Ucrete Industrial Flooring

The World’s Toughest Floor

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Ucrete Industrial Flooring Ucrete Industrial Flooring
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Contents in-depth knowledge of local building needs, to
develop innovations that help make you more
03 _ Master Builders Solutions 16 _ Antistatic flooring successful and drive sustainable construction.
04 _ The world’s toughest floor 18 _ Durability
06 _ Floors full of possibilities 20 _ Sustainability The comprehensive portfolio under the Master
08 _ Temperature resistance 22 _ A clear choice Builders Solutions brand encompasses concrete
10 _ Slip resistant flooring 24 _ Food Industry admixtures, cement additives, chemical solutions
12 _ Chemical resistance 26 _ Chemical Industry for underground construction, waterproofing
14 _ Cleaning and hygiene 28 _ Pharmaceutical Industry solutions, sealants, concrete repair and
protection solutions, performance grouts,
performance flooring solutions.
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The World’s
Toughest Floor

Performing at the highest level. If you are looking for the right
flooring for your project, you want to rely on expertise and
reputation that have been built up over decades. The Master
Builders Solutions experts will provide you with the perfect
solution to meet all your needs.

Ucrete industrial flooring is cost effective  T

hermal shock resistance: withstands
because it is long lasting, quick and practical spillages up to 150 °C depending upon
to install and meets all the needs of modern specification.
processing industry. It is a unique suite of
products based upon the Ucrete heavy duty  H
ygiene: cleanable to the same standard as
polyurethane resins which enjoy an unequalled stainless steel and does not support biological
reputation for performance built up over four growth, so helping to maintain hygiene
decades of use throughout the food, beverage, standards.
pharmaceutical and chemical industries.
 C
hemical resistance: from strong acids to
alkalis, fats, oils and solvents which can
Ucrete – Key benefits rapidly degrade other types of resin flooring.

 D
urable: excellent impact and wear  C
 lean and safe: for your workers, your
resistance. Many 20 – 30 year old Ucrete floors products and the environment. Certified with
in aggressive environments are still in service. the Eurofins Indoor Air Comfort Gold standard
for low emissions.
 N
on-tainting: even during application in food
handling areas. To ensure long-term performance, your flooring
will be installed by trained specialist applicators.
 F
ast application and curing: even at low For your local partner visit
temperatures. Specifications are available www.master-builders-solutions.com/en-
that are fully serviceable after only 5 hours asiapacific/products/ucrete
at 10 °C, making it ideally suited for
refurbishment work.

 M
 oisture tolerant: can be installed onto 7 day
old concrete without the need for special
primers, helping to maintain programme on
fast track projects.

Our reference in Courcelles (Belgium):

ERPC
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 Ucrete MF 4 – 6 mm
 Ucrete MFAS 4 – 6 mm, antistatic
 Ucrete MFAS-C 4 – 6 mm, conductive
 Ucrete TZ 9 –12 mm terrazzo floor
 Ucrete TZAS 9 –12 mm terrazzo floor, antistatic

Light textured floors

 Ucrete DP10
 Ucrete DP10AS
4 – 9 mm
6 mm, antistatic
Floors for Your Specific
 Ucrete HF60RT
 Ucrete HF100RT
 Ucrete HPQ
6 mm
9 mm
4 – 6 mm colored quartz
Requirements
 Ucrete HPQAS 6 mm colored quartz, antistatic
 Ucrete IF 9 mm iron armoured
 Ucrete MT 4 – 6 mm
 Ucrete UD200 6 –12 mm
Ucrete industrial flooring is a range of robust appropriate surface texture for any particular
Medium textured floor
floor finishes produced using the unique Ucrete application will depend on the nature of any
 Ucrete DP20 4 – 9 mm
heavy duty polyurethane resin binder system. spillage to be encountered, the type of work
 Ucrete DP20AS 6 mm, antistatic
Correctly specified, Ucrete will give you many undertaken in the area and the standards of
 Ucrete UD200SR 6 –12 mm years of service even in very aggressive housekeeping and cleaning to be maintained.
industrial and process environments. The Slip resistance is discussed on page 8.
Highly textured floor purpose of this brochure is to help you choose
 Ucrete DP30 4 – 9 mm the right floor. First consider your requirements. Chemical resistance
All Ucrete floors have the same chemical
Vertical surfaces Rapid installation resistance characteristics as shown in the
Ucrete RG 4 – 9 mm coving mortar and render We appreciate that it is not always easy to close tables on page 13. So in this regard all Ucrete
production lines, so many of our systems can be floors are equally suitable
installed in weekend or even overnight
application windows. By minimising downtime, Antistatic
we cut the cost of upgrading to a Ucrete floor. To protect sensitive electronic devices or
Ucrete UD200, for example, can be put back minimize explosion risks, a range of antistatic
into service after only 5 hours at 10 °C. floors are available as detailed on page 16.

