Taraflex in use at the University of Huddersfield (top left), and a mix of Gerflor surfaces at ProFIT28 in Leeds
Gerflor products deliver the best aesthetic impact and longer maintenance-free life Sports products because they delivered the best aesthetic impact and longer maintenance-free life”. For the impact areas on the second floor and ground floor, the centre chose Connor Sports Powerdek fleck rubber (Gerflor acquired Connor Sports in 2014), while Gerflor’s Taraflex® Sport M Evolution was specified for the first floor fitness studio. Ramsay said: “Taraflex® provided us with a floor that offered great impact resistance without losing room height. Our fitness class instructors said it’s one of the best floors they’ve taught on." For the reception, they chose Gerflor’s highly innovative Creation 70 LVT flooring. The Creation 70 range offers a new palette of realistic wood and mineral finishes in tile and plank formats with bevelled edges. The loose-lay Clic system’s unique vertical interlocking format also allows it to be laid quickly over most existing surfaces. The first floor changing rooms required a flooring that was both safe in dry and wet environments, so the centre chose Gerflor’s Tarasafe™ Ultra H2O. Intended for barefoot spaces where there are continuous wet areas, Tarasafe™ Ultra H2O also offers a shod solution. It is rated Grade C in the barefoot ramp test – the best possible – and >36 in the wet pendulum test. It also scored R11 in the slip resistance wet shod test. Ramsay concluded: “We selected Gerflor flooring for their range, service and quality of the products and we would certainly choose them again”.
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he University of Huddersfield sports and leisure facilities are essential to student life. Laurie Nettleton (right), sport and leisure centre manager said: “Gerflor installed a bespoke flooring solution at our sports centre in order to provide protection underneath the functional rig. Feedback from students and staff at the university about the flooring has been very positive, which would suggest we got this purchase just right”.
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obody wants to exercise in a dowdy, dusty old gym, so regular visits to a bright, well thought-out gym complex is a joy. William Ramsay (below), CEO of fitness centre, ProFIT28 said: “Taraflex® from Gerflor provided us with a floor that offered great impact resistance without losing room height. We've had several comments from fitness class instructors saying it’s one of the best floors they’ve taught on”.
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