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Building, Refurbishment & Maintentance
Polyflor XL PU provides inlaid
lessons at Abacus School
A variety of inlaid designs to
represent lessons including maths,
science, geography and art feature in
flooring supplied by commercial
flooring specialists Polyflor Ltd,
installed in classrooms throughout
Abacus School, Wickford, Essex.
A combination of slip-resistant,
stylish timber effect Polysafe Wood
FX sheet vinyl safety flooring and
University College London choose
Polyflor XL PU heavy duty sheet vinyl
has been fitted in classrooms
Bushboard for washroom
throughout the school.
University College London (UCL) has previously had a number of areas fitted
The vibrant designs – which
with Bushboard Washrooms’ cubicles and Ready Plumbed Modules (RPM).
include a globe, numbers and
Impressed with what had previously been installed, Gregg Higgs, UCL’s
mathematics symbols and
Maintenance Surveyor specified Bushboard Washroom’s Quadro System and
paintbrushes - were created via the
RPM with hinged lockable panels for easy access, for further areas within the
Polyflor Expressions Design Service challenge,” says headteacher Gillian
University. He commented: “After seeing other washroom projects around
which uses advanced water-jet Brinded. “The designs created by
the UCL site I decided to specify RPM for the Physics Building. The Bushboard
cutting techniques to create precise Polyflor and the proven slip resistance
RPM system has been a real success. The units were delivered pre-tested and
shapes and styles for inlaid of Polysafe Wood FX meet that
ready to install making the washroom installation much faster than traditional
decoration. challenge perfectly.”
timber frame and panelling systems and the neatly concealed pipework
The attractive timber effect and Fully tested to fire safety standard
results in a smart, professional and flush finish.”
sustainable slip resistance of Polysafe EN13501-1, both ranges are certified
Bushboard Washroom Systems integrated plumbing system; Ready
Wood FX along with colourful, easy as Class Bfl-S1, achieving the criteria
Plumbed Modules (RPM) are recognised as the leading pre-plumbed system
to maintain Polyflor XL PU proved the EN ISO 9239-1 ≥8kw/m² and the
available in today’s market. RPM has been developed specifically to meet
ideal combination for the school and mandatory requirement of EN ISO
the construction industry demand for off-site pre-built engineered solutions
was installed by Easifloor Limited of 11925-2 pass.
and has a proven track record providing fast, cost effective and reliable
Basildon.
washroom ducting that is fit for purpose and easy to maintain.
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Eco-friendly trade paint for brand new school
It was Morgan Ashurst, together with the chosen painting contractor,
Ambrose Ellis, that introduced the Ecosure concept to Patrick Lai of Capita
Symonds Sefton, the principal architect for Sefton Metropolitan Borough
Council. Morgan Ashurst then facilitated a meeting for the architect and site
manager with a Dulux Trade Specifier Account Manager to find suitable
sustainable painting solutions for the school’s interior, including the rooms
subject to higher levels of humidity, such as the bathrooms and kitchens.
Dulux Trade recommended a durable eggshell coating that can stand up to
changing atmospheric humidity, and was also quick-drying and sustainable:
the new to market Ecosure Quick-Drying Eggshell, which has 10 per cent less
embodied carbon and up to 40 per cent fewer VOCs than Dulux Trade
Diamond Eggshell. This was used in a warm, creamy colour - ‘Buttermilk’ - in
the school’s shower rooms and toilets.
A £6.5 million, two storey development, Rimrose Hope CE Primary School
has eleven bright and airy classrooms that hold 315 pupils. The school also
boasts a self-contained nursery, a base for pupils with medium learning
W
hen construction company Morgan Ashurst won the competitive
difficulties, a practical room for food technology, a library, an IT suite and a
contract to build Rimrose Hope CE Primary School in Seaforth &
large assembly hall with separate activity studio. As well as encompassing
Litherland, Bootle, for Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council, it was on
sustainable materials throughout, the whole building is wheelchair friendly
the grounds that the development would be as sustainable as possible,
with a lift giving access to the first floor.
from the foundations to the classroom furniture. When it came to
Principal architect, Patrick Lai, said: “Our aim was to incorporate as many
painting the school’s corridors and classrooms, the firm specified
sustainable products as possible into the construction and interior of the new
Ecosure Matt by Dulux Trade - part of the Ecosure range, which
school, and we specified Ecosure Matt and Ecosure Quick Drying Eggshell from
delivers on both sustainability and performance.
Dulux Trade because of their unrivalled environmental credentials, which
Ecosure was developed in conjunction with leading independent experts
helped us meet our green objectives without compromising on performance
Forum for the Future, and helps specifiers meet their environmental objectives.
and cost.”
The water-based paints in the range deliver genuine sustainability
Eric Fairfield, Painting Foreman at Ambrose Ellis Painting Contractors,
improvements, while maintaining the highest performance standards. Ecosure
concludes: “Perhaps surprisingly for an eco-friendly paint, Ecosure Quick
Matt, for example, not only has 35 per cent less embodied carbon than
Drying Eggshell is an excellent product to apply – even better than
standard Dulux Trade Vinyl Matt but it is also VOC (volatile organic
conventional eggshell – and the flow and the finish are extremely good.”
compounds) and solvent free.* What’s more, all Ecosure paint cans are made
of a minimum of 25 per cent recycled material.
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