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incredibly light, weighing over half as much as a goal of any underlay. productivity or improving comfort for building
thinner rubber crumb product. A complete roll of ‘Acoustics and thermal insulation are also users.
seven-mm thick HyperLIFT weighs just 15.2kg, dramatically improved by using HyperLIFT ‘Finally, not only are HyperLIFT and Hyper-
while the nine-mm HyperTREAD punches well and HyperTREAD – major factors that are TREAD made from post industrial recycled
above its weight at just 19.6kg. What this means becoming an increasingly important part of the waste, they are also completely recyclable
in real world terms is that Hyper underlays are speciﬁ cation procedure. By using the underlays, without separation at the end of their useful
easier to handle, transport and store and can be speciﬁ ers can improve the environment of the life, meaning that for speciﬁ ers, they can also
moved freely and easily between ﬂ oors. building for users. improve the environmental credentials of their
‘However, while weight is an important issue ‘For example, the acoustic beneﬁ ts of Hyper- project. In short, HyperLIFT and HyperTREAD
for the ﬁ tters themselves, it is HyperLIFT’s TREAD means that impact sound can be reduced offer speciﬁ ers and contractors the ideal
and HyperTREAD’s performance that will be of by up to 40dB, not only helping to combat combination of ease, performance, ﬂ exibility,
interest to speciﬁ ers and once again, these un- the sound of footsteps, but also background comfort and recyclability and it is hard to ﬁ nd a
derlays reinforce their position at the forefront noise such as conversations, computers and reason not to choose the Hyper range for your
of underlay products. telephones. The result is a quieter environ- next project.’
‘Suitable for either stretch-ﬁ t or double-stick ment that will enhance productivity in working Projects of all sizes demand an effective
application methods, the underlays give the ﬂ ex- environments, or provide comfort in leisure underlay and Duralay’s Duraﬁ t 500 was recently
ibility to cope with the majority of installations, spaces. Also by offering thermal insulation of up selected by two of the largest and busiest
while excellent resilience ensures underfoot to 2.6 Togs HyperTREAD can also help a building airports in Asia. The ﬁ ve star ranked Incheon
comfort for longer helping to increase the life to reduce heating costs while still maintaining International in South Korea and Singapore
expectancy of the carpet, which is the ultimate a comfortable environment – again helping Changi chose Duraﬁ t 500 as the underlay to
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