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Furthermore, Alaplana bonds its products for ventilated façades to a meshsupport using fibreglass and polyurethane glue in order to meet the market’smost exacting safety and quality standards.CERÁMICA TRES ESTILOSTrim for floorsThe company Cerámica Tres Estilos has unveiled its new product, Trim, whichoffers a decorative solution for interior floors.Trim for floors is a product designed to add a touch of distinction by meansof a cutting-edge artistic concept that combines ceramics and glass.Cerámica Tres Estilos defines Trim for floors as a “global decoration concept”.This product is capable of infusing settings with decorative style, as opposedto the functional purpose currently given to skirtings: it adds new aestheticflair without giving up any traditional product advantages.Moreover, it guarantees that field tiles and skirtings will have the samecolors, shade and finish, with a decorative glass trim.Back view of a ventilated façade with hidden fixing system by Alaplana.From the vantage point of logistics, something which is of interest todistributors, this product allows for a drastic reduction of skirting stock, sincepieces are multi-functional and almost fully interchangeable (the same piececan be combined with a large number of floor tiles) while also avoiding thecalibre problems that often arise in traditional installations.This system offers significantly improved performance and safety featuresover earlier versions. Standing out among them are:1. Machining of ceramic tiles. Prior to installation, tiles undergo a minimalamount of machining where incisions or grooves are cut into their corners,which enables them to be flush-fit using a standard process.2. Reduced on-site piece handling: grooved tiles fit perfectly into place andtherefore are easier for installers to handle, unlike other unwieldy systems inwhich tiles have profiles attached.3. Zone fixing. Tiles are machined with a groove that is used to fit pieces in fixingclamps; groove length and clamp size are what enables fixing elements to remainhidden from view. The system can absorb any type of variation without causingany stress to be exerted between the grooved piece and the clamp.4. Frost-resistant tile machining. The accumulation of water in certain areascan entail a severe risk in cold climates since water is prone to freeze andbreak the cavity it is housed in when it expands. The system of groovedpieces is designed to prevent this from happening, thereby guaranteeing thetechnical properties of the ventilated façade system.5. Replacement of pieces on the façade without the need to use adhesivesor exert stress on the cladding. With the Realstone system, any piece can beremoved at any time simply by using stainless steel auxiliary tools; no specialmachining is required and pieces with standard grooving can be fit in placein less than a minute.This solution developed by Tres Estilos includes floor tiles and skirting.CERASPAÑA07