Wood Safety Flooring that Saves on Energy Costs
17 September 2008
Tarkett have been installing their environmentally aware flooring around the world and Birmingham City Council are the latest to invest.
Tarkett, the global flooring specialist has supplied Birmingham City Council with a hard-waring yet comfortable flooring that can reduce maintenance costs by 30% and save energy by up to 50%.
Birmingham City Council selected Tarkett’s the Safetred Dimension Wood safety flooring for the bedrooms of four of its new care centres for older people. Offering a practical alternative to carpets, Safetred Dimension Wood is a vinyl floor covering specially designed for heavy-duty environments where a less clinical, more homely finish is required. The range is available in six wood effect design options, incorporating all the benefits of Tarkett’s safety flooring.
Fred Currell, Strategic Commissioner, Birmingham City Council’s Adults and Communities, commented: “Safetred Dimension Wood was selected for use in 32 of the 64 bedrooms within each of the centres where we wanted to create a safe, yet domestic feel within the intermediate care service provided in partnership with our local Primary Care Trusts. The product offered a practical solution to maintaining the domestic feel of rooms whilst also meeting National Minimum Care Standards as well as standards in infection control and hygiene required by our Health Partners. Pinnacle Flooring did an outstanding job completing the installations within what turned out to be a rather tight timeframe. Overall, we’re delighted with the results.”
Safetred Dimension Wood offers excellent slip resistance, both wet and dry, and meets the requirements of the new manufacturing standard, EN 13845, ensuring that the slip resistance properties will be sustained throughout the product’s life. As with all of Tarkett’s safety flooring, Dimension Wood is made with a minimum of 25% recycled material, while the Safety Clean PUR surface reinforcement provides improved stain resistance and easier cleaning.
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