AMTICO EASYGROUT SEALS A FLOORING STATEMENT

Amtico International has taken further steps in creating a more natural and authentic finish to its stone collections with the advent of EasyGrout.

The new grouting solution delivers a genuine tiled effect to vinyl, which is both appealing and practical.

The ready mixed mortar like consistency is suitable for use with the Amtico, Spacia and Spacia Contour stone effect ranges.

This range of flooring provides the perfect replica of a natural stone tile when fitted in conjunction with EasyGrout. It retains its durable and practical finish with the addition of anti-mould and water resistant properties.

Sian Lewis, UK Marketing Manager for Amtico International, said: “EasyGrout is a welcomed addition to our range providing a realistic finish. It is simple to use and has a ten minute working time.

”The grout is available in three tones, natural, stone and chalk which each complement Amtico’s stone collections.”

To find out more about EasyGrout visit www.amtico.com

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Note to editors:

The approximate coverage using 5mm tile spacers:

12"x 12" (305mm x 305mm) tiles – 5 - 7.5 sq mtrs per litre
16"x 16" (405mm x 405mm) tiles – 5 - 7.5 sq mtrs per litre (Spacia Contour only)
18"x 18" (457mm x 457mm) tiles – 7.5 - 10 sq mtrs per litre

Issued on behalf of Amtico International by Connect PR

For further information, please contact Lee Southen on 01902 714957 or email

lee@connect-group.com

SPACIA ACCESS DELIVERS THE PERFECT SOLUTION FOR EXPLORE- AT-BRISTOL

Leading flooring company Amtico International has delivered a high quality flooring solution for an exciting new animation exhibition at Explore-At-Bristol.

Animate It! is an interactive exhibition developed in collaboration with Aardman Animations, creators of the smash-hit Wallace and Gromit films. The exhibition is located within Explore-At-Bristol, one of the UK's most exciting hands-on science centres.

Emma Beinke, project coordinator said: “The flooring specified for this project needed to match the height of the existing carpet on the exhibition floor so that no trip hazards were present. The floor also needed to be flexible for usage over the existing floating floor.

“Spacia Access was the perfect option as the square tiles allowed us the flexibility to use the same flooring throughout. Long planks of flooring would not have worked in this scenario as we often need to remove just one square of flooring for access and doing this with boards would mean taking up larger areas each time. Traditional Oak was chosen as it complements the other materials used in the exhibition.”

“Model making with modeling clay is one of the main activities taking place where the Amtico flooring is fitted. As you can imagine this is quite messy so being able to maintain and clean the flooring easily was a deciding factor in our material choice.”

“We are thrilled with the finished result and were particularly impressed with the speed of installation, with the flooring taking just two days to complete. Amtico allows easy access to our visitors and has a natural look that works well.”

Just under 200sq meters of Amtico’s Spacia Access flooring in Traditional Oak has been used for this exhibition. With visitors given the opportunity to create their own animations, it was essential that the flooring specified was very durable to withstand the heavy footfall. With many families and children becoming animators for the day, improved slip-resistance and a tough urethane coating guarantees that the Amtico flooring delivers to the highest standards.

Sian Lewis, UK Marketing Manager at Amtico International, said: “We are delighted to be involved in this exciting exhibition. Spacia Access offers complete versatility for commercial applications, whether semi-permanent or permanent floor installations are required. It’s particularly well suited for projects such as this where there is raised access flooring.”

Amtico International has 40 years’ experience in designing, engineering and manufacturing some of the most innovative and resilient flooring products in the world. The company delivers flooring solutions to industry and business as well as domestic environments.

Issued on behalf of Amtico International by Connect PR.
For further information, please contact Lizzie Furnell or Sue Foster on 01902 714957 or email lizzie@connect-group.com / suefoster@connect-group.com

AMTICO FLOORING WALKS DEKKO INTO STYLE

When leading Irish furniture store Dekko came to choose the flooring for their new Antrim store, they turned to Amtico International for a high quality solution.

Dekko, a destination store that caters for all furniture needs was opened in October 2008 and is approximately 12,000 sq ft. The brief required for the flooring throughout the building was to be as sleek, smooth and stylish – the Spacia Collection from Amtico fitted the bill perfectly.

The sub dividing room sets within the Dekko store showcase innovative and inspirational design ideas. With much thought going into the design of each room, different finishes are used to create looks, which are not only stylish now, but will also stand the test of time. With this in mind, the choice of flooring was very important and Dekko were able to specify Amtico’s Spacia collection with confidence that the range would complement the other design elements in store.

Gareth Oakes, marketing manager for Dekko said, “Dekko aim to offer products that are well designed, functional and modern. It was important for us to use flooring which accommodated all our design needs in the Antrim store. Amtico was specified because it delivers a contemporary look that compliments our furniture and fits in well with our ranges.

“We are thrilled with the results of the project. Taking only six weeks to complete there was a quick turn-around and Amtico were very accommodating to our needs. The ease of fitting and the wide range of options available, make Amtico flooring perfect for a commercial setting”.

An array of colours from the range was used for the room sets. Ceramic Chocolate was specified for the walkways and main areas of the store. Ebony Oak teamed with aubergine walls and black gloss desks to create a contemporary styled, trendy office space followed by Walnut chocolate flooring with neutral walls and white gloss created a cosy but stylish living space. The Traditional Oak tile flooring created a conservative but inspiring living/dining space when mixed with greens, browns and a feature wall of wallpaper.

The versatility of the Amtico tiles were key in the decision making for Dekko: “We wanted to create a different look in each room set and Spacia gave us the opportunity to do this. Being able to vary the styles of the tiles was a great help. This meant we were free to re-use several colours in each room without worrying about them looking too similar”, concluded Gareth.

It was crucial that the flooring used was extremely durable so that it could deal with the realities of a retail setting which receives heavy foot traffic, especially on the main walkways in the store. The Amtico Spacia collection comes with a urethane coating as standard making it ideal for use in a commercial environment. This extremely tough layer provides a high level of scratch, scruff and stain resistance.

Amtico has 40 years’ experience in designing, engineering and manufacturing some of the most innovative and resilient flooring products in the world. The company delivers flooring solutions to industry and business as well as domestic environments.

For further information, please contact Sue Fosteror Lizzie Furnell on 01902 714957 or email suefoster@connect-group.com / lizzie@connect-group.com