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Flowcrete – fighting MRSA at ground level
 Healthcare professionals can look to the floor for an effective method of infection control that combines the natural power of silver with state-of-the-art systems from Flowcrete.
The flooring manufacturer has joined forces with internationally renowned chemicals and performance materials company Perstorp Chemicals AB to utilise their Polygiene® compound to bring safe, clean flooring systems underfoot in the health care sector.
A special additive in Polygiene® emits ions of silver, which break down the cell walls of harmful micro-organisms. This helps prevent the spread of harmful bacteria, viruses and yeasts.
Three years in development, Polygiene® is capable of killing MRSA and C.Diff – as well as other types of bacteria on contact – offering a major step forward in infection control.
These qualities also offer benefits for hospital food preparation areas, due to the ability to control salmonella and E-Coli.
Used in Flowcrete’s Flowfresh range of seamless systems, as well as the high-wearing seamless terrazzo Mondéco –
the anti-microbial is invisible and remains active throughout the lifetime of the product, even when damaged or worn, unlike coatings or surface treatments.
Alan Dean, sales director of Flowcrete, said: “The unique hygienic qualities Flowcrete floors offer, coupled with tremendous wear resistance, slip-resistance and durability, deliver exceptional benefits to the health care sector.
“This is flooring for the 21st century, offering an independently tested means of controlling infection, which is consistent, efficient and cost-effective.”
For more information
Find out more at www.flowcrete.com
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