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acquired from discarded fishing nets from
the shorelines of the Philippines.
Justin Raath, Director of HTB Journey
says, “Selecting Net Effect for me was an
essential choice as today there is so much
smoke and mirrors about sustainable
design. With Net Effect there are no
grey areas. There is no doubt that these
tiles actually contribute immensely to
making a difference to our oceans and
communities affected by marine life”.
HTB Journey believes that in the
Hospitality industry, flooring plays an
important role in the overall identity of an
establishment. A hotel’s sense of luxury,
its character and relevance, as well as its
cleanliness, is achieved to a large extent,
through the flooring. Each corridor of
the President Hotel has unique murals fauna, landscape and oceans. The flooring “Shane de Beer and the KBAC team
depicting South Africa’s culture, flora and complements this beautifully, and ensures went above and beyond to ensure
that as soon as guests step from the lift successful delivery of the Net Effect
lobby area onto the Vanguard Vinyl tiles carpet tiles. Covid-19 struck just after
and look down the “ocean” corridors, they our orders were completed and negatively
know they are in an establishment that has affected the entire supply chain. But
put a lot of thought into its design, which KBAC extended storage services, retained
is quietly elegant and true to its origins. costings from 2019 when the sale was
Shaun Kark, director of Prologik, concluded, and worked tirelessly to
which specialises in hospitality ensure that all the parties involved were
project procurement and who project informed of manufacturing progress. This
managed the various parties involved constant communication from KBAC
in the President Hotel’s new flooring made managing the supply chain much
installation, says his company’s brief was easier,” Shaun states.
to complete the project on time, and create Justin adds: “I’ve been working with
cost savings. This was achieved through Shane and KBAC for over 15 years. It’s
thorough cost analysis, negotiations and always been a pleasure. The President
a review of the total supply chain. From is now undoubtedly a showcase of
origin to completion, both of these targets sustainability.” dw
were met.
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