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Not come across it before. I'd guess it's going to be at the more expensive end of the market. They require a structurally stable underfloor which most victorian floors on joists are not, so possibly they would crack if they're on suspended floors.
It looks like a way to get polished concrete into buildings that are finished or occupied where the process of polishing concrete would create too much dust.
Airhead
Dalsouple do a genuine rubber tile, will last forever but needs some cleaning/maintenance. Amtico are a classic hardwearing tile, you see it in places like the natural history museum. Very nice and they now have an extensive range of styles. I fitted one with matching grout strips and it looked lovely. Cork is a great option but hard to get past the girls.
Otherwise so many new companies have entered the market with wood effect tiles and the quality is superb but expect to be paying around £4o psqm excluding labour once you factor in the prep and glue, could easily be more for the highest quality. I've also fitted tiles purchased from eBay at £9 psqm that looked fine when they went in, not sure how long they lasted though.
You need to lay a thin ply cover on your existing sub-floor and the quality adhesive is expensive.