Nationwide Concrete Flooring has designed and installed a fully suspended steel fibre reinforced concrete flooring floor slab on behalf of Decathlon in Warrington, Cheshire. Decathlon, one of the largest sports retailers in the world required a concrete floor slab capable of withstanding the specific loading criteria along with an attractive aesthetic surface finish. Nationwide Concrete Flooring entered into early discussions with the client and main contractor Aventura in order to agree the best solution, which turned out to be a reinforced concrete flooring floor slab.
Nationwide Concrete Flooring applied a permaban dry-shake coloured topping to the surface of the concrete during the concrete finishing process. The coloured topping not only enhances the abrasion resistance of the concrete floor but also helps to reflect the light and improves the overall aesthetics of the building.
The design solution to Dutch code CUR111 is itemised below:
- Area 2,450m2
- Concrete Volume 490m3
- Reinforcement – Bekaert 40kg/m3 RC 65-60-BN Steel Fibres, mesh over piles
- 2 days Sub Base preparation
- 1 day preparation in advance of pour
- 2 days casting with Laser Screed
- FM2 Flatness Tolerance
- Piles 4.0m x 4.0m grid with 600mm diameter caps
- Coloured dry-shake surface hardener – Permaban
- Steel profile armoured joint – Permaban Alpha
If you would like some more information on this particular project or a similar type of project you are involved with then please do not hesitate to contact Jon or Claire either on 01430 436596 or jon@nd-group.com.com or claire@nd-group.com. Reinforced concrete flooring is not the only system offered by Nationwide Concrete Flooring, who cater for the needs of agricultural, commercial and industrial clients across the country. Alternatively, if you are located in the north east you can contact our dedicated north east office in Gateshead on 0191 404 6831.