The cora ‘hypermarket’ in Châtelineau (Charleroi) in Belgium caters to thousands of customers every week. The butcher’s shop takes a central place and is supplied by a large meat processing and packing area ‘behind the curtains’. In this area, the floor coating needed repairs.

The traditional way would be to seal of the area and apply a PMMA-based coating by workers dressed in airtight suits. Afterwards the area would have to be thoroughly ventilated. And you would still expect the smell of PMMA’s to linger. Impossible.

Our partners in Belgium repaired the floors in the cooling cells with a primer topped with QF EPT at a temperature of 10° Celsius up to a thickness of 2 millimetres. The repairs were done and the floor was accessible within three hours.

Aramis water treatment from Belgium puts its equipment in 40ft containers. The containers are carefully kept water- and airtight.

PUROC’s QF PUR coating on the wooden floors of these containers protects from rot and protects the equipment from dust seeping in.

First we filled holes for screws and seams between the boards with a layer of QF PUR mixed with ‘stellmittel’. This provides a smooth surface. Then we applied a full layer of QF PUR and finally a thin layer mixed with a tiny amount of glass pearl for a non-skid effect. Three layers within one day.

Disassembly is a dirty, greasy job which needs a floor that can take a beating. Oil, hydraulic fluids, coolant and plain dirt attack the floor. Barloworld chose a combination of PUROC products for the different areas in their hall.

The disassembly area is treated with a combination of QF EPT mix with sand after thorough pre-treatment of cracks and tension areas of the concrete. For the repair and assembly area we advised the application of a smooth surface of QF EPT.

PUROC was supplied in two colours: a plain gray for the working areas and an industrial turquoise for transport lanes and walk ways.

On a refurbishing project in Neuss, our partner Thomas Welter (Malermeister) was asked how to repair and embellish the balconies of twelve apartments. The balconies wore a layer of old coating of indefinite age and deplorable condition.

Thomas Welter chose to treat these with a combination of three layers of PUROC products. First a layer of UP Fast as a primer and then two layers of QF PUR with catalyst sand and finished with a coloured flake.

After careful sanding and cleaning the balconies were ready and accessible within six hours . . . the occupants were able to enjoy their new balconies immediately upon coming home.

DACHSER challenged Kerem Erdok to show how PUROC can be used to repair and coat ramps and floors of the loading docks of their distribution facilities. A big concern for DACHSER is the speed with which PUROC can be applied to minimise downtime.

This facility in the south of Germany is used 24 hours a day. Dozens of truck rumble in and out, laden and unladen. Putting great stresses on the concrete floors. Cracks in the concrete have the tendency to deteriorate very quickly into real damage.

Acoplan applied QF EPT mixed with 40% to 50% of sand. This was use as a kind of mortar to repair cracks. Within a few weeks time DACHSER will check these to see if our solution is sustainable.

PUROC recently treated the floor of the first Converse store in Roppenheim (F). The Converse All-Star brand is owned by Nike. Nike wishes to open some 60 stores in several European countries. The All-Star brand wants to have an ‘industrial look and feel’ in its brand stores and therefore chose PUROC for its concrete floor coating.

Due to the fast drying properties of our PUROC products the first three layers were applied within 7 hours. The finishing coat was added the next day.

When preparing the floor some visible scratches were made on the floor. These were fully camouflaged by the first impregnating coat of PUROC TR MAT. Nike is very satisfied with the final result: a perfectly protected industrial concrete floor, that is easy to clean.

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The system:

1. Grinding the floor with diamond grinder
2. First layer, impregnate with Puroc TR MAT
3. Second layer, leveling coat Crafco QF PUR Transparent
4. Third layer, top coat Puroc TR MAT
5. Fourth layer, top coat Puroc TR MAT

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