Australian First for
St Philip's Christian College
St Philip's Christian College in
Waratah underlined its innovation philosophy with
the first installation in Australia of a new safety
flooring system, Altro MaxisTM in the College's
new Technology building.
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Principal of St Philip's Mr Graeme Irwin said there
were several 'must haves' on the specification list
for the flooring. "The safety of our students
and staff is the most critical consideration, so
the floor surface in the Technology building had
to be suitably slip-resistant. And because
no school has unlimited funds, we had to be able
to achieve our safety objectives within a reasonable
budget. Thirdly, the flooring had to be sturdy
and hard-wearing enough to cope with the traffic
and potential spills we can expect in this environment,"
said Mr Irwin.
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"But we also wanted to demonstrate
our philosophy about the importance of innovation.
So the flooring had to complement the design
and aesthetics of the new building as well as its
representation of the importance of new thinking
and trying and testing new ideas," he said. "With
this in mind, we were happy to take the advice of
our building contractor, Wenham Builders, who suggested
Altro MaxisTM. We've since found out that
we're the first in Australia to use this flooring
- innovation indeed!" he said.
According to Robert McLachlan, Altro's
Australian CEO, Altro MaxisTM has undergone gruelling
tests in a number of schools in the UK, including
being laid in school corridors where it was subjected
to the tender mercies of 1,350 students.
"It's a little early yet for St
Philip's to have found out for themselves, but the
UK tests showed that the flooring stood up to this
abuse over a long time frame, with no signs of wear
or dirt-ingraining or deterioration of colour and
texture. And just as importantly, the cleaners
loved the product because it reduced cleaning time,
which lowered the school's maintenance costs substantially.
We look forward to being able to compare these
results with those of St Philip's into the future,"
said Mr McLachlan.
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