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Bright, Welcoming and Safe


Your smallest visitors may not be your biggest spenders, but accomodating them can pay dividends.


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The provision of a children’s play area within the mall is one such facility that many parents approve of. These areas don’t need to be large, staffed or even full of loads of equipment, they just need to be safe, enclosed areas that allow kids to let off steam whilst parents can sit down to plan the rest of their visit. One of the key factors in making such an


area a success is to make it inviting for youngsters whilst reassuring parents and carers that the area is safe, and having a bright and colourful safety surfacing such as Bouncy Matta, is one way of fulfilling this. Bouncy Matta offers a colourful, hygienic


and very hardwearing safety surfacing solution, helping to protect little knees and heads from landing on hard flooring. The interlocking tiles have a smooth finish making them easy to clean and ideal for situations where children play, eat and drink.


The Milliken Obex range of entrance matting offers excellent moisture and dirt retention properties with the added ability to be able to create unique designs from a standard product. Comprising of individual tiles that lock together, the range features two styles of tile with eight different textile colours, which together can be used to create limitless design options. To make the most of its design capabilities and visualise the results that can be achieved, Syncros Entrance Matting Systems has launched a unique, “Design Your Own” functionality on their new website, Syncros.co.uk. This allows users to create a virtual matting installation, changing colours and designs an infinite number of times until the perfect design is constructed. One shopping centre that has used the unique design capabilities of the Milliken range to great effect is Crystal Peaks Shopping Mall in Sheffield. Mark Jackson, Deputy Facilities Manager at Crystal Peaks, explains “Crystal Peaks undertook a rolling programme with Syncros to replace our old Milliken Obex Forma matting. It says a lot that the product lasted for seven years in a busy retail environment such as ours, and it also says a great deal that


Beautiful colours, contrasting inlaid tiles and a glossy finish – an investment in flooring can be striking, but when wet, could be a slip accident waiting to happen. Entrance matting has a direct impact on how much moisture (and dirt) makes it onto your malls floors, but it also has a tendency to be just the functional grey area at the start of your beautiful flooring. However this doesn’t have to be the case, as there is an option that offers a world of entrance matting design possibilities, making it the ideal solution to complement your designer flooring and making boring matting installations a thing of


The family audience is a key demographic for any centre, with families more likely to visit a broad spectrum of retail outlets plus a combination of retail, dining and leisure facilities in a single visit. And although pocket money restrictions may mean your smallest visitors are not your biggest spenders, ensuring you have safe and attractive kids facilities can pay dividends, with parents actively favouring sites that have good facilities.


The Westfield in Derby is


one such centre that has seen the benefits of providing a children’s area to help attract the family market. Playworld is a 62sqm children’s activity area located in the mall. Tailored to the under 5's it incorporates a toddler area, light and sound chamber and junglescape, as well as seating areas for parents, with the whole area fitted with Bouncy Matta surfacing. Lindsey Kirk, Risk Management


Bright colours and contrasting edging creates an eye catching entranceway


A bright safety flooring such as Bouncy Matta makes an area more welcoming to both children and parents


when we came to look at replacing the matting, that we did so with a variant of the same product. For the new installations, we opted to use the closed construction variant and used a border of the complementary Obex Prior tiles on each installation, which not only added an element of design, but also proved to be very cost effective option.” The size of an entrance matting


installation has a direct impact on how much moisture makes it onto your malls floors, making the old adage


Obex Atrium is available in the


Bouncy Matta is available in 7 colours so a design can be created to suit any environment


Coordinator at Westfield Derby explains, “Families are very important to Westfield Derby and as such we’ve invested in facilities for this market. Our Playworld area is very well used and we use it for children’s events such as story telling, so it was very important that the surfacing in the area was hard wearing and easy to clean” “We’ve found that having safety


Milliken Obex Forma offers a world of design options


surface is wheel friendly making it ideal for inclusive wheelchair access and the 10 year guarantee provides reassurance that Bouncy Matta is hard wearing enough to withstand the rough and tumble of all your little visitors for many years to come. Syncros are a well-known supplier within


Areas such as Westfield's Playworld allow children to run around in a safe environment


The different colours of the Milliken Obex Forma can be used to great effect in a checkerboard format


surfacing in the area provides parents with peace of mind that their children can play safely in the area, and the bright colours of the Bouncy Matta make it very attractive to children, as well as fitting in with our colour palette!” Bouncy Matta tiles are manufactured from recycled PVC, and are available in a range of 7 vibrant colours, enabling centres to create a unique design and colour palette suited to their site. The


of “size matters” true. Unfortunately many centres simply do not have enough entrance matting in place, the root cause of which often lies with the architect as they specify the size of the matwell installation. The simplest and most cost effective


the Shopping Centre sector for entrance matting, and are also the UK’s exclusive suppliers of Bouncy Matta safety surfacing. Installed by Syncros’ expert fitting team, Bouncy Matta can be fitted flush with walls or installed with ramped edges making it ideal for any installation.


solution is to extend the matting using a surface mounted, permanent or semi-permanent solution, making them effective for both costs and results. Syncros offer a choice of products ideal for surface mounting including Milliken Obex Forma and its complementary sister product, Milliken Obex Atrium.


For further details, contact Syncros on 01234 314314 or email sales@syncros.co.uk www.syncros.co.uk


same colour options as Obex Forma, making it an ideal, complementary solution, and allows large areas to be covered on either a semi-permanent or permanent basis. In the case of the latter it’s glued to the floor and edged with screwed down aluminium trim. The semi-permanent option also allows large areas to be covered but without being fixed in place, and because of the sizes involved they won’t move around like smaller loose lay mats can, but can still be taken up to allow access to the floor beneath. These installations are edged with rubber and as they’re manufactured on a bespoke basis, can also incorporate a shaped semi-circular edge if required. Syncros Entrance Matting Systems


are experts in the supply and installation of entrance barrier matting, and have been supplying shopping centres and retail sites since 1995. The comprehensive service includes site surveys, consultation and advice on the right matting solution for the site, as well as expert installation and advice on maintenance. With a combination of knowledge, skill, value for money and attention to detail, Syncros ensures your matting requirements are delivered on time and within budget!


For further details, contact Syncros on 01234 314314 or email sales@syncros.co.uk


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