THE VIEW FROM FERFA
Mark Spowage, CEO of FeRFA, the Resin Flooring Association, outlines how resin flooring is the most flexible solution in many applications.
Resin has been the flooring of choice in the food, automotive, pharmaceutical and manufacturing sectors for many years. The reason that resin flooring has a long and proven track record in these types of industrial environments is because of its excellent performance characteristics and its ability to provide a long-lasting, seamless, hygienic, slip-resistant floor.
With the ever-increasing demands for durable and easy-to- maintain flooring within the commercial sector, resin flooring is widening its success by becoming more and more popular in projects such as schools, hospitals, retail and leisure outlets.
Whether specifying for an industrial or commercial setting , it’s paramount that the correct flooring system is selected for the job. Thorough communication by all parties is also a key factor in ensuring that the client’s requirements and expectations are met from any chosen system.
The selection process should include an exchange of information between the client, resin flooring manufacturer and the contractor. Any site specific issues and special requirements such as aesthetics, slip resistance and cleanability, should be openly discussed to ensure that the client has an understanding of what is involved in laying a resin floor system and which resin system would be the most suitable for the specified use, level of trafficking, environment and budget.
24 | SCREEDS, RESINS & COATINGS
The Resin Flooring Association, FeRFA, promotes the use of a classification system to assist specifiers. This is described in the British Standard Code of Practice, BS 8204-6. The different resin types are defined from 1 to 8, based generally on the applied thickness of the resin system, the thickest type being greater than 6mm and effectively impervious throughout its thickness for the heaviest loading and trafficking. The FeRFA classification system allows a cross-reference between products from different manufacturers, irrespective of brand names, and provides useful guidance when selecting a resin flooring system.
The selection process should always account for the functional needs of the floor finish, the substrate on which it is to be installed, and the aesthetic requirements. All of this may sound complicated, but not so when there is easy access to information and guidance when choosing a flooring system. The specialist resin flooring contractor will assist throughout the process and additional information and guidance is also available via the FeRFA website which includes easy to access technical guidance such as the recently updated FeRFA Guide to the Selection of Synthetic Resin Flooring together with real case studies across a number of market sectors.
www.ferfa.org.uk
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