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Why Choose Altro Flooring? Expert Tips from WJD Flooring

If you are looking for long-lasting, easy-to-clean, and versatile flooring for your project, you might be feeling a little lost thanks to the incredibly large variety on the market.

The experts at WJD Flooring offer their expert rundown on Altro Limited, a flooring specialist based right here in the UK.

Their expansive vinyl flooring range could well be the solution to your needs – read on to find out why today.

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Who is Altro?

Altro flooring is provided by Altro Limited, a family-founded business that invented safety flooring which is still in use across the globe today – from Nottingham to the New York subway system.

Altro Limited is inspired by The Bauhaus – a design school of thought that began in Germany in 1919 – the same year as Altro themselves. The Bauhaus focuses on the balance of quality, form, and design-led function which benefits customers in this instance by giving them flooring that will look good without compromising on high quality for years to come.

This human-centred design also incorporates key advancements in many areas, including technical design and sustainability.

 

Altro vinyl flooring: sustainability and technical development

Innovation is a key part of the focus for Altro and has led to several important innovations that have now been implemented worldwide. This includes:

  • The first installation of safety flooring
  • Integrated safety floors and hygienic wall systems
  • Adhesive-free safety floors
  • Safety flooring for use with shoes and barefoot
  • Self-adhesive floor solutions for transportation

But these advancements are now being viewed with sustainability firmly in focus: allowing for the company to achieve Net Zero carbon production by 2050. By building on past advancements, including:

  • Pioneering safety floor recycling
  • Creating adhesive-free safety flooring
  • Producing ortho-phthalate-free safety floors

The Alro flooring team aim to achieve Net Zero by targeting:

  • Natural gas usage
  • A hybrid or fully electric company fleet
  • Reducing air travel
  • Improving the efficiency of air conditioning systems
  • 100% renewable energy in manufacturing from 2024
  • 100% renewable energy in all global sites
  • Supply chain engagement and alignment with sustainability goals and Net Zero ambitions

As such, to help reduce your environmental impact, why not choose Altro vinyl flooring?

Types of Altro flooring

Vinyl Flooring

Altro specialise in safety floors and luxury vinyl tile flooring (LVT flooring) that come in a range of colours, designs, and plank/tile sizes and textures.

The benefits of the most popular systems are explored below:

Altro Stronghold™ 30

With Altro’s highest-rated slip resistance (PTV ≥55, R12), Altro Stronghold™ 30 flooring is designed to minimise risk in wet and greasy conditions. This makes it ideal for busy bathrooms and kitchens.

It also includes noise reduction properties and increased comfort underfoot thanks to its 3mm thickness.

Technical summary:

  • Roll product
  • Life expectancy: 25 years
  • 14 possible colours
  • Low VOCs
  • 20-year product guarantee

Altro Suprema™

Looking for a non-sparkle, low gloss safety flooring?

Altro Suprema™ offer superior stain, abrasion, and scratch resistance – allowing customers to create hardwearing yet colourful and contemporary designs.

Plus, with Altro Easyclean™ technology, it’s very low maintenance, easy to clean, and can stand up to heavy foot and wheeled traffic.

This makes it perfectly designed for even the busiest classrooms, hospital wards, corridors, and critical hygiene areas.

Technical summary:

  • Roll product
  • 2mm thickness
  • Life expectancy: 15 years
  • 33 possible colours
  • Low VOCs
  • 10-year product guarantee

 

Altro XpressLay™ adhesive-free

If you have a time-critical project, why not consider Altro XpressLay™ adhesive-free flooring?

A general-purpose safety floor with little downtime and fast installation, Altro XpressLay™ flooring gives easy access to the subfloor and is also recyclable.

These benefits make it perfect for projects with increased service access, shorter timelines, or more focused green targets.

Technical summary:

  • Roll product
  • 2mm thickness
  • Life expectancy: 15 years
  • 30 possible colours
  • Low VOCs
  • 10-year product guarantee

 

For flooring help, contact the experts at WJD Flooring

Whether you know what you need but need to check technical specifications for Altro vinyl flooring or don’t know where to start, the team at WJD Flooring can help.

Plus, with an experienced fitting team on hand, we can even fit it for you if you would like!

To get started, call us on 01744 885 514 or fill in our contact form and we’ll get back to you as soon as we can.

Why Choose Altro Flooring? Expert Tips from WJD Flooring
Aug 15, 2024 By Samantha Thompson