No Slips at Banana Warehouse

Resin Floor For A Warehouse Environment

Looking to upgrade their 3,500m² warehousing facility in Essex, Windward Banana's specified Ryebrook Resins to lay their hard-wearing and hygienic Ryetech HT fast-cure floor finish. The resulting resin floor is extremely durable, providing excellent resilience against abrasion from heavy pallets and fork lift trucks whilst having the added benefits of providing a safe, slip-resistant surface that is seamless and therefore and easy to
maintain at a high level of cleanliness.

The Flooring Process

As a busy packaging facility for bananas imported from the
Windward Isles and supplied primarily to Sainsburys and
Waitrose, the warehouse is in operation 24hrs a day, seven
days a week. After a successful trial of Ryebrook s advanced
resin finish, the programme to re-surface the remaining
warehouse was divided into seven segments of 500m², each being completed before moving to the next. This reduced disruptions and ensured that normal operations could be resumed at the earliest possible opportunity.

The Floor Screed Finish

Working Saturday evenings, the existing unsealed concrete floor of each area was first prepared by shotblasting and diamond grinding. Repairs to the sub-floor were carried out before applying a single 0.5mm coat of Ryetech HT fast-cure in a light grey. Having a build-thickness of a normal two-coat solvent-free resin in just a single coat, Ryetech HT delivers quick results without compromising on durability. The system is
usually applied with a trowel before being rolled with a special textured roller to aid slipresistance.

Within just seven hours the floor was fully operationally allowing electric pallet truck traffic and fork lifts complete access.

Client Testimonial

"We were impressed by Ryebrook's efficiency and professionalism, successfully completing the project to deadline, with minimum interruptions", comments Bob Chambers, Depot Manager for Windward's.

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Warehouse Flooring Brief

>Hard-Wearing
>Hygienic
>Slip Resistant

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For further information please contact:

Tony Hills, MD
Ryebrook Resins Limited
Unit 4, Kelvin Business Centre, Kelvin Way,
Crawley , West Sussex RH10 9SF