Issue 58

EVENTS
PRODUCT IN FOCUS
Flooring & ground
Protection
Private Wedding,
Andrews Marquees
Product: Cassette flooring, entrance platform,
steps, ramp, balustrading and FloorStak support
and levelling system
Supplier: FloorStak, 07841 069627, alan@regenteng.com,
www.floorstak.com
Details: The 12x36m cassette flooring system was supplied complete with FloorStak
support and levelling to allow Andrews Marquees to install its Custom Covers tents.
Special design features of the system enable floors to be adjusted for use with 6m,
9m, and 12m wide configurations. The entry platform, steps and ramp can be arranged
to permit side or front access according to site requirements.
Customer feedback: Shaun Andrews, owner of Andrews Marquees, said: “I would like
to take this opportunity to say how much we appreciated the service from you and
your team, especially the staff that you sent out to show us and help us put the cassette
flooring in place for our son’s wedding.
“The product itself is excellent (we did not realise how uneven our lawn was) and the
end result was perfect, after going over the shrubs and tree trunks. I would recommend
this product to any other marquee hire company that is thinking of going down the
cassette raised flooring route; the product speaks for itself.”
Blenheim Palace Triathlon,
Oxfordshire
Product: 550m2 M4A4 Herringbone coir matting
Supplier: Coir Store, 07884 303082,
andy@coirstore.co.uk,
www.coirstore.co.uk
Details: This hugely popular sporting event is
Britain’s second biggest triathlon. Every year over
7,000 triathletes take part, with first timers accounting
for more than half of the field. Not only does this event raise
thousands of pounds for charities, but it’s also a great opportunity for many of
Britain’s top athletes to hone their skills.
Starting with a 750m swim in the Great Lake, the competitors enter a ‘transition
area’. The M4A4 Herringbone coir matting supplied is laid onto the pathways to
protect the athletes’ feet as they run from the swim out to the transition area.
The route between lake and transition area is long and meandering, so it’s not
always possible to lay a full 12m length. Fortunately the matting is easily cut to
shorter and more appropriate lengths. Being 100% natural and extremely durable,
it gives good traction for the runners even when wet. Capable of withstanding
thousands of feet means previously supplied mats will be used again!
Customer feedback: Clayton Payne, senior operations manager, IMG UK, said:
“We use the matting for both the Bloodwise Blenheim Palace Triathlon and the AJ
Bell London Triathlon. In both cases it is used to protect athletes’ feet as they run
from the swim out to transition.”
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