Crafting inspiring education environments that stand the test of time.
Students of all ages learn better in environments designed to support their needs. Classrooms and break rooms, stairways and hallways, libraries and laboratories—each plays a unique role in the learning experience and comes with its own set of functional demands. That’s why Mannington Commercial offers the industry’s broadest portfolio of coordinated flooring solutions for educational facilities.
Our flooring is crafted to perform in the spaces that shape the next generation. We deliver durable, low-maintenance flooring with advanced moisture protection, slip resistance, and acoustic benefits—without sacrificing design or sustainability. From early learning to higher education, we provide unique performance solutions that stand up to the rigors of learning and the test of time.
Why Mannington
Spills are inevitable in schools, but stains don’t have to be. We have broadloom carpet with impermeable moisture-barrier backing that helps keep liquids from seeping through to the subfloor, protecting both the flooring and the structure beneath it. Chemically welded seams create a continuous, watertight surface that prevents leaks and eliminates “wick-back” staining, where spills reappear after cleaning. The result is a cleaner, longer-lasting floor that maintains its appearance and performance through years of daily use.
According to the National Floor Safety Institute, slip and fall injuries result in nearly one million emergency room visits each year and account for about 12 percent of all fall-related injuries. You can count on out rubber flooring to help protect your students, faculty, staff, and visitors from accidents.
Key Safety Features
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Slip Resistance: Our rubber flooring is designed with a high slip coefficient, meaning the surface provides strong traction to prevent slips and falls in both wet and dry conditions.
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Built-In Durability: Rubber flooring maintains its slip resistance and appearance over time, even under heavy foot traffic.
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Easy Maintenance: Natural self-migrating waxes come to the surface when the floor is cleaned, eliminating the need to wax your floors.
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Indoor Air Quality: All our commercial hard surface products are FloorScore certified, meeting the indoor air quality emissions criteria of LEED, CHPS, the Green Guide for Health Care and other healthy building programs.
Noise control plays an important role in increasing productivity and learning in schools. Excessive background noise can make it harder for students to focus and teachers to be heard clearly. Our flooring helps create quieter, more comfortable learning environments with materials that absorb sound and reduce echo.
Key Acoustic Advantages
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Sound Absorption: Rubber flooring acts as a sound-absorbent surface that minimizes the impact of footsteps, conversations, and daily activity in high-traffic spaces.
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Design Flexibility: If you prefer the broader range of designs available with LVT flooring, acoustic underlayment can help reduce noise without limiting design options.
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Improved Communication: A quieter learning environment helps students stay attentive and makes it easier for teachers and staff to communicate instructions clearly.
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Reduce Noise Transfer: Flooring with sound-dampening properties helps contain noise, preventing disruptions in adjacent classrooms or offices.
Design Flexibility & Branding
The right flooring can shape how people experience your campus. You can use color and patterns to help direct movement, define gathering areas, and build a sense of identity that visitors recognize the moment they walk through the door.
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Storytelling Through Color: Coordinated palettes and patterns express school character and create visual connection across spaces.
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Wayfinding LVT: Customizable options allow you to incorporate graphics, icons, and directional messaging that enhance navigation and safety across campus.
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Unified Identify: Logos, mascots, and branding elements can be integrated directly into flooring designs for a unified campus identity.
Our Education Solutions Program helps schools go from ideas to finished spaces. The Mannington Commercial Design Solutions team will provide visual tools and planning resources that simplify decision-making and ensure every detail is coordinated before installation begins. Whether you’re updating a single classroom or reimagining an entire campus, we make it easy to see how products, patterns, and colors will come together in your space.
Program Highlights
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Room Scenes: Realistic visuals show selected flooring products in context to help stakeholders see the finished result.
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Rendered Plans: Scaled, color renderings use JPEG images of actual products to show a bird’s-eye view of how flooring will appear once installed.
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Finish Plans: Scaled, 2D layouts show product names, sizes, and installation methods, with color coding to indicate where each product will be placed.
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Estimates: Review detailed quantities and waste percentages for each specified product to ensure accurate budgeting and efficient ordering.
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Installation Diagrams: Color-coded drawings of the floor design indicate which products will be installed in each room to help the installer.
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Phasin Diagram: Color-coded drawing outlines where the installer will begin the installation with notes about phases and dates for the install.
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Quick Turnaround: Most custom deliverables are produced within 2–3 business days, allowing facility teams to review options, approve designs, and move forward to installation without delay.
