Flowcrete showcases floorings at Gulfood Manufacturing

RESIN flooring manufacturer Flowcrete will showcase its ability to supply world-leading food industry flooring to projects at Gulfood Manufacturing from 31 Oct – 2 Nov. The company can provide the largest and most complex food processing facilities with ultra-hygienic floors that have passed rigorous industry testing. Its experts will be at Stand A1-43 to discuss high-performance resin solutions, including the antimicrobial polyurethane flooring range Flowfresh.

Since its invention over a decade ago, Flowfresh has been used by Unilever, Thorntons, Coca-Cola, Heineken, Diageo, and other well-known food and beverage businesses that are now benefiting from the Flowcrete’s HACCP International certified, ISO 22196 compliant product collection.

Flowfresh range of floorings are ultra-hygienic and heavy duty

The Flowfresh range has been specifically designed to overcome the challenging conditions within food and beverage plants, which will inevitably subject the floor finish to a long list of issues such as thermal shock, heavy impacts, forklift truck traffic, corrosive food products, point loading and more.

To ensure that Flowfresh is at the forefront of hygienic technology, Flowcrete has developed the system with antimicrobial technology experts, Polygiene®. The result of this exclusive global partnership is that silver ions have been incorporated within the system’s resin matrix - an innovative formulation that means a Flowfresh floor is able to inhibit the growth of bacteria on the surface of the floor by up to 99.9%. The bacteria killing property of Flowfresh has been tested in accordance with ISO 22196, which measures a surface’s antibacterial effectiveness.

Contamination is a serious concern for food producers, with approximately 16% of foodborne illnesses being attributed to a contaminated processing environment. Unprotected concrete floors can be potential sites of contamination as bacteria can easily build up within its porous and brittle structure. The globalized nature of today’s food industry means that just one foodborne illness could easily become an international food disaster.