Raised Access Flooring

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Raised access flooring commonly known as false office flooring or suspended flooring has become increasingly popular in offices, government buildings, call centres, schools and colleges.  The gain in popularity is mainly due to the fact that workplaces are now highly computerised business environments and need to be designed accordingly.
 
Advantages of Raised Access Flooring
 
  • Raised access flooring allows for the distribution of electrical, telecom and IT equipment.
  • Electrical, IT or telecom cabling can be easily accessed for maintenance or reconfiguration.
  • Often used for access to air conditioning/HVAC systems.
  • For commercial property owners, by having raised access flooring in your premises, you are allowing for greater flexibilityfor new and future occupiers of your property.
  • Any water damage or leaks can be more easily identified and fixedwith raised access flooring.
  • Any maintenance or reconfiguration changes can be made without impacting on a functioning business.
Where can raised access flooring be used?
 
Raised access flooring can be used almost anywhere in a commercial premises.  The most common areas are as follows:
 
  • Offices
  • Warehouses
  • Toilets – access to drainage and pipes
  • Canteens
  • Computer Rooms
  • Call Centres
  • Schools & Colleges
  • Retail Facilities – ideal for access to electrical cabling for floor lighting etc.
  • Clean room environments
Computer and Server Room Flooring
 
Computer rooms have many requirements including ventilation, fire suppression, water detection and data cabling.  So having a raised access flooring system that is anti-static is essential to protect valuable computer equipment.
 
As well as having anti-static properties this anti-static raised access flooring is also fire retardant, dustproof and has the ability to cope with heavy rolling loads with its excellent impact load performance properties.