Hygienic Flooring & Wall Cladding

In healthcare, care, education, food preparation and other hygiene-critical environments, floor and wall finishes play an important role in creating spaces that are safe, durable and easy to maintain.

At Derwent, we deliver integrated hygienic flooring and wall cladding systems across Plymouth, Devon, Cornwall and the wider South West. As a Premier Altro Installer, we combine specialist product knowledge with experienced installation, providing clients with confidence in the delivery of these specialist finishes.

Whether refurbishing an occupied hospital ward, upgrading a commercial kitchen or delivering a new healthcare facility, our approach combines technical expertise with careful planning, effective coordination and exceptional standards of workmanship.

A hygienic environment relies on every detail working together.

From resilient flooring and heat-welded joints to coved skirtings and hygienic wall cladding, each element contributes towards creating surfaces that are durable, easy to clean and designed to withstand demanding cleaning regimes.

We install Altro Whiterock hygienic wall cladding, a high-performance alternative to traditional ceramic tiles. Manufactured from semi-rigid PVCu, Whiterock provides an impermeable, impact-resistant and grout-free surface that is easy to clean and maintain, making it particularly suited to healthcare, commercial kitchens, laboratories and other demanding environments.

The wider Whiterock range also provides a choice of colours and finishes, allowing hygiene and durability requirements to be incorporated into the overall interior design.

Reference: Altro Hygienic Wall Cladding

Derwent specialises in both commercial flooring and hygienic wall cladding, allowing us to deliver the complete hygienic finishing package from a single contractor.

This is particularly valuable where wall cladding interfaces with coved flooring. Coordinating both elements helps create clean transitions while reducing interfaces between separate trades.

For our clients and principal contractors, it means one contractor, one programme and one coordinated approach from preparation through to completion.

Many of our projects are completed within buildings that cannot simply close while improvement works are undertaken.

Hospitals continue treating patients. Care homes remain occupied. Commercial kitchens continue operating. Educational facilities work around fixed academic calendars.

Delivering within these environments requires careful programming, effective communication and close collaboration with clients, principal contractors and site teams. Access, sequencing, protection and coordination with other trades all form part of our approach to project delivery.

Long-term performance starts with correct specification and preparation.

Our team considers substrate conditions, moisture, preparation requirements and adjoining finishes before installation begins. Working in accordance with manufacturer requirements helps ensure the completed system performs as intended throughout its service life.

We deliver hygienic flooring and wall cladding across hospitals and NHS facilities, care homes, laboratories, commercial kitchens, food preparation areas, education facilities, washrooms and changing areas.

Pictured: Altro Walls

Pictured: Altro Walls