MAKEOVER
A RARE BIT OF INSTALLATION
Altro Flexiflow resin flooring is proving popular with players at the Welsh Rugby Union’s (WRU) Vale Resort, and the two-part installation has been awarded Makeover of the Month for our May issue.
Opened in 2009, the £4million Vale Resort centre of excellence boasts state-of-the-art facilities, including three full-size outdoor pitches, gyms and hi- tech medical and training equipment. All Welsh international Rugby players selected to represent their country at any level train at the site. The resort is one of the first sites in the UK to have Altro Flexiflow installed, and this has come about as a direct result of the WRU’s excellent relationship with GR & RG Finishers and Altro.
Gary Lucas, from GR & RG Finishers, who installed the Altro Flexiflow flooring, explained the background story: “I have worked with the WRU for many years, and carried out a number of installations of Altro products on the site, including vinyl and resin flooring. Altro has always been the WRU’s manufacturer of choice, specifically because of the success of these products.” Altro flooring was therefore specified in two different locations
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across the resort; the changing rooms and the stretching gym.
INSTALLATION ONE: THE CHANGING ROOMS “Recently,” commented Gary, “I knew there was an area of flooring that the club wanted to improve on; 65m2
in the
Welsh players’ changing rooms, located just outside the cryotherapy chamber. It had hard, worn tiles, which were old and very cold and uncomfortable underfoot for the players.
“I knew about new Altro Flexiflow and I was confident that it would be a huge improvement, being much warmer and softer underfoot and less noisy as well. I spoke to Alan Phillips of the WRU and Gareth Skeet, the Buildings Development Manager at the Vale Resort, and explained to them the benefits of the new product. They agreed to go ahead, and we selected the Altro Flexiflow 6mm acoustic version to give maximum comfort levels underfoot.”
Altro Flexiflow boasts good indentation recovery and high-impact resistance, which is ideal for protecting a wide range of environments. It comes in three product options, giving customers, designers and specifiers a broad choice of solutions within a wide spectrum of environments.
Altro Flexiflow is available in 26 standard pastel, solid and bright colours, with the option of bespoke shades, giving complete design freedom. There is minimal requirement for joints, and the product is self- smoothing, which means a perfect, seamless and uniform finish with uninterrupted lines.
In addition, its matt surface is mark- resistant, so it stays looking good for longer. Altro Flexiflow features a PUR top coat for UV colour stability, durability and ease of cleaning.
Gary continued: “It was so fast to put down; day one was grinding and
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