Non-tainting Mechanical resistance

Ucrete flooring systems are non-tainting even In areas where heavy mechanical impact and
during application, making them the safe choice intense hard wheeled traffic is expected thicker
for weekend and maintenance work. Your local systems with larger aggregate should be used.
Master Builders Solutions expert will be pleased
to advise you. A bespoke solution
The wide range of Ucrete flooring systems
Temperature resistance allows you to tailor your floor to meet your
The first requirement to be assessed when specific needs, so achieving the best and most
selecting your Ucrete floor is the in-service cost effective flooring solution.
temperature requirements, see page 6. This
determines the thickness of the floor needed, We will work with you to help you select the
which may limit the number of appropriate best floor for your facility. Please contact your
finishes. local Master Builders Solutions expert for
guidance:
Slip resistance www.master-builders-solutions.com/en-
Your choice of floor finish is then one of asiapacific/products/ucrete
aesthetics and surface profile. The most

Cream Green Green / Brown Red

All Ucrete systems are available in these eight
standard colors. Colors shown are approximate,
actual color will vary with product grade and site
conditions. Ucrete resins yellow under ultraviolet
Grey Blue Yellow Orange light.

Our reference in Pribyslav (Czech Republic): For further information and product samples,
ACO Industries s.r.o. please contact your local Master Builders
Solutions expert.
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Temperature
Resistance

While most resin flooring systems soften at

temperatures of 60 °C or less, the unique Ucrete Thickness specifications
heavy duty polyurethane resin systems are
unaffected until temperatures of 130 °C are 4 mm
exceeded.  fully resistant to +70 °C
 for freezer temperatures to –15 °C
This high temperature resistance, coupled with  Ucrete DP, HPQ, MF, MT, RG
high resilience, enables Ucrete floors to
withstand high temperature spillages and 6 mm
extreme thermal shock conditions.  f
ully resistant to +80 °C
 light steam clean
Ucrete industrial flooring is available in four  for freezer temperatures to –25 °C
separate thickness specifications, ranging from  Ucrete DP, HF60RT, MT, RG, UD200, UD200SR, TZ
4 mm floors, which are fully serviceable up to
70 °C, to 12 mm specifications suitable for the 9 mm
most extreme environments with occasional  fully resistant to +120 °C
spillage up to 150 °C.  full steam clean
 for freezer temperatures to –40 °C
Always reliable  Ucrete DP, HF100RT, IF, RG, UD200, UD200SR, TZ
The increasing thickness protects the bond line
with the substrate from the enormous stresses 12 mm
of an extreme thermal shock event. The bond  fully resistant to +130 °C
line under a 9 mm Ucrete floor reaches 70 °C  occasional spillage up to 150 ºC
within 2 minutes of boiling water impinging  full steam clean
upon the surface.  for freezer temperatures to –40 °C
 Ucrete UD200, UD200SR, TZ
When the volume of liquid spilled is small,
however, no damage is likely. So, for example,
a spilt cup of coffee at 90 °C will not damage a
4 mm floor, but a 1000 litre discharge at 90 °C
probably would.
40 years of experience
A 9 mm thick Ucrete floor is able to withstand There is no simple test to prove that a flooring system will
routine and regular discharges of boiling water. withstand repeated thermal shock over many years in a
factory environment due to the wide variations in substrate
It is clear that in extreme thermal shock quality and design.
environments a good quality, well designed
substrate is required. In particular, the The performance quoted is based upon our experience
potentially large thermal movements of the with Ucrete flooring in aggressive process environments
substrate must be allowed for. throughout the world over more than 40 years.

Our reference in Harsewinkel (Germany):

Windau speciality sausages and hams
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Slip Resistant
Flooring

In wet process environments the correct surface spillage is noxious, it may be a requirement that it is removed
profile is essential to provide a safe and efficient immediately and the question of a slip hazard does not arise.
working environment. Ucrete industrial flooring
offers a range of surface profiles from smooth Planned cleaning
and terrazzo systems to highly textured defined A formal cleaning plan should be in place detailing the
profile floors. frequency and type of cleaning required in each location.
Floor cleaning should coordinate with that of plant and
Floors to falls equipment, so that residues from plant cleaning are removed
In wet process areas, floors are often laid to promptly and not left to evaporate to dryness on the floor.
falls to allow water and liquid spillages to flow
to drain. Free draining floors often necessitate Bespoke solutions
the need for steep falls which require a good Not every location will need the same degree of slip resi-
profile to be safe. Where for example personnel stance. This is why we offer Ucrete with a range of surface
are required to push bins and racks over a floor profiles surface profiles available to enable the floor to be tai-
with complex falls, the need to try and prevent lored to meet your needs. For specific advice as to the most
the load rolling downhill can increase the appropriate grade of Ucrete for your floor, please contact
likelihood of strain injuries as well as slips, trips your local Master Builders Solutions expert.
and falls. In general, flatter floors are safer.

