High performance carpet

The carpet was required for clinical patient areas, clinical staff areas and office admin areas of the building. As architect RTKL wanted to keep a cohesive look throughout, a carpet had to be chosen that could perform to all the specific requirements of each area. Carrie Samson of RTKL explained, “We required a carpet that was impervious backed to meet Health Technical Memorandums, and available in broadloom or tile for the admin areas. It also had to be a proven hard-wearing carpet that could withstand heavy foot and wheeled traffic.” Medera is a textured cut pile tweed carpet made from Invista DSDN solution dyed nylon for all through colour fastness and appearance retention in demanding conditions. Its high performance impervious Infinity backing eliminates the growth of mould, mildew and odour causing bacteria. The product is available in a variety of rich and subtle colours and can also be customised as desired with borders, insets and hospital logos. As with all its carpet ranges, Mannington offers extensive warranties of 15 years on carpet tile and impervious backed carpet, together with a lifetime of installation guarantee on the backings. Broadloom carpet carries a 10 year warranty.