THE VIEW FROM FERFA
In this issue, we start off a brand new bi-monthly column contributed by Helen McGachie, Chief Executive Officer of FeRFA – the Resin Flooring Association.
As the voice of authority in the UK resin flooring, screeding and surface preparation industry, FeRFA represents the major product manufacturers, specialist contractors, surface preparation companies, raw material suppliers and service providers.
The Association has been dedicated to seamless resin flooring for over 40 years, leading the way in setting quality standards for the sector and providing advice, guidance and training support.
Given that the shortlist for the FeRFA Awards has just being announced, this is the ideal time for the Association to promote quality in the sector. Covering both commercial and industrial applications, the continuing success of the FeRFA Awards illustrates the growing popularity of resin flooring across all market sectors. From a strong base in manufacturing, where resin flooring provides high performance and durable flooring in the most rigorous of processing environments, the commitment of resin flooring manufacturers to technical development and innovation has now resulted in resin systems that offer impressive durability and wear resistance, together with aesthetic and design appeal.
Meanwhile the latest comfort flooring, or ‘liquid vinyl’ systems have grown in popularity, particularly in the commercial sector where they offer the comfort properties typically provided by cushion vinyl, but with the added benefit of providing a seamless hygienic and easy-to-maintain floor. It is these types of performance characteristics that have influenced specifiers and clients to choose resin flooring systems over alternative flooring options.
The categories at this year’s Awards are: Small Industrial Project of the Year and Large Industrial Project of the Year, both sponsored by ACO Building Drainage; Small Commercial Project of the Year, sponsored by Innoveo; and Large Commercial Project of the Year, sponsored by Stallard Kane Associates.
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Demonstrating the enormous versatility and effectiveness of resin flooring, the shortlisted projects in the Awards range from Imperial College London through to St Fagans National Museum of History in Wales and from Harrods Spa, Knightsbridge, through to BMW’s automotive processing factory in Oxford. Also included are a hospital, a Royal Mail facility and a TV studio. There is hardly any type of working or amenity space in which a resin floor cannot be installed to give the best possible results.
Contractors who made it on to this year’s Awards shortlist include ACC Flooring, Aztec Screeding, Central Flooring, IRL Group, Polydeck Group, Quest Industrial Flooring, Sphere8, TPS360, Ultrasyntec and Zircon Flooring. Meanwhile manufacturers, whose products are featured on the shortlist include Altro, BASF, Flowcrete, Remmers, Resdev and Sika.
The 2017 FeRFA Annual Event, at which the Awards will be presented, is being held on Friday 17 November at The Belfry Hotel, near Sutton Coldfield. The Event sponsors are Altro, CITB, Conica, Flowcrete, The Preparation Group, PPG Architectural Coatings, Sika Ltd and Smart Marketing Works.
The best place to learn more about resin flooring and its many applications is the FeRFA website. The Association has developed this website to provide the most comprehensive source of information on the selection of resin systems, as well as guidance on specialist applications, where properties such as chemical resistance, static dissipative and slip resistance are required. Information on resin flooring can be provided by a series of RIBA CPD-approved FeRFA Guidance Notes which cover a wide range of useful topics, and are free to download from the website.
www.ferfa.org.uk www.tomorrowscontractfloors.com
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