Slips, trips and falls EN 13036-4 pendulum test

You need a holistic approach to minimize slips, Pendulum test value on wet floor using 4S rubber
trips and falls. Engineering solutions or a
change of working practices and procedures  below 24: high slip potential
may be required as well as looking at the effect  25 – 35: moderate slip potential
of cleaning and footwear. A compromise  above 35: low slip potential
between ease of cleaning and slip resistance is
required. Smoother floors may call for more  Ucrete MF 35  Ucrete UD20 40 – 45
frequent cleaning, while rougher floors need  Ucrete TZ 35 – 40  Ucrete IF 40 – 45
more aggressive cleaning.  Ucrete HPQ 36 – 45  Ucrete DP10 45 – 50
 Ucrete MT 40 – 45  Ucrete DP20 45 – 55
Smooth or textured?  Ucrete HF60RT 40 – 45  Ucrete UD200SR 50 – 60
The choice of smooth or textured floors in  Ucrete HF100RT 40 – 45  Ucrete DP30 50 – 60
process areas is not always clear-cut. For
example, the two statements:

Slip Resistance is a Balance “I have occasional spillage here, therefore I Conformity to DIN 51130
need a textured floor to avoid slip incidents”
Floor
 Ucrete MF R10  Ucrete UD200 R11
“I have occasional spillage here, therefore I  Ucrete TZ n/a  Ucrete DP10 R11
need a smooth floor so I can clean the spillage  Ucrete HPQ R11  Ucrete IF R11
up quickly and easily”  Ucrete MT R10/R11*  Ucrete DP20 R12/R13*
 Ucrete HF60RT R10/R11*  Ucrete UD200SR R13
may both be correct. If spillage is too frequent,  Ucrete HF100RT R10/R11*  Ucrete DP30 R13
Optimal
it may be impractical to clean it up immediately,
Solution
so a smooth floor would be slippery. If the * Depending upon Specification

Our reference in Manchester (United Kingdom):

Barton Meats

Cleaning Footwear
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Resistance to common industrial chemicals

Chemical Conc. % Temp. °C Ucrete Chemical Conc. % Temp. °C Ucrete
all grades all grades

Chemical Acetaldehyde
Acetic Acid
100
10
20
85
R
R
Kerosene
Lactic acid
–
5
20
20
R
R

Resistance
25 20 R 25 60 R
25 85 L 85 20 R
40 20 R 85 60 R
90 (Glacial) 20 L Lauric acid 100 60 R
Acetone 100 20 L Maleic acid 30 20 R
Adipic Acid Saturated 20 R Maleic anhydride 100 20 R
Ammonium hydroxide 28 20 R Methacrylic acid 100 20 R
Aniline 100 20 R Methanol 100 20 R
Ucrete industrial flooring has excellent
resistance to a wide spectrum of chemicals, Chemicals in the food industry Antifreeze (Ethylene glycol) 100 20 R Methylated spirits – 20 R

including many organic acids and solvents that Chemicals in the food industry Aqua regia
Beer
–
–
20
20
L
R
Methylene chloride
Methyl ethyl ketone
100
100
20
20
L
L
will rapidly degrade other types of resin flooring, Ucrete industrial flooring is resistant to the following
Benzene 100 20 L Methyl methacrylate 100 20 R
including many polyurethane cement flooring commonly encountered food chemicals, for example Benzoic acid 100 20 R Milk – 20 R
systems. Benzoyl chloride 100 20 R Mineral oils – 20 R
Acetic acid, 50 %: Blood – 20 R Motor oil – 20 R
Ucrete industrial flooring is unaffected by those As spirit vinegar widely used in the food industry for cleaning Brake fluid – 20 R N, N-dimethyl acetamide 100 20 NR
compounds marked ‘R’ in the table, even after food contact surfaces Brine (Sodium chloride) Saturated 20 R N-methyl pyrollidone 100 20 NR
continuous long-term immersion. Butanol 100 20 R Nitric acid 5 20 R
Lactic acid, 30 % at 60 °C: Calcium chloride 50 20 R 30 20 R

Good to know Indicative of resistance to milk and dairy products. Calcium hypochlorite Saturated 20 R 65 20 L

