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The latest development from Altro draws inspiration from the natural world with a range that delivers visual texture and softness yet provides all the performance characteristics you’d expect from the long-established surfaces innovator and authority on safety flooring.
Altro Illustra is a class-leading safety floor with stunning natural aesthetic designs and the option to go adhesive-free to save carbon, money and time, making it a perfect choice for numerous applications.
Drawing on the principles of biophilia, the range looks to the natural world for inspiration, with prints designed to mimic natural textures such as stone, sand, jute and linen. Altro Illustra complements existing ranges and works with the colours and visual textures to provide an extensive and cohesive portfolio of floors and walls.
With sustainability ever higher on the agenda, Altro Illustra is available in both adhesive-free and traditional adhered options, providing versatility and flexibility for various installation requirements.
With Altro Illustra adhesive-free you can save up to 50% embodied carbon and up to 35% in cost, plus save up to 50% installation time compared to adhered safety floors, making it ideal for busy public spaces where disruption needs to be minimal, plus there are no associated adhesive odours. Using Altro’s award-winning adhesive-free installation method, it can be welded and walked on the same day, and at the end of its life can be removed easily, allowing it to be reused or recycled.
Whichever option you choose, Altro Illustra is engineered to offer superior slip resistance, minimising the risk of accidents. It comes with Altro’s ‘One in a Million’ slip risk for life guarantee – proven sustained slip resistance for the life of the floor. It provides excellent underfoot protection, even in wet and high-traffic areas, enhancing safety for everyone who walks on it, so with Altro Illustra, you can ensure the safety, visual appeal and sustainability of your large spaces.
Whether you're creating an inviting learning environment, a comfortable care facility, an attractive retail space or a welcoming hospitality venue, Altro Illustra is the perfect flooring solution to bring your vision to life.
The floor is available in three distinct pattern groups with visual textures to bring depth to your designs: natural stones, modern textiles and muted minerals. These designs offer a harmonious blend of style and functionality with nature-inspired textures and softness to help create and enhance a feeling of wellbeing within spaces.
