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Healthcare Flooring for Wet and Dry, Barefoot and Shoe Use

Richard Finnegan

In specifying flooring for patient rooms, there is often confusion about whether to plan for shoe or barefoot use. In patient-assisted bathrooms, hydrotherapy areas, and changing/locker rooms, for instance, the floor needs to work for both barefoot patients and their soled caregivers. With Altro Aquarius by Altro, healthcare venues get the best of both worlds, since the flooring is designed for wet and dry use and shoe and barefoot use. Providing optimum slip resistance in wet and dry environments, Altro Aquarius is really a technological breakthrough. This innovation revolutionizes product selection. It takes away the uncertainty of how and where to specify and install safety flooring for mixed barefoot and shoe use. From sneakers to hard-soled shoes, bare feet to trainers, Aquarius keeps patients and caregivers safe.

Altro Americas

Founded in 1919, Altro is a leader in the flooring industry offering unique designs, innovative technologies and state-of-the-art sustainable facilities. We engineer our floor and wall products so that they are durable, easy to clean and enhance the safety of the environments in which they are installed. Our safety flooring provides a level of slip resistance that exceeds the latest regulations. Our products are frequently specified in the healthcare, hospitality/retail, education and leisure sectors.Altro’s success as a leading manufacturer and provider of interior surfaces extends far beyond North America. Based in the United Kingdom, we have offices in Germany, Spain, Denmark, Sweden and Australia and a network of distributors in more than 50 countries throughout the world.As a family run business, we are committed to providing products and services to the highest possible standards in all aspects of supply, service and support. As part of our assurance, we offer some of the longest product warranties in the industry.

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