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With over 100,000 injuries reported on
non-domestic stairs each year (according
to figures produced by the HSE), owners
and occupiers of public buildings are
constantly looking at ways to improve the
safety of their buildings.
Xtra-grip insert incorporates mineral
aggregates to increase surface
roughness, which in turn provides
improved slip-resistance in both dry and
wet interior conditions.
The fact that interior stairs can become Xtra-grip is currently offered in the
wet, either through contamination from Gradus XT range of aluminium stair BONA DCS
walked in moisture or from spillage of edgings, and will be available in the entire
drinks, is often overlooked and wet Gradus range of traditional stair edgings PROTECTS
interior stairs can create a serious from Spring of this year, providing
safety hazard. specifiers with a comprehensive colour VALUABLE
Xtra-grip has been independently and design choice to suit all interior
tested for slip-resistance by the Health & design requirements. RECITAL ORGAN
Safety Laboratory and has been proven to Commenting on the launch of Xtra-grip,
offer a ‘low risk of slip’ in both wet and Accessories Marketing Manager Lynette BonaKemi’s unique Dust Care System
dry interior conditions, giving test values Bowden said: “At Gradus we are (DCS) helped a flooring contractor secure a
that far exceed the minimum constantly developing our materials and valuable contract in a highly dust-sensitive
requirements. In addition, independent technology to improve the performance of environment. The contract involved the
wear tests by SATRA have given Xtra-grip our stair edgings. Xtra-grip is an evolution sanding and re-sealing of the stage in
a classification of Group T, Classes 34 and of our current insert material, offering a Manchester’s prestigious Bridgewater Hall,
43, meaning that it is suitable for safer option for interior stairs that are at the city’s acclaimed international concert
‘very heavy’ use in commercial risk of becoming wet, for example stairs hall. Contractors, Floors-2-Go were given
environments, and ‘heavy’ use in light near exterior entrances or near canteen or only a short window of opportunity in the
industrial environments. vending areas.” www.gradusxt.com concert hall’s busy programme to complete
the work and, crucially, had to give an
undertaking not to generate any dust
New FlukeThermal Imagers
which might damage the hall’s magnificent
recital organ, a remarkable 22 ton
instrument which is integrated into the
architecture of the building, measures 45’
Fluke has introduced thumb, plus the ability to wide and is worth £1.2 million.
the Fluke TiR1 and record and save voice Previously, when Floors-2-Go installed
TiR Thermal Imagers, comments with every the floor, the organ was ‘tented’, which
designed as affordable image taken (TiR1 was a time consuming and expensive
and complete only), and on-screen operation. BonaKemi’s technical team
solutions for building emissivity correction ensured them that using the DCS to
diagnostic and roofing (TiR1 only). With a contain dust generated by sanding the floor
professionals, and widescreen full would render this unnecessary.
restoration and colour LCD display, Floors-2-Go used the DCS Single, a
remediation specialists. optimised thermal powerful portable vacuum unit which, in
Both models incorporate sensitivity, and a its pre-launch tests, removed 99.996% of
IR Fusion®, a patent- temperature dust from the working environment.
pending technology that measurement range By connecting an edge sander and belt
integrates infrared and of -20°C to +100°C, sander to the DCS unit at the same time,
visual (visible light) images in full screen or the thermal imagers the Floors-2-Go team were able to work
picture-in-picture views for enhanced are suitable for most very quickly.
problem detection and analysis. Built to building diagnostics applications, allowing Floors-2-Go Contracts Director,
withstand harsh work environments, and users to operate from a safe distance and Andy Acton said, “As we worked, the DCS
starting at under £3k, the new thermal still see small temperature differences. The unit drew all the dust away from the
imagers are easy-to-use for applications rugged TiR1 and TiR Thermal Imagers are machines, the abrasives and the floor. As a
including detection of wet areas in roofing tested to withstand a drop of 2 metres, result, the abrasive worked more
surveys, for energy audits, and other and have an IP54 rating to withstand water effectively and all the dust was safely
moisture and mould issues in walls, and dust ingression. collected inside the unit.”
ceilings and floors, Information about Thermal Imagers BonaKemi distributors can supply more
The Fluke TiR1 and TiR feature a and other Fluke products can be obtained details about both DCS systems,
three-button menu designed for intuitive via the Fluke UK web site at alternatively contractors can call
operation and navigation with the push of a www.fluke.co.uk. BonaKemi direct on 01908399740to
arrange a demonstration.
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