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eration is the primary sport played at the venue, but another key issue is how regular maintenance fits into the Whole Life Cost Analysis (WLCA) of the project, which accounts the whole cost of a build- ing – not just the construction outlay. According to Darren Wood, Gerflor

national sales manager, facility owners need to understand how long a floor is expected to last within the asset plan of the building, then take account of the costs for design, installation, mainte- nance and planned major works right through to disposal and re-installation. “All these costs can be added together

and a square metre WLCA can be calcu- lated,” Wood explains. “The capital cost of a sports floor only represents a small part of the pie, so it’s worth looking at regular maintenance costs too, as the ‘lowest cost now’ culture is incompatible with long-term profitability, operational efficiency and consumer satisfaction.” Different sports require different types of flooring surfaces, for example,

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Cleaning and maintenance can be an important consideration when specifying a sports floor. Karen Maxwell finds out what’s involved

hen determining the floor- ing requirements within a sports facility the major factor to take into consid-

sprung timber is best for basketball and synthetic is more suited to badminton. However, the majority of sports floors in the UK are specified as multi-sport sur- faces that can cope with a multitude of sporting disciplines such as indoor hock- ey, tennis, badminton, netball, volleyball, basketball and cricket, so a sensible com- promise in flooring is called for. To achieve value from a sports floor,

Wood recommends that the end use or client needs to be involved early in the

decision-making process. “Especially when a decision involves a compromise between the client’s functional sporting requirements, the technical viability, the economic performance and the environ- mental impact,” he explains. “It makes sense to understand what’s required from the type of sports hall surface chosen and the impact maintenance will have over the short, medium and long-term.” Depending on the flooring chosen, some surfaces may cost more in the

Junckers flooring was chosen for Knowsley schools in the Building Schools for the Future programme

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