Polyflor Lays Down Rubber At City Hospital

Edited by the Buildingtalk editorial team May 21, 2004

Commercial flooring specialist Polyflor Ltd has completed the first major installation of its recently launched range of Saarfloor decorative rubber floorcoverings at Nottingham City Hospital.

Chosen by architects Building Design Partnership for its enhanced acoustic performance and comfort under foot, some 1000m2 of Saarfloor Diamant sheet rubber in a variety of colours was installed by local flooring contractor Hillside Contracts (Northern) in consulting rooms, clinical areas and corridors throughout the unit.

The new Saarfloor rubber collection comprises three decorative sheet products - 2mm gauge Diamant, Uni and Star - with a range of 3.5mm gauge slate effect tiles joining the already popular Noppe Stud Tile range.

Saarfloor Diamant features an embossed surface and multi-coloured chip/stone decoration in 16 colours.

Saarfloor Uni and Star also feature embossed surfaces, the former offering a choice of 12 single colour shades, the latter available in 12 new non-directional duotones.

Saarfloor Slate 500mmx500mm tiles are available in six colours.

In addition to outstanding durability, the Saarfloor rubber collection is cigarette burn resistant, soft underfoot for improved ergonomics and has excellent acoustic properties, its natural elasticity giving greater impact sound reduction.

Sheet ranges meet the performance requirements of EN 1817 and the tile range performs to EN 12199.

Fully tested to fire safety standard EN 13501-1, all are certified as Class Bfl-S1, achieving the criteria EN ISO 9239-1 3 8kw/m2 and the mandatory requirement of EN ISO 11925-2 pass.