Keeping clinical areas in a hygienic state is the main concern for those settings, as cross contamination or infection is a high risk that could have far reaching consequences. Providing products that help in maintaining a clean and comfortable space means that they must be high performance and easy to upkeep. From dental office flooring to hospital wall cladding, the unique demands that are asked of healthcare and clinical environments means that very specific properties are needed from their wall and flooring solutions.
With hard wearing ward flooring that can deal with heavy foot traffic, as well as wall cladding that can be wiped down and is impact resistant, Altro products can serve wards and clinical areas with the most demanding of standards, with a range of aesthetics that can also help to tailor a relaxed and comfortable atmosphere that promotes health and healing too.
Clinical area flooring
We understand the unique demands on clinical area flooring and our clinic flooring solutions are designed to promote a welcoming, easy to clean, colourful, hygienic, and safe environment. We know that patients’ experience can be directly affected by both the performance and design of clinic flooring.
Flooring in wards and clinical areas must meet the varied needs of people using the spaces and we create our clinic flooring with them in mind. While hygiene, safety and infection control are always a priority, we understand that for healthcare professionals at work, the flooring must be comfortable and durable; while for patients it’s important to promote a comfortable, stress-free environment.
Altro’s clinical flooring solutions include the stylish Altro Suprema range, which gives you superior stain, abrasion and scratch resistance and the design flexibility to create a calm, tranquil clinical space. Newly enhanced and improved, it has a wider-than-ever choice of colours and textures, including those with low light reflectance values (LRVs), which can help you to create inclusive spaces that meet the diverse needs of everyone using them.
The new Altro Suprema incorporates Altro Easyclean™ technology, so it is low maintenance and saves you time and cleaning costs, ideal for busy clinical environments.
Solutions for flooring in clinics
Whether it’s a large hospital, community healthcare centre, dentist, or vet’s surgery, we can offer solutions for flooring in clinics that won’t just perform and look good but will give you, your patients and visitors confidence in the hygiene and safety of your premises.
Our industry-leading clinic flooring is resilient and durable enough to cope with the demands of heavy use, whether that’s from lots of people using the space or from furniture and equipment. For specialist clinical environments we work with industry experts to develop collaborative flooring solutions that can enhance physical and emotional wellbeing.
Crucially, Altro solutions for flooring in clinics demonstrate understanding and support of the needs of patients, staff, and visitors, whether that’s safety, comfort, noise reduction, or navigation.
Hygienic doorsets in clinics
For entranceways in clinics and other areas where hygiene and cleanliness are crucial, hygienic doors are an ideal solution.
Altro Whiterock hygienic doorsets are a resilient choice of hygienic door. Supplied as a complete door unit finished with PVCu wall sheet, they are tough enough to cope with the demands of busy environments like hospitals, and are easy to clean and maintain.
Hygienic doors can form part of the hygiene control. With a smooth, wipe-clean surface, Altro Whiterock hygienic doorsets offer you the benefit of an easy-to-clean, low-maintenance door solution for your clean room and clinical spaces.
All Altro doorset systems come with a 10-year guarantee for all parts of the door.
Clinical area walls
A clinical area can be many things to many people, be it a place for recovery, therapy, or treatment, it is a multi-purpose space. With that in mind, its wall solutions have to be able to deal with all manner of challenges including potential scuffs and scrapes and a variety of hygiene challenges. With a range of Altro Whiterock solutions you can adequately protect patients and staff alike and have a range of styles to choose from too.
Altro Whiterock Satins™ is a versatile and sophisticated solution with various colour, texture and design options to choose from, it’s also suitable for wet environments too. Altro Whiterock White™ is also a great alternative to tiles and is grout free so germs have nowhere to hide and fester. With a pure white finish too, stains and spills can be easily identified and cleaned.
FAQs
Best flooring for dental offices?
Dentist practices generally incorporate several distinct spaces with different purposes. Even though the individual room requirements will vary, the best flooring for all dental offices’ spaces will provide a safe, clean, and comfortable environment for dental staff and their patients.
Flooring in dental clinics has to be durable enough to cope with high footfall, resistant to fluid spillages, and it should have excellent safety credentials.
A slip-resistant vinyl safety floor is a good choice for dental practices as it has been specially engineered to minimise slip risk in busy environments.
Altro are the original creators of commercial safety flooring, and we understand what it takes to keep public spaces and minimise the risk of injury. Our safety flooring range is designed to meet the toughest demands and is tested to the highest standards.
Best flooring for vets?
Flooring in vet clinics has to put up with a lot. Not just human foot traffic but animals too.
So, vet clinic flooring must be hard-wearing as well as hygienic and easy to clean.
A slip-resistant vinyl safety floor is a good choice for vet practices as it has been specially engineered to minimise slip risk in busy environments.
Best flooring for general practitioners?
Medical office flooring will see all manner of people using and so it needs to remain durable to foot and wheeled traffic and keep a reasonable level of hygiene at all times. Altro Cantata™ is a tonal and modernist flooring solution with enhanced cleanability making it ideal for busy public spaces, and its adhesive-free installation means that there’s minimal downtime after it’s been put in place. This allows for a rapid turnaround, so your office isn’t out of action after your new flooring has been put in place
Altro Suprema™ is a low-gloss safety flooring that’s also good for spaces that see a lot of footfall, and with superior stain, abrasion and scratch resistance it can really hold its own in areas that see a lot of use. Incorporating Altro Easyclean™ technology, it’s a low-maintenance solution that is cost-effective with a long life expectancy.
What is the best material for hospital walls?
The need for cleanliness in hospitals is second to none and the right materials for walls and flooring is an important part of this. With a lot of foot traffic and wheeled traffic, and the potential for scuffs and scrapes from beds, equipment, and wheelchairs, it also needs to be pretty durable.
Altro Whiterock White™ is ideal for clinical areas because of all of the above and more, with nowhere for germs to hide and a clear white surface to make spotting dirt easy and simple. Trusted as an industry leader for over 40 years, it offers long lasting protection and an easy to clean, hygienic solution.
