Manufactured in India, supplied in Ethiopia
Acoustic carpet and rugs in Ethiopia
We manufacture acoustic carpet and rugs at our own plant at Palwal in Haryana, India, and supply them into Ethiopia. Made at our own plant in India and shipped into Djibouti, then road inland to Addis Ababa.
- Tile size
- 500 x 500 mm
- Thickness
- 4 mm
- Face
- High density polyester
- Backing
- Felt
- Pack coverage
- 64 sq ft per pack
- Lead time
- 4 to 7 working days
- Minimum order
- From 320 sq ft
- Made at our own plant, Palwal, Haryana, India
- One batch across the order, no blending between runs
- Test reports sent on request, not just quoted
Manufacturer, not reseller. We hold no local approvals and will not imply we do. You get the price the factory quotes, material that matches across a large order, and advice that sometimes talks you out of a purchase.
01 / What it is
The product, described honestly, for a Ethiopia brief
A tile carpet with a dense polyester face on a felt backing. It absorbs at the floor and, more usefully, kills footfall and chair scrape at the point they are generated.
Work reaching us from Ethiopia is mostly industrial parks, offices, hotels, places of assembly, schools, hospitals.
Concrete frame construction with block infill and hard floors, in new apartment blocks with shared slabs.
- Loose lay on tackifier Tiles lifted individually for access under a raised floor, which is why tile beats broadloom in an office.
- Over a resilient underlay Where impact noise to the floor below is the actual complaint, the underlay does that work, not the carpet.
- Zoned Carpet in the circulation and meeting zones, hard floor elsewhere, so the treatment sits where the noise is made.
- What it will not do Carpet fixes footfall and chair noise and takes the edge off a live room. It will not deliver a reverberation target on its own, because the ceiling is almost always the bigger surface.
Full specification
Thickness, density, NRC by frequency, fire class, standard sizes and build-up detail for acoustic carpet and rugs are on the main product page. This page covers what that means for a project in Ethiopia.
02 / Specification
Published specification, identical wherever we ship it
Nothing below changes by location. The decisions that do change are grade, thickness and how the material is mounted, and those are covered further down.
- Standard tile4 mm. Offices, classrooms, studios, corridors
| Tile size | 500 x 500 mm |
|---|---|
| Thickness | 4 mm |
| Face | High density polyester |
| Backing | Felt |
| Pack coverage | 64 sq ft per pack |
| Boxed | 20 kg, 55 x 55 x 15 cm |
If a consultant has set the target, we will quote against their figures rather than ours, and stay out of the scope they own. More on working with acoustic consultants.
03 / In this market
What the buildings in Ethiopia do to the specification
- Landlocked, so the road leg counts
Djibouti then several hundred kilometres by road. We quote the sea leg and the road leg separately so the date is honest.
- Packing has to survive the run
A long road leg on mixed surfaces is hard on a pallet. We brace and wrap for that rather than for a short port transfer.
- Industrial parks at scale
New manufacturing built quickly, where enclosure and partition detail can still be designed in rather than retrofitted.
- Large assembly spaces
Halls and civic spaces built in concrete where speech fails long before the room is called echoey.
- Assembly and performance rooms
Church buildings and conference halls are tall hard volumes with long reverberation.
- The housing stock
Concrete frame construction with block infill and hard floors, in new apartment blocks with shared slabs.
If you are specifying for a Ethiopia project, we can give you a section, a BOQ and the honest limits of each layer. See how we support architects.
04 / Climate and durability
Why the climate in Ethiopia changes the material, not the target
Ethiopia is warm and humid through most of the year, with a long wet season, and that narrows the sensible material list before acoustics is even discussed.
Humidity is the deciding factor. PET felt does not absorb moisture, shed fibre or feed mould, which is why it outlasts fabric-wrapped mineral wool in this climate. Wood wool and timber need a ventilated cavity behind them.
