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Boring flooring? First impressions are important. Mark Tranter from Brintons Limited reports on the task of delivering carpets fit for Singapore Changi.

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Today's modern airport plays a vital role in the global travel infrastructure which is rapidly developing to cope with the current and anticipated growth in passenger throughput. As the time that the average traveller is expected to spend inside the terminal building rises, and given the essential need to increase the revenue that the airport generates from concession areas, a great challenge has been laid down for the airport owners, architects and designers of the future.

To cope with these massive increases in traffic, all the materials used in the construction and upkeep of airport terminal buildings are subject to the most demanding wear and performance criteria imaginable. Anything up to three-quarters of a million passengers a week--the total experienced by some airports--places enormous demands on all of the components, but particularly on passenger terminal furniture and floor coverings. The added pressures of 24-7 operation, heightened safety, minimal maintenance, passenger comfort and the need to reduce costs mean that it is of paramount importance that any materials selected by the specifier or relevant authority not only meet, but exceed, the...