Quantum Update - Non Aligned Independent Flooring Accessories Experts

NEW External Floormitre - Cap and Cove System   There is now an External Floormitre available to complement the already existing Internal Floormitre. Both products are exclusive to Quantum Flooring and are available through your local Quantum Distributor.   The Floormitre range is designed to make the fitting of vinyl flooring into and around corners easier, quicker and smoother. Using a unique and patented design these internal and external coves ensure a perfect and uniform finish every time. Click here for more information.     Quantum Flooring App   Have you downloaded the Quantum Flooring App yet? With over 1,000 downloads in 2014 alone you are in an ever smaller minority if you are yet to do so. However, if you’d like to download this free app you can do so by following the links below.   Click here to download the app for Android devices.   Click here to download the app for your Apple devices.     NEW Q Range Stair Nosing Profiles    There has been three new chevron profiles added to the Q Range of Stair Nosings. These new chevron profiles suit most stair types and the three profile styles mean every  floor covering from a 7mm carpet to no floor covering at all have a chevron profile which will fit.   The Q Range is a cutting edge Stair Nosing range for all types of commercial buildings. The range offers a number of innovative features including an unique all over tread which provides a slip resistant surface for the entire width of the tread. The satin etched or uPVC riser helps to also meet Building Regulation guidelines. Click here to find out more about the Q Range of Stair Nosing.

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4th Feb 9am BST Free Digital Stairway safety CPD - Book Today

RIBA approved CPD ‘STEP ON IT!’ STAIRWAY SAFETY

 

This free digital CPD looks at the guidelines for the specification of a safe stairway. This digital presentation and discussion deals with the subject of how to make commercial stairways safe and meet with all current UK building regulation guidelines, which are seen as a gold standard across the world.

 

The CPD presentation includes:

 

- What stair nosings are designed to achieve and how to select the right one

- Key Legislation and Industry Standards

- How recent BRE and Equality Act (Formally DDA) guidelines affect specifications

- Environmental and Health and Safety considerations

- Examples of best practice

 

The seminar lasts 45-60 minutes including time for a Q and A session. All seminars are part of the RIBA core curriculum syllabus and earn double CPD points for those attending the seminars.

 

Once you have booked your e-ticket you will receive an email with a link for the digital CPD on the 4th of Feb 2014.

 

If you need any help or have any questions in the mean time you can email us at info@quantumflooring.co.uk or call us on +44161 627 4222

To book you e-ticket visit -

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/stairway-safety-riba-cpd-tickets-14919063320  

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How did stair nosings become a standard feature on stairways?

The origins of the product known as a stair nosing (a protective safety edge on the nose of steps) is not important enough to be officially recorded. However, a clue to its known history is in one of its key functions namely safety. In particular slip resistance, since it was from the company of Ferodo that specialised in the manufacture of friction materials that stair nosings first appeared during the 1950’s – and we cannot be more precise than that!

Based in Chapel en-le-Frith in Derbyshire, as friction product specialists, Ferodo was the world’s most renowned producer of braking materials for anything that moved; cars, trucks, trains, planes (when on the ground!) industrial equipment etc. Initially all the friction materials produced were made of woven asbestos impregnated with resins; well proven to dissipate the heat generated by braking. Asbestos continued to be the base material for brake linings and pads until Health and Safety caught up with the serious risk posed by this material.

An early product development programme came up with another use for the woven asbestos cloth. Strips cut to step widths and put around the nose of steps considerably reduced the risk of slips on stairs…...and to stop fraying at the edges an aluminium ‘carrier’ soon followed. The stair nosing as we know it was born.

Asbestos has long since been removed from the treads used in stair nosings; pvc or rubber based materials now provide the slip resistant surface needed for products to perform their safety function. Durability is another performance function of these products since their installation also protects floor coverings used on step treads from unnecessary wear. Aluminium is still a favoured carrier material, although PVCu is an alternative that is becoming more and more acceptable.

Despite the shortcomings of the original treads, Ferodo nevertheless introduced a product that has been proven to enhance the safety of stairways around the world, where British trained specifiers become involved in construction projects, for over 50 years. The brand of Ferodo stair nosings is no more – other companies have taken over the baton, and through product design have developed profiles that accommodate all modern step shapes, sizes and floor coverings.

The features that stair nosings offer to the finish of stairways have now become embodied as guidelines in current Building Regulations, British Standards and BR papers.

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The Q Range of Stair Nosings (Stair Edgings) Continues to Develop

Over the past 12 months Quantum Flooring has added a number of new profiles to its pioneering Q Range, a cutting edge Stair Nosing solution designed to reduce slips and falls on staircases in all types of commercial buildings including offices, schools and hospitals.

 

The Q range offers the ultimate in safety-focused performance, including a number of ground breaking features geared around a unique, patent-pending edge to edge tread which provides a slip resistant surface for the entire width of the Stair Nosing tread.

Quantum Flooring has added two new PVCu profiles and three chevron profiles to the Q Range. There has also been an additional three colours introduced sky, lime and sun. The Q Range offers a great value solution for those looking to fit a unique, compliant and safe Stair Nose. The additional new profiles further enhance the range of options available to contractors looking to meet the new building regulations. More details on the building regulations can be found on Quantum’s website in the Contractor Information section.

Green, safe and clean, the unique features provided offer a complete Stair Nosing solution for architects, specifiers and contractors alike. The Q Range is already helping to create extremely safe and easily maintained staircases for end users which will continue to meet the demanding requirements of everyday foot traffic for many years to come. For more information visit www.q-range.co.uk.

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RIBA Approved CPD

 

PVC Flooring Transition Profiles

Quantum flooring offer a range of flooring transition profiles to join two different floorcoverings together. Below are just a few examples.

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Stair Nosing Case Study

Customer:  Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, Edinburgh
Contractor: Gordon & Halliday, Edinburgh
Distributor : McMillan, Edinburgh


Challenge

The Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art in Edinburgh is housed in an imposing neo-classical building and is residence to Scotland’s outstanding national collection of modern and contemporary art. The gallery is open all year round and admission is free so attracts large numbers of visitors. As a public building the safety of those visitors and staff needs to be considered on the stairways. However the style of the interior also needed to be taken into account so it will match up to the building’s heritage and architecture and the art which is it is home to.

Solution

A slenderline nosing was chosen in an anodised finish to maintain the clean stylish look. The S Range stair nosings are a premium range of stair nosings for use with slim gauge floor coverings such as vinyls and lino from all major manufacturers.
Along with the standard black treads, a photoluminescent infill was used at the top and bottom of the stairways which will help reduce slips and falls by improving step edge contrast in all light conditions.

The contractors utilised Quantum’s free measuring service, QSMS, which offers the industry’s most accurate measurements, speeds up the measuring process and means less waste on the project, ensuring value for the Government funded institution.

“A modern classy look to suit to environment”
- Gordon & Halliday

 

Quantum Profile Systems Ltd Salmon Fields, Royton, Oldham, OL2 6JG
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