Terrazzo floor finishes descended directly from the simplified forms of centuries-old styles of marble mosaics that were used in Venice by the mid-16^th century. Today’s highly evolved Supaflor® PU GHD Terrazzo is an environmentally friendly material that combines extraordinary design potential, optimum durability and low maintenance.

Terrazzo was created when resourceful Venetian mosaic workers discovered a way to reuse marble remnants. With odd-size chips, they began to build terraces around their living quarters. The evolved terrazzo flooring is now used in commercial and retail spaces.

The modern Terrazzo floor finish gives you an overwhelming array of choice when it comes to selecting your colours, sizes and percentage of the chips that make your floor uniquely yours.

Techniques for levelling these surfaces progressed from rubbing with a stone by hand, to the development of long-handled, weighted grinding stone called a galera. And now, with Verni’s advanced technology, the Supaflor®PU GHD Terrazzo floor finish is set in a polyurethane resin, which has its own unique and sought-after properties.

The Supaflor®PU GHD Terrazzo floor finish is suitable for high traffic areas and has often been used in busy hotel lobbies, schools, stadiums and airports where foot traffic is highest.

Unlike many hard surfaces, such as porcelain or ceramic tiles, which often harvests bacteria, the Supaflor®PU GHD Terrazzo flooring system does not have any grout lines, making it a hygienic flooring solution for the hospitality and medical fields. It is easy to clean – all you need is a bucket of warm water.

While terrazzo flooring may carry a higher upfront cost, its durability and life expectancy often make it the most affordable option in the long run. It is also ideal for residential use – if you compare terrazzo flooring to carpets, you are most likely going to replace your carpets six times during the lifespan of one terrazzo installation.

Often replacing marble and granite these days, the variety of materials used render it with a sparkle that automatically lifts the ambience of a building. With its sleek look that makes it extremely attractive, kings and queens historically used this material because of how it effortlessly exudes a rich and luxurious feel.

“It is quite literally the perfect material,” concludes Vernon Botha, Managing Director of Verni-Speciality Construction Products.