Company Announcement - Kevin Bates Albert Carpets has recently supplied and installed flooring at both Tree and Pioneer Camps at the internationally renowned Londolozi Game Reserve in the Sabi Sand Game Reserve. Yvonne O’Brien of The Private House Company, in collaboration with Londolozi co-owner, Shan Varty, selected KBAC flooring material for the refurbishment of all the rooms at Londolozi Tree Camp, and specific areas in both Pioneers and Founders camps, as well as the Londolozi Wellness Centre and The Living Shop.
Brandon Park, Sales Director of KBAC, says KBAC’s EarthWerks Rapid Clic floating luxury vinyl plank flooring system was selected to replace Londolozi’s existing laminate flooring. “EarthWerks Rapid Clic was chosen because it has a natural wood look finish with registered embossing which gives the vinyl floor an exceptionally realistic appearance. A dark shade of flooring thta was selected for Tree camp was selected to complement the existing décor in the rooms. EarthWerks luxury vinyl plank flooring is 100% waterproof, and impervious to water spills which makes it preferable to laminate flooring in most environments, including rugged, bush installations. The tongue-and-groove flooring requires little maintenance, is resistant to scratches, and remarkably quiet underfoot. In fact, EarthWerks’ slogan, ‘inspired by nature’, never seemed more appropriate than in this installation,” Park added.
Installation, handled by a three-man KBAC team in about a week, was relatively simple and rapid because of the team’s extensive experience and because the floating flooring system did not need to be glued or nailed to the floors. Conservation and environmental protection are core philosophies to Londolozi . Independently owned and managed, it is one of the original pioneering private game reserves of the ecotourism industry in South Africa and has received acclaim the world over as the “home of the leopard” because of prolific sightings in Londolozi and the respected behavioral studies on leopards carried out by the Varty family over many years.
Londolozi received the Condé Nast Travelers’ 2014 Readers’ Choice Award for the Number 1 Hotel in the World; and last year also won the Tripadvisor Certificate of Excellence award. It was the first game reserve in the world to be accorded Relais & Châteaux status. “Londolozi’s enviable global reputation has been established and preserved over many decades through selecting only top staff, the finest products and service-providers for all its operations. "KBAC’s selection as Londolozi's flooring supplier and installer endorses our Group’s status in the SA flooring industry,” Brandon Park adds.