Torquay Boys Grammar
school has a very proud history and can trace its roots back to 1904.
Today, Torquay Boys
Grammar School now has 1,120 boys and girls in six houses with extensive
building programmes taking place in the last 30 years to keep their facilities
up to date.
The school also
believes that it’s important that students can choose from, and experience a
wide range of physical activities, which caters for all abilities.
When the school
urgently needed to replace their existing wooden floor in their main hall due
to flooding, they turned to international flooring specialist Gerflor to supply
over 600m2 of their world-renowned Taraflex Performance vinyl sports flooring.
The main hall at
Torquay Boys Grammar School is used for a mixture of sports activities
including health and fitness, racket sports, team sports and gymnastics, so a
sports floor that could deliver performance, safety and durability would be
paramount in the final choice of the replacement flooring.
Gerflor have more
than 70 years of experience with their Taraflex sports flooring. It offers a
wide range of colours and is suitable for a variety of applications. Taraflex
sports floors have been made since 1947 and used by the largest international
sports federations [volleyball, handball, badminton, table tennis] for decades.
Through partnerships with these federations, Gerflor has been present at the
Summer Olympic Games since 1976. It’s an Olympic pedigree stretching back over
an incredible 43 years.
Taraflex is
available in 17 colours and three wood-effect designs. The Taraflex Performance
product specified for Torquay Boys Grammar School offers a P2 category shock
absorbency 35% to 45%. Taraflex is recognised for providing durability, safety
and comfort without impairing performance.
The range also
offers greater than 45% force reduction, making it unrivalled in the
marketplace in terms of offering comfort for users. Taraflex meets the EN
Standard of 22196 for anti- bacterial activity [E.coli – S. aureus – MRSA] [3]
returning >99% levels of growth inhibition.
Peter Richardson,
Site Manager at Torquay Boys Grammar School commented, “We are very pleased
with the Gerflor flooring. It was a good choice and has really lived -up to its
specification.”
Taraflex Performance
is also treated with Protecsol, which renders polish redundant and is triple
action meaning no polish is ever required, it contributes to easy maintenance
and is anti-friction burn and slide/grip. Taraflex® has a double density foam backing
and as another bonus, it’s environmentally friendly. Taraflex® Performance from
Gerflor meets the EN 14904 Standard for indoor sports surfaces.
It’s also an ideal
solution for renovation works as it’s available with the Dry-Tex System perfect
for new construction or refurbishment projects with damp subfloors.
Peter Richardson
ended by saying, “The Taraflex flooring is performing really well and both
students and staff really like it. In my opinion, it’s performing much better
than the previous wooden floor that we had.”
