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SECTOR FOCUS FLOORING IN HEALTHCARE

Ahl Masr Hospital in New Cairo, Egypt

F Ball and Co chosen for Cairo hospital installation

‘HIGH-performance smoothing promote the application characteristics of ‘Gerflor Mipolam Elegance EL5
A compound and adhesives’ from subsequently applied subfloor preparation conductive flooring was installed using
F BALL AND CO have been chosen to products. Styccobond F57 in the operating theatres
install floorcoverings in the Middle East Stopgap Red Bag was then applied and X-ray rooms. Carbon fibres in the
and Africa’s principal healthcare and throughout to create what’s described as adhesive mean that when set it will
research centre for the treatment of burns a perfectly smooth base for floorcoverings conduct electricity, so when used to install
and trauma, the Ahl Masr Hospital in New to be installed. ‘The water-mix smoothing conductive/anti-static floorcoverings, it
Cairo, Egypt. compound is designed for areas that are stops the build-up of electrical charges
Flooring contractors from Cairo- subject to light wheeled traffic and can that can affect sensitive electronic
based Tradelink installed floorcoverings be used over normal underfloor heating equipment. The solvent-free adhesive also
throughout the newly built hospital, installations.’ offers strong initial tack and a high bond
including in inpatient rooms, intensive Continues the company: ‘F Ball’s strength.’
Concludes the company: ‘Finally,
care units, nurse stations, blood Styccobond F44 solvent-free acrylic Tradelink used F Ball’s Styccobond F60
donation areas, emergency department, emulsion adhesive was used to install contact adhesive to install skirting and
administration centre and corridors, a total Gerflor Taralay Impression Compact safety capping and coving, as well as anti-
area of more than 5,500sq m. flooring throughout the hospital with the bacterial PVC wall-guards, throughout the
Tradelink began by undertaking moisture exception of operating theatres and X-ray hospital.’ 
tests to ensure the building’s subfloors rooms. Styccobond F44 provides a high www.f-ball.co.uk
were dry enough to receive floorcoverings. bond strength, strong initial tack along
Surfaces were then primed using F Ball’s with a long open time and is protected Go online and visit the SHOWCASE PORTAL
Stopgap P131 general-purpose primer to against biodegradation. to read more from F.Ball & Co

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