Resco Compact Laminate for Busy Athletic Club’s Changing Sheds

Club president George Chambers says the use of Resco's products as part of the “total transformation” of the club’s 1950s ablution block guarantees the facilities will stand up to their year-round patronage and ensure the voluntarily-run club receives value for the spend of their hard-earned fundraised money.

The Cambridge Athletic and Harrier Club property has outdoor athletics areas supported by a complex which includes the refurbished ablution blocks, a lounge and a kitchen. In addition to being used from September through until April by the athletics division of the club and from April through until August by the harrier members, the club also hosts school athletic meetings, regional athletic club administration meetings and is used as a camping base for groups staying to participate in sporting events like rowing at Karapiro and cycling at the Avantidrome.

“We are very happy with the end result, we have gone from old and uninviting changing sheds to light and bright,” says George, who drove the project and prior to beginning visited numerous other sporting facilities featuring Resco products. “It’s exactly what we wanted and quite a dramatic change.”

The interiors of the separate male and female areas have been stripped with only the long bench seating along the walls retained. Costly-to-run large electric hot water cylinders have been removed and the complex has been connected to gas mains for hot water, cooking and heating.

There are now three toilets (including one accessible) and two showers in the female area and in the male section there are two toilets and a large shower area containing three shower heads.

Resco product colour choices, combined with blue rubbish bins “give a hint of club colours,” says George. As shown in the photos, the colours specified are doors in Ladybug red — M10104, divisions and fascias in Grey — M01034, aluminium in Charcoal and Multicom wall panelling in Grey — M01034.

Resco product specialist Troy Henriques points out: “With the high traffic they experience so frequently on every sports day, and the groups staying there, our tough Storm partitions with our Multicom wall lining, all containing Resco’s anti-bacterial and anti-graffiti properties, are ideal for the club.”

Storm

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The Storm range stands out with its bold lines and strong design.

Resco's partitions are used in communal toilet, shower or change room facilities to offer privacy.

The compact laminate panels that Resco uses are extremely versatile, allowing them to be installed in wet and high-abuse environments.

Ideal for for schools and public toilets.

Resco's Storm partitioning system meets the following provisions of the NZBC:

Clause B2 Durability: the code requires 5 years — Resco compact laminate has a 10 year guarantee on the panel.
Clause C Fire Safety: Resco compact laminate has a group rating of 3 which meets the surface finish requirements for C/AS1 — C/AS7.
Clause E3 Internal Moisture: surfaces of building elements likely to be splashed must be impervious and easily cleaned; Resco compact laminate meets these requirements.
Clause G1 Personal Hygiene: sanitary fixtures shall provide appropriate privacy, allow effective cleaning, avoid dirt or germs and facilitate sanitation; Resco cubicles are designed to meet these requirements.
Clause G1 AS1 Accessibility: personal hygiene facilities provided for people with disabilities shall be accessible; Resco cubicles are designed to meet these requirements.

Multicom Wall Lining

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Resco's Multicom wall panelling system is the smart solution for wet, damp or graffiti-prone high-use areas requiring superior levels of hygiene.

Suitable for interior use:

Wet or damp areas
Areas requiring high levels of hygiene, such as commercial kitchens
Changing rooms and high-use public areas
Vandalism prone sites — most graffiti can be easily removed
Available in Resco Antibac panels that kill bacteria for the lifetime of the panel

6mm pre-finished compact laminate panels are blind fixed with no need for a conventional impact-resistant backing sheet.

Large panel sheet size (2450mm x 1850mm) minimises the number of jointers

Multicom meets the following provisions of the NZBC:

Clause B2 Durability: The code requires 5 years — Resco compact laminate has a 10 year guarantee on the panel.
Clause C Fire Safety: Resco compact laminate has a group rating of 3 which meets the surface finish requirements for C/AS1 — C/AS7.
Clause E3 Internal Moisture: Surfaces of building elements likely to be splashed must be impervious and easily cleaned — Resco compact laminate meets these requirements.
Clause F2 Hazardous Building Materials: The Multicom Wall Panel System meets this requirement and will not present a health hazard to people.

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