In today's modern world we now spend an average of 90% of our time indoors and the demand for acoustic building materials, including acoustic flooring solutions, continues to grow. Research has shown that lessening noise pollution helps to reduce stress and promotes the well-being, comfort and effectiveness of people in their working, living or learning surroundings. An acoustic floorcovering contributes to a harmonious interior by reducing impact sound at its source, lowering noise disturbances within a building, resulting in a more pleasant and soothing environment.
An acoustic floorcovering is therefore the ideal solution for any commercial setting that would benefit from a quieter ambience, including health and aged care settings, open plan offices and public buildings, shops and schools or communal living and reception areas.
Each range within the Acoustic Portfolio offers an innovative solution that will deliver high acoustic performance combined with optimal resistance to indentation. A choice of 103 colours and designs ensures that this collection is able to meet not only the high levels of specification required by UK building regulations, such as Approved Document E - 2002 Edition and Building B (BB) 93 - Acoustic Design of Schools (July 2003) but also the flexibility demanded by current interior design trends.
Within its comprehensive portfolio comprising Sarlon® quartz, Sarlon® tech, Sarlon® traffic and Eternal wood decibel Forbo is able to deliver the ‘best in class' in each of these key performance categories: Best acoustic, Best bacteriostatic, Best slip rating, Best indentation and Best stain resistance .
Forbo VinylBase Acoustic is a supple underlay that ensures maximum flexibility when it comes to the colours and designs for an acoustic flooring solution. All Forbo's compact project vinyl collections can be combined with this underlay resulting in an impact sound reduction up to 18 dB.
Forbo also offers a range of high-quality Acoustic System Solutions. A unique combination of floor covering and subfloor installation materials results in complete Acoustic System Solutions that can be applied across a wide range of commercial installations.
http://www.forbo-flooring.co.uk/
Tel 0800 731 2369
