| A bespoke floor finish from Flowcrete - made up of | | | | impact, and is hardwearing. Its seamless finish also |
| a creative blend of colour and texture - has been | | | | delivers an easy-clean finish that makes it easy to |
| applied in just one weekend at Manchester Airport. | | | | maintain. |
| Flowcrete's innovative Flowfast Terrosso - which is | | | | These qualities, coupled with its decorative style - |
| ready for use just hours after installation - has been | | | | available in a wide-range of colours and styles - make |
| applied across 2,500 square metres in the new | | | | it the ideal choice where an attractive floor needs to |
| £10 million Security Search Area of Terminal 1. | | | | be installed quickly. |
| A special design has been created for the area, with | | | | Flowcrete's Alan Blay, director of Flowfast, said: "This |
| an eye-catching blend of blues, silvers and even | | | | installation shows just how creative resin flooring can |
| glitter built into the mix. | | | | be. The new floor looks superb and can withstand all |
| The design is not only visually appealing, its reflective | | | | the rigours of a busy airport environment." |
| qualities help lift illumination levels within the building. | | | | Graham Fenton, sales director of Q Flooring added: |
| Around 15,000 passengers go through Terminal 1's | | | | "This was a prestigious project that performed well |
| Security Search Area each day, but the unique | | | | both in terms of the speed of the programme and |
| qualities of Flowfast Terrosso mean the floor's stylish | | | | the style of the floor finish." |
| design and appeal withstand the high footfall levels. | | | | Find out more at ENDS |
| Aedas Architects - Manchester Airport Group's | | | | Notes to editors |
| Framework Architects - oversaw the project and | | | | Flowcrete UK Ltd The Flooring Technology Centre |
| Flowcrete approved contractor Q Flooring - based in | | | | Booth Lane, Moston, Sandbach, Cheshire CW11 3QF |
| Altrincham - carried out the installation. | | | | Visit us on the web at for the UK and for global |
| Tony Fleming of Aedas, said: "We wanted something | | | | details. |
| completely different for the airport, in a style which | | | | Flowcrete is a world leader in the supply of specialist |
| had not been used before. | | | | flooring for commercial and industrial buildings. With 30 |
| "When we were looking at the concept we went | | | | offices worldwide and manufacturing plants globally, |
| down to Flowcrete's headquarters with Milligan's, the | | | | Flowcrete's aim is to transform environments with its |
| Manchester Airport Design Team, to mix our own | | | | innovative specialist flooring products. These include |
| colours. | | | | decorative seamless resins, waterproof car park |
| "It was a completely bespoke product and we would | | | | decking, resin terrazzo, seamless anti microbial |
| have struggled to get that level of choice and | | | | flooring, corrosion protection, self-levelling cements, |
| flexibility - together with speed of installation - from | | | | underfloor heating and acoustic systems. Flowcrete is |
| any other type of flooring. | | | | using its global expertise to introduce environmentally |
| "We are pleased with the end result and fits | | | | friendly, hygienic and aesthetically attractive floors to |
| perfectly with Manchester Airport's vision of a clean, | | | | create a better and more sustainable world at our |
| simple and inviting environment for Terminal 1." | | | | feet. |
| Utilising the latest in resin technology, Flowfast | | | | Since April 2008, Flowcrete has become part of RPM |
| Terrosso offers a floor finish that looks good and | | | | International Inc, a multinational holding company |
| stands up to all the demands associated with floors | | | | floated on the New York Stock Exchange with |
| for public spaces. | | | | subsidiaries that manufacture and market |
| In most cases, it is ready to use just two hours | | | | high-performance coatings, sealants and speciality |
| after application, allowing other works to continue | | | | chemicals. |
| with minimal disruption. The floor offers good | | | | Press release issued by Jane Shepherd, Shepherd PR |
| slip-resistance, can withstand thermal shocks and | | | | 01538 308685 mobile 07985 129315. |