At Domotex in Hannover (January 2013) Tretford, RAL COLOURS and Rubia Natural Colours received the prestigious ‘Innovation Award Architecture and Floor’ from AIT. This leading European architecture magazine rewarded the three companies for their efforts to develop a sustainable high quality carpet based on natural fibres and natural colours!

The award encourages us greatly. We appreciate the honor and will continuously work together with our partners towards a sustainable and colourful future!

Last November Rubia Natural Colours organized a partner day with RAL. After the meeting leading people in the industry were interviewed...

The 11th  edition of Denim by Première Vision brought together a selection of the industries most creative and innovative companies to present the latest denim trends and developments for Spring-Summer 2014...

RAL, defining the Natural Colour Standard
RAL and Rubia Natural Colours believe natural colours will be an important part of the future of dyeing. The Rubia Natural Colours are ready to colour fabrics, flooring, and textile in any natural colour producers want. The RAL system is supporting the creation of  that sustainable future.

Laneve track and trace

The Laneve programme is Europe’s first to offer carpet which consumers have the ability to track their wool right back to the farms in New Zealand..

tredford durable carpets

The  durable  and  incomparable  ribbed  carpets,  manufactured  from  natural, renewable raw materials in brilliant colours, are the hallmark of the tretford brand...

The Domotex exhibition in Germany and Surfaces exhibition in Las Vegas caused a huge international interest for Rubia Natural Colours. Naturally dyeing fabrics goes with sustainably producing end products. Spinning mills, weaving mills, yarn producers, wholesalers and representatives of international brands indicated that they would like to cooperate with Rubia Natural Colours.

Recently the German producer Anker-Teppichboden took another step towards protection of the environment and responsible use of natural resources. Anker-Teppichboden is going to cooperate with Rubia Natural Colours. As from 2012 various products from Anker have been coloured with 100% biological and vegetable colouring agents. 
In a joint project between Rubia and Anker at the end of 2012, five high-quality carpets from the Anker portfolio were prepared for production. These products are made from 100% wool, combinations of wool and polyamide and with 100% polyamide.

Rubia Natural Colours joins the Domotex exhibition in Hannover and Surfaces in Las Vegas in January 2012. Rubia Natural colours will show a full colour palette made of renewable sources which will be one of the most exciting innovations at both Domotex and Surfaces!

On December 6th, 2011 Rubia Natural Colours was awarded the Cradle to Cradle certificate ‘Silver’ from EPEA for its product Rubia Red. EPEA is the renowned research institute of Braungart and McDonough.