Resin Flooring in Stoke-on-Trent: Recent Staffordshire Projects
Optimum Flooring Services Ltd is based on Water Street in Newcastle-under-Lyme, a few minutes from Stoke-on-Trent. While we install floors across the UK, North Staffordshire is our home patch, and some of our most technically demanding work has been carried out close to the office. This article looks at the kind of industry we support locally, a few of our Stoke projects, and what local businesses should think about when planning a new or refurbished floor.
Industry in Stoke-on-Trent and North Staffordshire
The Potteries grew up around ceramics, and manufacturing is still a big part of the local economy. Alongside the pottery and ceramics heritage of Burslem, Longton, Fenton, Hanley, Stoke and Tunstall, the area now has a broad mix of food production, engineering, chemical processing, healthcare and distribution.
Location has a lot to do with it. With the M6 running past Newcastle-under-Lyme and Stoke, and the A50 linking the city east towards Derby and the M1, North Staffordshire is a natural base for warehousing and logistics. Business parks such as Trentham Lakes and Lymedale in Newcastle-under-Lyme are home to a range of manufacturing, trade and distribution businesses.
Each of these sectors asks something different of a floor:
- Ceramics and manufacturing sites need floors that cope with abrasion from dust and materials, heavy equipment and forklift traffic.
- Warehousing and logistics floors take constant wheeled traffic and point loads from racking, and benefit from clear line marking for safe routes.
- Food and drink production needs seamless, hygienic, slip-resistant floors with drainage, coving and resistance to hot washdown.
- Chemical and process plants need floors that resist spills, oils and cleaning chemicals.
- Healthcare facilities need floors that are easy to disinfect, with sealed wall junctions and minimal disruption during installation.
Recent projects in Stoke-on-Trent
Mortuary at Stoke hospital
Our work at the mortuary at Stoke-on-Trent’s main hospital is a good example of how much a hygiene-critical floor depends on preparation. The existing quartz system needed a very thorough diamond grind to prepare it and provide a mechanical key for the new floor. The main floor area was prepared using a three-phase Innovatech grinding machine, and all edge detail and curved upstands were prepared precisely with handheld nine-inch grinding machines. Every machine was fitted with a vacuum attachment to keep dust to a minimum, in line with the client’s requirements.
Our team spent extra time around the drainage run, because the previous floor had held water around the channel. To eradicate this ponding, we made sure the drainage channel sat below the new floor level. Once preparation was complete, the team installed Resdev Pumaprime TC, an epoxy resin adhesive primer, ready for the new system. You can see more on the mortuary at Stoke hospital case study page.
Chemical plant, Stoke
At a chemical plant in Stoke we refurbished both internal and external floor areas. Loose bricks at the base of walls were replaced using epoxy mortar, and the floors were mechanically ground to remove contamination from chemicals and oils. Two coats of damp-proof membrane were applied, with kiln-dried silica broadcast into the second coat for keying. A 6mm heavy-duty polyurethane screed was then laid throughout for chemical, thermal and impact resistance, finished with seamless polyurethane coving to protect the wall and floor junctions and make cleaning easier.
Warehouse refurbishment, Stoke-on-Trent
We also refurbished an ageing warehouse floor in Stoke-on-Trent that had suffered years of heavy use. Because the warehouse had to keep operating, the work was planned with the client to take place outside peak operating hours and carried out in phases. The concrete was ground, cracks and surface defects were repaired, and a high-performance epoxy primer was applied before a durable polyurethane screed. A protective sealant finished the floor, giving a hard-wearing surface for daily forklift traffic and chemical spills. If you run a warehouse locally, our warehouse flooring in Stoke page explains the options in more detail.
What these projects have in common
Different as they are, all three projects share the same approach. Each began with careful preparation by mechanical grinding with dust extraction. Each dealt with the specific problem on site, whether that was ponding at a drain, chemical contamination or keeping a warehouse running. And each used a system matched to the conditions the floor would face, rather than a one-size-fits-all coating.
That approach applies to any local project. Before we recommend a system, we want to understand what the floor needs to do, what condition the existing slab is in, and how much downtime the business can accept.
Our services for local businesses
From our Newcastle-under-Lyme base we can usually survey sites across Stoke-on-Trent and the surrounding towns quickly and mobilise with short lead times. Our services include:
- Epoxy and polyurethane coatings and screeds
- Fast-cure polyaspartic systems where downtime must be kept to a minimum
- Diamond grinding and full surface preparation
- Made-to-measure drainage, from Aco channels to food-grade stainless steel
- Chillers and Whiterock hygienic wall panels
- Pump screeds and cementitious screeds
- Floor refurbishment and repairs
- Car park systems and line marking
Our page for resin floor installers in Stoke gives an overview of local installations, and our resin flooring in Staffordshire page covers the wider county. For an introduction to our main services, visit our home page on resin flooring Stoke-on-Trent.
Frequently asked questions
Who installs resin flooring in Stoke-on-Trent?
Optimum Flooring Services Ltd is a resin flooring contractor based in Newcastle-under-Lyme, close to Stoke-on-Trent. We install epoxy, polyurethane and polyaspartic systems for industrial and commercial clients across North Staffordshire, including surface preparation, drainage and refurbishment, and we also work on projects across the UK.
What type of resin floor is best for a warehouse?
It depends on the traffic, loads and chemicals involved. Epoxy coatings suit many warehouses with forklift traffic and a need for line marking. Polyurethane screeds are often chosen where impact, chemicals or temperature changes are more severe. A site survey is the best way to decide.
Can resin flooring be installed while a business stays open?
Often, yes. Work can be phased area by area, scheduled outside peak hours, or carried out using fast-cure systems. Mechanical grinding with vacuum extraction also keeps dust down. The right approach depends on the site layout and how much of the floor needs treating.
If you have a project in Stoke-on-Trent, Newcastle-under-Lyme or elsewhere in Staffordshire, call us on 01782 865099 or request a quote and we will arrange a site survey.
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