SPORT & LEISURE FLOORING
WINCHESTER Council has opened a new multifunctional sport and leisure centre to cater to activity needs of the local population. Designed as a highly sustainable building, Winchester Sport and Leisure Park is one of the UK’s greenest leisure centres, achieving a BREEAM rating of excellent.
The new sport and leisure park by LA Architects provides state-of-the-art facilities for the community, including a 50m eight-lane swimming pool, a 20x10m teaching pool, a large fitness suite, two exercise studios, a spin studio, an eight-court multiuse sports hall, four squash courts, a café and a climbing area.
The large sports hall and squash courts have been fitted with Junckers solid wood sports flooring systems, offering what’s described as a safe, high-performing and long-lasting floor which fully complies with EN 14904 class A4.
Junckers’ approved flooring contractor Courtcraft installed Junckers 22x129mm solid Maple flooring in the sports hall over the New Era UnoBAT undercarriage system as well as SylvaSquash Beech Champion in the four squash courts.
‘A product with a long-standing history of caring for the environment, Junckers’ floors hold independently verified sustainability accreditations to verify its environmental credentials, including EPDs, FSC, PEFC M, the Danish Indoor Climate Label, and an A+ BREEAM rating,’ says the company.
‘Junckers’ sports floors are made in solid hardwood, one of the most durable surfaces available and virtually unbeatable in terms of lifecycle costs. The floor has a very long lifespan and can be sanded and refinished eight to 10 times during its life. With 12-year intervals between sandings, a typical lifespan of 60 years will comfortably be exceeded.
And, at the end of its long life, a Junckers floor can often be reused or repurposed or it will degrade naturally without adding to landfill sites.
‘Junckers sports floors meet the design guidance provided by Sport England and SportScotland.’
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