Shackerley Tiles And Mosaics At Oxford University

Shackerley Holdings Group Limited has supplied the complete package of mosaics and floor and wall tiles required for the brand new Rosenblatt swimming pool at Oxford University.

The 25-metre competition standard pool is located at the University's Iffley Road Sports Complex, where Roger Bannister famously became the first athlete ever to run a mile in less than four minutes.

The D and B contractor was local building company Kingerlee Ltd, and the architectural practice commissioned to develop the pool design was Architects Design Partnership LLP.

The facility was to meet the competitive and leisure needs of student users, and offer paying club members the ambience expected in a private leisure pool.

Accordingly, whilst tight budgetary constraints were to be adhered to, the final brief called for stylish interiors, incorporating hi-tech timing and safety features, with a superior standard of finish throughout.

Kingerlee Ltd brought in Wilson and Wylie Contracts of Hayes as a partner to assist in all aspects of the tiling work, a critical component of the overall project.

For budgetary and logistical reasons, all the different types of tile and mosaic required for each of the wet and dry areas were to be sourced from a single ceramics supplier with specialist expertise in pool design.

Shackerley representatives joined the project team which 'value engineered' a comprehensive ceramics package, comprising Mirage anti-slip floor tiles, Infinity silk finish wall tiles, Ezarri silicon dot mounted mosaics and Blink vitrified extruded pool tank tiles, step treads and pool edge detailing.

Completing the package of products supplied for this project, Shackerley also manufactured a bespoke Shoreflow overflow channel grating system to meet the precise dimensions required.

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