Finishes.

Door leaves

Hygieniform PVC
Hygieniform is an anti-bacterial high impact PVC, available in 15 colours. Hygieniform PVC incorporates a highly effective anti-bacterial additive, throughout the thickness of the material, which remains integral therein, even if scratched, providing life long protection against the spread of infections.

The biocidally proactive additive kills most species of harmful bacteria and goes on killing them for the lifetime of the material. The additive and its active ingredient has approvals from the Food and Drug Administration, Health & Safety Executive and the Environmental Protection Agency. It has also been given a 3 Point endorsement by the NHS Infection Control Rapid Review Panel.

The anti-bacterial additive used in Hygieniform and Hygieniform Eco has been tested and independently verified by laboratories which endorse the 99.9% kill rate of the bacteria:

• MRSA
• Listeria
• Staphylococcus aureus
• Salmonella enteritidis
• Klebsiella pneumoniae
• Aspergillus niger
• Pseudomonas aeruginosa
• Penicillium purpurogenum
• Bacillus cereus
• Saccharmyces cerevisae
• Escherichia coli (E.coli)

Decorative laminates
Any postform grade laminate can be used to face Plasform door leaves allowing an almost unlimited choice of solid colours, decorative patterns and textures to be incorporated.

Envision
Any photographic image, company logo, signage, symbols or other graphical illustrations, patterns or visual effects can be back printed onto a transparent facing material to any Plasform door core. Images are enlarged to the size of the door leaf; as such, images need to be supplied with sufficient resolution to maintain image quality. We recommend that all artwork be supplied at 72dpi at actual size.

The surrounding environment needs careful consideration when choosing an image for your door face. A key consideration is the guidance set out in Approved Document M and the BS8300 Code of practice. These documents outline the requirement for certain surfaces and features to visually contrast with their surroundings.

Areas of particular importance include:

• Door to wall
• Architrave to wall
• Handle to door face
• Door edge to face
• Primary leaf to frames/secondary leaf in pairs

Depending on the image or design selection, a strong image can help you enhance the visual contrast required, whether it’s the handle to the door face or the door face to the wall.

Aperture size and position and the placement of architectural ironmongery are important considerations in relation to the image. A section of the image will be replaced by the aperture, or concealed by the ironmongery which may obstruct certain details of the image, impacting on the effectiveness of the image.

Consider the placement of the following:

•Handles
•Locks
•Door closing devices
•Kick and push plates
•Signage

Envision is patented No: GB2470064

Frames.



Postformed PVC
Frame sections can be wrapped in Hygieniform PVC, Hygieniform Eco, Envision or other PVC finishes.

Steel
Steel frames are available powder coated to any RAL colour or supplied in stainless finish.

Timber
MDF or hardwood can be polished or painted

Hardwoods
Leaderflush Shapland is independently assessed by BM TRADA to meet the requirements of FSC (FSC-CO15345) Chain of Custody Scheme.

As a result, frames can be specified using solid timber and timber based raw materials exclusively from well-managed and sustainable services and independently certified by the Forest Stewardship CouncilR.

As timber is a natural material, variations in shade and colour will occur – although this usually diminishes over time. Frequently used species are listed below, most can be specified up to FD60.

• American White Ash
• Steamed Beech (FD 30 only)
• American Cherry
• Maple
• American Red Oak
• American White Oak
• Sapele
• American Black Walnut

Anti-microbial protection
Our biocidally proactive additive that is integral to the finish, provides protection against harmful bacteria such as E.coli, MRSA and Salmonella. The additive works by preventing the bacteria’s access to nutrients so that they starve and die. It does not employ silver technology, rendering it completely UV stable and remains effective for years because of its inherently low water solubility.

Hygieniform PVC colour guide.

Responsive image

Door Construction   Facings   Fire performance   Frame types
PVC Facing Laminate Facing NR FD30 FD60 FD90 FD120 Mono Barum Cubith Solo Split Solo WR
Enduracor N/A N/A
V90 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
V120 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Audiodor 28/32 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Audiodor 38 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Leadline N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Pivette N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
 
Frame Construction PVC Facings (see note 1 below)   N/A N/A
Steel N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
MDF N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Hardwood ✔∗ ✔∗ N/A N/A N/A
Note 1: PVC facing materials include Hygieniform, Hygieniform Eco, Envision and other PVC material.
* 90 and 120 are composite but vie the appearance of timber.

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