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New Acoustic Screed Combo for Top Dubai Development

Flowcrete’s pioneering screed and sound-proofing combination system has been specified for a large scale installation in the Middle East.

The global flooring company – which has its headquarters in Sandbach, Cheshire - has secured a project to install Isocrete Acoustic K at the luxury Fairmont Palm Residence Hotel and Resort, being built within the exclusive Palm Jumeirah Development in Dubai.

This is the latest success for Flowcrete in the Middle East, which last month announced it had won its largest ever contract - involving the installation of its car-park decking system Deckshield - at the Jumeirah Lakes Towers Development, also in Dubai.

At the Fairmont Palm Residence Hotel and Resort, Acoustic K is being installed in all 558 of the deluxe apartments, across 23,000 square metres.

Flowcrete Middle East Managing Director Andrew Gwyther said, “This is a significant achievement for us and we are proud to be involved in such a prestigious development.

“The developers and architects were keen to ensure that any noise generated within the apartment buildings was not transferred to occupants below or above. This unique screed system will help achieve that.” 

Acoustic K combines noise-reduction efficiency with the proven performance of Isocrete screeds, which have been used in house building projects across the UK and across the globe for almost 40 years.

Flowcrete launched Acoustic K last year for the UK market – where it is designed to take the strain out of compliance with Approved Document E for house builders – as well as internationally.

The system complies with Building Regulations, is approved by the British Board of Agrément and offers a weight-saving reduced screed thickness. It also allows for an early installation of floor finishes over the substrate.

In the UK it can be installed as part of Flowcrete’s unique Floorzone solution – which includes the screeds, combined with Isocrete Acoustic K and Isowarm underfloor heating, as well as Flowcrete’s range of seamless floors.

With the Floorzone concept, the entire floor - involving screed, soundproofing, heating and finish - are designed and supplied by Flowcrete and installed by one Flowcrete-approved contractor.

Alan Dean, sales director of Flowcrete in the UK, said: “Isocrete Acoustic K is a complete system, not just components, and has been brought into the market with an emphasis on a quality installation.

“Test results from independent sources show it achieved results well in excess of the requirements set out by Approved Document E, of the Building Regulations 2003.

“The system will deliver peace of mind for house builders that they can achieve a high acoustic performance and performance screed, with just one contractor responsible for the entire procedure.”

Find out more at advice@flowcrete.com

ENDS

Notes to editors

Flowcrete UK Ltd

The Flooring Technology Centre

Booth Lane,

Moston,

Sandbach,

Cheshire

CW11 3QF

Visit us on the web at www.flowcrete.co.uk for the UK and flowcrete.com for global details.

Flowcrete is a world leader in the supply of specialist flooring for commercial and industrial buildings. With 30 offices worldwide and manufacturing plants globally, Flowcrete's aim is to transform environments with its innovative specialist flooring products. These include decorative seamless resins, waterproof car park decking, resin terrazzo, seamless anti microbial flooring, corrosion protection, self-levelling cements, underfloor heating and acoustic systems. Flowcrete is using its global expertise to introduce environmentally friendly, hygienic and aesthetically attractive floors to create a better and more sustainable world at our feet.

Since April 2008, Flowcrete has become part of RPM International Inc, a multinational holding company floated on the New York Stock Exchange with subsidiaries that manufacture and market high-performance coatings, sealants and speciality chemicals.

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jane@shepherd-pr.com

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