Altro Suprema and Timbersafe Hard-wearing Flooring
Not just a pretty face...
Altro Suprema and Timbersafe
When thinking of the toughest possible
environment for an interior floor, an open
cut coal mine in the Australian outback
would have to be right up there with the
worst.
Two of Altro's leading edge safety flooring
products have been specified at Dawson
Mine in Queensland, 200 km from
Gladstone. Dawson Mine is operated by
Anglo Coal Australia, a subsidiary of the UKbased
giant Anglo American PLC.
Over 2000 m2 of Altro Suprema and
Timbersafe have been used throughout the
administration block, which is situated right
within the mining precinct itself.
The prevailing conditions of the open cut
mine are relentless as many workers walk
between the mine itself and the
Administration Block. This provides a
constant barrage of abrasive material for
the floor to withstand.
The 2 Altro products have been able to
achieve the designer's intention of allowing
some light, colour and contrast into an
otherwise drab and barren Australian
outback. All this while providing a much
harder-wearing alternative to other forms of
flooring.
Altro Timbersafe was used in the canteen
and the main corridors that provide
passage between there and outside's
harsh conditions.
With such a large floor plan (50 x 60
metres, and accommodating over 200
people), the interior designer has looked
to break up the open plan with the
various colours of Altro Suprema.
Constructed without the 'industriallooking'
sparkle of typical safety flooring,
but still using hard-wearing aggregate for
extra durability and slip resistance, Altro
high design ranges give designers more
options.
"I chose Altro for the Dawson Mine Project
because of its great lifecycles and the ability
for the products to last in such a harsh
environment. With Altro Suprema and
Timbersafe I was also able to deliver an
aesthetic design scheme to my client giving
me the best of both worlds."
David Longmore, Interior Designer
Thomson Adsett
For further information contact:
Altro Safety Flooring
phone: 1800 673 441
fax: 03 9764 5655
web: www.asf.com.au
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