Wealden Advertiser,
the Kent Based local free paper and printing company, have been
investing in new printing equipment in their Hawkhurst based print
works.
Part of
their program included the refurbishment of the floor of their main
print shop with an industrial epoxy resin flooring system. The overall
surface area to be treated was approximately 450m2.
The existing floor was made from concrete and over the years several
new sections of concrete had been added. In a few places “steps”
had formed between the sections of concrete which made if difficult
when moving pallet trucks of paper around the floor. The floor had
been coated with several layers of generic floor paint.
To avoid disruption to the client’s main business and to facilitate
the installation of the new printing equipment the resin flooring
work was carried out in two separate phases or site visits during
weekends with the treated surfaces being returned to use for light
foot traffic on the Monday morning.
We prepared the floor by diamond grinders with cyclonic vacuums
attached to each grinder to control the risk of dust contamination.
We removed the “steps” between the concrete sections with our diamond
grinders and in filled voids with a fast curing resin mortar mixture.
After thorough cleaning, an epoxy resin primer was applied, followed
by a self-smoothing epoxy resin screed in a light grey colour.
After a suitable hardening period we installed new safety walkways
around the print works in a bright green colour. The walkways incorporated
with a light anti-slip finish.
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