Studio Floors
- Over 30 years experience
- Over 120 installations
- Proven to last decades
- Only floor to pass the BBC test
Elgood have manufactured and installed television studio floors for more than 40 years.
Over the last 25 years the Elgood Studio Floor System has established itself as the first choice for Television Broadcasting and has been adopted by an unprecedented 25+ companies.
The system is in service throughout the BBC, BSkyB, Granada, ITN and top Broadcasting Colleges.
Case Studies
ITV London Studios, 2009
The installation was completed on time to an agreed programme ready for the incoming production. The refurbishment involved the stripping and disposal of the old sheet flooring. The high performance flat surface demanded by camera pedestals. A static dissipative finish was necessary for comfort and ease of use.
BBC Northern Ireland, 2011
The old floor was removed and disposed of by Elgood Flooring. The selected product was the Elgood Universal Television Studio Floor System. Working directly with the BBC ensured that the BBC were able to choose our floor system. Elgood Flooring project managed installation from initial survey through to completion.
BSKYB & Sky Sports News, 2011
BSKYB called upon Elgood Flooring's extensive experience for their new Harlequin 1 groundbreaking Headquarters.
We acted as an independent consultant and surveyed the sub floor for suitability. We were also asked to advise on installation and programme.
To retain control of the choice of flooring and to ensure that the studio floor met BSKYB rigorous high standard the Studio Flooring element was excluded from the Design and Build Package.
The Studio Flooring was and should be seen as an integral part of the final technical fit out. This approach is now being adopted as standard.
QVC New Broadcasting Head Quarters at Chiswick Park London, 2012
QVC inherited floors laid by Elgood Flooring over twenty years ago when they moved into the BSB building Marco Polo House in London. The floors have performed successfully and have required nil maintenance. The floors will continue to be used until the switchover to the new complex is complete in June 2012.
This outstanding track record and Elgood Flooring's extensive experience recommended Elgood flooring to QVC and enabled us to win the contract for QVC's Chiswick Park Complex.
Elgood Flooring liaised with QVC for over a year prior to the installation of the floor. QVC removed the Studio Flooring from the Main Contractor's Package of Works to retain control of the choice of flooring.
Television Studio Flooring is an integral part of the final technical fit out and should not be undertaken as part of the general Design and Build.
This approach has been adopted by others including Sky.
Refurbishment For Eastenders, 2009
After 22+ years of constant use for Eastenders sets, BBC looked to renew the operating surface of the floor which was showing signs of wear and tear. The success and long term performance of Television Studio floor installations for the BBC throughout the UK.
National Lottery Birthday Refurbishment, 2009
The refurbishment involved the stripping and disposal of the old sheet flooring. The high performance flat surface demanded by camera pedestals. A static dissipative finish was necessary for comfort and ease of use.
Coronation Street Studios, Manchester
Granada Television required a studio floor with no inclines which might produce unwanted camera movement from a stationary position. The studio floor was to have no surface imperfections which might disrupt smooth camera movement (i.e. shudders or jolts that are magnified by the pedestal) when tracking across the floor.
To reduce nuisance static electricity, the Elgood Static Dissipative finish was applied. This finish has an electrical safety resistivity in the range of 104 to 1010 ohms. The static dissipative finish has a conductive layer that is over laid with the operating surface.
BBC Scotland Pacific Quay, 2007
he floor had to meet the strict demands of the BBC for camera tracking purposes and had to pass their three stage camera pedestal test prior to hand over.
To avoid nuisance static electricity, the studio floor system includes our Static Dissipative Finish which has been successful in other BBC and Independent Studios.
LWT, London, 2004
The existing floor had proved a success and had been in production constantly from the day it was laid. The operating surface had become damaged in places and although still performing well, it was decided that the floor would benefit from a general refurbishment.The refurbishment involved stripping the existing operating surface and laying the new reinforced Elgood Television Studio Finish. Requirements in addition to the high performance smooth floor necessary for camera tracking, were the reinstatement of the fire lanes and Camera Grid numeral references.
