CPD Specifier May 2015 issue January 2014 | Page 24

Flooring

Colourful flooring takes the biscuit
Flooring that looks good enough to eat has been
created by the experts at Tarkett after the team
worked a Party Rings biscuit design into the floor
of a cafe.
Commissioned by 2 Sisters Food Group, owner
of the Fox’s Party Rings brand, the design brings
a whole new meaning to the idea of enjoying tea
and biscuits.
The colourful pink and orange biscuits, a favourite
at children’s parties, have been recreated by
Tarkett’s Floorcraft Design team and each
measure 2.5 metres in diameter.
Sonic cutting equipment was used to create the
flooring, made using Tarkett’s iQ Eminent vinyl
range, ensuring the designs fitted perfectly and
appeared seamless.
Samantha Jones, Head of Tarkett’s Floorcraft
Design Service, was responsible for the project.
She said “This bright and colourful floor looks
fantastic and we’re extremely proud of the result.
It’s simple, but effective, and shows off the variety
of design that can be created when compared to
less accurate water jet systems.”
The sonic blade used to create the flooring
oscillates at 20,000 cycles per second creating a
precision cut which can produce details as small
as 3mm in diameter.
Samantha said, “We can be incredibly accurate
and because of this can create almost anything.
Designers come to us with all sorts of ideas and
fulfilling them is a challenge we enjoy.”
Tarkett’s iQ Eminent vinyl range is made using a
minimum of 25% recycled content and is 100%
recyclable.

iQ Eminent vinyl also includes Tarkett’s Unique
Surface Restoration technology.
This innovative technology produces a glasshard
surface that requires only dry buffing to regenerate
its original appearance.
This means it requires no wax or polish and
reduces maintenance time. It also saves money
on expensive, environmentally harmful cleaning
materials.
2 Sisters Food Group, which employs 24,000
people across 47 UK and seven European sites,
commissioned the flooring for the renovation of an
employee cafe in their Birmingham headquarters.
Nick Murray, Head of Communications at 2 Sisters
Food Group, said “The designs are colourful and
energetic. They spark conversations between
anyone who sees them and are a lot of fun - just
the way Party Rings should be. We’re extremely
pleased with the result.”
Tarkett iQ Eminent vinyl is one of five designs in
the multipurpose iQ range. The design of each
range is slightly different and all come in a variety
of colours.
Steve Urwin, Tarkett UK Marketing Manager,
said “The designs created by our Floorcraft team
show their creativity and the versatility of the
Tarkett product. The result looks fantastic and
the feedback from the client has been extremely
positive.”
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HardieFloor® arrives in the UK

James Hardie, the fibre cement building materials
manufacturer, has launched a new structural
flooring system into the UK market, HardieFloor.
The patented fibre cement, tongue and groove
boards are perfectly suited to residential building
projects, as a substitute for unreliable chipboard.

www.jameshardie.co.uk

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HardieFloor provides
house builders with a
durable solution to the
issue of having to install
a crash deck floor after
first lift and then having
to safeguard it from the
weather. It negates the
use of chipboard with
a plastic, supposedly
weather tight, film which
can bri