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Seamless Resin Is The Industry Stalwart
Helen McGachie, ceo of FeRFA (the Resin Flooring Association) explains why resin flooring is a good choice for industrial locations: FORclientsinvolvedintheindustrialflooringsector, the decision to install or replace a floor can have a major impact on the running of the business. When this involves essential repairs and maintenance to a flooring area, without which normal production or work activity could not continue, not only choosing the right system but also making sure it is installed correctly and within programme, is...
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Tough demands are placed on flooring for industrial locations: Altro supplieditsnewest polyurethane resin flooring AltroGrip PU alongside with AltroCrete PU Excel to meet different production needs at Dorset Piddle real ale brewery. Two types of resin flooring were used because of the nature of the brewingprocess.Forthe100sqm warehouse the need was for a hard wearing, slip resistant floor that could withstand heavy machinery and barrels; and for the rest of the brewery, a resin floor that could perform in temperatures in excess of...
read moreMake Sure Your Protection Is Up To Scratch
Robert Olifent on working with chemicals and machinery Don’t forget the course on carpet and upholstery cleaning run by the National Carpet Cleaners Association on March 23-24 at the NSPCC training centre, Leicester. Phone 0116 271 9550 to book a place. Other upcoming courses are listed on the website: www.ncca.co.uk Working with chemicals and machinery can present potential hazards to the carpet cleaner on a daily basis. To help you minimise these risks I have compiled a guide to safeguard both you and your customer. Although...
read moreUFH & Timber Gives Better Energy Ratings
Rex Ingram on underfloor heating - part 2 RECENT changes to SAP and SBEM have had the effect of giving a building a better energy rating if it has UFH in a timber floor than if it has UFH in screed/concrete, or if it has radiator heating. The improvement in SAP is sufficient that, if a house with timber UFH is powered using water heated by a ground-source heat pump, a house which would otherwise be rated Level C will instead be rated Level B. The most important reason for this is because timber floor constructions have lower...
read moreTerms Of Discord Rather Than Endearment
Oliver Jackson on the standard terms of trading - part 1 THE question of whose terms of trading apply in a contract is one of the most common causes of dispute between commercial contracting parties. At the heart of this question lies two of the most fundamental and elementary principles of contract law, namely the principles of ‘offer’ and ‘acceptance’. In the most straightforward cases, one party makes its ‘offer’ by providing its standard terms to the other. These terms are ‘accepted’ by the other...
read moreHow To Avoid Surprises From Your Landlord
Adam Youatt on common mistakes leasing premises - part 1 LEASING premises is one of the top three costs of any business. Commonly it is second only to salaries. It is also one of the longest financial commitments a business makes, requiring owners to predict how their businesses will look in five, 10 and 15 years, difficult for even the most established players. Businesses could do well to pay more attention to the changing market to minimise the burden of these costs. As a tenant you should consider the issues well before...
read moreInstalling A DPM Is A Fail-Safe Approach
Mark Leigh on dpm technology and current trends THE additional cost of dealing with the failure of floorcoverings is estimated to be four to six times higher than the predicted price of applying a high performance damp proof membrane at the time of initial installation. This shocking figure is a concern for specifiers and developers dealing with residual moisture in new construction work. In-situ concrete floor construction and the use of sand/cement screeds still predominates. And the water required in the mix design to...
read moreThere May Be No Way Round Preparation
Neil Sanders on preparing non-absorbent surfaces My previous articles in CFJ on best ways to prepare difficult substrates, included calcium sulphate screeds, subfloors suffering from laitance and in January on wooden floors. This month I cover the preparation of non-absorbent surfaces. Surfaces that do not allow water to pass through them can be described as non-absorbent. These include painted floors, asphalt, ceramic and quarry tiles and power floated concrete. Often if they are in good condition they can be cleaned and primed...
read moreHow To Prevent A Stain On Your Reputation
Mark Brigginshaw on key messages to customers about stains STAINS can be a real headache, often resulting in an unhappy customer. Be it in a school classroom, a retail store, toilets, or a domestic kitchen, it is a common complaint, often with no easy solution. The causes can be many and varied, for example, chemical spills, rubber fittings and products, poster paints, cleaning chemicals, general trafficking and dir t/contamination to name but a few. Often the staining could have been avoided if the customer had taken the right...
read moreDon’t Rely On Datasheets In Poor Conditions
Martin Cummins won’t lay in his conservatory this winter Part 3 LAST month I looked at problems when using smoothing compounds and adhesives in cold, stagnant buildings where there is little movement of air and resulting moisture. With regard to floorcoverings the main culprit with vinyl, linoleum and rubber flooring is cold temperatures. The floorcoverings must be stored and fitted at a reasonable temperature to enable cutting, shaping and bonding. Typical expected temperature is a minimum 18degC. A cold resilient flooring has...
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