Roll form Dalsouple at long last! Dalsouple was once only available in only either tile or sheet format. The sheets were only 680mm x 1760mm in length and many customers wanted more. We gave them the Dalsouple they wanted, and in the most asked for colours! The new Dalsouple roll-form rubber flooring comes in 10…
The link below summarises the fantastic qualities you get when you select rubber. http://flooring.about.com/od/Flooring-Pros-And-Cons/a/Rubber-Flooring-Tiles-The-Price-Of-Durability.htm The article accepts that there is a price to pay- but apart from the initial costs- there is not much to disappoint. In saying that- personally I would steer away from recycled/granulated competitors materials as they are harder to clean and…
Dalsouple used to manufacture Dalsouple DalNaturel rubber flooring that was a natural, sustainable flooring products and contributed to Greenstar points for Office Interiors or NABERS ratings for indoor air quality. DalNaturel has now been installed on many Greenstar buildings in Australia, such as 6-star Macquarie Bank Sydney, 5-star Fairfax Media House Melbourne and 6-star The…
The Final “Look” Sometimes the final “look” of a flooring is not as it appears in the promotional literature and advertising. Why? Here we have to realise that the flooring is perfectly laid in the imagery on a “perfectly” flat and smooth surface. It shows an “ideal result”. -It has to for marketing purposes! In…
Many young people nowadays don’t know that natural rubber (latex) comes from a rubber tree. The history of rubber is a fascinating topic and without rubber in our lives in the 21st century we could not survive! We’ve just been reading a book written by John Tully from Melbourne, called The Devil’s Milk. He has intenstively…
Why choose rubber flooring? Why choose rubber flooring for your office, kitchen or bathroom over vinyl, lino or tiles? Why choose Dalsouple rubber over other rubber floorings? This page addresses these burning questions. Most people think rubber flooring is a natural product. Yet most rubber flooring on the market today is made from synthetic SBR,…
A typical question and perhaps answered by a Case Study example from the United States. CASE STUDY: LAFAYETTE GENERAL MEDICAL CENTER, LAFAYETTE, LA. Rubber flooring was initially specified for a new 25-bed neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) at Lafayette General Medical Center, but when initial pricing showed that the project was coming in over budget,…