ADHESIVES from F Ball and Co have played a role in the DIY SOS ‘Big Build’ for BBC Children in Need, in partnership with Morning Live, involving the creation of a new gym facility for The Joshua Tree, a Cheshire-based charity dedicated to supporting families affected by childhood cancer.
Responding to the call for tradespeople, long-time F Ball customer Fitout Flooring, based in Chilworth, volunteered its time and expertise to install flooring for the 12-day ‘Big Build’. When F Ball’s local technical representative learned of the project, the company stepped in to donate the adhesives required for the installation.
Contractors from Fitout Flooring used F Ball’s Styccobond F58 PLUS to install rubber floorcoverings to plywood subfloors in the gym.
Says the company: ‘Styccobond F58 PLUS transitions from a wet-lay state when initially applied to the subfloor to become fully pressure sensitive. When used as a wet-lay adhesive, it’s also suitable for adhering rubber floorcoverings up to 4mm thick.
‘The fast-drying formulation enables floorcoverings to be secured from just five minutes following application of the adhesive.
‘F Ball’s Styccobond F3 was used to install a numbered artificial grass turf track in the middle of the room. The water-based rubber/resin flooring adhesive which offers excellent wet-grab and benefits from an early build-up of strength.
‘It’s also protected against biodegradation and compatible for use with over 70% of the floorcoverings listed in the F Ball Recommended Adhesives Guide (RAG).’
Commenting on the project, Russell Carpenter, sales director of Fitout Flooring, said: ‘We’re delighted to be able to support a project to help extend the invaluable work of the charity. The entire project required completing in 12 days, and we had a small window in which to install floorcoverings owing to needing to work around other trades, and F Ball products helped with this.’
Founded in 2006, The Joshua Tree provides bespoke support to children and their families. As demand for their services has grown nationally, the charity outgrew its original base, necessitating an extension to facilities continue its lifechanging work.
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