The Goodwin
Development Trust is an organisation committed to improving the quality of life
within the communities of Hull.
Its Octagon Centre
includes a state-of-the-art multi-use sports area, providing a range of sports
facilities such as floor space for the Goodwin Table Tennis Club (GTTC) to
practise and play on.
Providing
a suitable playing surface for the GTTC would involve a local flooring
installer supplying 300m2of top-quality flooring from international flooring
specialist Gerflor.
It would prove to be
an ideal project perfectly suited to Gerflor’s world-renowned Taraflex Table
Tennis Floor.
Hull-based
Floorcovers UK Limited specialise in commercial/domestic wall and floor
coverings. They have a wealth of experience and knowledge in fitting all types
of flooring and wall coverings to a high standard.
Dave Randerson,
Chairman Goodwin Table Tennis Club commented; “We wanted the best international
table tennis standard flooring we could afford to make this new venue the best
playing conditions in the town and surrounding Yorkshire area.
"We hoped to
attract higher level table tennis matches to the venue. With the new Gerflor
floor and support of the Goodwin Trust we believe we have done this.”
Engineered and
developed in partnership with the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF)
Taraflex Table Tennis Floor is available in a ready to go, easy to install
portable playing surface (3.7 mmthick) and a permanent format (4.5 mm or 6.2
mmthick). It provides excellent player comfort and protection with its
structured embossing made for perfect footing.
When playing racket
sports, the floor is part of the game. It should offer an excellent compromise
between slide and grip for lateral moves, accelerations and changes of
direction.
The Taraflex Table
Tennis Floor (6.5mm thick permanent solution) provides a P1 level of shock
absorption to EN 14904 (25% ≤ P1 < 35%) and has a ball bounce value of EN
12235 ≥ 90%. Both the portable and 6.2mm thick permanent solutions come with
Triple Action Protecsol surface treatment for easy maintenance, friction-burn
protection and an ‘intelligent’ sliding coefficient.
