Flooring
Flowcrete take the biscuit
biscuit maker, McVitie’s, Tollcross plant. A new production facility at McVitie’s, in Glasgow, has started out on a firm footing with the installation of a range of hygienic floor finishes from Flowcrete, including Flowfresh, which utilises the natural power of silver to deliver the level best in advanced protection. In keeping with the high tech nature of the refurbishment, McVitie’s project engineering team specified a range of Flowcrete products across a total floor area of almost 3,000m² at the site.
The project included the application of Flowcrete Flowfresh RT, which was chosen for the main thoroughfares of Line 14, in an ochre and cream colour scheme which provided McVitie’s with the balance of both a textured finish for slip resistance and a surface capable of easy maintenance. The smoother finished Flowcrete Flowfresh MF was also applied in the areas immediately below Line 14, to allow ease of maintenance. In total, 1,628m² of Flowfresh RT and MF were applied within the line.
Flowfresh offers a state-of-the art system for food and drink production areas, based on the natural power of silver to protect surfaces from germs. The silver ion-based antimicrobial treatment, Polygiene®, is locked within Flowfresh’s resinous flooring material. This additive controls up to 99.9% of bacterial microbes including salmonella, E-coli and many other types of bacteria and yeast, on contact – and the process remains active for the lifetime of the floor.
“The silver ion-based antimicrobial treatment, Polygiene®, controls up to 99.9% of bacterial microbes, on contact.”
For Line 19, Hydraseal and Flowcrete HF were applied across 1,200m². Installed in four weeks, under two phases, the textured Flowcrete HF was applied in a live working environment and involved sheeting up the area to ensure the smooth running of the site. At McVitie’s, the Flowfresh floor on Line 14 is supported by Flowcrete’s high strength screed, Isocrete Isopol. The old floor was excavated, with various levels of existing floor finishes and screed being removed before the floor was rebuilt and levelled using
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Tomorrow’s FM hears how Flowcrete harnessed the power of silver to deliver a hygienic floor finish for two food production lines at legendary
Isopol SBR, which was applied to provide a sound base for the Flowfresh RT and MF to anchor to.
Both lines also used Flowcrete’s Hydraseal damp proof membrane as part of the application process. Flowcrete’s approved contractors, XL Industrial Resins and Glenalmond Contracts, completed the flooring installation on Line 14, with XL Industrial Resins applying the Flowfresh RT and MF and Glenalmond Contracts installing the Isopol floor screed. The application at Line 19 was carried out by Veitchi Industrial Flooring (Scotland) Ltd.
Robert Gray, Flowcrete’s Regional Manager in Scotland and the North East of England, said: “This project reflects the flexibility and choice of hygienic flooring available for the food sector from Flowcrete. Their high performance hygienic qualities, coupled with tremendous abrasion resistance, durability – and the ability to balance slip-resistance with cleanability – ensure that these systems measure up to the tough and uncompromising demands of the sector.”
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