A school in Scotland
that supports and accommodates 190 pupils with additional needs has been built
to deliver an education environment worthy of its staff and students.
Carrongrange which
is an Additional Support Needs (ASN) school in Grangemouth is now open,
providing a raft of support to further enhance the learning and future of its
pupils.
When Falkirk Council
required flooring for this education project they would turn to international
flooring specialist Gerflor to supply 4000m2 of flooring products that could
deliver stunning looks, durability and performance.
Jack Aitken,
Education Design Co-ordinator, Falkirk Council commented: “Falkirk Council have
used Gerflor on a number of school projects in the past and the products have
been very well received on each occasion.”
The pupils
themselves also had a hand in designing the badge for the new school, and by
using Gerflor’s water jet cutting system could have their new logo incorporated
into Gerflor’s Mipolam Elegance flooring.
The flooring area to
be covered at Carrongrange High School was a huge challenge and easily met by
Gerflor who provided a range of fantastic products from their vast arsenal of
wide-ranging flooring solutions.
The flooring
specification would need to include; wet rooms, changing rooms, corridors,
classrooms and offices. The vast cornucopia of products supplied would consist
of Gerflor’s award-winning Taralay Impression Control safety flooring, together
with their Tarasafe Ultra and Tarasafe Ultra H2O. With over-70 years’
experience Gerflor has honed their expertise in safety flooring to produce the
highest standards possible. Gerflor won the 2016 CFJ/CFA Product of the Year
category with their Taralay Impression Control safety flooring range.
The Taralay
Impression Control flooring collection is the perfect option where high volumes
of footfall are expected. A multi-purpose floorcovering available in 2m sheet
format with a Group T wear rating, it’s ideal for a host of environments where
slip resistance is a must.
Available as a dual
collection - ‘Safety in Wood’ and ‘Safety in Design’ - the range includes
realistic woods in contemporary colours and modern all over designs. Taralay
Impression Control also has a Pendulum Test value +36, meets HSE guidelines (BS
7976-2), a surface roughness of >20 RTM-RZ and R11 ramp test value (DIN
51130), together with providing 24 designled colourways.
Taralay Impression
Control also offers a hygienic solution thanks to a revolutionary UV cured PUR
surface treatment for easy cleaning and maintenance. With the Protecsol®
Control surface treatment it’s easy to clean and is 100% recyclable.
Changing rooms and
showering areas in many educational locations can often be wet and slippery
environments and that’s where Tarasafe Ultra H2O from Gerflor is the ideal
solution. Intended for traditional barefoot spaces where there are continuous
wet areas, Tarasafe Ultra H2O also offers a shod solution, providing a perfect
blend of flooring applications for those areas where wet flooring conditions
can be an issue.
Within Gerflor’s
other top performing Tarasafe vinyl safety flooring range there are over 80
finishes available to choose from. They are reinforced with a glass fibre grid
and are suitable for use in all areas of heavy traffic where slip-resistance,
durability and hygienic conditions are required.
Using mineral
crystal particles, rather than the industry standard carborundum, Tarasafe,
with its improved performance, is easier to install, lighter and more flexible
to handle. The range has a maximum hygiene rating meeting the EN Standard 22196
for anti- bacterial activity (E. coli - S. aureus - MRSA) (3) returning >99%
levels of growth inhibition and comes with a 12-year warranty and is also 100%
recyclable.
The Tarasafe
Standard range comes with the unique UV cured PUR surface treatment and their
Tarasafe Ultra range (excluding their Tarasafe Ultra H2O offer) also sees a
benefit from the SparClean® surface treatment, therefore no polish for life.
This massive
flooring project would also highlight that Gerflor are easily able to supply
differing products for a wide range of applications. The Carrongrange
development would also specify Gerflor’s GTI MAX and Mipolam SD products to
further complete the huge overall flooring requirement.
