The world’s second largest producer of bottled water, was looking for industrial floor paints to renovate and maintain indoor walkways and create seamless traffic flows in its factories. The total covereage area was 2500m².
The objective of the refurbishment was to improve the visibility of the walkways in the production area to enhance employees’ safety. As the factory hadn’t been renovated for some years, floor markings were no longer visible and cracks were appearing throughout thus increasing the risk of trips and falls.
In a food processing plant, there are strict environmental and safety regulations to comply with. It was
therefore important that the paints and coatings used in the refurbishment conform to those regulations, but also have a rapid curing times to minimise downtime.
Our client’s organisation relies heavily upon the dynamism of its teams. It was therefore only natural that employees themselves – from the accounting department to the technical teams - rolled up their sleeves and got on with the refurbishment project. The idea was to raise awareness of safety issues in the factory. For us, it meant we needed to supply user-friendly paints and coatings that could be applied easily by staff.
Our client researched various solutions and suppliers for their refurbishment project. Watco products, which are long lasting and user-friendly, stood out from the competition. Three products were applied:
Safety Grip: A heavy duty anti slip, two pack epoxy resin coating designed for dangerous areas.
Epoxyline: A heavy duty, fast drying, line marking paint.
Epoxy Gloss Coat: An extremely tough floor coating that is virtually solvent free, and therefore ideal for a food processing plant.
.jpg "Watco Epoxy Gloss Coat")
Paradise Wildlife Park, situated in Hertfordshire contacted Watco for advice on a floor paint suitable for their lion enclosure.
An Army site based near Aisne in France needed Watco's help to make their training area safe from slips.
30 years of harsh soaps had pitted and exposed the aggregate in concrete floors of a steel tumbler room.
A talented award-winning artist is looking for a quick setting, durable, non-porous alternative to concrete to create beautiful photosculptures.
Britax, a Hampshire based company founded in the 1930s, have been ordering Watco’s products on a regular basis.
A fast, effective and cold curing solution for a popular French pier that had become slippery and hazardous.
