Silento for Scottish student halls of residence

Students at the University of the West of Scotland now reside upon hardwearing acoustic flooring from Itec Contract Floors, having had a total of 4,500m2 of Silento Boticelli 698 installed in areas including 340 en-suite bedrooms in their brand new halls of residence.

Renowned for its superb acoustic properties, the Silento range is ideal for multi-occupancy buildings such as these. Offering an impressive 18dB of sound insulation, Silento flooring helps to absorb the excess noise created in high-volume environments, including sound transfer between rooms and floors. It can also reduce ambient noise created by the general hustle and bustle of busy student life, such as conversations and electronic equipment.

Delivering an on-trend stylish wood appearance in keeping with the modern architecture of the new halls of residence and complementing the smart furniture in the rooms, the flooring features a bushed wood grain look for an authentic appearance. Offering other fantastic performance benefits alongside its sound-deadening nature, Silento Boticelli 698 is ideal for high-impact areas due to its inherently robust quality.

As Alisdhair McIndoe of Harndec Flooring explains, “halls of residence are notoriously busy places, and also experience a high turnover of occupants year-on-year as students graduate and move on. It was therefore imperative to choose flooring that was easy to maintain, tough enough to withstand continued use and able to last for a long time.

“Value-engineered, Silento Boticelli offered us key benefits at a competitive price point, but the main factor in choosing this flooring for the accommodation at the University of the West of Scotland was the impressive acoustic benefits,” continues Alisdhair. “With so many rooms in just one building, sound insulation is absolutely crucial to help lessen noise and facilitate a more peaceful working and living environment.”

Silento Boticelli is protected by HyperGuard + PUR, and so is also easy to clean and maintain, making it great for students who do not want to have to worry about looking after their floor.

The architect of the building was Lewis Hickey Edinburgh, and Harndec Flooring Company laid Silento Boticelli for main contractors Graham Construction.

For further information contact Itec Contract Floors on 08000 323 970 or visit www.itecfloors.co.uk