of high-quality textile ooring systems through passion, expertise and focus, a pioneering spirit and innovative strength, coupled with closeness to our employees, customers and partners. And a clear commitment to textile ooring systems and quality in all segments. We call our strategy and approach to guiding and driving the company and the Enia brand forward to a successful future The Enia Way to Win . A successoriented development of the Enia Group on the basis of a culture of shared values and ideas that is mutually benecial and encourages the active involvement of all members of management and staff, in the interest of all Enia stakeholders.

Passionate For us passionate means developing talents and seizing potential. Carving out your own path to success and following it with determination. Doing more and going further than others. Accepting challenges and growing through them. Tackling and realizing projects with energy and vision. Fighting for the best solution, even when its not your own. Giving your all with enthusiasm and stamina for mutual success.

Expert For us expert means thinking and acting globally and inclusively. Seeing what is essential and leads to the goal. Having the aspiration and doing everything possible to be the best in your eld. Helping to turn vision into reality. Demanding and delivering clear decisions. Implementing plans with speed and precision. Taking responsibility and standing by your word. Living values and creating trust. Not doing everything yourself, but doing whatever you do better than anyone else.

The Enia Carpet Group is Europes leading provider of high-quality textile ooring systems for living and business. Thanks to our pi oneering spirit and innovative strength, closeness to our customers and partners, as well as the passion and expertise of over 1300 employees committed to customer satisfaction through performance and quality of the highest standard in all they do.

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