Burmatex pairs surface story carpet tile with two ranges under Design Connection concept

Burmatex has presented its surface story carpet tile as part of a three-range family with surface trace and surface memory, under a concept it calls Design Connection, in a new post on its website.

The company said surface story is an 825g tile made with Universal Fibers' Thrive matter yarn, which it describes as carbon-negative, combined with its BioBase recycled backing. It said the tile can be paired with surface trace and surface memory to form the new concept.

Burmatex has also published a post introducing surface memory, dated 6 November 2026. According to that post, surface memory is also an 825g tile and also uses the Thrive matter yarn.

On its Design Connection page, Burmatex said the ranges can be connected throughout an interior space to delineate or zone areas using texture and pattern.

The design

Burmatex described surface story as inspired by the attraction of opposites, merging sharp lines with blurred edges. It said the interplay of geometric patterns and graduated textures defines the range's look.

The new post is not the product's first appearance. Burmatex launched surface story in a blog post dated 18 August 2026, where it presented the tile as a further addition to its surface family of ranges. In that post it said surface story and surface trace share a few colours, giving palettes that are linked but distinct.

The new surface story post adds the pairing with surface memory and the Design Connection concept.

Recycled content and carbon

Burmatex's product page gives surface story a total recycled content of 72.7%. The company describes the Thrive matter yarn as the world's first carbon negative recycled yarn, and the page lists a C2C Certified Material Health Certificate at Silver level for the yarn.

Universal Fibers, the yarn's manufacturer, gives its own figures for Thrive matter. Its guide states an embodied carbon figure of 2.28kg CO2 per kg for the nylon 6,6 yarn, with carbon-negative status reached through third-party validated carbon offsets. The manufacturer says the yarn has 90% recycled content and carries independent GreenCircle certification.

The 90% figure refers to the yarn alone, while Burmatex's 72.7% figure covers the finished tile, so the two are not directly comparable.

Burmatex has set out its approach to carbon on its journey to net zero page. It said that in 2021 it committed to making all new products from low-carbon yarn, and that its aim is for all its products to be independently verified as embodied carbon neutral by a third party.

The company

Burmatex is the operating brand of AIREA plc, which describes itself as a group focused on the design, manufacture and marketing of floor coverings.

Burmatex said the surface story and BioBase combination gives it another carbon-neutral option in its portfolio.