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British Wool looks at what makes this naturally sustainable high-performance fibre the number one choice for carpets in commercial settings.
Recommended for installation in a range of commercial applications from hotels and casinos to airports, cruise ships and public transport, British wool provides many high-performance features and benefits.
STRENGTH, BULK
AND RESILIENCE British wool is extremely strong wool with superior bulk, providing added resilience during processing and production, as well as long-lasting durability in textile products.
A rigorously-tested fibre in woven carpets, British wool has an extremely robust response to high levels of use, withstanding heavy and repeated footfall. Hardwearing and durable, it has natural ability to recover its shape, which helps to maintain a longer lasting, high quality appearance in high traffic public areas. It is naturally stain resistant as the fibre structure prevents penetration of dirt and soil.
SAFETY As a naturally fire-resistant material, British wool is often selected for commercial settings where safety is of the utmost importance. Not only this, but it provides a non-slip and cushioned surface mitigating the risk of slips, trips and falls.
Wool also naturally filters the air and helps to regulate humidity, generating a comfortable atmosphere and surroundings. More recent research has proven wool’s ability to absorb a range of potentially harmful chemicals, known as VOCs, from the indoor environment. VOCs have been linked to sick building syndrome, which contributes to almost £9bn worth of lost work days.
ACOUSTICS Wool has excellent capacity to absorb echo, noise transfer and reduce high impact instantly. With wool flooring, room-to-room sound and noise levels between floors are reduced and the transfer of vibrations and noise through floors, doors and walls are limited.
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SUSTAINABILITY Sheep grow wool continuously and can be shorn every 9-12 months, making wool rapidly and readily renewable. As long as there is grass for sheep to eat, wool can be produced, in contrast to synthetic fibres which require oil and refineries, a non-renewable resource for man-made fibre production. Wool will also biodegrade at the end of its life, releasing valuable nutrients back into the soil.
ENGINEERED TO LAST If you've travelled through Singapore's Changi airport it's likely that you've walked on a carpet made from Britsh wool by Brintons. Over 300,000m² of Brintons wool-rich woven Axminster carpets can be found on the floors at Changi, throughout Terminals 1, 2, 3 and also in its newest, cutting edge Terminal 4.
The wool-rich Axminster carpets enhance the wellbeing of Changi's passengers
- softening acoustics, offering comfort underfoot and reducing leg fatigue compared to hard flooring alternatives.
The carpets provide a sophisticated backdrop to the dynamic, vibrant and colourful interior, which draws inspiration from the orchid petal. The symmetrical petal motif is applied ubiquitously across the interior finishes and was carefully translated by Brintons designers into a stylised, huge scale pattern for the floor. The flooring design was built up layer by layer, giving the pattern incredible depth and texture. Technically challenging, it was critical that the carpet patterning was smooth and seamless, providing transitional flow across the width and length of the vast concourse spaces.
Brintons high performance carpets have been engineered to meet the rigorous demands of Changi's high volumes of passenger traffic, with a capacity of 85 million passengers every year.
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