West Midlands School Chooses Ram Board For Hard Floor Protection

A West Midlands school has opted to use a specifically imported hard floor protection product in order to shield the floor of their brand new sports hall as they commence the new school year. Heartlands Academy in Birmingham ordered 800m­² of Ram Board to keep their floor in pristine condition as they welcome the annual intake of new students to the school.

With the aim of providing a balanced education, relevant to the needs and abilities of their pupils and attentive to the demands of society, Heartlands Academy serves a broad and diverse community, and helps all pupils mature into responsible adults. Their brand new sports hall was launched this week and will help the school’s PE and Sport department to maintain its award-winning status; the Youth Sports Trust recently awarded Heartlands a National Innovation Award for ‘Excellent Use of PE & School Sport to Improve Whole School Standards’.

The brand new floor in the new building is intended to last for many generations, and as a result, will need some tough protection in the coming years. A consignment of temporary floor protector Ram Board, crafted in and imported from the US and supplied by UK provider Trio Plus, has been laid, in order to give the brand new high-quality floor the fortification it needs.

Many temporary floor protection products are not compatible with new floors which have recently been laid; they require a surface which has been in place for at least a few months. But Ram Board’s unique flex-fibre technology and the vapour permeable layer which protects the floor from all liquids and spillages, means that the hard wood floor protection product can be used on all floors, old or new. The floor protection product is also environmentally friendly and is manufactured using recycled materials including cardboard and ply-fibres.

Ram Board is easy to deliver and even easier to install; the roll format makes for simple transportation from the delivery van to the site where it will be used, and as the product was originally for use on Hollywood film sets, its hardwearing and durable nature are guaranteed. The heavy foot traffic which will be sustained within a school sports hall, especially within the first few weeks of term, with countless assemblies and meetings to acquaint new arrivals with their surroundings, will no longer be a worry, and the brand new floor will be completely protected by this inexpensive, efficient and simple solution.

Floor protection specialists Trio Plus are the only UK suppliers of Ram Board. Orders can be placed online at www.trioplus.co.uk or over the phone: 01372 747555.

Floor Protection During Vital Winter Maintenance

This summer has been one of the wettest on record, and the weather is expected to continue to be as unpredictable as ever in the near future. After an incredibly mild winter last year, late snowfall into 2012 and near-constant rainfall throughout the summer months, the coming months are set to cause problems for the multitude of businesses and homes carrying out building, maintenance, renovation or repair work. In order to be on the safe side, a range of temporary floor protection products are a must for all sites. Easily applied and quick to remove, the unobtrusive and non-branded floor protectors from experts TrioPlus provide a barrier which sits above existing flooring and helps to protect it from constant footfalls, paint spillages, dirt, mud, heavy equipment and anything else which might put flooring at risk of being damaged.

Many homes will choose the winter months to carry out a renovation on their home, whether it’s just in time for the New Year, as a Christmas treat to themselves or just because they would rather spend their time indoors than out in the cold. The temporary carpet protection film available from Trio Plus starts at just £20.00 and is completely child, pet and eco-friendly, making it ideal for those re-painting rooms or using wallpaper paste to give their home a makeover. The adhesive is on the reverse of the film, so the product can be applied to any carpet by hand, and as it is water-based, the film leaves no marks whatsoever on carpets when it is removed. 

Businesses which are using the winter months to carry out maintenance work will need to ensure that their flooring will be in prime condition after the maintenance has been carried out. Whether protecting carpets or hard surfaces, Trio Plus’ range of floor protection products are strong, durable and designed to keep flooring blemish free whatever the circumstances. For carpets,  film protection is puncture-resistant and non-skid, making it ideal for places where a high volume or work will be carried out. Trio Plus’ award winning ram board hard floor protector is best-suited for hard, laminated, tiled or stone floors, and forms a vapour permeable, breathable layer which is resistant against all forms of liquid spillage, as well as heavy footfall and bulky equipment. 

Trio Plus can also provide carpet or hard floor protection products for more specialist purposes; their products have been used all over the globe on film or television sets, during the renovation of museums, for the protection of valuable or old floors and carpets in listed buildings, and even during exam season to keep the floors sports or assembly halls in good condition. With some of the most famous names in the world listed as clients, including Lexus, Cambridge University, and even the recent James Bond film, Casino Royale, the quality of these products is clear for all to see.

Orders can be placed online at www.trioplus.co.uk or over the phone: 01372 747555.

Ram Board Goes Back To School At Dulwich College

Ram Board, the US-made hard floor protector from Trio Plus, is joining millions of students from around the UK in heading back to school this week. It has been chosen by Dulwich College, an independent day and boarding school in south London to protect its new floor during various works.

Founded in 1619, the current Dulwich College campus was opened in 1870 and resides in a traditionally elegant building designed by the son of the architect of the Houses of Parliament. Outside, triangular gables, turrets and cupolas add a sense of drama and hint at a style known as ‘North Italian of the Thirteenth Century’ while inside, a great hall and sweeping staircases nod to grandeur and the selective academic aspirations the College is founded on.

Having installed a brand new floor, a consignment of Ram Board was laid when a grand piano needed to be moved across the floor to protect the surface from damage. A second deployment of Ram Board temporary hard floor protection has also been ordered for use during maintenance works where lightbulb changes require a 600 kilo scaffold tower.

Unlike many temporary floor protection products, Ram Board can be used with new floors which have been recently laid as it allows them to cure due to its unique vapour permeable layer and Flex-Fibre technology.

Designed to cover hard floors quickly and easily, Ram Board hard floor protection is as kind to the environment as it is to wood, stone, tile, concrete and epoxy surfaces. It is made from 100% recycled materials including cardboard, paper, ply-fibres, and reinforcers. Despite its name, Ram Board is provided from Trio Plus in a roll format, making for easy transportation from storage or delivery truck to job site. Used on construction sites, film sets and in industrial settings, it is tough and long lasting, providing complete peace of mind that expensive, new or old floors will remain in their original unblemished condition even after heavy equipment, builders or foot traffic have been and gone.

To find out more about Ram Board and other temporary floor protection products by Trio Plus visit http://www.trioplus.co.uk or call 0845 619 6255.