Polyflor Palettone PUR

Polyflor Palettone PUR stands out as a leading choice for commercial sheet vinyl flooring, expertly combining aesthetic flexibility with robust performance. As a homogeneous vinyl floor covering, its colour and pattern run consistently throughout the entire thickness of the material. This construction ensures exceptional durability and wear resistance, as even significant wear won’t diminish the floor’s appearance. Scuffs and scratches are less noticeable, and the floor maintains its vibrant look for longer, even under intense foot traffic commonly found in busy commercial spaces across the North West and beyond.

The collection’s defining feature is its stunning spectrum of 50 colours. Developed through extensive research into global design trends, the palette ranges from pale pastels and sophisticated neutrals to bright, saturated tones and deep, dramatic shades. This extensive choice allows for complete design freedom, enabling the creation of subtle coordinated schemes, bold feature areas, effective wayfinding systems, or intricate patterns. Whether you’re designing a calming healthcare environment, a stimulating educational facility, or a dynamic retail space in Manchester or Cheshire, Palettone PUR provides the colour toolkit you need.

A key functional advantage of Palettone PUR is its cross-linked and UV-cured polyurethane reinforcement (PUR) coating. This factory-applied finish provides a tough, impermeable surface layer that significantly reduces maintenance requirements and costs. The PUR coating protects against stains and scuffs, making daily cleaning simpler and eliminating the need for initial waxing or polishing. This results in a low-maintenance flooring solution that maintains its appearance with minimal effort, contributing to improved hygiene standards – a critical factor for healthcare, education, and hospitality environments. This makes it a popular choice for projects requiring hygienic vinyl flooring.

Polyflor Palettone PUR is engineered for heavy commercial use, meeting the stringent requirements for durability and safety. It achieves an R10 slip resistance rating, providing underfoot safety in busy circulation areas. Furthermore, it boasts impressive environmental credentials, achieving a BRE Global Generic A+ rating in major use areas like healthcare and education. It is 100% recyclable through schemes like Recofloor and contains recycled content, contributing positively to sustainable building projects. Low Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) emissions also ensure better indoor air quality.

Grosvenor Flooring are experienced suppliers and fitters of Polyflor products, including Palettone PUR. Our expertise ensures that this high-performance sheet vinyl is installed correctly, maximising its lifespan and performance characteristics. Proper installation, including correct subfloor preparation and seam welding where necessary, is crucial for achieving a seamless, hygienic, and durable finish, particularly important for commercial flooring applications in demanding sectors.

Polyflor Palettone PUR Buying Guide

Considering Polyflor Palettone PUR for your next project? This guide helps you determine if it’s the right fit for your needs:

• Room usage / Location: Palettone PUR excels in heavy commercial environments like hospitals, schools, universities, retail stores, offices, leisure facilities, and other public buildings. Its durability and hygiene properties make it ideal for corridors, wards, classrooms, shops, reception areas, and circulation zones. While primarily commercial, its wide colour range could suit utility areas or creative domestic spaces.
• Lifestyle: Perfect for settings that experience high footfall and require stringent hygiene standards and easy maintenance routines. If your space demands resilience against spills, scuffs, and constant traffic, Palettone PUR is a strong contender.
• Budget: As a high-performance commercial sheet vinyl, Palettone PUR represents a long-term investment in durability and low maintenance. While the initial material cost might be higher than some domestic vinyls, its longevity and reduced cleaning costs offer excellent lifecycle value. Factor in professional installation costs, as this is not a DIY product.
• Durability & Maintenance: Exceptionally durable due to its homogeneous construction (colour throughout). The PUR coating provides excellent resistance to stains and scuffs, making it very easy to clean and maintain without needing waxes or polishes. Regular sweeping and damp mopping are typically sufficient.
• Material Type Pros & Cons:
  Pros: Huge colour selection (50 shades), extremely durable and wear-resistant, hygienic, easy to clean (PUR coating), R10 slip resistance, excellent environmental credentials (A+ BRE rating, recyclable, recycled content, low VOCs).
  Cons: Requires professional installation including potential seam welding, primarily designed for commercial aesthetics (may not suit all domestic tastes), higher upfront cost than some alternatives.
• Aesthetics & Style: Offers unparalleled colour choice for creating bespoke designs, zoning spaces, aiding wayfinding, or matching corporate identities. The smooth, matt finish provides a contemporary look suitable for a wide range of commercial interior styles.
• Comfort & Sound: Provides the standard underfoot comfort typical of resilient sheet vinyl. While not primarily designed for acoustic performance, it offers reasonable sound absorption compared to hard surfaces like tile. Specific acoustic underlays can be used if required.
• Underfloor Heating: Polyflor Palettone PUR is suitable for use with underfloor heating systems, provided the surface temperature does not exceed 27°C.
• Installation: Professional installation is essential for Palettone PUR. Correct subfloor preparation is critical. Sheets are typically welded at the seams using matching or contrasting weld rods to create a continuous, impervious surface, vital for hygiene and durability. Grosvenor Flooring provides expert fitting services for Polyflor products.
• Sustainability: An environmentally conscious choice, Palettone PUR has a BRE Global A+ rating, contains recycled material, is 100% recyclable via the Recofloor scheme, and has low VOC emissions, contributing to healthier indoor environments and sustainable building certifications.

Frequently Asked Questions about Polyflor Palettone PUR

What is Polyflor Palettone PUR?

Polyflor Palettone PUR is a high-performance homogeneous vinyl sheet flooring. This means the colour and pattern run through the entire thickness of the product. It features a wide palette of 50 colours and includes a Polyurethane Reinforcement (PUR) coating for easier maintenance and enhanced durability, designed primarily for heavy commercial use.

Where is Palettone PUR typically installed?

It is ideal for demanding, high-traffic commercial environments where durability, hygiene, and design flexibility are important. Common applications include healthcare facilities (hospitals, clinics), educational buildings (schools, universities), retail spaces, offices, and leisure centres throughout the UK.

Is Polyflor Palettone PUR easy to maintain?

Yes, thanks to its factory-applied PUR coating, Palettone PUR offers excellent resistance to stains and scuffs. It does not require initial sealing or polishing and can be easily cleaned with regular sweeping and damp mopping, significantly reducing lifetime maintenance costs compared to uncoated vinyl floors.

Does Palettone PUR offer good slip resistance?

Polyflor Palettone PUR achieves an R10 slip resistance rating under laboratory test conditions (using the pendulum wet test, 4S rubber slider). This makes it suitable for busy circulation areas where underfoot safety is a consideration, although it’s not classified as specialist safety flooring for continually wet areas.

Can Polyflor Palettone PUR be used with underfloor heating?

Yes, Palettone PUR is suitable for installation over underfloor heating systems. However, it’s crucial that the surface temperature of the flooring does not exceed 27°C (80°F) at any point.