KwaZulu-Natal’s first manufacturer of eco-friendly rubber flooring for commercial, industrial and residential use, has launched an extensive range of rubber paving tiles and bricks made from recycled truck tyres.  

A joint venture between entrepreneur Jaco Snyman, carpeting and flooring giant Van Dyck and Hammarsdale-based Mathe Group, Envirobuild will produce a high quality product that is suitable for the local market and export.

Jaco Snyman, managing director of Envirobuild, says that the new products, which include 93 percent recycled materials, are a perfect fit with increasing demand for greener flooring options.

Internationally, architects, interior designers and the construction industry are under pressure to meet their clients’ sustainable building requirements in order to ensure green building certifications.

“There is very little high quality flooring of this nature produced locally so there is definitely a market for it. We are the first company to produce eco-friendly rubber flooring in KwaZulu-Natal and one of very few in South Africa,” he said.

A variety of products

A wide variety of flooring products, including rubber paving bricks (200mm x 100mm), Dog Bone paving bricks (200mm x 100mm), rubber paving tiles (500mm x 500mm), a twin brick pattern Tile  (1000mm x 1000mm) and an interlocking tile (1012mm x 1012mm) will be manufactured at Van Dyck’s factory.

They will be available in a variety of thicknesses – from 13mm to 38mm for the paving tiles and from 20mm to 50mm for the bricks – and colours, including black, rust, green and speckled.

The main component of Envirobuild flooring is rubber crumb that is sourced from Mathe Group.

Managing director of Van Dyck, Dr Mehran Zarrebini, said the collaboration between the partners was exciting as there were significant synergies in place.

Van Dyck produces rubber based acoustic cradles and underlays for commercial carpeting and sporting applications while Mathe is a well-established tyre recycler.