Product by Benefit
Antimicrobial
Today’s intense focus on sanitation standards and cleanliness means that hygiene has to be factored into the very fabric of a building.
Anti-Static
Electro-static discharge (ESD) can pose a threat to sensitive electronic equipment, and in environments that handle volatile gases, powders, liquids or other substances it can even be a potentially dangerous ignition source. This charge can quickly build up within a floor when subjected to regular traffic from people and wheeled equipment.
Chemical Resistant
Flowcrete Australia's chemical resistant coatings can maintain a seamless, high quality finish for an extended period of time despite contact with even the most caustic of solvents, acids and alkalis. Specific sectors can even specify floors tailored to meet the common chemicals used in that industry, for example aircraft hangars can install a surface that won’t be damaged by aviation hydraulic fluid.
Decorative
Choosing a high performance floor doesn’t mean sacrificing aesthetics for functionality. Flowcrete’s decorative flooring systems combine contemporary style with world-class quality to provide seamless surfaces that can maintain a visual impact despite intense working conditions.
Environmentally Conscious
Flowcrete Australia is committed to providing environmentally friendly flooring solutions that have been sustainably sourced, manufactured and distributed. This includes incorporating recycled material into the floors, as well as limiting or completely removing toxic substances such as volatile organic compounds.
Fast Cure
The long downtime periods and snail’s pace construction schedules caused by waiting for a floor to fully cure can be consigned to the past thanks to the Flowfast range of methyl methacrylate (MMA) enhanced floors.
HACCP International Certified
Proving that a building is able to meet a high standard of hygiene is essential in many sectors, especially contamination sensitive settings such as the food and beverage, pharmaceutical and electronics industries.
Low Odour
Facilities managers and site operators may have been put off high performance polymer floors in the past due to the odour generated during the chemical curing process.
Low Temperature Installation
The practicalities of many types of buildings or of some construction projects will mean that the floor is going to have to be installed at temperatures either approaching or below freezing point. This is often the case in large warehouses, cold storage rooms or locations exposed to the elements like car parks, where it is either not desirable of even possible to raise the temperature of the site.
Moisture Tolerant
Moisture can be a problematic flooring factor for several reasons and unless the substrate, application process and the future use of the site are properly analysed it can easily bring on an early floor failure.
Slip Resistant
Slip resistant flooring is a health and safety must-have for most industrial and commercial facilities, as otherwise it’s only a matter of time until a member of staff or customer suffers a painful and costly accident.
Thermal Shock Resistant
The floor area can be very sensitive to changes in temperature, whether its excessively high, icily low, very sudden or over a long period of time.
UV Stable
Long term exposure to the elements can wear away mountains and erode rock – so imagine what it could do to an unprotected floor finish! Wind, rain and ice can all eat into a floor finish while UV rays are notorious for discolouring previously bright and vibrant surfaces.
Waterproof
A key issue effecting car park environments is water ingress. During an influx of wet weather, large amounts of rainfall can cause water to seep through the joints and cracks of bare concrete, releasing lime and other corrosive contaminants.