FLOORS & FLOORING
ALTRO NOW A RECOMMENDED SUPPLIER
OF FLOORS AND WALLS FOR PROCURE22
Altro has been appointed as a recommended supplier of vinyl
and resin floors and floor accessories on the Department
of Health’s ProCure22 Framework for NHS and social care
construction schemes in England. Altro floor systems,
including Altro Orchestra, Altro Aquarius and Altro Wood
Safety, are recommended for use throughout healthcare
environments. This follows Altro’s appointment in 2018 as a
recommended supplier of wall and door systems, including the
Altro Whiterock and Altro Fortis systems.
The ProCure22 (P22) process is designed to achieve improved
value for money and reduce exposure to risk through a
simplified capital procurement procedure.
With up to 20-year product guarantees, Altro can ensure
healthcare environments provide an impervious, hygienic and
durable environment, meeting the stringent requirements in
critical hygiene areas. With a vast array of colours, including
wood-look designs, a warm and welcoming environment can
be created to reduce stress and improve patient and staff
wellbeing, without compromising on hygiene standards.
Altro provides a wide selection of floor solutions that can be
used in all areas of health and care environments, including
specialist safety
solutions for
areas with a high
slip risk, including
bathrooms and
kitchens.
Altro has also been awarded DSDC accreditation, and is the
only manufacturer to have HACCP approval for both floor and
wall products.
Mark Johnstone, Head of Commercial, UK, Middle East and
Ireland says: “Altro pioneered hygienic wall sheets and safety
flooring, and we have over 60 years of experience providing
solutions in health and care environments, including many
projects within the NHS and social care. We are proud to
have our floor and wall solutions included on the Procure22
Framework. Our floor, wall and door systems are recognised
as cost-effective and durable solutions for health and care,
and work together to create a hygienic environment that
is designed to support the wellbeing of patients, staff and
visitors.”
www.altro.co.uk
GET A HEAD START WITH RAPID
LEVEL CT 3220 FROM MAPEI
Rapid Level CT 3220 is the latest addition to Mapei’s extensive
product range, offering a levelling compound that promises a
quick drying time of just 45 minutes prior to the installation of
ceramic and porcelain type tiles. Suitable for internal use, Rapid
Level CT 3220 is used for levelling, smoothing and infilling
differences between 3 and 20mm in a single application.
Rapid Level CT3220 must be primed, and is designed for the
installation beneath ceramic tiles. It is suitable for levelling
a variety of substrates including new and existing concrete,
anhydrite and cementitious screeds, stone and ceramic tiles,
and can also be used over boarded timber floors. In addition, it
can also be used in areas subjected to castor wheels and onto
screeds with incorporated underfloor heating systems.
Its impressive application allows up to 20mm per coat without
any shrinkage, cracking or crazing, and develops very high
compressive and flexural strength, in addition to resistance to
indentation and abrasion.
In its pre-mixed form, Rapid Level CT 3220 is a grey powder
consisting of special cements with rapid setting and hydration,
together with graded silica sands, resins and special additives.
A fluid and easily workable mortar when mixed with water,
the smoothing and levelling compound provides a high bond
strength to the substrate, as well as offering ultra-fast drying.
www.mapei.com
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