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A STAR-TLING
result for
Orion Primary
School
The stars are shining at the new
Orion Primary School in the London
Borough of Barnet thanks to its
exciting new Supacord carpet,
supplied by UK-based fibre bonded
carpet manufacturer Heckmondwike
FB.
As its motto is ‘recognising the star
in everyone’, the Ofsted Outstanding
school required the carpet to be
incorporated with stars in several
different colours throughout the
corridor areas. Heckmondwike FB
supplied 2,600m2 of Supacord
carpet tiles in purple, graphite,
orange, willow, azure, blueberry,
emerald, steel and violet, as well
as over 220 tiles in graphite with
individual stars cut out. Installed
by Hertfordshire-based flooring
contractor Rees Flooring, the end
result created a stunning effect for
the school.
100m2 of specialist entrance area
carpet Hippo was also specified in
Slate and Anthracite colourways for
the entrance areas to the school. This
popular entrance area cleans shoes
and acts as an interceptor to dirt and
moisture, as part of enhancing the
lifespan of the carpet.
Chris Flathers, Headteacher of
Orion Primary School, said: “The
carpet was chosen as it offered a
wide choice of colours to reflect our
corporate identity and provide a very
positive feel to the school. It was very
important that ‘Recognising the Star
in everyone’ could be reflected in the
carpet too, reinforcing the message
to pupils on a daily basis.”
Abby Chandler, Marketing Manager
for Heckmondwike FB, said:
“Supacord is a very popular choice
with schools, not least because it is
extremely robust and helps create
the aesthetics that they are looking
for. We were delighted to be able to
meet Orion Primary School’s design
aspirations for their flooring and
hope this will inspire their pupils for a
long time into the future. The carpet
will help create a positive learning
environment for the school, inspiring
pupils to raise their attainment levels.”
Orion Primary School. which has
over 550 pupils, will benefit from
a long lasting flooring solution,
with Hippo entrance area used in
combination with Supacord to provide
low maintenance and prolong the
aesthetics of the carpet.
The new Orion Primary School was
built just over a mile away from
the previous school, which was too
small to accommodate the number
of children requiring a school place
in the area. The new school is part
of the London Borough of Barnet’s
plans to increase the number of
primary school places in the borough.
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Available in a choice of 42 colours,
Supacord is a popular choice for
school carpet where aesthetics are
important. The school will benefit
from the durability of Supacord, which
is renowned in the education sector,
where it is vital that floorcoverings
are able to withstand heavy wear and
tear, making it ideal for classroom
carpet. Supacord is also popular
where sustainability is important, as
it has been assessed by the Building
Research Establishment (BRE)
and has gained a BRE Global A+
environmental rating for use in school
buildings, offices and retail outlets.
Hippo is a hardwearing flooring
solution that has been specially
designed for entrance areas. It
will not ravel or fray, has thermal
properties that conserve heat and
acoustic properties to reduce noise
pollution
Heckmondwike FB is one of the
leading carpet suppliers to the
education, commercial and public
sectors and is well-known for the
excellent value, durability and high
performance of its products.
Sample cards for Supacord are
available on request by calling +44 [0]
1924 413637 or visiting the website
www.heckmondwike-fb.co.uk