New Hospital Project; Television, Music, Arts Centre, 2003
A polymer concrete that had a surface with rashes of pin sized holes. Approx 200 square metres. The work was carried out in normal working hours whilst other works continued on the site.
BBC TC8 Television Studio, 2003
BBC Required a level high performance television studio floor to meet their exacting camera tracking specification. The work was carried out in normal working hours whilst broadcasting continued in adjacent studios.
BBC TC6, White City, London, 2002
TC6 one of the busiest studios at the BBC (650 sq m) required an overhaul of the operating floor. The BBC set their own demanding camera tracking requirements. These had to be met through a day of rigorous camera tests. The new level studio floor passed the tests.
In addition to the camera tracking approved studio floor, the BBC needed a static dissipative finish, a contrasting colour for the fire lanes and numerals. For more information on this type of flooring, please look at our television studio floor page.
Technical
The Elgood Studio Floor Range
Elgood Universal Studio Floor: The Original Full Specification to meet camera tracking demands in a heavy use major production studio.
Elgood Fixed Presentation: Designed for Studios with semi permanent sets where specific colours and effects are required.
Elgood Flexible Presentation: Designed for studios where multiple sets are used and a fast turn around is essential.
Performance Specification
Seamless and High Impact
Static Performance: The floor is guaranteed to meet our client's static and dynamic camera pedestal requirements.
Nuisance Static Electricity: The floor is supplied with a static dissipative finish as standard.
Working Floor: The floor is compatible with Bollom, Bristol, Myland and Rosco Studio Floor Paints. Peelable / self-adhesive layers can also be applied before painting.
The floor can be mechanically washed on a regular basis.
Guarantee
Elgood can confidently provide a 10 Year Design, Materials and Workmanship Guarantee.
Quality Control
Elgood manufacture the entire system in modern production facilities based in the UK.
Elgood supply and install the System, there is NO division of responsibility.
We specialise in working directly with and for our clients.
Installation
The high performance specification demanded in a modern television studio requires an experienced installation team. Elgood have maintained such an 'in house' team over the last 25 years. It has been in this way that the company has vigorously maintained such high standards and has resulted in the continuous improvement of the Elgood Studio Floor System.
Life Expectancy
There are numerous examples at the BBC, The London Studios where the System is still providing good service after 10, 15 and 20 years.
The combination of minimal maintenance and an extended working life keeps running costs and disruption to a minimum.
Quality Control
Elgood manufacture the entire system in modern production facilities based in the UK.
Elgood supply and install the System, there is NO division of responsibility.
We specialise in working directly with and for our clients.
Installation
The high performance specification demanded in a modern television studio requires an experienced installation team. Elgood have maintained such an 'in house' team over the last 30 years. It has been in this way that the company has vigorously maintained such high standards and has resulted in the continuous improvement of the Elgood Studio Floor System.
Life Expectancy
There are numerous examples at the BBC, The London Studios where the System is still providing good service after 10, 15 and 20 years.
The combination of minimal maintenance and an extended working life keeps running costs and disruption to a minimum.
Customer Service
Elgood provide ongoing advice on the use of studio floor paints and peelable coatings. We have also developed some practical coating systems for fast turn-a-around studios designed to avoid routine washing and the associated disposal problems.
Providing studio floors to all the main users over 25 years means that we have accumulated a vast amount of experience which enables us to offer practical solutions to common problems.
Call Out Service
We offer this service for repairs and servicing using our full time studio team.
Building Specification
The Elgood System is typically 35mm thick so we need a smooth concrete base, preferably power floated, set at a level of -35mm to the required finished floor level. The concrete base should be within + / - 6mm of the -35mm level.
We take responsibility for the entire installation from this point.
How we work
The ELGOOD STUDIO FLOORING SYSTEM has been in use for 30 years.
We are proud of our unrivalled track record and involvement in this specialist field.
All of our 120 installations have been designed, manufactured and installed by our "in house" team. This team of Elgood employees bring their accumulated experience of studio flooring to each new project.
This unique background of experience and expertise has ensured that our systems have evolved to meet performance requirements of a modern television studio floor.
