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WHY CHOOSE FLOORDESIGN?

 

Hard floorings, as ceramic, marble and granite, are not ideal floorings for ships because of their overweight. Moreover, they are not hygienic because of the joints, are noisy and slippery.

 

Natural floorings, as woods and laminates, are not the ideal floorings for ships because they can not guarantee fire resistance. Moreover, they are not hygienic because of the joints, are noisy and slippery.

 

Resilient floorcoverings, as linoleum, vinyl and rubbers, are not the ideal floorings for ships beacuse they are not decorative. Moreover, they require very high cleaning and maintenance costs, are slippery and noisy. 

 

Soft floorcoverings, as carpets in general, are the most common floorings installed in ships, beacuse they are decorative, comfortable, soundproofing and fire resistant. Carpets installed in ships are composed, generally, of 80% Wool and 20% Nylon , or 100% Wool. Wool is a natural fiber of animal origin, whose principal characteristic is to absorb large quantity of moisture. Wet wool produces bad smells and rots. This is one of the reasons why cruise ships need to replace it about every 2 years. Moreover it is not hygienic, as it hides the soil, hampers wheeling objects to move easily and it is not easy to maintain.

FLOORDESIGN® combines the advantages of :

 

  • Hard floorings, such as easy cleaning and wear resistance.

 

  • Soft floorcoverings, such as sound reduction, accident prevention, comfort and decoration.

 

  • Resilient floorcoverings, as it guarntees hygiene and easy movement of wheeling objects.

 

Besides it offers:

 

  • Permanent hygiene, thanks to bacteriostatic treatment Sanitized®, which involve its whole structure.

 

  • Accident prevention: it is anti-slip, even when wet. It limits damages due to collapse of people or dropping objects. 

 

  • No bad smells, even when wet (it does not contain any animal and/or vegetal parts).

 

  • 15 years guarantee.

 

  • Eco-sustainability: it contains 16% of recicled material and 54% of natural raw materials. It is 100% re-usable after usage.

 

  • Easy to clean: thanks to the plain and compact structure, wich does not hide the soil. It is also permanently protected by an anti-soiling treatment, carried out through full immersion into Teflon®, that makes it water- and oil-repellent. Click here to download our "Guide to Maintenance".

 

  • Low maintenance cost.

 

  • Unaltered appearance over time: thanks  to  the  use of the hardest  polymer (Nylon 6)  and  to its compact and  flat structure. You will not see any difference between the traffic area and that one with less traffic.

 

  • Easy movement of heavy objects: it doesn't leave any marks (lines) when moving objects, even if heavy.

 

  • Non marking: the loss of thickness of FLOORDESIGN®, after 24h of static load, is 4.5% (falling within standard BS 4939.1987).

 

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