On our sitesPVC flooring in healthcare: what makes the difference
Hygiene, disinfection, bed traffic, acoustics: the criteria for a clinic or laboratory floor, and how to read them on a data sheet.
Seamless, or almost
PVC sheets are hot-welded and coved up the wall a few centimetres: no more floor-wall angle where dirt builds up. This is the installation required in operating theatres, treatment rooms and laboratories.
Homogeneous coverings (Mipolam Affinity, Mipolam Elegance EL5) have the same composition through their full thickness: a scratch does not reveal a different backing.
The surface treatment
A cross-linked surface treatment (such as Gerflor’s Evercare) removes the need for metallisation: no wax to apply, resistance to disinfectant and betadine stains, cleaning with a scrubber-dryer. It saves maintenance over the whole life of the floor.
Walls too
Antibacterial vinyl wall panels (Decochoc) protect corridors from trolley and bed impacts, and are disinfected like the floor. Floor and walls from the same family simplify cleaning protocols.