KEF Children's Centre London

WINEO PURLINE FLOORING PROVIDES FUNCTIONALITY AND AESTHETICS FOR NATIONAL CHILDREN’S CHARITY

Project: Children’s centre renovation
Client: KEF KIDS, London
Contractor: W&CF
Floor: wineo PURLINE 1500, colour navi blue stars and light grey, installed surface 400 m²
Installation: September 2020

KEF KIDS is a London based charity, founded in 2006, and dedicated to supporting over 100 children and young adults with a wide range of physical and learning disabilities. The purpose-built KEF centre opened in London in 2017 and is fitted with specialist facilities specifically tailored to the requirements of these children and young adults.

The existing flooring structure had become compromised, which resulted in cracks developing that let water and dirt in. This was ultimately a health hazard. As part of an ongoing commitment to corporate social responsibility, wineo supplied over 400 m2 of PURLINE 1500 in navi blue stars and light grey to this London based charity. This has provided the children with a fresh, safe and comfortable environment, as well as an enhanced playground and sensory experience.

WELLBEING COMES FIRST

PURLINE 1500 is plasticiser and VOC free, allergy-safe and dimensionally stable. The flooring has been installed throughout the centre to offer high durability, economic cleaning and attractive design.

SUPERIOR DURABILITY AND COMFORT

wineo flooring is renowned for its extreme durability and comfort underfoot. PURLINE 1500 has been certified for suitability in light industrial settings due to its extreme durability, and this high-efficiency flooring excels with an outstanding residual indentation behaviour of ~0.05 mm in accordance with EN ISO 24343. PURLINE is ideal for the high footfall and heavy usage from the children and young people who use the centre outside of school hours.

ECONOMICAL AND ECOLOGICAL

PURLINE 1500 offers significant reduction in cleaning, chemical-free reduced maintenance and excellent lifecycle savings. Conducting underfloor heating effectively, it complements the efficiency of the current heating system and its strong PU surface makes it easy to clean and is highly dirt-resistant. For further reassurance that the underfloor heating would not be disturbed or damaged, tongue and groove chipboard was installed over the heating system with PURLINE 1500 laid on top. With up to 30% savings on the cost of cleaning and resources, it is one of the most cost-effective and economical flooring solutions in the long term.

Awarded with many sustainability and Green Design certificates such as Blue Angel, Cradle2Cradle, Greenguard, Pfiff Institute and TUV Profi, wineo flooring has excellent ecological characteristics.

DESIGN THAT DELIVERS

The navi blue stars and light grey colours work well together, adding to the fun and relaxing ambience of this London centre, and ensure a lasting impression. It is a large building and the flooring with its checkerboard design amplifies the space. The building boasts a dividing wall, which affords a self-contained unit to house a separate group, as well as an office, quiet room for children who need some ‘time out’, a soft play area and a sensory room, which includes lava lamps and other sensory equipment, as well as video animation that plays directly onto the flooring.

Fire-resistance and safety come as standard with wineo flooring and PURLINE 1500 has a very high light fastness of >7, which ensures excellent UV resistance, is odour neutral during installation and use, as well as boasting a high level of thermostability. Along with its impressive wear-resistance, PURLINE is easy to clean and maintain, and has been built to last. Unbeatably ecological, limitlessly creative and extremely resilient, PURLINE 1500 has provided the KEF Centre with the perfect combination of style and wellbeing.