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SECTOR FOCUS FLOORING IN EDUCATION

New Great Park Academy’s wide-ranging floorcoverings installed with Mapei

SPECIALIST MAPEI preparation and facilities, a learning resource centre, coving and skirting.
adhesive products have been used by suite of special educational needs and Says Mapei: ‘All products, along with the
Active Flooring Solutions to complete an disabilities support spaces and external Mapei primer and smoothing compound,
extensive flooring project at Great Park play, learning and multi-use games area. benefit from very low VOC EMICODE
Academy in Newcastle. During floor preparations, cement EC1 PLUS certified formulations which
Part of the Gosforth Group Multi subfloors were primed with ECO Prim promoted a safe, comfortable application
Academy Trust, Great Park Academy’s T Plus and Mapeproof One Coat epoxy for the Active Flooring team.
new building spans over 8,500sq m. The damp-proof membrane was applied to ‘Floorcoverings installed included Altro
installation included classrooms, sports control moisture. Latexplan Trade was Walkway 20, Altro Aquarius in colour
halls, corridors and washrooms and used to smooth the surfaces. Hippo, Altro Wood in colour Oak Traditions,
featured Altro and Heckmondwike designs Two Mapei adhesives were used to Altro Classic 25, Altro Reliance in colour
and Junckers wood flooring. The project install the floorcoverings, which included Storm, Heckmondwike Array Emerald
was delivered by Galliford Try’s Building Altro slip-resistant vinyl, wood-effect and Carpet Tiles and Junckers SylvaSport Club
North East and Yorkshire business unit. safety flooring and Heckmondwike carpet fitted over New Era battens.’ 
Arranged across three storeys, Great tiles. They included Ultrabond ECO V4 info@mapei.co.uk
Park Academy provides 1,200 secondary Evolution all-in-one universal adhesive www.mapei.co.uk
school places to pupils from years 5-11. for the vinyl and Ultrabond ECO Tack TX+
The building’s flexible learning spaces carpet tile tackifier. Ultrabond ECO V4 Visit the BRAND LEADERS section on our
include sports, music, art and drama Evolution was also used to install PVC website to read more from Mapei

Great Park Academy

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