Recently we were asked to fit a small area of around 30 square metres in a safety floor. As chance would have it I was leafing through a trade magazine (yes, even this trade has dedicated magazines for it), when I noticed an ad for a new idea – a safety floor in tile form. There are several huge advantages to this to my mind. Firstly you don’t need to weld, saving time, hassle and expense. Secondly the transportation of these things is simple – rolls of safety floor are heavy and frequently need to go into fairly inaccessible areas, so another big thumbs up for these and thirdly, the quality of the tiles themselves is excellent. Tarkett’s manufacturing is definitely something we can trust and rely upon for stock in depth and a high level of quality control.
When you handle a tile you immediately notice just how pliable and easy to work with this stuff is. When you compare it with its closest roll competition from Polyflor and Altro, it seems to win out in that regard.
It has an impressive colour palette (not all colours are available in tile format) and of course meets all the relevant standards from use in commercial areas where occassional spillages may occur. This is not wet room flooring, but would be fine for example in a toilet of a bar or restaurant or similar. The tile format also enables the possibility of mixing colours easily and quickly to create patterned effects. Tarkett demonstrate this effectively with this image:
Innovation in Safety Floor
Keep an eye out for it, I think it’s going to be a big seller.
(Originally posted on 16th June 2009)
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