Contact Flooring take hygiene and health and safety very seriously, although hygiene should be paramount in all industries it is particularly important in the pharma, food and drink, hospitals including all medical facilities and wherever there is a risk of cross contamination.
With the recent outbreak of Covid-19 it is now time to ensure that your facilities are kept clean and free from germs to the best of everyone’s ability, although germs cannot be seen with the naked eye they are around us constantly so having a hygienic resin floor finish will only help eliminate these invisible threats to not only your workforce, your industry sector but also our environment.
Why is Resin Flooring more hygienic than vinyl and traditional tiles
| Doesn't tear or damage easily |
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| It is bonded to the substrate |
| Mortar based coving leaving no voids behind |
| Steam clean up to 120 degrees |
| (Vinyl) is welded every 2 metres which in times either tears and splits |
| (Tiles) have joints around the edges as little as every 300mm allowing dirt to ingress |
| Resin flooring is non porous unlike tiles and vinyl |
| Resin flooring versions can be highly chemical resistant and UV stable |
Where there is production of a product that will eventually be used or consumed in the outside world the areas in which they are produced in should not only have the correct equipment but also have clean surfaces to work from, having a clean and functional hygienic resin floor is so important as these areas are not only where your staff spend a lot of their time but also where finished products are stored, this therefore becomes a huge risk if your floors are not clean, fit for purpose and functional.
Hygienic resin flooring is essential and more appropriate for you working environment for many important reasons. The main reason is due to the fact that hygienic resin flooring is very easy to clean, other surfaces such as vinyl or plastic flooring materials often contain small cracks, seams and regular joints, these spaces can collect dust, fluid, dirt and food, not forgetting what is brought in from the outside which very quickly will only attract bugs and unwanted germs.
Hygienic resin flooring is not only the answer to hygiene issues but it will also give you an aesthetic finish that will last for many years and also an easy to clean surface with almost no joints unless required for movement in the substrate, with this you will enjoy a fully bonded, seamless hygienic resin flooring finish which will enhance the working environment and also ensure that you, your workforce and your facility is in compliance with hygiene and health and safety regulations which are more demanding than now than they have ever been.
