Tarkett-Marley Floors Ltd - Hanover Housing uses Tarkett Marley
Flooring throughout new Sunnyfield Lodge Housing Development
Hanover Housing Association working in partnership
with Harrogate Borough Council, North Yorkshire County
Council, the Housing Corporation and the DoH have just
completed work on the Sunnyfield Lodge development of 40
one and two bedroom apartments with floorcoverings from
Tarkett Marley Floors specified throughout. Designed in
response to the changing needs of older people the
development offers well-designed, low maintenance living
space and a wide range of purpose built facilities,
including a residents' lounge, restaurant, hairdressing
salon, therapy room, guest room, assisted bathroom,
laundry and on-site shop.
Understanding the needs of older people and recognizing
that property maintenance can be hard work and a
physical burden it was important that all aspects of the
building design, its fixtures and fittings looked good,
were durable and low maintenance. With high volume
traffic of residents and visitors this was particularly
important for the choice of flooring. In the large
residents' lounge and entrance hall and hair salon ID
Moduline was used. The flooring has a 0.8mm pure PVC
transparent wear layer, which makes it exceptionally
hardwearing and indentation resistant. Its PUR
reinforcement means that it is resistant to scuff marks
and offers easy low cost maintenance as no wax or polish
are required throughout the flooring's service life so
staff time and costs on maintenance routines can be kept
to a minimum. In addition its designer collection of
colours and images offers scope for creativity and
design originality and in the dining area of the
residents' lounge a realistic wood effect was created.
Granit Multisafe studded safety floor was specified for
use in the bathrooms. Available in a choice of 12
colours, it has been specially designed to offer optimum
safety underfoot in wet areas, with a construction that
provides a good grip for feet even when the floor is
slippery with soap and water. The dense, impermeable
surface and the well-rounded studs mean that it is
hygienic and easy to clean.
Commenting on the project, Janice Hogarth from Hanover
Housing who specified the flooring said, "Tarkett Marley
Floors were chosen because their flooring ranges offered
the high performance standards that we required, they
also look great - really modern - and they offer value
for money. It was particularly important for this
project that the interior design gave a 'hotel' rather
than institution feel and Tarkett Marley Floors really
helped us to achieve this. We are delighted and so are
our residents."
The kitchens in each of the apartments were fitted with
Tapiflex, which offers the latest in technical advances
in modern flooring. The unique structure means that it
has excellent durability and resistance to indentation
whilst the high-density closed-cell foam backing
provides superior impact sound reduction of 19dB
together with comfort underfoot. Its PUR surface
reinforcement makes it resistant to abrasion and easy to
maintain as no wax or polish are required (reducing
maintenance costs by 30%). Importantly the built-in
Sanitized® treatment protects the floor covering from
premature ageing caused by micro organisms, and also
provides hygiene benefits vital in sensitive areas such
as hospitals, schools and kindergartens.
In the communal catering kitchen Safetred Spectrum was
specified. This tough, durable, easy to maintain slip
resistant flooring is designed for environments that are
subject to heavy wear and require safety under foot such
as healthcare and education establishments, canteens and
laboratories. It offers a wide colour palette for
greater design flexibility and importantly
incorporates biostat for lasting hygiene.
In the storage areas Tarkett's classic Standard
homogeneous vinyl floorcovering was used, which is
specifically designed for use in areas such as
apartments, retirement homes , small stores and offices.
Available in a discreet pattern in 16 colours Standard
is tough wearing with a factory seal, which is
polyurethane based to protect the surface and provides a
good base for future maintenance.
Email: uksales@tarkett.com
Arundel Jones Associates Ltd
Hill Farm, Linton Hill, Maidstone, Kent ME17 4AL
Tel : 01622 745333
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