Coating designed to reduce slip-ups
October 1st 2008

CG Flooring Systems has refurbished 475m2 of floor space for Tappex Thread Inserts in Stratford-upon- Avon, providing a chemical resistant anti-slip coating to improve the operational and aesthetic requirements of the floor.

The existing anti-slip coating was de-bonding and the brief was to install a new system similar to that in other areas of the factory. A 'sandwich' system using sand blinding of aggregate between two coats of industrial strength coating was chosen in two colours.

The project had to be completed during a weeklong shutdown.

Key to the success of the installation and future performance of the floor was ensuring that correct and detailed preparation took place. A lot of cutting oils are used in the production process at the factory and oil had penetrated the substrate.

Therefore, shot-blasting and burning followed closely by encapsulating the substrate with an epoxy primer completed the initial stages.

This ensured full decontamination of the substrate and the floor was then ready to receive the new flooring system.

Challenges raised were effectively overcome and the project was completed from initial enquiry to installation in less than two weeks.

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