The risk we design against here is mould, sagging fabric finishes and swelling in timber.
Designers get colour, pattern and CNC options with the absorption figure attached to each. See how we work with interior designers.
05 / Getting it there
How material reaches a Ethiopia site
| Ships from | Palwal, Haryana, India |
|---|---|
| Arrives at | Djibouti, then road inland to Addis Ababa |
| Dispatch | 4 to 7 working days |
| Freight | Sea via Djibouti, then road |
| Packing | Boxed, 64 sq ft per pack, 20 kg. Easy to carry up a stair, which matters on fit-out sites with no lift access. |
| Lead time | 4 to 7 working days. |
Standard items dispatch in 4 to 7 working days. Grooved panels and custom colours take longer, and we say so before you order, not after.
Sea freight into Djibouti, then road inland to Addis Ababa and beyond. Air freight for samples and urgent quantities.
The same minimums apply on export.
| Carpet tiles | 320 sq ft, about 30 sq m |
|---|---|
| Rugs | 500 sq ft, about 46 sq m |
A pack of tiles covers 64 sq ft and weighs 20 kg boxed, so the tile minimum is exactly five packs and about 100 kg.
06 / Worth knowing
The things worth knowing before you place the order
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The wrong product for the problem
Carpet fixes footfall and chair noise and takes the edge off a live room. It will not deliver a reverberation target on its own, because the ceiling is almost always the bigger surface.
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Square footage quoted before the room is understood
Anyone can price a wall. Working out how much material the room actually needs usually reduces the order, which is why not everyone does it.
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Local approvals that nobody actually holds
We hold no Ethiopia certification and we will not borrow one. The test data we publish is ours, and we will send the reports rather than describe them.
Ethiopia: questions we are actually asked
Where are the acoustic carpet and rugs you supply to Ethiopia actually made?
No, and we will not say otherwise. We manufacture at our own plant at Palwal in Haryana, India, and supply into Ethiopia as the manufacturer rather than through a dealer. Made at our own plant in India and shipped into Djibouti, then road inland to Addis Ababa. You buy at factory prices with one consistent batch across the order.
What changes the specification on a Ethiopia job?
Djibouti then several hundred kilometres by road. We quote the sea leg and the road leg separately so the date is honest. A long road leg on mixed surfaces is hard on a pallet. We brace and wrap for that rather than for a short port transfer. Those two things move the build-up far more than the panel figure does.
Will this material last in the Ethiopia climate?
Ethiopia is warm and humid through most of the year, with a long wet season. Humidity is the deciding factor. PET felt does not absorb moisture, shed fibre or feed mould, which is why it outlasts fabric-wrapped mineral wool in this climate. Wood wool and timber need a ventilated cavity behind them. The failure we design against here is mould, sagging fabric finishes and swelling in timber.
When would material land on a Ethiopia site?
ships from: Palwal, Haryana, India, arrives at: Djibouti, then road inland to Addis Ababa, dispatch: 4 to 7 working days. Standard items dispatch in 4 to 7 working days. Grooved panels and custom colours take longer, and we say so before you order, not after.
What should you not buy acoustic carpet and rugs for?
Carpet fixes footfall and chair noise and takes the edge off a live room. It will not deliver a reverberation target on its own, because the ceiling is almost always the bigger surface.
What quantity do we have to order, and in what packaging?
The same minimums apply on export. Carpet tiles, 320 sq ft, about 30 sq m. Rugs, 500 sq ft, about 46 sq m. A pack of tiles covers 64 sq ft and weighs 20 kg boxed, so the tile minimum is exactly five packs and about 100 kg. Boxed, 64 sq ft per pack, 20 kg. Easy to carry up a stair, which matters on fit-out sites with no lift access.
Next step
Tell us the room, we will tell you the build-up
One drawing gets you a proper answer. Build-up, quantities, a delivered date, and an honest note on anything we think is the wrong approach.