The GUT-Label

Since 1990, the GUT label has been recognised
as a guarantee for environmental and consumer protection

Using the existing GUT- PRODis database, the new Product Passport integrates the environmental and performance data for each flooring product across Europe. It has been developed specifically to ensure greater visibility and transparency of the environmental benefits of floor coverings whilst ensuring that the performance standards are clearly marked. All the information is available online.

Since 1990, GUT has stood for environmental benchmarking and set standards for the textile floor covering industry

Founded in Aachen in December 1990 by leading European carpet manufacturers, GUT has represented the continuous development of environmental standards in the textile floor covering industry for 30 years. Any products which have a GUT label are guaranteed to meet the high environmental standards as laid out by the strict GUT criteria. GUT strives to protect the consumer and the environment by setting strict criteria for all products manufactured in Europe with a focus on health and safety measures which include pollutants, odours and VOC’s.

GUT-Label

The GUT- PRODis label was originally developed in partnership with ECRA to create a uniform labelling system for textile floor coverings across Europe. It included physical tests as well as performance standards and was based on European test standards. The latest Product Passport integrates performance and environmental data and still based on European test standards. Each product has a unique internal ID number which identifies the manufacture and the specific product. By using the unique 8 digit licence number, which can be retrieved using a QR code, the details of each product are transparent and easily available to the consumer.

LICENCE CHECK & PRODUCT PASSPORT

GUT test criteria for textile floor coverings & raw materials - 2020

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From the first GUT label to the Product Passport

GUT-Label 1990

GUT-Label since 2002

GUT-PRODIS since 2004 – european wide

GUT-PRODIS Produkt-Pass since 2020

How can carpets that meet the GUT criteria be identified?

Each product manufactured by a member company, has a unique ID number which relates to the Product Passport. This number is found on the back of each carpet, the carpet samples, and on the technical data sheets from each manufacturer.

How long has GUT existed?

The GUT (Gemeinschaft umweltfreundlicher Teppichboden e.V.) was founded in December 1990 by leading companies within the European carpet industry.

What are the objectives of GUT?

The aim of GUT is to provide consumers with reassurance and confidence that the textile floor coverings products they are using meet all necessary health, safety and environmental standards.

What do the GUT members have to do to ensure environmental protection?

Each GUT member has to ensure that their production facilities are maintained to the highest technical standards and that there is as little environmental impact as possible. In Europe this means that each member company must comply with any legal regulations relating to air and water pollution and waste disposal. The members should also ensure that their production facilities and manufacturing processes are as advanced as possible in environmental terms.

What does the 8-digit ID number in the Product Passport mean?

The unique ID number allocated to each carpet means that the product can be checked at any time to ensure that it still meets the required GUT criteria and that it still matches the control sample which was originally tested, giving the consumer additional security and reassurance. It also means that it is easier for the consumer to make informed decisions regarding the choice of carpet in their homes and work places.

Why should a carpet receive the GUT-PRODis Product Passport?

Only those textile floor coverings that have been tested for pollutants, emissions and odours by a recognised European research institute receives an ID number. This ensures that the strict controls and criteria set out by GUT are adhered to and that the carpets do not contain and banned substances or chemicals of concern. Therefore the consumer can be reassured that the carpets are safe to use in the house or workplace.

Participating companies

Member companies