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ARDEX R 90 P Rake and Trowel PU Screed Solves a Fishy Problem
Regarded within the flooring industry as the ‘solution providers’, ARDEX UK were delighted to team up with flooring contractors Amicitia UK Ltd of South Devon to provide the perfect resin flooring system for Plymouth Fisheries, the most modern fishing facility in the South West.
The existing cooler room floor had shown early signs of damage, and in order to allay the clients’ fears, Amicitia offered a patch test of various industrial flooring options. These patches were monitored closely for signs of wear or failure over a period of 10 months, with outstanding performance seen from the ARDEX R 90 P Rake and Trowel Grade Heavy Duty Polyurethane Screed.
The project began with Amicitia removing the existing damaged screed using rotary percussion chisels and a self-propelled concrete plane/scabbler, followed by an intensive vacuum clean. After checking the moisture content of the newly prepared floor, it was coated with ARDEX R 3 E Solvent Free Epoxy Primer prior to receipt of ARDEX R 90 P polyurethane screed at a depth of 9mm.
As cleanliness is critical in food processing environments, it was essential that the specified industrial floor system would provide high chemical resistance with a seamless and joint free finish. ARDEX R 90 P Rake and Trowel Grade Heavy Duty Polyurethane Screed has been innovatively designed to ensure that it can withstand the most demanding hygiene routines whilst offering superb durability and ease of maintenance.
The installation of ARDEX R 90 P is more efficient than a traditional trowel applied heavy duty polyurethane screed as it has been specially formulated to provide an easily worked system that can be quickly applied using a pin rake and trowel technique. The cured system forms a tough, easily cleaned, pigmented layer from 4mm up to 9mm thick, resulting in a hard wearing, slip resistant resin flooring system. Available in a range of colours, ARDEX R 90 P is increasingly specified for fast track projects in food processing environments, drinks production, dairies and general heavy duty plant and traffic areas.
“It was essential that we installed a proven industrial flooring system that would deliver outstanding wearing properties. The results from the patch tests conclusively demonstrated to our client that ARDEX R 90 P is without doubt today’s most advanced industrial flooring system”, enthused Adrian Saxby of Amicitia UK Ltd.
February 2007
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