Milliken Open Studio
Milliken’s Open Studio collection for the European contract market — Canvas, the textural Canvas Trace, and the finer Primer, in a muted painterly palette from Gesso White to Inked Bisque. Designed and made at Milliken’s Beech Hill plant in Wigan.
Carbon and evidence
Product Evidence
Evidence currently held for the Milliken product record.
Recorded Carbon Result
A1–A3 GWP-total per m², per IBU EPD-MIL-20230034-CBC1-EN — declared at the family MAXIMUM 900 g/m² pile weight on a cushion back, so it is a ceiling rather than a typical value. Milliken offset this A1-A3 with third-party VCS credits; the offset sits on top and does NOT reduce the figure.
Indicator: GWP-total
A1–A3 covers raw-material supply, transport to manufacture and manufacturing. It is product-stage information, not a whole-life result.
Environmental Product Declaration
EPD recorded- Coverage
- Product family
- Declared unit
- 1 m² tufted carpet tiles — solution-dyed PA6 with 20% recycled content, MAXIMUM total pile weight 900 g/m², Comfort Lite®/Comfort Plus® recycled cushion back
- Programme
- Institut Bauen und Umwelt e.V. (IBU)
- Registration
- EPD-MIL-20230034-CBC1-EN
- Standard
- EN 15804+A2
- Valid until
- 2028-02-19
- Verification
- Third-party verified
Owner is Milliken Industrials Ltd., Beech Hill Plant, Wigan — the EPD states the carpet is made there, which makes this a genuinely citable UK-manufacture claim. Read the declared spec before comparing: this is the family maximum pile weight (900 g/m²) on a cushion back, so the figure is a ceiling and sits far above lighter surface-pile tiles from other makers; the specific range’s pile weight is not published. Total recycled content 56% by weight. Note that a UL declaration (4791117385.120.2) for Milliken’s Zhangjiagang plant in China surfaces more readily in search and applies to Asia/ANZ only — it is not the UK document. Milliken’s European EPDs are IBU.
Reported GWP Modules
Displayed as stored; modules are not added together here.
A1–A3
9.99 kgCO₂e
per 1 m² tufted carpet tile at max 900 g/m² pile, cushion backed
2 claims and 3 certifications are held in the staging record but not presented as product evidence because an exact public source has not yet been mapped.
Comparison Status
This result should be displayed for information only and not ranked against another product.
- • The PCR and version are missing.
- • The carbon result is not linked to an evidence source.
- • The EPD is not linked to an evidence source.
Evidence Gaps
- •2 sustainability claims are withheld because exact public evidence is not mapped.
- •3 certifications are withheld because exact public evidence is not mapped.
Design & Specification Notes
Qualitative notes for early design discussion. Not product-specific EPD evidence, and not a basis for numerical comparison.
Milliken’s Open Studio collection for the European contract market — Canvas, the textural Canvas Trace, and the finer Primer, in a muted painterly palette from Gesso White to Inked Bisque.
Typical Uses
- •Primary flooring
- •High-traffic circulation
- •Work areas
Key Performance
Hard-wearing surface for high footfall.
Typical Service-Life Estimate
25 yearsGeneric estimate for early design discussion; confirm with the manufacturer.
Specification Actions
- •Confirm the current EPD covers the selected product, finish and manufacturing route.
- •Calculate transport distances for primary materials.
- •Document material reuse or reclaimed content percentages.
Indicative Health & Indoor Air
Specification
- Finish
- Tufted carpet tile, UK manufactured