Altro provide high-quality solutions across a range of flooring products and wall cladding for a variety of sectors.
Altro provide high-quality solutions across a range of flooring products and wall cladding for a variety of sectors.
Altro provide high-quality solutions across a range of flooring products and wall cladding for a variety of sectors.
Altro provide high-quality solutions across a range of flooring products and wall cladding for a variety of sectors.
Whether it’s a large hospital, care home or community healthcare centre, you can provide inspirational rooms that don’t just perform and look good but also take hygiene and the safety of your people, patients and residents seriously.
Whether it’s a commercial kitchen or a work’s cafeteria, a five-star hotel or a chain of restaurants and cafes, safety, hygiene, the ease and speed of installation and cost are all top of mind when working with our customers.
When it comes to social housing and home adaptations, the way a home looks is just as important as how it functions.
We partner with designers, companies and industry experts to provide floors, walls and doors solutions across a number of specialist sectors, each with particular challenges.
As the inventors of safety flooring, we pride ourselves on being able to create safe environments for a variety of areas, and transport is no different. We’ve been keeping bus and rail passengers safe for decades on both public and private transport.
Altro's technical services teams are here to help you, wherever you are. They have detailed knowledge of substrate technology and any possible issues that might arise. They can offer you solutions and information on different installation techniques. So, whether you are a contractor, architect, designer or end user, if you need them, please get in touch.
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Visit our London, Manchester, and Glasgow Showrooms and also our Possibilities Studio here at Altro Letchworth. Be inspired, explore our samples, and meet with our consultants for design, technical, and specification advice.
Showcasing our services and solutions in a variety of real-world applications, our commercial flooring, walling and doorsets case studies display how Altro’s products can be used to address industry-specific issues across a range of sectors.
Altro Custom floors and walls allow you to design for areas where looks not only count, but can positively affect the views and even the wellbeing of the people who live, work or visit. Imagine classrooms with floors that look like grass or sand; Mexican restaurants with beautiful views of the Mayan Riviera on the walls, or a cutting-edge fashion shop with modern art running from floor to ceiling.
The Risk Research report by the State Claims Agency (SCA) has found that the claim costs between 2014 and 2018 from slips, trips and falls (STF) was €90.7m. However, the report states the SCA “conservatively estimate the total direct and indirect costs of STF claims to be in the region of €363m”.
We’re all aware of the huge growth in compensation claims – but do you want to be one of these statistics, with a huge legal cost and a potential fatality in the workplace?
Ensuring that you are compliant with building regulations when it comes to specifying safety floors is key, to protect not only users that step on the floor daily, but also specifiers from legal claims.
Irish building regulations (for new build only) clearly states floor coverings must achieve a PTV rating of +36. Designers, manufacturers, importers and suppliers should be aware of their responsibilities under section 16 of the 2005 Act including the duty to provide or arrange for adequate up-to-date information on proper use, maintenance and cleaning of flooring.
Slips, trips and falls are the second greatest single cause of workplace injuries, and 22% of those who slip are off work for over one month. Can you afford this loss in resource?
Making sure that slip resistance is tested as accurately as possible is important to us, alongside sharing the information you need to make informed and safe choices. While there are lots of different methods of testing, we combine them to get the most accurate proof of how our flooring solutions perform.
It's often assumed that the scale of R values starts at R1 and ends at R13 – R1 being a measure of the greatest slipperiness. So, an R9 value is often thought to indicate a surface that provides good slip resistance, and some manufacturers don't try to dispel this misunderstanding. The truth is that R values start at R9, and it indicates the least slip resistance.
Where you see R10 AND a corresponding PTV ≥36 together, as with Altro safety flooring, you can be sure of the slip resistance of the product. Our specialist solutions for very high-risk areas all have an R11 rating or higher.
You may be concerned that an R9 floor is a preferred specification to an R10 floor owing to cleaning concerns. Altro resilient floors feature Altro Easyclean technology to make cleaning regimes easier. It gives them additional scratch and abrasion resistance, helping maintain their look. With safety floors, preventing damage to the floor helps ensure they can perform, preventing slips.
You can rely on these to deliver lifetime sustained slip resistance, even with contaminants such as grease or shampoo, reducing the risk of anyone slipping to just one in a million. Guaranteed.
Talk to your local Altro specification consultant. They can provide guidance on the correct floor to use for the area required, and guide you through the specification, installation, and technical support that Altro provide. This includes a wealth of technical documentation and videos including manual and mechanical cleaning guides and videos, ensuring your floor performs as specified.
Take a look at Altro Suprema, our supremely stylish safety floor. Available in a range of stylish colours reflecting contemporary trends, this non-sparkle, low-gloss safety flooring has superior stain, abrasion and scratch resistance, making it great for busy classrooms, hospital wards, corridors and critical hygiene areas. The new Altro Suprema incorporates Altro Easyclean technology, so it is low maintenance - saving you time and cleaning costs. It is suitable for very heavy commercial use, foot and wheeled traffic.
Take a look at Altro Illustra, a safety floor that provides limitless design possibilities. Altro Illustra combines style, safety, and durability. It offers a range of aesthetic possibilities, from nature inspired stone to modern textile design, the possibilities are endless. Whether you're creating an inviting learning environment, a comfortable care facility, an attractive retail space, or a welcoming hospitality venue, Altro Illustra is the perfect flooring solution to bring your vision to life. Altro Illustra, helps you ensure both the safety and visual appeal of your large spaces.
If you love the look of Altro Illustra but want to save carbon, time and money –Altro Illustra is available with adhesive-free options and is 100% recyclable.
Find out more about Altro floors suitable for new builds.
