Dudley
Metropolitan Borough Council BC approached international flooring specialist Gerflor to supply 20m2 of their fast track GTI Attraction in ‘Moheli’ for a
trial area.
The requirement was
for a hard wearing, durable, and heavy traffic resistant flooring solution
for their apartment block corridors that is easy to maintain and without the
high maintenance costs.
In addition, Dudley
MBC wanted the flooring to be loose laid to keep sections of the area open and
to minimise the time and cost of installation. Gerflor’s Attraction range was
hugely beneficial to Dudley MBC as it can be lifted individually tile by tile
and replaced if damaged without lifting the entire floor.
Dudley MBC also
liked the convenience of the Attraction product packaging for transportation
and minimising the issues of their warehouse space.
Gerflor’s Attraction
range is a perfect solution for renovation, it is a fast track loose lay vinyl
tile with inter-locking edges which allows for rapid installation and
replacement. This permits the area to remain open and provides a clean
installation with no adhesive or dust. A two-person team can install up to
200m² in 8 hours that is four times faster than conventional tiles and can be
installed on a sub floor with minimal preparation.
With a Protecsol 2
surface treatment it requires minimal maintenance and is a highly durable
solution suitable for heavy traffic applications in a host of sectors.
There are 15
colour-ways and 3 designs which allows you to mix and match colours and
designs.
The Attraction range
when compared with alternative flooring such as ceramic tiles delivers 19 dB
less noise and when users walk on it underfoot comfort reduces fatigue. With
excellent slip-resistant properties and a R10 rating it’s a popular choice for high
traffic areas. Attraction is 100% REACH compliant, is free of formaldehyde,
heavy metals, solvents and has 80% recycled content.
It
also delivers TVOC emissions 100 times better than norm requirements (TVOC <
10 μg/m3 after 28 days) and is Floorscore certified, M1 certified and complies
with AgBB protocol with no formaldehyde emissions.
Aziz Ahmed, Building
Surveyor, Dudley MBC commented: “The Gerflor flooring looks great and seems
very hard- wearing, which is perfect for the communal areas of our low and
high-rise blocks. Residents are very pleased with the installation time as it
was completed within a day.
"We
have specified the Gerflor Classic Imperial range for about six years for our
kitchens and bathrooms, and their Tarasafe Ultra H20 for the past 18 months for
our wet rooms. We needed something that was very robust, easy to clean and
installed with minimum disruption. The Gerflor Attraction range ticked all
these boxes.”
