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Specifying the right floor is essential for a safe, hygienic and efficient production process. When the wrong flooring choice is made, the costs due to lost productivity, downtime or personal injury can be enormous. These factors can far outweigh the initial installation cost of the floor, whether it's a new construction or renovation project. Here are eight reasons to choose a Ucrete floor for your production facility.
Ucrete industrial floors contribute to more optimal hygiene thanks to the seamless surface that is liquid-proof and impermeable over its entire thickness. This prevents bacterial or fungal growth, which is particularly important in the food and beverage sector. Standard floors, on the other hand, can cause problems in such environments. With a tile liner, for example, the porous grout must be carefully and thoroughly cleaned to avoid dirt and bacteria growth between the tiles. Chipped or broken tiles show cracks or pits that can provide additional breeding grounds for bacteria. Ucrete industrial floors, on the other hand, ensure cleanability comparable to the standard used for stainless steel. Learn more about the importance of hygienic flooring for food production and food safety at here.
In a manufacturing environment, standard floors can be prone to cracking and damage. A surface that is not in one piece may in some cases vibrate, shift or even crack if the surface is not level or if there is regular thermal shock. Cracked or cracked floors where water and bacteria have penetrated the substrate are a problem for hygiene and cleanliness, as well as a risk for workers to slip.
Safety is an important aspect when choosing a floor, especially in production environments with wet work areas. With its wide range of surface profiles, Ucrete gives less chance of slipping, tripping and falling than with a standard floor.
The cost of such incidents cannot be underestimated. The number of slip-caused incidents in the food industry is considerably higher than the industrial average, and contributes significantly to serious injuries. in our current society, where people are quick to sue, it is probably wisest to always choose the best possible floor. With optimum slip resistance, a Ucrete floor offers a safe floor for employees.
Production loss is expensive, so reducing or eliminating production downtime is critical to efficient and productive plant management. When a renovation or new floor is needed, the rapid installation of Ucrete results in fewer production interruptions than many other floors. Specialized Ucrete applicators can treat a large area with Ucrete in a much shorter time compared to other typical industrial flooring.
Repairs and renovations should always aim to reduce risks and solve existing problems, and certainly not cause any more of them. This is where Ucrete offers clear advantages: easier to maintain and more durable than standard flooring, especially during the first 10-20 years. Ucrete will not crack or chip, and absorbs direct impacts by spreading them throughout the floor.
When old floors reach the end of their useful life, manufacturing safety can be compromised. Damaged floors are a trip and fall hazard, while cracks can cause bacterial growth. By choosing a floor that minimizes maintenance, you can control the impact of production downtime, which is often required to perform a feed renovation in the production environment.
The fast-curing Ucrete industrial floors enable trouble-free, permanent and accelerated repair and renovation of floors. The floors can be made safe and hygienic again in a minimum of time, so that they can be put back into use after a curing time of barely five hours at a temperature of 10°C.
Watch our video "Ucrete Fast Refurbishment challenge.
Ucrete floors are extremely strong and offer excellent resistance to chemicals, temperature and wear. As a result, Ucrete will not crack which consequently leads to less maintenance than standard floors. over the entire life span, Ucrete floors are better buys than any other flooring because they require less maintenance, cleaning and renovation than standard floors. Weighing the cost of use against the initial expenditure is essential when making a flooring choice. By choosing a Ucrete industrial floor, you will gain many years - and decades - in lifespan.
Ucrete is a sustainable floor; as it requires less energy for maintenance and less water for cleaning than some standard floors which is particularly relevant in production areas where high levels of hygiene are essential. Cleaning and maintenance of an industrial floor can account for up to 90% of cumulative energy demand. By choosing a sustainable floor from the Ucrete range, you can reduce the use of key resources which is crucial for both the environment and operating costs. Correctly installed Ucrete floors can prove a virtually maintenance-free solution for more than 30 years even in the most demanding environments. For example, a Ucrete floor installed in 1984 is still in use at Magor Brewery in the United Kingdom.
Read here more about this success story.
We recently launched Ucrete CS in Europe: an innovative, color-stable Ucrete industrial floor that sets new aesthetic standards. Color stability means UV resistance and improved stain resistance, allowing greater flexibility for safer production environment design. Read here more about Ucrete CS.
Safe, hygienic and efficient production is crucial for manufacturing companies. The right flooring choice plays an important role in the success of manufacturing companies. Correctly specified flooring becomes part of the solutions to make companies more successful. There is a good reason why Ucrete is known as the strongest floor in the world. Check out the "Ucrete destruction challenge" video and you are completely convinced.
