• Food Industry
• Catering and Restaurants
• Drinks
• Engineering
• Health and Pharmaceutical
• Leisure and Retail
  • Public Buildings
  • Shopping Centres
  • Sports Stadiums
• Paper and Print

Longevity

Most conventional floor systems rely upon a mechanical bond to the substrate surface, ultimately risking bond failure and resulting in delamination. The result can be constant and expensive repair work Acrylicon has an unbreakable chemical bond to the special primers that have penetrated the substrate. This results in a seamless surface without holes, voids or cold joints. The whole topping is truly monolithic and it is impossible to separate the individual layers that make up the system. To remove Acrylicon from a concrete surface you will break into the top zone of the concrete not delaminate it at the Bond Line.

Cleanability

The Floor must be non-porous and free of pinholes, and be capable of withstanding the chemical abuse caused by spillages and cleaning. If the surface breaks down, delaminates or becomes porous the outcome can be slippery or uneven areas, with added hygiene hazards. The floor system must retain its cleanability for life, not just for the first year or two. Acrylicon is 100% solid, resin saturated acrylic. The non-porous, monolithic, impervious Acrylicon surface does not allow penetration by liquids and dirt, or the proliferation of fungi or bacteria. Acrylicon Systems are highly resistant to chemical attack, cleaning agents, liquids and foodstuffs. Chemical bonding ensures that the wearing surface remains locked into place for the life of the floor.

Aesthetic

Creating an environment that is conducive to high productivity and which reflect corporate values and quality standards is always important. Acrylicon provides a dynamic range of colours that can be blended to meet any requirement of the designer or architect.

Combustion Risk

When cured, Acrylicon resins have very little combustion risk. Even when burnt they have little risk with the by-product being carbon and water, as opposed to Epoxy and PU which have an extremely high risk and can prove lethal if the fumes are inhaled.

Maintenance

When a conventional resin system becomes ready for overhauling it is necessary to completely remove it from the substrate before starting again, creating disruption, noise and dust. Alternatively the existing system is abraded to create a mechanical key for the new coating, a practice that generally fails and on some systems can be highly dangerous to health. Acrylicon is a special thermo-elastic resin that ensures each layer chemically fuses to the previous one, no matter how old. It is not possible to separate the individual layers that make up the system. Allied to a cure time of just 2 hours, this ensures that maintenance work is both more economic and less disruptive than is the case with other systems.

Heavy Footfall

Constant footfall inevitably causes wear and tear. Flooring systems that fall short in terms of wear resistance, result in unsightly environments and the need for costly ongoing maintenance and refurbishment coupled with high cleaning costs. Acrylicon has demonstrated over many years high levels of wear resistance and ease of cleaning over the expected life of the floor, not just when new.

Termination to other floors

Acrylicon is nominally laid at 4mm thick and “toe-ins” are created at junctions to other finishes to ensure there are no steps or abrupt changes in level to disturb passing traffic. There are some occasions when Acrylicon need to be thickened at these abutments and again this is done in a manner which will not cause problems.

UV Resistance

Most new floors look good in terms of colour, but many flooring systems show the ageing effect of UV light very quickly, both fading and discolouration. Acrylicon Systems are highly resistant to the ageing and discolouration effects of UV attack, ensuring that the aesthetic qualities of the floor are guaranteed for the long term.

Warranties

Material manufactures will usually only guarantee their products. Installers usually restrict their guarantee to the installation and align it with the Manufacturers guarantee. This inevitably means that there is not a full guarantee on the system. If it fails the divided responsibilities leave the client exposed, particularly where the manufacturer and installer blame each other for the problem. Most guarantees do not:

Provide Design and “Fit for purpose” warranties.

Mention the “life expectancy of the system”.

Specify the “period to first maintenance”.

Acrylicon provides a full and detailed warranty with no split responsibilities because we manufacture the resins, design the system and install it. Acrylicon provides a meaningful warranty that highlights the main areas of guarantee and backs it up with reference locations that are as old as the length of warranty Acrylicon provides. Note: The “life expectancy” of a floor depends upon installing a floor that is correctly specified for the purpose to which it is to be put. The only true guarantee is to select a floor in the first instance which can demonstrate a proven track record in other, similar locations and environments. Invariably the costs of rectifying a defective floor will far exceed the initial cost even excluding any losses associated with production shutdowns to accommodate the repairs. “Life expectancy” means the period for which all of the original design criteria are still functioning e.g. if the floor cannot be cleaned then it has failed even if it is still adhering to the substrate.