Product category:
Floors
News Release from: Polyflor | Subject: Polysafe Ultima
Edited by the Buildingtalk Editorial
Team on 13 December 2007
Polysafe Ultima solution for hospital
kitchens
Polysafe Ultima, an extra tough sheet vinyl safety flooring from Polyflor, has been installed in the kitchens at Wrightington Hospital in Wigan.
Specially developed for such intensely trafficked heavy-duty areas where enhanced slip resistance is paramount and a number of meals are served per day, Polysafe Ultima meets HSE guidelines by achieving a sustainable 40 slip resistance (RRL Pendulum wet test - Four-S/Slider 96 rubber) Ultima also achieves a surface roughness reading of Rz 70um, recommended to cope safely with all levels of spillage of olive oil, cooking stock and similar high viscosity contaminants in kitchens and food processing areas
This article was originally published on Buildingtalk on 6 May 2005 at 8.00am (UK)
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New sheet vinyl safety flooring Polysafe Ultima is the latest new safety floor from commercial flooring specialists Polyflor .
"We selected the flooring based on HSE recommendations and are extremely pleased with its performance," says Brian Porter from the hospital's facilities department.
The product - installed by St Helens-based CMC Flooring - has been independently tested and results demonstrate that it inhibits the growth of MRSA.
An effective cleaning regime is, however, the most important defence against infection.
Fully conforming to EN13845, the European Norm for safety flooring, and flexible for ease of installation, coving and welding, Polysafe Ultima offers a choice of six practical and robust colours.
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