There are very few chemicals which will rapidly Caprolactam 100 20 R Oleic acid 100 20 R

degrade Ucrete flooring. These are marked with Oleic acid, 100 % at 60 °C: Carbon disulphide 100 20 L 100 80 R
Carbon tetrachloride 100 20 R Oleum – 20 L
‘NR’ in the table. Representative of the organic acids formed by oxidation of
Chlorine water Saturated 20 R Paraffin – 20 R
vegetable oils and animal fats widely encountered in the
Chloroacetic acid 10 20 R Perchloroethylene 100 20 R
Ucrete is suitable for use on floors in wet food industry.
50 20 L Phenol 5 20 L
process areas, where chemicals marked ‘L’ in
Chloroform 100 20 L Phenyl sulphuric acid 10 20 R
the table are employed, provided that standards Citric acid, 50 %:
Chromic acid 20 20 R Phosphoric acid 40 85 R
of housekeeping are maintained. Care should Found in citrus fruits, representative of the wider range of 30 20 R 50 20 R
be taken where valves and pump seals start to fruit acids which rapidly degrade other resin floors. Citric acid 60 20 R 85 20 R
leak. If these are not addressed, the leakage Copper (II) sulphate Saturated 20 R Picric acid 50 20 R
results in a continuous immersion environment Sodium hydroxide, 50 % at 60 °C: Cresols 100 20 L Propylene glycol 100 20 R
and surface erosion can occur. Widely used for cleaning and in CIP areas Crude oil – 20 R Potassium hydroxide 50 20 R
Cyclohexane 100 20 R Skydol® 500B4 – 20 R

Solvents may soften Ucrete on continuous Decanoic (Capric) acid 100 20 R Skydol® LD4 – 20 R

immersion over a number of weeks, but Ucrete 100 60 R Sodium hydroxide 20 20 R

will recover when the solvent is removed and Diethylene glycol 100 20 R 20 90 R

the floor is allowed to dry out. In practice most Dimethyl formamide 100 20 NR 32 20 R
Ethanol 100 20 R 50 20 R
solvents will evaporate before they do any
Ethyl acetate 100 20 L 50 60 R
damage.
Ethylene glycol 100 20 R 50 90 L
Fats – 80 R Sodium hypochlorite 15 20 R
Discoloration may occur due to salt deposits,
Formic acid 40 20 R Styrene 100 20 R
contaminants in solvents, strong dyes and 70 20 R Sulphuric acid 50 20 R
strong acids. This does not affect the 90 20 L 98 20 L
performance of the floor. 100 20 L Tetrahydrofuran 100 20 L
Gasoline – 20 R Toluene 100 20 R
Such effects are minimized by good house­ Heptanoic acid 100 60 R Toluene sulphonic acid 100 20 R
keeping, especially if ponding is avoided and Hexane 100 20 R Trichloroacetic acid 100 20 L

spillages are not allowed to evaporate to Hydrochlorid acid 10 60 R Turpentine – 20 R

dryness on the floor. Effective cleaning regimes 37 20 R Vegetable oils – 80 R

will enhance the life and appearance of your Hydrofluoric acid 4 20 R Water (distilled) – 85 R

floor. 20 20 L White spirit – 20 R

Hydrogen peroxide 30 20 R Xylene 100 20 R
Isopropanol 100 20 R
For specific advice on chemical resistance and Our reference in Royston (United Kingdom): A more comprehensive chemical resistance table is available upon request from your local
Jet fuel – 20 R Master Builders Solutions Construction Chemicals office
the cleaning of Ucrete floors, please contact Johnson Matthey
R = Resistant L = Limited Resistance NR = Not Resistant
your local Master Builders Solutions expert.
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Cleaning and
Hygiene

Wherever floors are used, good housekeeping

will help keep them looking their best and help Certified hygiene
ensure that they provide a safe and attractive
working environment. Independent tests undertaken by Campden and Chorley­
wood Food Research Association in the UK demonstrate
All Ucrete floors are dense and impervious that Ucrete UD200, DP20 and DP30 can be effectively
throughout their thickness. Ucrete is essentially sanitized to a standard comparable to stainless steel.
inert, it is non-biodegradable and will not
support bacterial or fungal growth. As a
result, Ucrete industrial flooring is used In 2006, independent microbiological testing by the
throughout the food and pharmaceutical Polymer Institut (Germany) showed the efficacy of a range of
industry in environments where the highest industrial sanitizers on a Ucrete UD200 floor, using the test
standards of hygiene are required. organism aspergillus niger.

Immune to stress Initial germ content: 650000 KbE/ 25cm²

The highly chemical resistant nature of Ucrete KbE/25cm² after reaction time of
industrial flooring means that no commercially Disinfectant
1h 24 h 72 h
available cleaning compounds will damage the
floor when used at their normal use p-chloro-m-cresol, 0,3 % 720 / 2100 < 10 / < 10 < 10 / < 10

concentrations. Alkyl dimethyl benzyl

328 / 148 < 10 / < 10 < 10 / < 10
ammonium chloride, 0,1 %
p-toluene sulfon
Puddling of cleaning solutions, if allowed to chloroamide-Na, 5 %
130 / < 10 < 10 / < 10 < 10 / < 10
evaporate to dryness, may lead to deposits on
Formaldehyde, 5 % 6000 / 2500 < 10 / < 10 < 10 / < 10
the surface and ‘water marks’ which can be
Ethanol, 70 % < 10 / < 10 < 10 / < 10 < 10 / < 10
hard to remove subsequently. It follows that
Reference: 35.000
removal of cleaning solutions and adequate Water 34.000
1500 / 270 < 10 / < 10
rinsing is required to keep your floor looking its
best. There is no growth after 72 hours, even on the control using
just water, demonstrating that Ucrete does not support
The cleaning chemicals use should be biological growth and thus ensures that the floor remains
appropriate to the environment and the soil to hygienic from the time of cleaning until production restarts.
be encountered. As with all cleaning
procedures, the soiling must be mobilized and
then removed from the surface. For best results
mechanical cleaning equipment should be
used, particularly on larger floors.

