ALTRO WALL, DOOR & CEILING SYSTEMS
WORKS ROAD
LETCHWORTH
HERTFORDSHIRE SG6 1NW
Tel: 01462 489516
Fax: 01462 707504
Suppliers of: Hygienic wall panels, hygienic claddings, hygienic wall lining systems, hygienic ceilings, hygienic ceiling systems, hygienic door set, hygienic doors
Altro transform everyday spaces into environments that can improve the wellbeing of everyone that uses them. Designed for possibilities. Made for people.
Altro Wall Systems:
Altro Whiterock Extruded uPVC is a cost-effective sheet extruded from a high quality, food safe, uPVC polymer for operating temperatures up to 60°C. It is easy to clean, impact resistant and grout-free. It meets all current EU Directives on health and hygiene and offers a cost-effective choice.
Altro Whiterock Chameleon increases your design options with a fresh choice of solid colours all with a high gloss finish. With bright, vibrant tones, the desired effect is yours to create. It is suitable for feature walls in shops and bars, as well as areas where you will enjoy the performance benefits of Altro Whiterock.
Altro Whiterock Digiclad provides a digitally printed design facility giving you the option of bespoke design on your surfaces.
Use colour to subtly create a mood with Altro Whiterock Satins. It is available in a range of solid, decorative, satin shades – from soothing and healing through to bright and energetic.
Welcome to the new vision in wall decoration – Altro Whiterock wall designs. With natural wood, metal, stone and linen options, it gives an elegance to interior walls while providing the durability you expect from an Altro Whiterock wall sheet.
Altro Wall Protection Systems:
Altro Fortis Titanium is constructed from highly durable uPVC semi-rigid sheet, which is dense, impervious material, resistant to bumps. It features a lightly textured surface, which camouflages scuffs, keeping the wall area looking better for longer.
Altro Fortis corner protection:
For extra protection on a wall’s vulnerable corner, choose our ready-made Altro Fortis Titanium corner protection, part of the Altro Fortis system. If this isn’t right for you, there is the option for you to thermoform from Altro Fortis Titanium cut sheet.
Altro Doorsets:
When hygiene really matters – every detail counts. Altro Whiterock Hygienic Doorsets provide a complete PVCu-faced doorset to ensure the integrity of your hygienic, low maintenance installation.
This fully clad, custom-made option is perfect for public areas where doors are constantly in use and demand robust protection. Clad in the Altro Fortis Titanium sheet, these doorsets offer you optimum protection.
Altro Fortis door protection panels
In busy public areas, clad your existing doors to protect them where they need it most, helping prevent scuff and impact damage. Simply order the standard Altro Fortis Titanium sheet, and cut it to size, fitting it to the height you need. You can also cut it down to use as kickplates and pushplates. If you prefer, we can do the hard work for you, let us know the size you require and we’ll cut it for you.
Further technical information is available on the BPi download library or via the Altro website.
Ibidem restaurant, Arnuero, Spain
Ibidem restaurant, Arnuero, Spain
Award-winning chef chooses Altro for new restaurant in historic Cantabria
Altro Whiterock White
“Everyone is very satisfied with the result. Without a doubt I would recommend Altro Whiterock for this type of installation.”
Rubén Abascal,
Chef and Owner, Ibidem
Issue
Ibidem restaurant can be found within the old Palacio de Armas de Alvear, an historical house, built between the 18th and 19th centuries. It’s situated in the village of Castillo Siete Villas (Seven Villas Castle) in Arnuero, Cantabria.
Ibidem is a new restaurant, opened by award-winning chef Rubén Abascal. Abascal is known for his original desserts, including chocolate chess pieces and creations using liquid nitrogen. When it came to creating his new restaurant, he turned to Eugenio González and Beatriz Varea, architects from the BE2Arq studio.
Approach
The restaurant needed a kitchen that would look both attractive and professional to customers, however, food safety had to be a priority. To find a walls solution that would meet these needs, the architects contacted Altro.
