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“Oktra approached us as they had used our MagTabs on a previous project and had been extremely impressed by their performance, so were keen to use the product again. Additionally, Forbo’s LVT and carpet tiles are approved for use with the MagTabs, making it the logical choice. On top of this, Brunswick, who own the raised access flooring itself, were keen to maintain the condition of its asset, so, the tabs served a double purpose, protecting both a heavy carbon embodied asset, in the raised access flooring, and Forbo’s floorcoverings.”
Jon Cochrane, director of asset management & sustainability at Brunswick Property Partners, said: “Cleaning adhesive residue off subfloors in between leases is often messy, expensive and time-consuming. In some cases, the raised access floor panels are so badly contaminated that they must be completely replaced, something which isn’t sustainable, environmentally or financially.
“However, using IOBAC MagTabs to install floorcoverings removes this issue completely. This means that our asset, in this case the raised access flooring, is protected and kept damage-free for longer-term usage.”
It wasn’t just the sustainability benefits that drew Oktra towards MagTabs, with the installation benefits of the tabs also a deciding factor. Daniel Hassan, operations manager at The Commercial Flooring Company, said: “Thanks to IOBAC’s MagTabs, it took a team of three fitters around five days to install 900m2
of flooring in a herringbone
pattern, which is challenging to install and would have taken much longer to do through traditional methods. This provided a great time saving and allowed the other trades to work around us whilst we fitted the flooring.”
The time saved during the installation stage meant the project as a whole was able to be completed in just 10 weeks, a quick turnaround for such a large job.
Danielle concluded: “We’re really happy with the finished project, as are Akoya; the flooring looks amazing and we’re delighted to have been able to get it fitted so quickly, as well as meet Akoya’s important sustainability aims.”
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