Cleaning guidelines are available from your local

Master Builders Solutions expert:
www.master-builders-solutions.com/en-
asiapacific/products/ucrete

Our reference in Harsewinkel (Germany):

Windau speciality sausages and hams
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Antistatic
Flooring

Explosion protection
Ucrete industrial flooring is widely used in many Undesirable static electricity
areas where solvents are stored and handled  can damage electronic equipment
because of its excellent resistance to a wide  leads to unwanted accumulation of dust
range of very aggressive solvents. Wherever  can cause discomfort
solvents are used, whether in processes or for  can ignite solvent/air or air/powder mixtures
cleaning, there is a potential risk of explosive
vapour/air mixtures forming. An electrostatic
discharge can provide sufficient energy to ignite Electrical properties
such a mixture, often resulting in an explosion.
Similarly, wherever fine organic powders are Resistance to earth, EN 1081,
handled or generated during processing, these  Ucrete MFAS < 1 MΩ  Ucrete DP20AS < 1 MΩ
too can form powder/air mixtures with the  Ucrete MFAS-C < 50 kΩ  Ucrete HPQAS < 1 MΩ
potential for a dust explosion if ignited. Ucrete  Ucrete DP10AS < 1 MΩ  Ucrete TZAS < 1 MΩ
antistatic floors provide you with the chemical
and solvent resistance required of a floor Resistance to earth, EN 61340-4-1
together with the conductive properties needed  Ucrete MFAS < 1 GΩ  Ucrete TZAS < 1 GΩ
to control undesired static electricity.
Resistance of man to earth, EN 61340-4-5
Protecting electronic components  Ucrete MFAS < 35 MΩ  Ucrete TZAS < 35 MΩ
Protecting sensitive electronic devices from the
effects of an electrostatic discharge becomes Body voltage generation, EN 61340-4-5
even more critical as the devices get smaller.  Ucrete MFAS < 100 V  Ucrete TZAS < 100 V
The best defence is to prevent the accumulation
of charge in the first place. In this respect more Isolation resistance, DIN VDE 0100-610
conductive floors are more effective. Personnel  Ucrete MFAS > 50 kΩ  Ucrete TZAS > 50 kΩ
walking on Ucrete antistatic floors while wearing  Suitable for use with electrical systems up to 1000V
appropriate footwear generate very low body
voltages.

A system approach Specification

An antistatic floor can only play a part in the To find the right floor with the necessary electrostatic
elimination of undesirable static discharge and properties as well as meeting all the requirements for low
must be seen as an integral part of a total emissions, slip resistance, safety, durability, etc., please
strategy: that includes the design and earthing contact your local Master Builders Solutions expert.
of plant and equipment, the use of barrel clamps
as well as correct footwear and clothing. For Electrical safety
further guidance, consult the British Standard To assess the electrical safety of working in an environment
BS5958 ‘The code of practice for control of with a conductive floor the Isolation Resistance is considered.
undesirable static electricity’. Ucrete antistatic This is measured using an alternating current as described in
floors work by dissipating static electricity to the German Standard VDE 0100-610 where a minimum of
earth. In order to prevent personnel working in 50,000 Ohm is required for use with electrical systems up to
the area from becoming charged through 1000V. Ucrete MFAS has been tested and found to have a
induction, or triboelectrically, they must wear resistance to earth to EN1081 of 24 kΩ while the isolation
antistatic footwear and be in electrical contact resistance was 3.9 MΩ, demonstrating excellent static Our reference in Luton (United Kingdom):
with the floor. dissipation properties and electrical safety. Measurement Technology Ltd
© Flo-Dek (UK) Ltd
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Durability

It is easy to understand why a Ucrete floor more aggressive. The effects of such chemicals
is such good value for money, when you are accumulative and will become evident over
consider the risk to hygiene and safety of a time. The superior chemical resistance that a
failing floor and the costs in lost production Ucrete floor provides is the safety margin that
and management time of replacing it. Ucrete helps ensure that a Ucrete floor lasts 20 years or
gives you best value for your money because more.
it is a long lived floor. But where does this
durability come from? Thicker floors are also more durable than thinner
floors, not because there is more material to
The durability is a result of a combination wear out, but because the extra thickness
of factors, from the blend of high strength protects the bond line from stress in service.
with resilience and from the chemical and Larger aggregates impart better scratch
mechanical resistance of the floor. Aggregates resistance and enable a floor to maintain its slip
are specifically selected for their toughness resistance profile especially where there is
and abrasion resistance. We use the best impact or frequent movements by hard plastic
raw materials, not the cheapest. or steel wheeled traffic.

