Gerflor, patron of the Ease school plant, an achievement of excellence unique in Europe

A unique facility in Europe, Ease is intended to train future pharmaceutical and biotechnology professionals in the latest innovations and processes related to clean rooms.

“Supported by the University of Strasbourg in partnership with the Alsace BioValley competitiveness cluster, this training center primarily serves the health industries, but also fine chemicals or the food industry and is currently the only school-factory with a process in line. EASE offers a range of services that are aimed at the international market. Its location in the center of Europe, its international partners and its very innovative design are all remarkable assets ”, says Constance Perrot, Site Director.

Architecture serving industry

The Ease factory-school is supported by an aerial architectural design, thought through to the smallest detail, in the image of the energy performance of the building, the choice of materials, clear signage, fluid traffic, and total visibility. clean rooms with translucent partitions ...

“The 4.300 m² building - including 1.400 m² of clean rooms - opened its doors to training in September 2017. The trainees welcomed are high school students, university students, people in retraining and employees in industries of health and related fields in continuing education. ", says Constance Perrot, Site Director.

A unique personalization…

The various logos and inlays present in the showroom and the dressing area were produced with precision and a real attention to detail thanks to the water jet cutting technology, specific to Gerflor. They also participate in the personalization and identification of spaces

… And tailor-made support

Ger fl or accompanied the client upstream, in the preparation of the site, and during the installation, by choosing a partner company, located in Strasbourg with long experience in the installation of Ger fl or products in a pharmaceutical environment.

There were many technical constraints (particulate release, micro-biological behavior, treatment of angles, tightness control, etc.).

This ambitious achievement now allows Ger fl or to support a whole industry in its innovation dynamic, and by extension to be present with design offices and industrialists in training in the factory-school.

"Becoming a patron of this school designed by industrialists and participating in the training of tomorrow's experts by offering them the best learning conditions attests to Ger fl or's involvement in projects of excellence", concludes Olivier Legris, Industry Market Director of the Ger fl or group.

Major sponsorship for an ambitious program

Each year, Ease will welcome around 3.500 trainees, whether they are in initial training (around 1.000 people per year), continuing education (around 2.500 people per year) or in vocational retraining (around 500 people per year).

Present in all phases of market life (from training to design, manufacturing, marketing, maintenance, and improvement of solutions for the Life Sciences Industry), and pioneer in designing coatings for the control of ultra-contamination, Gerflor naturally supported the Ease project. The Ger fl or group was one of the very first private partners to support the project, with the signing, in 2013, of a sponsorship agreement with the factory-school, offering the supply of 4.000 m² of floors.

Gerflor's solutions for the experts of today and tomorrow

“Mipolam BioControl floors and skirting boards with the Clean Corner angle system, perfectly adapted to production environments in aseptic environments, have equipped the clean rooms. Taralay Premium floors intended for heavy traffic for particularly intense uses have been favored for offices and teaching rooms, for a total area of ​​4.000 m². ", underlines Sébastien Baur, Regional Industry Delegate of the Ger fl or group.

Apart from their technical advantages, Mipolam BioControl floors for clean rooms also participate in the architectural project of the Ease factory-school.