SPECIAL REPORT: ECOBUILD 2011


Flow-saver and Eco-shield for washroom environmental advantage


Flow-saver™ water management system and Eco-shield™ urinal sleeve in the washroom to reduce water usage, reduce costs, minimise maintenance, improve hygiene and enhance the environment in and around urinals. Flow-saver is an ‘intelligent’ water management system that can save up to 96 per cent of the water used to flush urinals, in turn saving money and reducing environmental impact. Programmable flush rates, coupled with intelligent infra-red detection, enable minimal flushes without compromising hygiene. Matching flush rate with washroom usage ensures optimum economy and hygiene levels.


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HS Washrooms launches two new innovations for improving function and performance of urinals;


Working with


Flow-saver, Eco-shield is designed to improve the environment in and around urinals by curing typical washroom problems at the source. The Eco-shield urinal sleeve contains friendly bacteria and enzymes, which work to eliminate malodours and break down the ammonia and uric salts that can cause smells, plus inhibit limescale and uric salt build-up that can lead to blockages. Together these products save water,


save money and create a more positive washroom environment. www.phs.co.uk/washrooms Tel: 029 2080 9178


ALTRO AT ECOBUILD STAND S145 A


t Ecobuild 2011, Altro will be demonstrating innovations in both design and sustainability across its extensive range of safety flooring and hygienic wall cladding products. On show will be Altro XpressLay™, the first ever safety floor which is installed using tape rather than traditional contact adhesive. This makes it extremely quick, easy and clean to fit. It can be laid over existing problem surfaces such as vinyl tiles or flaky painted floors, helping to save the time, cost and disruption associated with removing and disposing of


existing sub-floor.


The unique product formulation and profiled underside enable it to be used on fresh concrete sub-floors up to 97% relative humidity, saving installation time and cost. In addition, it has a slip resistance value greater than 36, offering uncompromising protection against slips and trips.


Another recent launch on show at Ecobuild is Altro Timbersafe™ II safety flooring, which provides the warm appearance of authentic wood-look flooring with outstanding ease of cleaning and slip resistance. Featuring Altro Easyclean Maxis™ Technology, it is perfect for busy public areas such as corridors, shops, wards, cafes and receptions. At a product development level, Altro safety flooring products achieve the highest possible BRE Global environmental ratings of A+/A in the major building applications of Health, Education, Retail and Commercial. From the viewpoint of lifecycle, all Altro safety flooring is 100% recyclable and contains post-consumer waste as an integral raw material. Some safety flooring products have up to 20% and some resin products up to 30% recycled content.


Altro is one of two founder members of Recofloor – the vinyl flooring industry’s take back scheme for post-use vinyl –


which launched in September 2009. As the first manufacturer capable of recycling safety flooring in house, Altro collects and recycles all the safety flooring on behalf of Recofloor, irrespective of manufacturer. In 2010, Recofloor was winner of the


Innovative Practice in Waste Management and Resource Recovery (SME) category in the Chartered Institute of Waste Management Awards.


In addition, all Altro Whiterock™ wall cladding products are recyclable through Altro’s Recowall™ scheme, the UK’s first ever PVC wall cladding recycling take back scheme which offers a collection service for off-cut wall cladding waste. Altro Whiterock™ White and Altro Whiterock Satins™ products are currently the only wall cladding products to have been awarded an A rating from BRE Global for use in conjunction with a timber stud, plasterboard internal wall specification.


All Altro sites are certified to ISO 14001:2004, and all Altro safety flooring is wrapped in packaging which is 100% recyclable as cardboard. For further information on Altro’s extensive range of flooring and walling products, or for details relating to sustainability, call 01462 707 600, email enquiries@altro.com or log onto www.altro.com


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