BUILT FOR EN We hear the latest developments from Weber including a leisure centre project where a


Weber believes that what matters most in the construction industry is to care about people and their environment. The company strives to promote safe and sustainable buildings aligned with a vision of creating great places to live, which impact people’s daily life. Weber aims to develop innovative solutions to build and renovate energy efficient, comfortable, healthy and aesthetically superior buildings, while preserving natural resources. Weber’s marketing and R&D teams work on inventing solutions consistently allowing the business to remain ahead of the market with the introduction of new technologies that make a difference.


In the industrial environment speed, strength and durability are key to a successful floor installation. Weber’s range of industrial floor screeds provide these essential attributes creating stronger, smoother, longer lasting floors. The speed of application is up to 10 times faster than traditional screeds and the fast drying/curing properties allow forklift traffic or resin to be applied within 24 hours.


In the commercial and residential sector Weber’s range of floor screed products have been designed for optimum speed. They are capable of achieving a smooth surface that is ready for foot traffic after only a few hours and can be covered with a soft floorcovering in just 24 hours. A variety of ancillary products support both ranges and include water- borne primer, glass fibre net, dB matting for impact sound reduction on floors, and a highly moisture tolerant, epoxy resin damp proof system.


GYM FIT A fine example of Weber’s versatile floor screed products has been experienced in the first phase of improvements at Watford Woodside Leisure Centre in Hertfordshire. This is one of two state-of-the-art facilities in the town, managed by Everyone Active, where high performance weberfloor 4310 fibre flow by Weber has been specified by main contractor Bosun Design & Construction Limited (BDC), Chandlers Ford, Hampshire.


Everyone Active is the trading name for Sports & Leisure Management Limited (SLM), the UK’s longest-established leisure contractor. It manages more than 170 leisure and cultural facilities around the country in partnership with 49 different local authorities and trusts, and is currently carrying out a £1.8m improvement project across its Watford Woodside and Watford Central leisure centres.


Gary Foley, Everyone Active’s contract manger in Watford, said: “Working alongside Watford Borough Council, we are supporting local people of all ages and abilities to improve their health by offering them access to top-class leisure services and facilities. This project to update both locations will make a huge difference to our members, providing them with a new fitness studio to cater for the growing demand in group exercise, refurbished changing facilities and a significantly improved fitness suite that will offer the latest state-of-the-art equipment.”


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James May, Director at BDC commented: “We undertake contracts for Everyone Active at numerous sites in the south east. Multiple contracts are on-going at any one time. The process of selection is via tender direct to Everyone Active, who then works with the local authority. It is at this stage a preferred contractor is proposed.”


Included in the current phase of the works is the creation of a new mezzanine floor. It has been installed in the space above a former dance studio and adjacent squash court, and has enabled a brand-new fitness studio to be created. The current studio has also been extended.


Subcontractor C E C Plastering, of Southampton, undertook the application of weberfloor 4310 fibre flow screed. Director Chris Crosby said: “Together with Bosun Design & Construction we specified this fibre reinforced self-smoothing compound which we pump-applied at various thicknesses from 35-50mm. It was quick and easy to install, very versatile, and has produced an excellent finish. We’re fans of this product and have used it before but, even so, we benefited from Weber’s technical support.”


weberfloor 4310 fibre flow screed was applied to a steel framed block and beam floor construction which overcame the concerns around loading issues that might have arisen with the application of a traditional concrete screed.


The new floor was initially primed with weberfloor 4716, a water-based primer designed for use with all cementitious and hemi-hydrate floor screeds. It regulates the porosity of the substrate, improves the adhesion of flooring products while reducing the formation of pinholes in the levelling layer. It should be diluted with clean water and applied with a brush for the best results.


weberfloor 4310 fibre flow screed is designed for application at thicknesses between 5–50mm and formulated from special cements, aggregates, supplementary binders and chemical admixtures. It is supplied as a blended dry power and designed specifically for renovation of existing floors and floating floor construction in domestic and commercial applications.


weberfloor 4310 fibre flow can receive foot traffic after just 2-4 hours and can be tiled after 12-24 hours, dependent on ambient temperature following installation. The fibre reinforcement aids durability and allows it to be used in conjunction with underfloor heating systems and floating floors. weberfloor 4310 fibre flow has excellent spreading and smoothing characteristics. It has low alkalinity and low emissions during drying and is casein free.


Almost 500 bags of weberfloor 4310 fibre flow were required to finish the 190m² mezzanine floor in preparation for a final wood sprung floor suitable for dance and other physical education where shock absorption is essential to enhance performance and reduce the risk of injury.


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