Sussex based Brightwell Dispensers is a successful British family business that has been manufacturing innovative soap, paper and chemical dispenser and dosing systems for more than 60 years. At Brightwell all areas of the business need to look the part, from the office to shop floor. Property Manager Roy Foxwell says “The appearance of the floors in our production areas is vital as we often have customers touring our premises.”
As a consequence, the floors in all seven of its manufacturing buildings are painted regularly. There isn’t always a great deal of notice given and when management feels the floor isn’t looking up to scratch, word comes from above that maintenance must re-paint it over the weekend. There are also specific challenges, such as where forklift traffic is at its highest it is almost impossible to remove tyre tracks, even on floors that are subject to daily wash-down (as is routine at Brightwell).
Brightwell had previously been using a number of different companies for its flooring and paint needs before Watco was recommended. Watco offer a valuable site visit service where they offer advice on preparation, recommendations on which product to use and accurate quotations. Watco also provide the benefit of a highly knowledgeable technical helpline with an experienced team to offer advice before and after application. At Brightwell, each area of the factory is colour coded. The main concern was to keep each area looking clean and clearly defined, preferably using rapid-curing products. It was essential the job could be completed over a weekend so that production could resume on Monday. “We needed easy maintenance as well as durability” says Foxwell, so Watco recommended Epoxy Gloss Coat Rapid with Protecta Coat over the top, and Powerfloat Primer Rapid and 4-Hour Epoxy Primer, all offering a high quality finish in a fraction of time needed by competing products. Why two different primers? This was due to the nature of the areas. Powerfloat Primer is ideal for smooth, nonporous concrete while 4-Hour Epoxy Primer is better for more porous concrete areas. Epoxy Gloss Coat Rapid is so fast drying that two coats can be applied on the Saturday, leaving Sunday for them to fully harden ready for forklifts on Monday. Protecta Coat, the two part Polyaspartic top sealer, is a hard wearing product that dries in double quick time, meaning business could resume with no disruption at the start of the working week. As Foxwell says “The rapid versions of the products really speed up the process to give a shorter production shutdown.” The result was one satisfied customer and the products have since been rolled out for the other companies under BrightTech Investments’ banner. Polyaspartic Technology is the latest advancement in flooring technology, allowing a rapid turnaround for floor repairs and coating. Using Polyaspartic products enables the warehouse manager to complete the project the same day keeping downtime to a minimum.
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