In the food industry, for example, organic acids Please contact your local Ucrete representative;
are endemic; there are organic acids from milk, he will be happy to assist you in making the
from fruit or from vegetable oils. As spillages right specification to meet your needs.
evaporate, concentrations rise and so become

Over 25 years of service

In 1984, the Magor Brewery, a major UK brewer,
installed 2800 m2 of Ucrete flooring in their kegging
hall (opposite and left). More than 25 years later,
the floor is still in service, as you can see in these
in these photographs. The floor takes hot water
and chemical spillage under the keg washers as
well as the impact from the occasional keg that
manages to escape. With the line filling up to 1000
barrels per hour round the clock, it is clear that
stopping is not an option. The huge cost of closing
this plant to replace the floor far outweighs any
extra cost in having a quality Ucrete floor in the first
place. Since this floor was installed, the brewery
Our reference in Magor (United Kingdom): has used many thousands of meters of Ucrete
Magor Brewery floors. Not surprisingly, it continues to do so today.
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Sustainability

Ucrete industrial flooring solutions contribute to

sustainability in many respects throughout their life cycle. production and quality control to ensure that Ucrete meets all
product emissions requirements. All Ucrete grades give very low
Building and maintaining any kind of structure means emissions and conform to all the emissions requirements for
facing a key sustainability challenge: the consumption of indoor flooring systems in Europe, including AgBB in Germany,
natural resources. The longevity of Ucrete floors, with M1 in Finland and Afsset in France. Ucrete has been measured
many 20-30 year old floors still in service, helps to save at A+, the lowest French emissions rating. This demonstrates
resources. What could be more wasteful of raw materials, that Ucrete is an extremely clean product without any volatile
time and energy than ripping up and throwing away a floor compounds that might taint foodstuffs or affect the well-being of
after five to ten years? personnel.

The contribution of Ucrete floors to climate protection and

saving of energy is also demonstrated by independent
environmental impact assessment: Systems to evaluate the sustainability of a building are
becoming more and more important in the construction
industry, and confirm the contribution of Ucrete floors to
BMG Engineering, based in Zurich, sustainable construction.
undertook such an assessment of
Ucrete industrial flooring. They also looked at a scenario of a
large commercial kitchen, as in a prison or a hospital, and The Leadership in Energy & Environmental
compared a Ucrete UD200 specification against a typical tiled Design Green Building Rating System LEED®
floor specification that traditionally might be used for this provides a process to verify that a project was
application. The results are quite compelling; square meter for designed and built in a sustainable manner. It
square meter an equivalent tiled floor was found to have 50 % covers performance in key areas of human and environmental
higher Cumulative Energy Demand, 70 % higher Global Warming health: sustainable site development, water savings, energy
Potential, 200 % higher Ozone Depletion Potential and 50 % efficiency, materials selection and indoor environmental quality.
higher Water use than a 9 mm thick Ucrete UD200 floor. Clearly, With regard to materials selection a series of credits are made to
Ucrete offers significant benefits for the environment. encourage the use of more sustainable and environmentally
friendly materials. A Product Information Statement for LEED®
New Construction (NC) Version 3.0 Credit Documentation is
available for all Ucrete flooring products and systems.
Another important element of sustainable construction is
protecting the health of both flooring applicators and
users of buildings. Ucrete floors contribute to that with In daily use, Ucrete floors help our customers in many
their low levels of emissions to the air and non-tainting industries to meet their sustainability needs, for example
properties, again confirmed by external experts: in handling chemicals safely in the chemical and
pharmaceutical industries. By protecting concrete from
aggressive and noxious chemicals, Ucrete contributes to
We are becoming increasingly aware of the containing chemicals reliably and preventing them from
importance of clean air. Emissions impacting escaping into the environment. Another aspect of
air quality are controlled by a variety of national sustainability in industrial operations is occupational
regulations and voluntary standards. The safety, where the slip resistant properties of Ucrete floors
Indoor Air Comfort Gold certification from Eurofins combines the can help to avoid accidents and injuries caused by
most stringent specifications from all relevant European slipping and falling.
regulations and voluntary labels, including the auditing of
Our reference in Manchester (United Kingdom):
Barton Meats
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Ucrete Industrial Flooring
The World’s Toughest Floor

A Clear
Choice

When factory owners, architects and engineers

who specified and installed Ucrete in the 1970s Typical performance specification
and 1980s find that their floor is still in service for Ucrete flooring
well into the 21st century, you can understand
why they want to specify Ucrete again. But you The floor topping materials shall be a pre-packed 4
don’t need to have used Ucrete in the past to component low emissions self-compacting mortar based
be convinced of its performance. You want to upon a HD polyurethane cement resin binder system with
make sure you specify the correct floor, minimum resin content of 18.5 %, equating to 5.7 kg of total
excluding any inferior materials which may lead liquid components with 24.8 kg of aggregates and powders.
to floor failure and all the cost which that entails The primer system must be based upon the same Heavy
in lost production and management time. Duty polyurethane technology as the mortar.

