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Maintaining NZ Made Over Product Substitutions at The Workshops

The Workshops combines Industrial practicality and commercial possibility in a series of flexible workspaces suitable for multiple uses.

The spaces are designed for flexibility; they need to accommodate large industrial equipment as well as have the aesthetics, functionality and practicality of being used as a trade showroom or office.

The Allproof 200mm Polymer Concrete channel was specified by the architect Formis to be located across the front of all 160 units equating to 1,000 metres of channel and 200 inline sumps. However, due to cost considerations the client was contemplating a substitution to an imported plastic channel drain.

Allproof’s 200mm Commercial Channel is made in New Zealand from 100% recycled material using solar energy, and at the time was in the final stages of development, meaning Allproof were able to work with Express Plumbing to submit the CC200 as an appropriate alternative. This reduced lead times, stock challenges and logistics as the channels are made on the North Shore of Auckland.

The Heelproof Cast Iron (HCI) grate was selected, the class D (AS3996) load rating allows for heavy commercial (up to 8,000kg wheel load) accommodating to industrial requirements. The grate is also heelproof and P5 slip resistance rated (AS4586) providing a durable and safe drainage cover for all types of commercial activity.

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