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Eye-catching geometric inlays in a va- strate that it also inhibits the growth of
Gateshead College has recently installed acoustic and shock absorbent properties,
riety of attractive shades are featured MRSA on the flooring.
Tarkett’s Tapiflex 164 Acoustic vinyl in the while the fibreglass layer gives dimen-
in the flooring of recently refurbished It meets the performance require-
restaurant of its new state-of-the-art Bal- sional stability and the solid homogene-
Overwater Ward at the West Cumber- ments of EN 649 and, fully tested to fire
tic Campus. ous sheet provides high indentation and
land Hospital in Whitehaven, Cumbria. safety standard EN 13501-1, is certified
Two shades of grey from the Matrix tear-resistance.
Created from colours from the as Class Bfl-S1, achieving the criteria
design range were used to create zoned The flooring’s 0.65mm PUR-reinforced
Polyflor Classic Mystique EN ISO 9239-1 ≥8kw/m
2
and the man-
areas: Matrix Phospho (with phospho- PVC wear layer gives good resistance to
PUR range
of polish-free heavy duty sheet vinyl datory requirement of EN ISO 11925-2
rescent particles) in light grey denotes abrasion and scuffing and also means
floorcoverings – from commercial floor- pass.
seating zones where all tables and chairs less cleaning and maintenance need-
ing specialist Polyflor Ltd – the inlaid Sophisticated and highly realistic
are located, while a mid grey defines a ing no wax or polish throughout the
designs were produced via the Polyflor wood designs in an impressive choice
walkway through the space. flooring’s lifetime. Maintenance costs
Expressions Design Service which uses of shades and textures are key features
Danni Cruickshank, Interior Designer can be reduced by up to 30% and the
computerised water jet cutting tech- of Forest FX. The range features 14 of
at Redbox Interiors, explained: ‘Tapiflex built-in Sanitized treatment protects the
niques to produce precise shapes and the most widely specified wood colours,
Matrix was chosen for its acoustic prop- floorcovering from premature ageing
styles. including oak, beech, maple and cherry
erties for a potentially noisy space as caused by microorganisms.
Classic Mystique PUR, available in as well as teak and mahogany.
well as its contemporary look. The light Tarkett /
30cm and 608mm tiles as well as two- Forest FX also features a poly-
grey vinyl glows in the dark which we 01622 854040
mm gauge sheet, offers a balanced urethane reinforcement (PUR), which
felt would be a unique effect within the
choice of 16 calm tonal shades. It fea- protects the floor during installation
space when the area is used for evening
tures a high quality polyurethane rein- and handover and facilitates a lifelong
events.’
forcement which, combined with a su- polish-free maintenance regime.
Tapiflex 164 has been developed spe-
perior closed surface finish, facilitates Polyflor / 01617 671111
cifically for all heavy traffic commercial
a low cost, polish-free maintenance
areas and combines high sound reduction
regime for the lifetime of the flooring,
(19 dB) with excellent resistance to in-
achieving savings of up to 48% com-
dentation (0.15mm). High-density closed-
pared with untreated vinyl flooring and
cell foam backing gives Tapiflex 164 its
improving ease of cleaning therefore
assisting in the Trust Infection Control
Learn alot
agenda.
The product achieves the highest
Recognising the importance of forging not only students direct access to the
possible “A” rating under the BRE
strong links between education and latest products and techniques that are
Green Guide to Specification
Lock-in
scheme
industry, Bostik UK Limited has estab- in use today, but also the training staff
and independent test results demon-
lished the Bostik Academy, an integral who are able to remain connected to the
part of the St Helens College Langtree construction industry.’
Lock-in
Construction Centre, which was for- Pat Bacon, Principal of St Helens Col-
mally opened by Pat Bacon, Principal, lege, said: ‘This is a great day for the
Jaymart recently installed Prialock at moisture in the subfloor makes bonding
St Helens College and Tony Davison College. Not only have we opened this
Sidney Stringer School, where it was impractical.
Managing Director Bostik UK in May. fantastic new centre we have also pub-
specified for its ability to withstand high The tile size is 980mm x 980mm overall
The Bostik Academy will play a licly shown our ongoing commitment to
foot-traffic and ensure high levels of and thickness is six-mm or eight-mm. Pri-
pivotal role in allowing the college to training our staff so that they are better
safety. alock has a hammerblow finish in a single
develop its construction curriculum in equipped to exceed the expectations of
Prialock was specified in Forest, and colour or with inset terrazzo chippings,
areas that it has previously not offered, our learners.’
the quality range is manufactured by Pri- and is offered in a palette of 13 colours.
such as tiling and flooring, as well as
alpas, one of the world’s leading rubber Jaymart / www.jaymart.net
facilitating the flow of technical exper-
processing and development companies.
tise from manufacturer to student.
Each product in Jaymart’s Prialpas
Tony Davison, managing director of
rubber flooring range is environmentally
Bostik UK commented: ‘St Helens Col-
friendly, high performance, inexpensive,
lege has an excellent reputation within
easy to maintain and is offered in a vari-
the construction sector so we had no
ety of colours and finishes.
hesitation in locating our new academy
Prialock is supplied in interlocking
at this great venue. With employers de-
tiles for loose-lay application and this for-
manding more real-world hands-on ex-
mat is particularly useful for temporary
perience from its future employees, the
coverings and fast fit projects, where
Bostik Academy fulfills this by allowing
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