The Benefits of Good Acoustics in Healthcare Environments
Style’s manufacturing partner, Skyfold, had a momentous year in 2024, reaching its 10,000th wall globally.
The 10,000 milestone is testimony to the very high quality of the product, the Skyfold team and its Global Distributor Network, which Style is proud to be a key part of.
Style has been Skyfold’s exclusive UK partner for over 20 years and was named as one of its top 10 dealers in its 2024 global awards.
Enabling rooms to be reconfigured in minutes, Skyfold is a fully automatic, vertically rising, acoustic moveable wall that glides silently into place with the turn of a key.
Housed discreetly in the ceiling cavity, it takes up absolutely no floor space making it the ultimate space-saving solution.
“When we were first appointed as Skyfold’s exclusive UK partner just over two decades ago, we knew it was a product that would change the face of the moveable wall sector,” said Michael Porter, Style’s group managing director. “However, we never truly imagined how dramatically demand would take off once awareness grew.
“Initially privately-owned, but now part of the dormakaba Group, Skyfold has seen breath-taking growth across the world and we are proud to have played our part in delivering the benefits of Skyfold to many companies, universities, hotels, conference centres and other establishments across the UK.
“Achieving its 10,000th wall last year is a reflection of the quality of this pioneering moveable wall solution, and we are continuing to seeing demand growing in the UK as more architects, specifiers, contractors and end-user customers become aware of the benefits.”
An extensive range of Style’s Skyfold installations can be found on the case studies page of Style’s website. Videos of Skyfold in action are also available.
For more information, please contact your nearest regional Style office.
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