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CONSTRUCTION WORLD
JULY
2017
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FLOORING
The site of the project was F&M
Salvage Contractors, a Pietermaritzburg
business in whose panel shop heavy-duty
vehicles are repaired. For this reason
it was imperative that a robust, dust
resistant environment was created. F&M
Salvage contracted Westside Trading to
apply the specified Sika products.
Preparations included diamond
grinding the concrete floor area in order
to create a smooth surface prior to the
application of Sikafloor-161, a two-part,
low viscosity, multi-purpose epoxy resin.
Designed for priming concrete floors,
cement screeds and epoxy mortars with
low to medium absorbent surfaces,
Sikafloor-161 is easy to apply with short
waiting times and provides good penetration
The sports ball manufacturer Yegin Industries specified a selection
of high performance resin flooring solutions from Flowcrete to install
a creative and unique floor finish throughout its brand new office
in the Long Giang Industrial Park, which is situated in Tien Giang
Province, Vietnam.
The office was part of a large-scale, multifaceted facility that
included an administrative centre, production factory and chemical
warehouse as well as utilities areas, a canteen, car park, swimming
pool and green spaces.
The plan for the new site was to incorporate the theme of sports
into the very fabric of the building itself. The dual purpose of this
design scheme was to provide employees with a fun and enjoyable
atmosphere while also creating the ideal environment to showcase
its products to prospective clients.
This interior design ethos was exemplified in the office’s
showroom – which came with a built-in basketball court! Across the
building staff areas were also designed to emulate sports courts and
gyms to give employees the space and motivation to get active.
The appearance and functionality of the floor in the basketball
court style showroom was a priority, as the floor would need to
impress clients and provide an engaging space for Yegin Industries
to demonstrate its products.
Giving garage
FIRST-CLASS FINISH
When the owner of a truck repair
workshop sought advice on first
class protection for newly placed
concrete floors, Sika’s Mervyn
Naidoo recommended three
products that conform to multiple
international testing standards.
FLOOR SCORES
employee satisfaction
Flowcrete has created a floor that will help
Yegin Industries bounce, dribble, volley and
dunk its way to success.
LEFT:
Flowsport was applied in Yegin Industries’ gym room to encourage employees to get active.
RIGHT:
The antimicrobial system Flowfresh MF in a light grey colour was chosen for hygiene critical areas
of the building such as the canteen, thanks to its understated aesthetics and superior cleanliness properties.
To achieve this appearance as well as ensure that the floor would
withstand people running, jumping and playing across the surface,
Flowcrete supplied a flooring build-up, formulated to be robust and
able to maintain its visuals for an extended period of time.
Some 1 750 m
2
of Isocrete K-Screed was first applied in a 50 mm
layer so that the substrate would deliver a high-strength platform
for the resin coating. Isocrete K-Screed is a semi-dry cementitious
screed that incorporates a proprietary additive to produce an early
drying, high strength screed.
To showcase the company’s ‘work hard, play hard’ attitude,
the designer specified 100 m
2
of FlowSport with Deckshield UV
Linemarker. This was applied in the showroom and gym room, as
it would provide the bright colours and clear patterns necessary
to create sports-court style finishes. The resilience of FlowSport’s
polyurethane technology was perfect for the gym room, where
employees would be exercising during the working hours.
FlowSport is a composite surface that creates a synthetic and
flexible sports floor. This system delivers a resilient and uniform
surface with a cushioned effect for added spring as well as the easy
to clean advantage of a completely seamless surface.
A total of 1 650 m
2
of the antimicrobial system Flowfresh MF
in a light grey colour was also chosen for hygiene critical areas of
the building, such as the office, canteen and dormitory areas. This
system was specified thanks to its understated aesthetics and
superior cleanliness properties.
Floors in the Flowfresh range incorporate the Polygiene
®
antimicrobial additive, which inhibits the growth of bacteria on the
floor surface by up to 99,9%.