Eating well in a peaceful atmosphere: The company
canteen at the BMW Group in Landshut has rapidly
become a popular meeting place for employees thanks
to its pleasant ambiance. The employee canteen was
opened at the end of 2018. It is bright and modern in
design and the spacious construction has an attractive
and open effect. However, this style of construction
places increased demands on the room acoustics. The
company canteen is not only used for eating, it is also a
place for communication. The level of noise caused by
conversations is exacerbated by the sounds of clattering
crockery and cutlery. It was, therefore, essential to use
materials that lower the background noise in the room
as far as possible when fitting the company restaurant.
For this reason, the BMW Group selected norament® 926 arago made by nora systems as a floor covering.
This rubber flooring helps to achieve good acoustics.
Around 900 square metres were installed throughout
the canteen. It is also particularly hard-wearing and
serves as an attractive design element thanks to its
natural-looking relief structure.
The Landshut plant supplies all BMW Group vehicle
and engine production plants around the world with
innovative components. At this centre of excellence for
lightweight construction and electromobility, around
4100 employees of 35 nationalities work to set the
trends for an entire industry. It was important to those
responsible at the BMW Group that the company
canteen exudes a comfortable character to allow
employees to relax as much as possible during
their meal breaks. The pale beige chairs and tables
contrast with dark brown seating. High tables in pale
solid wood divide and break up the room. The food
counters themselves look good enough to whet your
appetite: The motto “Vielfalt, Genuss und Frische”
(variety, enjoyment and freshness) is hung above the
dark brown counters with glass top units. The BMW
Group takes care to ensure good acoustics in their
company canteens, as do many employers around the
world these days. This involves reducing noise levels.
“In addition to sound insulation elements in the ceilings
and walls, the floor covering can also contribute
significantly to reducing the noise levels,” explains
Helmut Wichmann, district manager at nora systems.
Hard-wearing and elegant
The dense, closed surfaces of nora® floor coverings
are ideal for high-traffic areas. Since 2014, nora
systems has already delivered more than 77,000
square metres of norament® and noraplan® floors to
the BMW Group across the world. In Germany, a total
of around 37,000 square metres were delivered to
the plants in Dingolfing, Landshut, Leipzig, Munich and
Regensburg. The nora® floors have been installed in
factory halls, laboratories and research centres. So far,
the BMW Group has used norament® 926 grano most
frequently. norament® 926 arago, the latest addition
to the norament® range, has a stylish marble finish that
makes it ideal for impressive areas such as the company
canteen at the Landshut plant. Each tile is different from
the next so every square metre is unique. norament®
926 arago is available in twelve elegant shades of
grey. This purist spectrum of colours is a popular choice
for giving rooms a modern yet natural look.
Sustainable and durable
Sustainable thinking and action are of vital importance
to nora systems and our products contribute to this
ideology in a number of ways: The less often an interior
floor has to be replaced, the more positive the effect
on the sustainability rating. Rubber floors are extremely wear-resistant and durable and look almost as good
as new even after decades of intensive use. In this
way, they make a major contribution to sustainable and healthy construction, as evidenced by international
certifications such as the Blue Angel, LEED, BRE, A+
Greenguard Gold and Indoor Air Comfort Gold. The
floors also retain their permanent elasticity throughout
their entire life cycle. Furthermore, nora® rubber floor
coverings do not require any coatings, allowing them
to be cleaned easily and economically. They contain
no phtalate plasticisers or halogens, meaning they are
particularly low in emissions and support good interior air quality. In this way, the decision of the BMW Group
to use nora® floors not only improves well-being and
sustainability, it is also an investment in the future. Why?
Because employees who can rest and relax during their
breaks are healthier and more productive.
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