The GUT label

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.

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

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.

For further information, please refer to the GUT’s Articles of Association, which you can view here as a PDF.

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.

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.

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.