Business as usual during hotel refurb
FLOORING contractor Handflow Flooring followed a precise schedule during a recent refurbishment at the
five-star Grange City Hotel, London, to allow it to continue its day-to-day running with minimal disruption.
The contractor installed bespoke carpets from AXMINSTER CARPETS COMMERCIAL in meeting rooms, the auditorium, guestrooms and corridors. One challenge was to cut and match the carpet into panels edged with nosings in the auditorium where the flexible floor can be raised or lowered to create staging and different seating levels.
The UK manufactured carpe was produced in various widths to minimise waste and delivered as required via Axminster Commercial’s dedicated vehicle fleet. As reported previously in Business as usual during hotel refurb CFJ, the Devon-based manufacturer made the carpet for the Grange Hotel Group’s St Pauls Hotel nearby. Its design team worked with the group and interior designer Buchanan Associates to develop the designs for the City hotel.
Wendy Purser, Buchanan Associates explains: ‘The design came through overlaying two pattern concepts originally developed for St Pauls Hotel. ‘The combined organic ripple and multi-directional barcode designs capture the mood of other carpet design within the hotel, picking up on their organic base while adding a corporate slant with the strong linear focus of the bar codes.
‘Within the conference centre the stripes tie in with the zebrano wood panelling and throughout we selected a colour palette that complements the existing scheme.’
All carpet throughout the hotel is made from a durable 80% wool 20% nylon Home Spun yarn on Axminster
Commercial’s Super 8 pitch looms for maximum durability and appearance retention, while being engineered to provide performance for the different requirements of individual areas.
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