Benefits and Features of Resin Flooring

With more than 400,000 workplace injuries being reported in 2020/2021, many caused by trips or falls due to ill-maintained flooring, it’s never been more important to have high-quality, durable flooring installed in your commercial premises.

And one of the best floorings to choose from is resin, due to its strength and durability. Here at Quest Flooring, we are a certified member of the Resin Flooring Association (FeRFA) and industrial resin flooring specialists.

Epoxy resin flooring – intended for coating surface applications – is cured with chemicals to form a surface that is long-lasting and durable. Other benefits to industrial resin flooring include:

Benefits of Resin Flooring

• Strength – as an incredibly strong surface, resin flooring is ideal for use in garages and car parks, for example, where there is consistent, heavy traffic
• Safety – commercial resin flooring is extremely safe, as it is proven to reduce any slips or falls in the workplace
• Fire-resistant – with the ability to withstand up to 200°, epoxy flooring is ideal if heat is prevalent in an environment, such as a commercial kitchen, and can make any incidences of fire easier to control – and can even limit the spread of fire
• Full coverage – resin flooring can be installed over the entirety of an existing floor surface. This can increase the functionality of the floor and change the appearance of the existing floor
• Cost-effective – epoxy flooring is inexpensive compared to other floors, per square footage. Installation costs are low, as are replacement costs
• Shock-resistant – as well as having high resistance to shock, resin flooring is also resistant to hot and cold thermal stress – which makes it the perfect flooring choice in commercial setting, such as food retail outlets
• Damage-resistant – industrial resin flooring is resistant to cracks, erosion and splits. If correctly cured, it will also be resistant to moisture and withstand heavy weights
• Weather-resistant – resin flooring is resistant to both extreme hot and cold weather due to its strength and durability
• Aesthetically pleasing – commercial resin flooring doesn’t have to be boring! It comes in a wide variety of design, colours and finishes to brighten up any workplace
• Seamless-surface finish – resin flooring provides a smooth surface, which completely hides any edges

Different types of commercial resin Flooring

Here at Quest Flooring, we offer a number of different types of commercial resin flooring and seals, which are recommended by the FeRFA, including:

Floor Seal

Ideal for sealing concrete flooring and for light duty industrial dust-proofing, this type of floor seal is available in both matte and gloss finish. As a uniform colour, it is applied with a brush or a roller and will need to be re-applied every two years or so. Easy to clean and maintain, this resin floor seal offers limited chemical protection.

Floor Coating

With a lifespan of up to three years, this particular coating is applied using two coats – or more if you prefer. Utilised in light industrial environments, medium-duty warehouses and storage rooms, it can help the aesthetics of the floor – in either matte or gloss – and is slip-resistant.

High Build Floor Coating

Presenting a thicker coat – 300 to 1000 µm total thickness – this high build floor coating lasts for approximately seven years and comes in matte and gloss silk finishes. Ideal for medium-duty industrial environments, this resin flooring coating has good resistance to chemical spills and is impact-resistance to heavy traffic.

Multi-Layer Flooring

As its name suggests, this is based on multiple layers of floor coatings – or flow-applied flooring / sandwich systems – this particular resin flooring is very low slip-resistant, and is ideal for medium, heavy duty and busy industrial environments. It can come in various colours, depending on the aggregate used.

Flow-Applied Flooring

Otherwise known as self-levelling / self-smoothing commercial resin flooring, it is ideal for warehouses and hygienic areas, such as laboratories – due to its high chemical resistance. In medium-duty areas, it is expected to last up to eight years and up to four in heavier-duty environments. This particular industrial resin flooring also comes with the option of adding decorative elements, to suit the surroundings or business colours.

Resin Screed Flooring

Used in a wide variety of environments including engineering works, warehouses and industrial, commercial resin screed flooring is not recommended where there are chemicals present, as chemical resistance is poor. As a heavily-filled trowel-finished system, this particular flooring usually involves a surface seal to keep it hygienic and slip-resistant. As long as this seal coat is maintained on a regular basis, this floor can last up to 12 years in medium-duty environments with heavy-duty being a bit less – up to seven years.

Heavy Duty Flowable Flooring

With good impact and chemical-resistance, this commercial resin flooring is aggregate filled and can be used in both very heavy-duty and heavy-duty environments. With a lifespan of up to 10 years in heavy-duty environments and up to 8 years in very heavy-duty environments, it can be finished with a very smooth, gloss surface, or in matte.

Heavy Duty Screed Flooring

This particularly flooring can hold heavy loads of machinery and general traffic, and is completely water-resistant. It is also chemical and impact-resistant and is hygienic, if cleaned regularly. As an aggregate-filled system that is trowel-finished, this resin screen flooring can last up to 12 years.

At Quest, we also stock other industrial resin floorings which are ideal for various commercial environments, ranging from food prep and pharmaceuticals to education and retail establishments. We also specialise in car park decking and terrazzo flooring. Regardless of your requirements and budgets, we are sure to have something suitable for your commercial or industrial premises.

Contact us

To speak to us about your specific industrial resin flooring needs, you can call us on 01925 737 369 or email us at sales@questltd.co.uk and we will be happy to help!