We understand the critical role of a floor and its impact on productivity in a studio.
Testament to this continued success is the fact that in recent years we have been directly employed by the BBC, Pinewood Television, BskyB Harlequin, QVC for their major new production facilities. These clients left nothing to chance and employed Elgood Studio Flooring directly.
In this way, we were able to provide valuable independent advice during the construction phase, and then to deliver the required high performance floor during the technical fit-out phase of the project.
Elgood Television Studio Floors enjoy a 10 year design, manufacture and installation workmanship guarantee.
Timeline
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Installations in the 80s
In the eighties, Elgood installed studio floors for many of the big names, including: TVS, Tyne Tees, TSW, Channel 4, ITN, TVAM, Thames, CTVC, EEL Pie Studios, BBC, Ewart Television, Fountain Televison, ABC, TVI, LWT, Glaxo, Molinaire, Tyne Tees, STV and many more.
We covered almost 10,000 square metres of TV studio floors in the eighties, see a full list of our studio installations.
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Installations in the 90s
In the nineties, Elgood installed studio floors for many of the big names, including: TVS, Tyne Tees, TSW, Channel 4, ITN, TVAM, Thames, CTVC, EEL Pie Studios, BBC, Ewart Television, Fountain Televison, ABC, TVI, LWT, Glaxo, Molinaire, Tyne Tees, STV and many more.
We covered almost 10,000 square metres of TV studio floors in the nineties, see a full list of our studio installations.
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Granada (Coronation St)
Granada Television required a studio floor with no inclines which might produce unwanted camera movement from a stationary position. The studio floor was to have no surface imperfections which might disrupt smooth camera movement (i.e. shudders or jolts that are magnified by the pedestal) when tracking across the floor.
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BBC TC6, White City, London
TC6 one of the busiest studios at the BBC (650 sq m) required an overhaul of the operating floor. The BBC set their own demanding camera tracking requirements. These had to be met through a day of rigorous camera tests. The new level studio floor passed the tests.
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BBC TC8
A level high performance television studio floor to meet their exacting camera tracking specification.
The Television floor was laid in the colour TV Grey with a static dissipative finish incorporated into the finish. Numerals were applied and a reference grid was engraved into the surface.
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The Hospital Group
Hospital Group required a floor with a prestigious appearance and high standard of performance.
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LWT, London
The refurbishment involved stripping the existing operating surface and laying the new reinforced Elgood Television Studio Finish. Requirements in addition to the high performance smooth floor necessary for camera tracking, were the reinstatement of the fire lanes and Camera Grid numeral references.
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BBC Scotland Pacific Quay
The floor had to meet the strict demands of the BBC for camera tracking purposes and had to pass their three stage camera pedestal test prior to hand over.
To avoid nuisance static electricity, the studio floor system includes our Static Dissipative Finish which has been successful in other BBC and Independent Studios.
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National lottery birthday refurbishment
The refurbishment involved the stripping and disposal of the old sheet flooring.
The high performance flat surface demanded by camera pedestals.
A static dissipative finish was necessary for comfort and ease of use.
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Eastenders
"Thanks once again for your work in Studio A - a beautiful finish and ahead of schedule - it pays to get the best!"
The top surface was removed and renewed within two and half weeks. The floor had to meet the stringent BBC Camera Test.
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BBC Northern Ireland
The floor provides optimum camera pedestal performance. The floor is free of undulations, inclines and surface irregularities. These details are of no consequence on most floors, but totally unacceptable in a modern HD television studio. Tough wearing surface designed to withstand the range of use expected of a modern HD studio facility.
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BSKYB & Sky Sports News
BSKYB called upon Elgood Flooring's extensive experience for their new Harlequin 1 groundbreaking Headquarters
The Studio Flooring was and should be seen as an integral part of the final technical fit out. This approach is now being adopted as standard.
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QVC New Broadcasting Head Quarters
QVC inherited floors laid by Elgood Flooring over twenty years ago when they moved into the BSB building Marco Polo House in London. The floors have performed successfully and have required nil maintenance.
The floors will continue to be used until the switchover to the new complex is complete in June 2012.