THE need for a rapid-curing hardwearing floor screed during a major factory refurbishment has been met using a self-levelling system from maxit.

Contractors Industrial Floor Treatments (Stone) Ltd, of Staffordshire, installed around 3,000 m² of new floors during the refurbishment of an industrial complex at Market Harborough for rubber component engineers The Harboro Rubber Co Ltd.

Work in three separate areas was completed in several phases totalling just seven working days, replacing old, damaged and oil-contaminated floors with a new dust-free level screed ready for installation of heavy machinery.

maxit ABS 410 high-performance pumped screed was selected for a 1,000 m² former workshop area; a 1,750 m² manufacturing area and a 220 m² high bay.

Following treatment of the oil contaminated workshop floor by captive grit-blasting and treatment with an oil compatible epoxy primer, phased installation of the maxit screeds was carried out to a nominal thickness of 8mm.

A second maxit product, ABS 400 base coat, was used for repairs to cracked and damaged areas of the existing concrete screed during the refurbishment work. Following curing of the new screeds an epoxy finish was applied in two coats.

Explains Jim White, of Industrial Floor Treatments: “As this involved relocation from other premises in the area, speed was essential so that the company could begin installation of machinery and carry out other follow-on work.  A hard-wearing surface was also essential and ABS410 was selected after the clients saw two other successful installations we have carried out in the Midlands area.”

Harboro Rubber Co Ltd Engineering Manager Jim Tonkin commented: “We need floors that will withstand constant traffic and support some heavy production machinery. We were very impressed with the other floors we saw and look forward to ours performing equally well.”

maxit offers a complete range of advanced ABS floor screeds and systems designed for a broad number of applications in industrial, commercial retail and healthcare environments.