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FILA AND SOLUS KEEP TRAINEES ON TRACK AT NETWORK RAIL
A Fila surface care regime has been specified, alongside tiles from Solus Ceramics, at Network Rail’s Westwood Leadership & Development Centre in Coventry. The refurbishment project, carried out by Corstorphine + Wright Architects, included improvement of the facility’s cost-efficiency and capacity. Fila systems were specified to maintain wall and floor tiles throughout the reception area, WC’s and ensuites.
Located opposite the University of Warwick campus, Westwood is a residential centre designed to deliver professional skills development and graduate training programmes.
The refurbishment included application of matt and gloss porcelain tiles, from Solus Ceramics’ Natural and Bright collections. FILADETERDEK - a concentrated, fume-free descaler – was used to deep clean and remove cementious deposits after installation. FILACLEANER - a concreted, pH-neutral solution – was then specified for regular ongoing cleaning, whilst FILAPS87 was specified to deep clean the porcelain surfaces and maintain slip-resistant properties. FILA’s cost effective solutions are designed to provide high performance, without compromising surface characteristics or applicator safety.
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SMOOTH OPERATORS – LEVELLING COMPOUNDS FROM
KERAKOLL Kerakoll’s range of levelling compounds offers various formulations for use on different surfaces and in different environments. Keratech Eco R30 is an extra rapid-hardening self- levelling compound for internal use in thicknesses between 3 and 30mm, so is excellent for floors with a large variation in levels. It can be used
in all both domestic and industrial installations and on heat radiant slabs. It is compatible with all cement- based, reactive-epoxy and water based polyurethane 2 component adhesives and so is suitable as a base for all sorts of tiles and stone, as well as hardwood and resilient materials.
For floors with smaller variations, Keratech Eco R10 is a self-levelling compound for use in thicknesses between 1 and 10mm. It quickly develops a smooth finish and high levels of mechanical resistance.
R10 was used in the Oxford University Earth Sciences building as a substrate for the stone tiles used there, as well as in the lobby area of the Community Safety Centre in the Dorset Fire & Rescue Centre in Weymouth. The smooth, perfectly even finish was important for the extra-large 1m x 1m x 6mm thick porcelain tiles which were used. In addition it is ready to walk on after 2 hours allowing other contractors to carry on accessing the site, and is ready for tiling after 12, a big consideration where time is tight.
The floor of the appliance bay at the Dorset Fire & Rescue Centre needed to slope away towards the doors so that any water would drain properly. This was achieved by using Keralevel LR - a levelling compound that allows large falls to be built up in one application and has a very quick hardening time which was important in this time critical project.
All of these products, in common with all of the Keratech range are eco-friendly with low CO2
be recycled at the end of their life.
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