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Great Park Academy’s wide-ranging floor coverings installed with Mapei
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pecialist Mapei preparation and adhesive products have been used, by Active Flooring Solutions Ltd, to complete an extensive flooring project at Great Park Academy in Newcastle. Part of the Gosforth Group Multi Academy Trust, Great Park Academy’s new building spans over 8,500 m2
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The installation included classrooms, sports halls, corridors and washrooms and featured Altro and Heckmondwike designs and Junckers wood flooring. The project was delivered by Galliford Try’s Building North East and Yorkshire business unit.
Arranged across three storeys, Great Park Academy provides 1200 secondary school places to pupils from years 5-11. The building’s flexible learning spaces include sports, music, art and drama facilities, a learning resource centre, suite of Special Educational Needs and Disabilities support spaces and external play, learning and multi-use games area.
During floor preparations, cement subfloors were primed with ECO Prim T Plus and Mapeproof One Coat epoxy damp proof membrane was applied to control moisture. Latexplan Trade was used to smooth the surfaces.
Two Mapei adhesives were used to install the floorcoverings, which included Altro slip-resistant vinyl, wood-effect and safety flooring and Heckmondwike carpet tiles. They included Ultrabond ECO V4 Evolution all-in-one universal adhesive for the vinyl and Ultrabond ECO Tack TX+ carpet tile tackifier. Ultrabond ECO V4 Evolution was also used to install PVC coving and skirting. All products, along with the Mapei primer and smoothing compound, benefit from very low VOC EMICODE EC1 PLUS certified formulations which promoted a safe, comfortable application for the Active Flooring team.
Floorcoverings installed included Altro Walkway 20, Altro Aquarius in colour Hippo, Altro Wood in colour Oak Traditions, Altro Classic 25, Altro Reliance in colour Storm, Heckmondwike Array Emerald Carpet Tiles and Junckers SylvaSport Club fitted over New Era battens.
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Ideal Commercial Heating hybrid system delivers efficient, lower carbon heating at Doncaster primary school
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hybrid commercial heating system from Ideal Commercial Heating, combining ECOMOD heat pumps and Evomax 2 boilers, has been installed at Hawthorn Primary School in Cantley, Doncaster, delivering a reliable, lower-carbon solution to improve comfort and efficiency across the site’s multiple buildings.
The school campus includes several buildings of varying ages, which had made consistent temperature control difficult. Its previous system—two ageing open-flued boilers and undersized pipework—struggled to meet demand, resulting in high gas use and unreliable heating, particularly in winter.
To resolve this, Service 2 (HVAC) Limited designed and installed a hybrid system featuring two 50kW ECOMOD 290HT air source heat pumps and three Evomax 2 150kW condensing boilers operating in cascade. The heat pumps handle most heating and hot water demand during milder conditions, while the boilers provide support when temperatures drop.
A building management system (BMS) optimises efficiency by automatically selecting the most suitable heat source based on weather and demand, helping maintain comfort while reducing energy use and running costs.
As this was a retrofit project, the system was integrated with much of the existing infrastructure. The high-temperature capability of the heat pumps allows the system to operate with existing radiators, minimising disruption. Additional fan coil units were installed in selected areas to enhance performance.
The installation also included a plate heat exchanger to protect new equipment, along with external works such as a concrete base and fencing for the heat pumps. The project was supported by Ideal Commercial Heating’s commissioning service, which ensures correct setup and includes a five-year warranty.
www.idealcommercialheating.co.uk 14 Spring 2026 issue 4183
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