Many people don’t consider the fact that business owners must go through a significant amount of decision making when it comes to having their businesses built. When it comes to warehouses and factories, an oft overlooked yet crucial aspect of the construction of these businesses is the concrete flooring that is used in the buildings. […]
Read MoreThere are many different methods of going about getting concrete flooring installed in your building’s foundation. A prominent and useful method that is in high demand today is a method known as insitu concrete flooring. One of the most standard methods of pouring concrete that most people know about is for a concrete company to […]
Read MoreHaving the concrete flooring installed in the foundation of your construction project is one stage of the building process that is often overlooked or glossed over. This is a mistake however, as getting the best quality concrete flooring put in is an absolutely essential component of the construction process. The best way to ensure that […]
Read MoreThe transformation of Walsall’s waterfront includes 319 apartments and 22 houses, which achieved Level 3 under the Code for Sustainable Homes by utilising Icopal’s range of Monarfloor acoustic systems: Bridgestop, Isolation Strip and Tranquilt – a one-part system that reduces impact and flanking transmission within precast and insitu concrete floors – to meet the sustainable […]
Read MoreUniversity of Oregon students have okayed a $50 million expansion of the Student Recreation Centre. The big project includes adding a three-court gym and the finished Student Recreation Centre will have polished concrete floors, and tile accents throughout. Ground-breaking is scheduled for July 10 and when construction is completed about 18 months hence, the difference […]
Read MoreProducts from Johnstone’s Ecological Solutions range have ensured the new £24million Oasis Academy MediaCityUK in Salford is provided with a sustainable and durable finish for years to come, including heavy traffic areas such as the concrete floors. The Academy contains a wide variety of contrasting substrates, including new plastered and exposed concrete, softwood, metalwork, MDF […]
Read MoreTwo companies, Twintec Industrial Flooring and Llevell Laser Floors, have formed a strategic partnership for the design and construction of industrial concrete flooring throughout South Africa. The Twintec Group is recognised as a world leader in steel fibre reinforced concrete (SFRC) ‘jointless’ floor slabs design and construct in excess of 6 million m² worldwide each […]
Read MoreThree large San Francisco hospital construction projects scheduled for completion between 2013 and 2015 are using floor seal technology to reduce moisture related concrete floor failure. These installations represent a combined total of more than one million square feet, bringing the total concrete floor treatment applications to more than 60 million square feet. When floor […]
Read MoreThe Precast Flooring Federation’s Code of practice has been expanded to embrace aspects not previously covered. Precast concrete floors offer excellent in use performance with respect to durability, acoustics, fire and thermal mass, and now installation by PFF members will be even safer. The manual handling operations regulations have been extended to incorporate noise and […]
Read MorePlans have been submitted for the first phase of a revamp of the Victoria Centre in the Nottingham. The full £35 million refurbishment project includes structural changes to open up the mall, as well as enhanced shop fronts, new ceilings, concrete flooring, lighting and upgraded customer toilet facilities. Intu, the shopping centre’s owner has applied […]
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