CNTW Medical Education Centre

Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust (CNTW) continuously strive to provide better education for the next generation of medical professionals. As such, with help from NTW Solutions they wanted to create a modern learning space for their medical education centre in Gosforth. Forbo Flooring Systems’ Flotex, Modul’up and Allura Flex ranges all played a key role in bringing this project together.

NTW Solutions was established in 2017 by CNTW NHS Foundation Trust to provide a range of important services, across a variety of teams. They work alongside stakeholders such as the NHS Foundation Trust to provide high-end project outcomes.

Offering a variety of foundation placements, the medical centre will provide young nurses and doctors with a good base level of education to then move forwards in their chosen speciality. To do this there was a variety of factors to review when looking at designs.

Danni continued: “Although we wanted to create a modern space, we had to be mindful that it would be subjected to heavy footfall. Therefore, we needed a floor covering that would have a long lifespan but was also contemporary and stylish. Forbo’s Flotex range satisfied both these needs. It’s a hard-wearing solution that is easy to clean and is available in a wide range of designs. We used Flotex Planks Frameweave in the main circulation areas and in the learning spaces, which will see the most footfall. I specified the planks in the Pave, Ember, Citrine and Pesto colourways, which are all very earthy, autumnal tones. Not only did the Flotex range provide us with a durable and modern solution, but it also helped us to achieve another part of the design brief, which was to incorporate colours from the grounds surrounding the hospital into the build.”

Flotex is a flocked floor covering which is resilient and versatile, and available in tile, plank and sheet format. It provides the appeal of a textile solution, but with the hygienic practicalities and durability of a resilient flooring. It is also the only textile floor covering available on the market that has been awarded the Allergy UK Seal of Approval, as with the correct cleaning regime it will not harbour allergens or house dust mites.