Shackerley puts safety first at Interbuild

Edited by the Buildingtalk editorial team Feb 22, 2006

Shackerley is launching two new flooring products at this year's Interbuild exhibition.

Shackerley is launching two new flooring products at this year's exhibition.

The first is 'Track', an 'anti-slip' ceramic granite floor tile primarily designed for passenger transport facilities such as London Underground stations, bus termini, railway stations and other heavy traffic areas where public safety, longevity and ease of maintenance are key specification criteria.

Ceramic granite is the hardest flooring material available and Shackerley's new tile has been further reinforced with corundum, second only in hardness to diamond.

This further reinforces Track's strength but more importantly provides an excellent co-efficient of friction, in semi-exposed areas as well as enclosed concourses.

By varying the corundum to ceramic granite ratio, Shackerley is able to offer the new floor finish with three different co-efficients of friction to suit the location requirements.

Track is available in 300mm x 300mm x 12mm tile formats and in a choice of six standard colours.

The colour palette enables service providers to incorporate aesthetic design into their flooring schemes and provide the visual contrasts required under the DDA to help the visually impaired navigate their way around the premises.

Firegap is a new addition to the Sentinel entrance matting range, which has also been designed to enhance passenger safety.

The new fire resistant matting has been developed first and foremost with the needs of London Underground and other subterranean transit systems in mind but is also being targeted at other areas where fire is a particular risk.

Firegap is manufactured from EPDM rubber cleaning strips inset within interlocking noise-absorbing aluminium profiles tensioned with PVC-coated stainless steel chord.

The rubber removes moisture and soil just as effectively as a standard Sentinel mat but as it has been successfully tested for Class O compliance with BS476 1987, Parts 6 and 7 for surface spread of flame and with BS6853 1987 smoke emission tests it also conforms to the stringent requirements of LUL Section 12 Code of Practice for underground railway stations.

For further information on these products please see Shackerley on Stand C29 in Hall 6.