Description
Overview
Polysafe Ultima fully conforms with HSE & UK Slip Group Guidelines and meets the requirements of the European Safety Flooring Standard – EN 13845, class ESb & ESf.
Following an individual assessment from BRE Global, Polysafe Ultima achieves an A+ rating in major sectors such as health, education and retail (ENP 472).
Polysafe Ultima is 100% recyclable through the Recofloor scheme and contains recycled material.
Ideally suited for heavy traffic areas with risks of oil and grease contaminants or areas where continual water is present.
BoQ Specification
Supply and install 2.5mm Polyflor Polysafe Ultima flexible PVC sheet flooring, containing a selection of the following safety aggregates to impart enhanced slip resistance: silicon carbide, coloured quartz, natural recycled aggregates and aluminium oxide granules, installed with Polysales recommended adhesive which has been spread using an A2 notched trowel on a previously prepared Class 1 subfloor in accordance with SANS 10070, using a Polysales recommended self-leveller and moisture barrier when required, including all cutting and waste, rolling the installed sheeting in both directions with a 68kg three-sectional roller immediately after it has been laid into the adhesive, joints must be butted, U-shape grooved and heat welded using Polyflor’s matching welding rod ensuring that the welding rod bonds to more than 2/3rds of the sheet in thickness, available from Polysales +27 11 609 3500.
- Colour: Aurora Grey
- Code: 4290
- Weld Rod: 4760
Technical Product Compliance
- BRE Global A+ Rated Product (Certificate No: ENP 472) in major use areas such as healthcare & education *
- Independently assessed by British Board of Agrement with product performance assured for at least 10 years in recommended use areas
- Fully HSE compliant – achieving 40+ on the RRL Pendulum wet test
- Surface roughness Rz 70µm + for use in heavy-duty and intense footfall areas where risk of high viscosity contamination such as oil and grease are present
- Quartz crystals, aluminium oxide and silicon carbide particles incorporated through the vinyl to improve traction and safety underfoot.
- Sustainable wet slip resistance assured throughout the guaranteed life of the product.
Comprehensive Specification
Supply and install Polysafe Ultima Group T flexible PVC sheet flooring in 2.5mm thickness and will contain a selection of the following safety aggregates to impart enhanced slip resistance: silicon carbide, coloured quartz, natural recycled aggregates and aluminium oxide granules, the flooring material shall fully conform with the European Norm for safety flooring – EN 13845, in respect of flame spread, the flooring shall be categorised as Class Bfl-S1 according to EN 13501-1. The flooring shall have been fully tested to ASTM E648 by an independent test house and have a Class 1 rating, making it suitable for use in institutional, commercial and public buildings, the flooring must have been fully tested by an independent test house to the RRL Pendulum Test and have results of ≥40 in the wet (using 4S Rubber/Slider 96) and ≥36 in the wet (using TRL Rubber/Slider 55), making it suitable for use in areas where enhanced slip resistance is required in barefoot or shod conditions. A result of Class B to DIN 51097 should be achieved and the product should be certified as R11 to AS 4586 & DIN 51130, the flooring shall meet the water tightness requirements in EN 13553, meaning suitability for installation in special wet areas, the product must have been fully tested for abrasion resistance to EN 13845, passing the 50,000 cycles test and also meeting EN 660-2 Abrasion Group T, this product does not accumulate static charges above 2kV and is classified as ‘antistatic’ when tested to EN 1815. For specialist applications where there is a requirement to dissipate the electrostatic charge, see the Polyflor ESD product ranges, the flooring shall possess a valid Agrément certificate when laid in accordance with the instructions of Polysales, with coved skirtings and welded joints, the flooring must be available in 2.0 metre width, to minimise the number of joints, the flooring is suitable for Use Area Classification 23/34/43, as defined in EN ISO 10874 (EN 685), in respect of light fastness, the flooring shall have been fully tested to ISO 105-B02 Method 3 and obtain ≥6
- Colour: Aurora Grey
- Code: 4290
- Weld Rod: 4760