“This work is the final step in fulfilling my dream of having my own restaurant, and this meant using the best quality materials”, explains Rubén Abascal. “Although the restaurant is set within an 18th century Cantabrian house, we needed a wall solution that could create a modern look and feel.”
Solution
To meet the needs of this new enterprise, Altro Whiterock White, a hygienic and impact-resistant alternative to tiles was chosen. With no joins, it creates a smooth surface from floor to ceiling, making cleaning easier and giving bacteria nowhere to hide. It can also be thermoformed to perfectly fit windows, again with no joins, ideal for Ibidem’s kitchen, which has deep-set windows.
“When you are part of a project headed by someone who puts so much passion into every detail of his restaurant, like Rubén Abascal, you have an increased responsibility, and know that you cannot fail. The work of our team has been exceptional.”
Luis Peña,
Manager, REYCA-C Decoration
Luis Peña chose Altro Whiterock without hesitation: “For the end user the advantage are durability, safety, hygiene and cleanability. For contractors, the benefits are speed of installation and a spectacular finish with hardly any dust, plus hours in saved time, compared with other materials. We are happy with the result and would definitely recommend it.”
Altro solution brings life to design-led Hull birth centre
Altro solution brings life to design-led Hull birth centre
Altro Pisces, Altro Whiterock Digiclad, Altro Whiterock Satins, Altro Walkway 20, Altro Wood
A complete floors and walls solution from Altro has been used to create a relaxing, stylish home from home environment for mums-to-be in a new birth centre at Hull Women and Children’s Hospital.
The new midwife-led Fatima Allam Birth Centre meets the needs of women who want a more natural childbirth experience.
Andrew Ledger, contracts manager for Apleona, which provides facilities management for the building, oversaw the new construction and was part of the team that devised the overall concept.
“We specified Altro floors and walls from the start because we are using these products elsewhere in the hospital with a great deal of success. They meet all our clinical hygiene and infection control needs, while also offering a superb range of colours and textures, which makes them ideal for creating a modern and stylish environment.
“The quality and durability of Altro is a major factor too because, as a PFI project, the long-term cost is under close scrutiny.
Adele Howitt, from Studio Eleven Gallery & Workshop in Hull, won a commission from the hospital to design the interior concept.
“Once we had decided on colours, we worked closely with Altro to look at the specific products. They completely understood our practical and aesthetic needs.”
“I used Altro Whiterock Digiclad to create statement walls from floor to ceiling. This is a fantastic product for design-led projects because you can print any image or photograph onto it, and the quality is superb.”
Adele chose Altro Whiterock Satins for the shower rooms. She says “It has some wonderful shades, and the subtle, sheer texture is very stylish.”
Flooring for the birth centre was key to creating the homely, nonclinical feel. Andrew Ledger and the project team wanted natural, warm, wood-effect flooring and chose Altro Wood.
Andrew says: “Wet areas in clinical environments need to be very safe underfoot, so we chose Altro Pisces safety flooring for both the shower rooms and around the birthing pool. This flooring performs superbly in both wet or dry conditions, and with bare feet or shoes, so it’s perfect for keeping both patients and staff safe. Altro Pisces also looks good enough to work within our design themes and there are some great colours.”
The flooring was installed by Floorcovers UK. Partner Phil Morris said: “For quality and reliability Altro is the best, and they are a pleasure to work with."
The Altro wall sheet was fitted by Richardson Claddings. Owner Joe Richardson comments:
“The beauty of the Altro walls system is that it is so quiet, easy and clean to install. Altro sends the sheets to us ready-cut, which means minimal cutting or shaping on site.”
Andrew Ledger says: “We get a lot of medical professionals visiting from around the world and they say the centre is the best of its kind they have seen anywhere.
“Most importantly, the mothers who have given birth here are thrilled with it too.
“After each birth, the rooms are completely disinfected and cleaned, and the Altro floors and walls are proving very easy to maintain.
“We are delighted with this amazing facility.”