Tell us your needs! To ensure reliability during application the system must be
Discussing your floor with your local Ucrete substrate moisture tolerant and able to be applied directly to
expert from Master Builders Solutions will help 7 day old concrete without the need for special primers.
define the right product for you, with the right
appearance and slip resistance, the right To conform to European requirements for non-porosity the
thickness to meet your temperature floor shall exhibit zero absorption when tested to CP.
requirements, and the robustness to provide a BM2/67/2.
long lived solution. Guidance on the design and
detailing of the substrate is also available to To ensure food product quality the chosen flooring material
help ensure you get the best floor possible. shall be non-tainting from the end of mixing as confirmed by
certification of sensory evaluation from a recognized food
Having specified the correct grade of Ucrete industry body giving a non-taint result. The material shall
for your application, there are a number of key meet AgBB standards for indoor air quality certified by
performance criteria that ensure that a Ucrete independent testing and factory audit.
floor will meet your requirements for years to
come. A draft performance specification for a To ensure long term performance in the anticipated
floor in the food industry is given on the right, environment the flooring product shall exhibit resistance
which can be adapted to meet the specific under continuous immersion conditions to the chemicals to
requirements of the project. For further be encountered, as detailed in the list attached (attach list of
information please contact your local anticipated chemicals, the concentrations and temperatures
Master Builders Solutions expert. to be encountered both from cleaning regimes and from
processes. For milk list 30 % Lactic Acid, for oils and fats list
100 % Oleic Acid at 60 °C, for fruit list 50 % Citric Acid, for
sauces and vinegar list 50 % Acetic Acid, for CIP areas list
50 % Sodium Hydroxide at 60 °C).

To ensure long life in high traffic areas the floor shall meet
AR0.5 standard when tested by the BCA wear tester to
EN13892 part 4.

To ensure hygiene standards the floor finish shall

demonstrate cleanability comparable to stainless
steel confirmed by Independent testing. The material
Our reference in Leeds (United Kingdom): manufacturer shall demonstrate a proven track record in
Arla Foods dairy similar industrial environments of more than 20 years.
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Ucrete Industrial Flooring
The Toughest Solution

Food
Industry

The strictest levels of quality, hygiene and

safety are normal in the food and beverage Suitable for most stringent
industries. In open food areas in particular, a hygiene requirements
high performance and functional floor which
fulfils the requirements of the International Food Engineering consultants Realien GmbH in Neckartailfingen,
Standard (IFS), those for VOCs and also Germany, studied Ucrete’s water draining and drying
workplace safety forms the basis for quality and behaviour and its water absorption. The test results showed
high value products. In the meat industry, for that Ucrete is highly suitable for use in areas with the most
example, boning, cutting and slicing in stringent hygiene requirements, because no water absorption
particular put flooring systems to the test; could be identified, and the floor dries completely in only
organic liquids such as blood and fats can three hours. This not only improves the hygienic charac­
severely soil the floor. Contaminants which teristics of the floor, but greatly reduces the amount of
could quickly spoil food must be removed with energy required to reestablish the desired humidity levels
suitable processes in defined cleaning cycles. following cleaning.

A durable Ucrete floor is the best solution to

enable good hygiene to be maintained, long
term, in food production areas. The floors are
dense and impervious, meaning that soil and
contamination remains at the surface, and they
dry completely in a very short time. As a result,
germs and bacteria cannot take hold on a
Ucrete floor. Such characteristics ensure a
cleanability similar to stainless steel, even on
highly profiled slip resistant floors. This,
together with their chemical and live steam
resistance, makes these floors an excellent
basis for a safe and germ-free working
environment.

Typical fields of application:

Industrial kitchens, canteens, fast food
restaurants, catering, ready meals production,
dairies, bakeries, meat preparation, abattoirs,
curing and pickling areas, fish and game
processing, preserves and sauces
manufacturing, cold rooms, washing areas,
breweries, distilleries, wine and fruit juice
presses, mineral water bottling, carbonated
drinks production.

