Dreams included A familiar part of everyday reality though it may be, mankind's dream of flying still remains a minor miracle. When you've been soaring above the clouds in untrammelled freedom, it's not always easy re-entering the sometimes hectic world of bustling modern-day airports.
But a passenger's first steps in the terra firma are made easier by rubber floorings from Freudenberg Building Systems, in airports all around the globe. In terms of both colour and functionality, the wide range of products offered by the world's market leader for rubber floorcoverings is an ideal tool for designing innovative floors at our era's modern transportation nodes and communication centres, providing space for passengers and operators to dream their dreams.
The quintessential example is one of the world's largest airports, PuDong International Airport in Shanghai. Approximately 70,000 square meters of norament grano ensure an attractive ambiance for passengers there without sky-high costs for the operators. The rubber flooring's good performance was also the reason why the Chinese clients opted for nora� floorings in another prestigious job: the terminals of the Transrapid, which links the giant airport to China's biggest metropolis, incorporates almost 14,000 m� of rubber floorings from Freudenberg Building Systems.


Freudenberg Building Systems always puts its customers first - as evidenced by the Kansai Airport in Osaka, Japan: the clients wanted a flooring which was visually equivalent to the terrazzo variant, but at the same time provided all the advantages of rubber floorcoverings. A challenge which Freudenberg Building Systems, with its more than 50 years of experience in developing innovative rubber floorings, mastered with complete success. 40,000 m� of norament deco have for almost 10 years been making sure that travellers enjoy a vista of architectural elegance - without any compromises in terms of comfort and cost-efficiency.

It's certainly possible to reconcile visitors' requirements in regard to walking comfort, safety - even in the event of a fire - and sophisticated visual appeal with airport clients' and operators' stipulations in terms of cost-efficiency, as exemplified yet again by Munich Airport: around 80,000 m� of nora� floorings have been installed here in the passenger and support areas, proving that cost-efficiency and aesthetic elegance need not be mutually exclusive.
For further information on Freudenberg�s nora� rubber floorcoverings for the airport sector, please contact:
John Pean
Key Account Manager
Freudenberg Building Systems UK Ltd.
Tel: +44 (0) 7836 337 608
Email: [email protected]