For more than 50 years, Roppe Corporation has provided flooring products to schools, churches, hotels, office buildings, and healthcare facilities across the nation. A family-owned company, Roppe is headquartered in the small midwestern town of Fostoria, Ohio, where every product is manufactured with the help of Roppe employees “that live local to this community and take pride in every product.”
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Dimensions Rubber Tile—
Winner of an ADEX award, Dimensions Rubber Tiles feature a textural innovation in rubber flooring. Three profiles—Random, Stripe, and Crackle—add pattern and interest to the rubber’s surface. Random presents inlays of rectangles, all of different textural finishes. Stripe features thick and thin bands of stripes. And Crackle resembles the surface of cracked earth, as with dry desert sands or moonscapes. These visually arresting PVC-free tiles contain 10 percent natural rubber, which is a renewable resource. The Dimensions product line resists scuffing, gouging, and cigarette scorching, as well as most chemicals and common substances. Plus, it reduces noise and provides comfort and slip resistance. Each pattern gets intensified by the color choices. For a luxurious look, choose lustrous neutrals like Platinum, Bronze, and Java. To make a space pop, opt for bold hues like Turquoise, Plum, and Tangerine.
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Northern Timbers—
A highly stylized line of premium vinyl flooring products, the Northern Timbers Collection of wood plank products is available in 4” x 36” planks in eighteen colors, with eight of those most popular grains and colors available in a 6” x 48” loose-lay product that requires no adhesive. Northern Timbers includes beautiful and unexpected patterns such as Weathered Pine, which includes striations of brown and green, Limed Gray Oak, which features a gray and white grain, and Voodoo Beech, a dramatic black wood. A coordinating line of Northern Leathers is also available, with 18” x 18” tiles in six colors: Ebony, Gun Metal, Java, Auburn, Clay, and Amber. Both collections contain 50 percent recycled content, resist scratching and wear, and include a 10-year commercial warranty. Northern Woods and Northern Leathers products can be installed using Roppe’s spray adhesive, which minimizes drying time.
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Tuflex—
A recycled rubber tile flooring available since 1957, Tuflex tiles are manufactured using a patented vulcanization process that allows for a maximum percentage of recycled rubber material. Available in square and interlocking tiles, Tuflex is ideal for free weight/workout machine rooms, locker rooms, rinks, and animal care clinics. Tuflex’s non-porous surface acts as a barrier to soil, spills, stains, and odors, making it a top choice for professional sports facilities. The material’s custom logo capabilities and hard-wearing properties make it an ideal choice for commercial flooring needs.
Roppe Corporation introduced its IMPACT environmental program in 2009, which recycles rubber products. If and when facilities decide to renovate, they can easily recycle their rubber products with the help of Roppe’s IMPACT program, “designed to simplify and encourage others within the industry to respect our environment and protect our natural resources.”
