Held at the end of November in Nottingham, FeRFA’s annual Best Practice Awards once again recognised excellence in resin flooring - celebrating the workmanship, diversity, innovation and commitment to quality shown by FeRFA members.
The 2019 event was also an opportunity to celebrate FeRFA’s 50th anniversary. The evening was hosted by Reverend Richard Coles.
Award winners in the five categories were as follows: SMALL INDUSTRIAL PROJECT OF THE
YEAR - sponsored by Stallard Kane Associates The winner of this category was East Coast Flooring and Remmers UK. The project was at Cambridge Medical Robotics. In this project the ESD protection area for robot construction and storage had a high degree of technical requirement as well as requiring a close on-site partnership between manufacturer and installer. This highly technical installation combined with the conversion of a soft flooring specification to seamless resin flooring, demonstrates how a collaborative and innovative approach to resin flooring can benefit the marketplace and designers alike.
Products used: Remmers ESD 3K (FeRFA Type 5) and Remmers PU Deco Color with PUR Aqua Color Top M (FeRFA Type 5).
LARGE INDUSTRIAL PROJECT OF THE
YEAR - sponsored by ACO Building Drainage This category was won by IRL Group and Remmers UK. The project was a New Aircraft Hangar for the RAF, known as Project Anvil. The scope of the work was to prepare and apply a resin flooring system with associated demarcation lines. In addition, the specification was to colour match the existing demarcation colours as installed in another building. A high- build epoxy coating was chosen for its suitability for use within an aerospace environment, particularly hangar flooring. The professional installation was non-shedding and did not cause concerns in foreign object debris-sensitive areas of operation.
Products used: Remmers Epoxy MT100, Epoxy BS 3000 and Epoxy Flex PH (FeRFA Type 3).
FeRFA’s 50th anniversary awards highlight excellence in the resin flooring industry. SMALL COMMERCIAL PROJECT
THE VIEW FROM FeRFA
OF THE YEAR - sponsored by COBRA Insurance Brokers
Winners of this category were Surtech and Altro for Nando’s at Addlestone. On this project the flooring needed to represent the Nando’s brand in terms of aesthetics and also be functional with regards to hygiene and slip resistance. Over 400 linear meters of brass trim had to be measured, cut and formed on site to ensure the geometric pattern from the walls was maintained on the floor. The resin was then installed and carefully ground and polished to reveal the beautiful design. In addition to this, tabletops, worktops, wall panels and splashbacks were all pre-formed off site.
Products used: Altro Terrazzolite EP (FeRFA Type 7). LARGE COMMERCIAL PROJECT OF
THE YEAR - sponsored by Innoveo The winner of this category was the MJF Group, Altro and Flowcrete for the Emerald Headingley Stadium.
This project was initially specified as Altro Screed 5mm Rapicure epoxy screed of which 2000m² was applied to toilet areas, concessions and the ground floor concourse within the south stand of the stadium including cove detail. Deckshield Rapide ED1 system was specified for the Level 1 concourse due to its flexible nature and excellent crack bridging properties. Cold weather conditions and increasingly tight time scales required the introduction of Flowcrete’s Flowfast Quartz. However, difficulties in matching the aesthetics of an epoxy system with an MMA resin saw a collaboration with the team mixing Flowcrete’s MMA resin with Altro’s aggregates. After many samples were tested, a suitable blend was devised, allowing the flooring’s aesthetics to be consistent across the south and north stands of the stadium.
Products used: Altro Screed 5mm Rapicure (FeRFA Type 6), Altro Grip (FeRFA Type 4), Deckshield Rapide ED1 (FeRFA Type 4), Flowfast MMA Quartz Classic (FeRFA Type 6), Flowfast Quartz (FeRFA Type 6), Flowcrete PHS (FeRFA Type 1).
In addition to the Category winners there were two Highly Commended entrants. These were: Limegate and RESDEV for Big Motoring World in the Large Industrial Project Category, and Zircon Flooring and Sika for the ITV Studio, Leeds, in the Large Commercial Project Category.
The final category of Outstanding Contribution to FeRFA, sponsored by VI Industrial Supplies, was won by John Holmes of Reprotec.
FeRFA would like to thank all its Award and Event sponsors this year. Their continuing support makes it possible to maintain the prestigious level of the annual Best Practice Awards, so that FeRFA can continue to recognise excellence and achievement within the resin flooring sector.
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