The new East London Railway Line, which recently opened to the public as part of the London Overground Network, has a touch of Malta, with flooring tiles for the newly refurbished stations provided by Hal Mann International Ltd, part of Hal Mann Vella Ltd of Mosta.

In conjunction with the project’s London-based lead architects, Hal Mann developed a special terrazzo flooring tile to meet the strict performance requirements demanded for this project. This tile, developed over a period of two years, is a mixture of special aggregates manufactured at the Mosta factory under strict quality control. They were then shipped to the UK and installed by approved specialist UK installation companies, following methods particular to this tile and its use.

Indeed, flooring surfaces for TFL, (Transport For London), have to meet a whole variety of performance specifications, including being slip resistant in wet conditions, hard wearing and easy to maintain, while – needless to say – they must also look good. The Hal Mann flooring tile, known as the RM-642, was used at a number of stations along the new line, including Woolwich Arsenal, Dalston Junction, Haggerston, Hoxton and the flagship Zone 1 station Shoreditch High Street.