Longeviety Economic Flooring D25 Bone from Altro
Still going strong after 35 years on the job
Altro continues to prove its longevity for economic flooring life cycle solutions
Altro D25 Bone
With the Sydney Monorail's safety flooring operating in first
class condition after 20 years, here's another real life example
of how long Altro products keep performing at their optimum
level.
Recently the team at Altro Australia uncovered a member of a
market-leading national chain of supermarkets in Doncaster,
Victoria that had been built in 1973.
The delicatessen area still had the original floor down, Altro
D25 Bone.
Over the years it had only been repaired around some water
outlets, with the integrity of the sheet vinyl still very much
safe and sound. It was still performing its anti-slip and
hygiene functions without any visible signs of wear.
In fact, Altro decided to test it to see exactly how the slip
resistance has stood up after all these years. So Altro called
an independent test house to conduct a slip resistance
Pendulum Test.
As per Australian Standards, the test was conducted in 5
separate areas around the floor; including right in front of the
chicken cooker that daily challenges flooring surfaces. With its
radiated heat and hot chicken fat it is one of the most
dangerous parts of the floor for slips.
The official result for the test was 46, qualifying the floor as
a Class W or Low Risk of Slippage. This is the same
expectations as a brand new Altro D25 floor.
So, even after 35 years of non-stop use, the Altro D25 is
still performing as well as the day it went in!
When queried on how they cleaned the floor, the deli staff
said they sweep it regularly, mopped it once a day, and very
occasionally gave it a hose and squeegee.
"I have been providing Altro flooring
solutions for years, and I know it is a
quality product, but when you see it in real
life after 35 years, well it blew me away.
This supermarket really proves to me that
the Altro quality is something our
competitors can't match.
By using Altro's proven installation
methods, and a little bit of care, these
floors are the long term answer, far
exceeding their warranty periods.
Think of how many accidents it has
prevented in the past 35 years!
Other flooring products such as ceramics
and resin compounds are being replaced
after 3 to 10 years. This adds further costs
due to the longer periods of business
interruption companies suffer during
refurbishment."
Glen Stratton, Altro's National Retail Sector
Manager.
"This floor is going to outlast the
building. The Altro safety floor still
provides excellent slip resistance; we
never had an issue with slips in all the
time it has been down."
Supermarket spokesman
For further information contact:
Altro Safety Flooring
Address: 3 St Andrews Crt, Rowville, VIC, 3178
Phone: 1800 673 4...
Fax: 03 9764 5....
Web: www.asf.com.au
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