Water-Resistant Resco Products Prove Ideal at Wero Whitewater Park

In both the public and staff changing areas at the new Manukau park, Resco's Series 5000 cubicles are fitted for showers and toilets, and building walls are lined with Resco Multicom.

All ablution areas at Wero are required to withstand intense and sustained exposure to water, making Resco's solid core Compact Laminate an astute, cost-effective choice, says general manager Troy Henriques. "Resco's Compact Laminate is impervious to water; it won't delaminate," says Troy, who adds that their products contain a bacteria-repelling compound and are impact and graffiti resistant.

Wero Whitewater Park is New Zealand's first facility to offer an artificial river and water course for recreation, sports, emergency services training, school programmes and youth development.

Phil Burns of Savory Construction was site manager for the creation of the building infrastructure at the park, which opened earlier in 2016. He had not worked with Resco previously, but says he would happily do so again. "We were very impressed, everything went smoothly; they have a really good system that picks up any changes from when the job was tendered," Phil says.

The curving design of the buildings could have been "tricky," Phil says, requiring, amongst other things, each partition to slightly widen from the previous one. "But nothing had to be sent away for a re-cut, and Resco hit the mark timing-wise every step of the way."

Phil says his building firm appreciate when all facets are strong. "The guys who came on site for measuring, the back-up service from head office, and the material itself; when you get all three ticking the boxes like Resco does, it's a winner."

5000 Series Toilet Partition

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The Series 5000 is Resco's most popular cubicle system.

The Series 5000 has a minimalistic approach with a significant reduction in dirt traps. These cubicles will save cleaning and maintenance costs.

Resco's partitions are used in communal toilet, shower or change room facilities to offer privacy. The compact laminate panels are extremely versatile, allowing Resco systems to be installed in wet and high-abuse environments.

Resco's 5000 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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