ALL FLOORSFOR LEARNINGA NEWSLETTER DEDICATED TO HIGH QUALITY LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS FOR THE EDUCATION SECTOR

REVEALING THEFUTURE OF DECORATIVESAFETY FLOORING

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Orange CalciteOrange Calcite

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Citrina

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Jetstone

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Copal

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Aventurine

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Green Tourmaline

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Galena

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Garnet

Agate Grey

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Grey Fluorite

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Gypsum

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Andesite4051

Angelite4054

Blue Quartz

UP TO

MAINTENANCECOST SAVING

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Welcome to All Floors for LearningTackling the needs of those schools most in need of urgent repair continues through funding from The Priority School Building Programme and capital grants.

Floors throughout any school or college have to be able to withstand a daily pounding. For ‘best value’ flooring solutions, where high quality and high performance are a given, Polyflor is the only UK-based manufacturer of a full range of resilient floorcoverings, ideal for today’s modern education facilities.

ALL FLOORSFOR LEARNING

Design freedom with safety assured

Polysafe Modena PUR is a supreme collection of micro-granite vinyl flooring options, marrying the worlds of high design and function, taking safety flooring to a completely new level.

With colours tuned to work together to aid navigational design or zoned areas, an individual, contemporary floor surface can be achieved that represents modern and imaginative design trends.

Imperceptible to the eye, the safety aggregates increase the traction and friction between foot and floor, offering underfoot confidence in areas where there are potential risks of spillages.

Typical areas include corridors, circulation and reception areas and classrooms. Other areas where slip resistance is an important consideration include washrooms, WCs and changing rooms.

Commercial safety floors offering sustainable wet slip resistance must meet:

EN 13845 Abrasion 50,000 cycles

36+ Pendulum Wet Test

Slip resistance is assured throughout guaranteed life of the product and adheres to HSE Guidelines.

Polysafe Corona PUR

Polysafe Astral PUR

Polysafe Modena PUR

Polysafe Wood fx PUR

Polysafe Mosaic PUR

Polysafe Vogue Ultra PUR

Polysafe Standard PUR

Polysafe Strata

Polysafe Ultima

Polysafe Hydro

Polysafe Hydro Evolve

Polysafe Wood fx Acoustix PUR

Ecomax

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Part of the European Safety Flooring Norm where grit

is continuously applied to show durability and depth of

aggregate in product.

For the guaranteed life of the floor

ALL FLOORSFOR LEARNING

Flagship Polyflor ranges forHoly Cross CollegeLeading Polyflor ranges Pearlazzo PUR, Polysafe Modena

PUR and Kudos PU have been specified and installed in a

£3.2m new build development at Holy Cross College in Bury,

Lancashire. A total of 2000m² was installed throughout the

three storey teaching facility by Stockport based HVB

Flooring Services Ltd.

Specified for circulation and classroom areas, Pearlazzo

PUR delivers the inherent low maintenance and durability

benefits expected of a Polyflor homogeneous PUR product

while pushing the boundaries of vinyl flooring decoration.

Peter Woods continued ‘Environmental considerations have

been a prominent issue in this new build project where we

aimed to achieve no less than a BREEAM very good rating.

We chose Polyflor as the ranges are individually BRE A+

rated in education settings and 100% recyclable via

Recofloor, the industry leading recycling scheme’.

Polysafe Modena PUR was the safety floor of choice in the

installation. Combining all the tried and tested Polysafe

credentials with the look of a smooth decorative floor,

Modena PUR was specified in both classroom and toilet

areas. Importantly Polysafe Modena also meets the EN13845

50,000 cycles abrasion test, a key indicator of sustainable

wet slip resistance. As with all Polysafe ranges, the slip

resistance of Polysafe Modena PUR is assured for the

guaranteed life of the product.

The appeal of all 14 shades in the collection is protected

by Polysafe’s class-leading cross-linked and UV cured PUR

maintenance enhancement, to enable optimum appearance

levels and lifecycle maintenance cost savings of up to 60%

when compared to untreated safety floors.

Homogeneous : Pearlazzo PUR

‘Providing a high quality learning environment for our students is extremely important to us and with the effective use of design and colour across the Pearlazzo and Polysafe Modena ranges we achieved this’ Commented Peter Woods,

Vice Principal of the College

Specified for the canteen area, the Kudos PU collection of luxury vinyl tiles provides an alternative to traditional and institutionalised floorcoverings. Rich in colour and grain, the Kudos planks offer a range of stylish and exotic wood types making it the ideal choice for demanding education facilities. The collection incorporates a polyurethane surface treatment (PU) to meet maintenance requirements, providing an easy to clean flooring option which withstands any food and drink spills.

Luxury Vinyl Tiles : Kudos PU

Safety : Polysafe Modena PUR

Different vinyl flooring types

Different locations within an education

facility have distinct flooring requirements.

Polyflor’s products offer a wide variety of

performance characteristics, with colour &

design options to suit all budgets for both

new build or refurbishment projects.

� Homogeneous� Heterogeneous� Sheet, Tile, Plank� Varying thicknesses & lengths� Acoustical, static control, slip-resistant properties� Colour & decoration� Wood, Stone, Marble effect

� Protective surface factory treatment/ reinforcement (PU, PUR)

The Versatility of Vinyl ... helping the learning process

ALL FLOORSFOR LEARNING

For free samples contact Polyflor

... helping the learning process

Specify with confidence

All Polyflor ranges meet recognised

independent flooring standards for general

performance, slip resistance, acoustics and

durability, demonstrating a high resistance

to abrasive wear throughout their life – ideal

for today’s modern education facilities.

The home of LOW MAINTENANCE FLOORING

Ease of maintenance has always been a key criterion in

the selection of any floorcoverings. Any client will wish

for their floor to remain in excellent condition throughout

its life and for the cleaning process to be as cost-effective

and straightforward as possible.

Effective maintenance not only has aesthetic and environmental benefits; it also ensures floor performance and prevents undue wear and hygiene problems. Maintenance can be an expensive business and the combination of machinery, materials and labour means that the maintenance of a floorcovering will represent a considerable lifetime cost. Life cycle maintenance costs of a floorcovering by far outweigh the initial purchase and installation costs.

Anything that can be done to make cleaning easier and reduce costs can have a significant impact on facility management budgets. To reflect this, all new ranges are launched with the greatest maintenance and environmental benefits built in, but over the last two years we have continued to add such benefits to existing ranges. These product ranges provide trouble-free maintenance and generate significant life cycle cost savings.

Continuously improving technologies enables flooring to raise the standard in terms of durability, maintenance and performance, sought by the customer.

For UK enquiries contact Polyflor Ltdt: (0)161 767 1111, f: (0)161 767 1188, email: education@polyflor.com

For Republic of Ireland enquiries contact Polyflor Irelandt: +353 (1) 864 9304, f: +353 (1) 864 9049, email: salesireland@polyflor.com

MAY 2013

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