The genius behind the technology

Our adhesive-free floors have been designed to give you a floor that is easy to install and maintain. Making these design ambitions a reality is a team of innovators and technical experts, continually looking for ways to give you performance-enhancing products.

How it works

With all Altro adhesive-free floors no DPM or adhesive are required. They have been designed to avoid the need for a moisture barrier to subfloors which are damp and to those which cannot be prepared by traditional methods, due to surface contamination. The nodes on the underside of the sheet create an airspace allowing the evaporation of water vapour from damp subfloors. The water vapour evaporates in a controlled manner as part of the building’s regular breathing cycle over its lifetime. Giving moisture the ability to migrate through the building ensures that adhesive-free flooring is not at risk of the formation of water bubbles disturbing the performance or aesthetics of the floor.

This technology gives you a natural, organic and environmentally-friendly drying method for subfloors, which has been rigorously tested to ensure sufficient ventilation of the damp substrate.

Sustainable wellbeing

Our most advanced cleaning technology ensures ease of maintenance and enhanced infection control with the reduction of bacterial and mould growth through improved cleanability. Our new cleaning technology helps to reduce general dirt pick-up and staining and improves the floor’s scuff-resistance. These improvements aid the reduction in use of abrasive cleaning products in areas where hygiene is critical.

We have applied our new, patent-pending “chocolate bar” emboss on the underside of some of our adhesive-free products to provide impact sound reduction to 14dB; enabling you to extend use of adhesive-free ranges into quieter environments for education and reducing disturbance in health and care settings.

Comfort underfoot is a must for staff standing all day or young people needing to sit or play in education. Our backing is designed to give comfort under foot and helps to reduce the risk of musculoskeletal disorders.

Performance tested – what the results tell us

We know that our adhesive-free flooring won’t let you down. But don’t take our word for it. We’d like to share some key test results with you, so you can rest assured that it will perform as stated for its lifetime.