Our reference in Harsewinkel (Germany):

Windau speciality sausages and hams
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Ucrete Industrial Flooring
The Toughest Solution

Chemical
Industry

The materials and processes used in the

chemical industry create a number of unusual Durability by design
challenges for flooring. Floors must withstand
heavy loads and offer corresponding durability. Ucrete is designed to provide a long-lived floor in
Where leakage or spillage of hazardous aggressive environments. Any joints in the substrate, where
chemicals is likely, slip resistance is important. they occur, inevitably mean weak points in the protective
Solutions are therefore required which can resist Ucrete lining and also need maintenance. It follows therefore,
persistent chemical exposure and at the same that designing joints out reduces ongoing maintenance costs
time offer a high degree of safety. and improves the longevity of a floor.

Ucrete’s broad spectrum of resistance to acids, Ground floor concrete slabs are frequently cut into 6 m
alkalis, fats, oils, solvents and salt solutions bays to control shrinkage of the concrete. With steel
makes it the ideal flooring wherever chemical reinforce­ment to control shrinkage, only those joints needed
resistance is imperative. You need good slip to accommodate thermal and other movements in service
resistance not just in foot traffic areas, but also would be required.
where there is fork lift, truck and tanker access,
also externally, to ensure a safe environment. Joints are frequently associated with drainage channels, for
Ucrete’s wide range of slip resistant finishes example where the Ucrete floor meets a metal lining or the
meets these needs. Where organic powders, grating supports. In many circumstances channels can be
solvents or gases are handled, there is a real lined with Ucrete throughout, removing the need for such
risk of explosions. Ucrete antistatic and joints.
conductive floors provide not only the required
chemical and solvent resistance but ensure that Where joints are required, they should be positioned where
static electricity is kept under control. they are accessible for inspection and maintenance.
For further information on substrate design, please contact
Ucrete heavy duty polyurethane systems your local Master Builders Solutions expert.
withstand high impact and abrasion conditions
as well as extreme thermal and chemical and
solvent exposure. They are easily installed and
tolerant to a wide range of site conditions, thus
minimising downtime and providing a cost-
effective alternative to other flooring solutions
for this segment. Ucrete provides a dense and
impermeable surface protection system that
can be used in wet and dry process areas and
can also be used to line bunds plinths, channels
and drains, thus ensuring that chemicals are
contained and do not escape into the
environment.

Typical fields of application:

Bulk chemical manufacture, electroplating,
mining, heavy metal refining, household
chemicals, toiletries, biodiesel production,
bunded stores, wet process areas, tanker
loading bays.
Dyehouse at Fruit of the Loom. Channels fully lined with Ucrete, removing the need for the joints normally
associated with a channel and enhancing the life of the floor.
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Ucrete Industrial Flooring
The Toughest Solution

Pharmaceutical
Industry

A floor in the pharmaceutical industry needs

to fulfil a number of complex functions. Above Aesthetic floors
all, it must help ensure product and worker
safety. Clean rooms in which medicines are As an important part of daily life, a floor must not only be
manufactured and packed must be sterile and functional and economic, but should also be aesthetically
dust free, which requires excellent cleanability pleasing – even in industrial facilities. Good cleanability
of the floor. The cleaning qualities of Ucrete contributes to this by ensuring a clean appearance, but in
surface protection systems score highly here: addition decorative floors ensure a productive working
Being dense and impervious enables them to atmosphere.
be cleaned to a standard comparable to
stainless steel, making them an extremely Ucrete TZ is an option for all floors where both decorative
hygienic solution for the pharmaceutical effects and robust performance are desired: The floor
industry. provides the optical qualities of a polished terrazzo coating
while at the same time resisting high mechanical, thermal
But floors can only maintain their cleanability and chemical stresses.
and hygienic properties if they resist the
solvents, chemicals and the heavy abrasion Unlike conventional terrazzo floors, Ucrete TZ can be laid
from hard plastic and steel wheeled vessels that almost seamlessly and is also available in an antistatic
are widely encountered. Ucrete is renowned for version. Layer thicknesses between 9 mm and 12 mm are
its chemical resistance and durability, providing available, depending on the desired temperature resistance.
long-lived solutions, ensuring hygiene standards
and minimizing maintenance for years to come.

Many pharmaceutical production areas involve

work with extremely fine organic powders,
creating the potential for dust explosions, while
solvents are also used widely, in process and
for cleaning and sanitising. Consequently the
control of static electricity is a critical safety
factor which is readily addressed using one of
a range of Ucrete antistatic flooring solutions

From tanker reception areas and bunded stores,

through processing to clean rooms and
tabletting halls, Ucrete flooring provides the
appropriate floor to meet the diverse needs of
the pharmaceutical industry.

Typical fields of application:

Primary and secondary manufacture, wash Our reference in Newcastle (United Kingdom):
bays, clean rooms, aseptic areas, grinding and Sanofi

blending, pilot plants, tableting facilities.

Our reference in Grimsby (United Kingdom)

 Notes

Our reference in Bad Zwischenahn (Germany):

Carl Müller GmbH & Co. KG Rügenwalder sausage factory
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