CARPET & CARPET TILES
A FOUNDATION FOR FUTURE GRADUATES
INVISTA’s Antron® LumenaTM carpet fibre, featured in Quadrant Modular’s Zone has been used in the BREEAM ‘Excellent’ rated New Academic Building at Goldsmiths, University of London.
Some 3,500m2 of BRE ‘A’
rated Zone modular carpet has been used throughout lecture theatres, meeting rooms, breakout spaces, corridors and staircases of the building, designed by architect Stride Treglown. Suggested as a suitable carpet tile by the Department of Estates and Facilities, Goldsmiths University of London, the carpet had to meet the criteria necessary for the building to achieve its BREEAM ‘Excellent’ rating.
In the colourway of Gromit’s Nose, the carpet
tile also had to be durable and easy to maintain, qualities possessed by Antron®
LumenaTM carpet
fibre. Thanks to the special features of polyamide 6.6, Antron®
LumenaTM carpet
fibre retains its original height without noticeable wear and tear or loss of structure and its hollow cross sections scatter the light making dirt and stains less visible. Solution dyed, where the colour is a permanent part of the fibre, Antron®
LumenaTM is also
easy to maintain and where carpets are cleaned frequently, sometimes using harsh cleaning products, there is hardly any risk of fading or colour change.
Goldsmiths University of London commented:
“With our aim of making sure the New Academic Building became BREEAM
‘Excellent’ rated, we had to consider the selection of our carpet carefully making sure that it would positively contribute to our goal, while also proving beneficial in long term use and complementing the interior scheme. We selected Zone from Quadrant Modular not only because of its BRE A rating, but also because it met our needs in terms of
being durable and easy to maintain. Its design also helps to minimise the appearance of soiling and the colourway fits well with the building’s interior scheme.”
For further information, contact INVISTA’s Antron® carpet fibre on 0845 4506434 or email
enquires@antronfibres.co.uk
A ‘NEW GENERATION’ OF MEDICAL CARPETING
danfloor, who annually supply in excess of one million square meters of carpet to the healthcare industry, attribute this success to an innovative and diverse product range designed with this industry sector in mind.
The healthcare range, which includes their best selling Equinox collection and the premium healthcare product New Generation, offers unique
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performance characteristics enabling the carpets to perform in the most demanding environments.
This Spring will see the introduction of new colours into the Award Winning Equinox and Equinox Tones range. In addition to the new tones ranges, will also include Maedical an antimicrobial treatment which provides a permanent barrier against microbes.
Maedical, which has been tested by L’Institut Pasteur de Lille, is a coating on the carpet fibres which deactivates microorganisms by physically stabbing the membrane of the microbe and electrocuting the biochemicals within it. Maedical therefore inhibits bacterial and fungal growth, which are the major causes of cross contamination and odour.
The other key range within danfloor’s healthcare offering is New Generation a unique collection designed around the concept of pattern through texture. New Generation, which also includes the Madeical antimicrobial coating, is made from Aquafil Alto Chroma.
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