Tarkett Activity Report 2012

MARKET SEGMENTs / healthcare
flooring design HELPS Alzheimer patients
Using a scientific approach with recognized experts,
Tarkett Design teams issued in 2012 its Alzheimer Study
to analyse the sensorial and psychological impact of floors
on the quality of life of patients. The study has found
that besides hygiene, safety and other regulatory aspects,
the floor patterns and colors provoke emotions that can
stimulate or soothe Alzheimer patients.
90%
of micro-organisms are present
in visible dirt, making easy
maintenance a major ally
to health care hygiene.
Medical Park Hospital – Gebze, Turkey
A turn-key operation for the Medical
Park Hospital in Istanbul – Turkey
Part of the Medical Park Gebze Hospitals Group,
this Hospital near Istanbul caters mainly to
workplace and cardiovascular accidents in the
highly industrialized Kocaeli region. Equipped
with a 24 hour trauma center and a heart surgery
facility, the hospital mandated a renovation
process that required a turn-key operation with
short down-times.
While hygiene, easy maintenance and color
coordination was considered essential to patient
rooms and hallways, the operating room also
needed anti-static flooring. Eventually 13,000 m 2
of Tarkett’s iQ Granit and iQ Toro were installed
as part of an integrated turn-key solution.
Zhengzhou Cancer Hospital,
HeNan Province – China
Built in 1977, the Zhengzhou Cancer Hospital
offers 1,879 beds for patients needing highly
specialized cancer treatment. The hospital also
operates a cancer research facility and offers
physical re-education and rehabilitation. Both
cost-effectiveness and safety turned out to be the
key selection criteria for the project’s 28,000 m 2
in a very price-sensitive Chinese flooring market
driven by local low cost brands. Using an
integrated solution approach including a lifecycle
cost assessment, a choice of design, safety
certifications and the unique iQ range product
features such as dry buffing and environmental
standards, Tarkett demonstrated the superiority
of its offer to local contractors.
Zengzhou Cancer Hospital – Henan Province, China
21 century care at Mcmillan Cancer Center in London, UK
The Jaber Al Ahmed Al Jaber Al
Sabah Hospital in Kuwait, is the
largest single health project ever
won by Tarkett Middle East, with an
expected surface area of more than
160,000 m 2 to be installed in 2013.
The Jaber Al Ahmed Al Jaber Al Sabah Hospital
project model, Kuwait
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Tarkett’s health care experience and a fully integrated, highlydurable
flooring solution for heavy traffic were two elements
in the winning combination. Two other features were anti-static
properties and attractive design to create a soothing patient
atmosphere. These features contributed to win this contract
for flooring in the 1,168 bed facility.
Nicolas Bancquart
International Development Director Tarkett EMEA
Home living like spaces at Cité St. Nazaire, France
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