Keep liquids in. Keep leakage out. Protect the structure.
A practical solution and product-selection guide for industrial and infrastructure concrete structures.
1. Start with the structure
Industrial structures are often required to contain water, effluent, process liquids or chemicals while remaining leak-tight and serviceable. The solution depends...
How to Identify the Problem and Choose the Right Repair System
Identify the problem. Choose the right repair. Restore the structure.
Crack repair is not just about filling a crack. A crack is often the most visible sign of a problem in concrete. The right repair depends...
Eleven engineered flooring systems, each with a complete Bill of Quantities.
Every floor is unique. Successful flooring systems are not created by selecting a product alone, but by understanding the condition of the existing substrate, the intended service environment and the performance expected from the finished...
MR. JO Protectokot Range – Practical Selection Guide
Chemical exposure can vary significantly from one industrial facility to another. Floors, walls, tanks, bunds and concrete structures may come into contact with acids, alkalis, solvents, petroleum products, wastewater or seawater.
Choosing a chemical-resistant coating is therefore not simply...
Choosing the Right Epoxy Flooring System for Your Factory
Selecting an epoxy flooring system is rarely about choosing between a floor coating, a 2 mm floor or a 3 mm multilayer system.
More often, it is about comparing different recommendations.
One contractor may recommend an epoxy floor coating.
Another...
Practical Epoxy Solutions for Pharmaceutical, Biotechnology, Medical Device & Controlled Manufacturing Facilities
A cleanroom is designed to maintain a controlled manufacturing environment. While air handling, filtration and environmental controls determine the cleanroom classification, the exposed surfaces within the facility play an equally important role in supporting...
A Practical Guide to Selecting the Right Chemical Resistant Epoxy System
Chemical-resistant flooring and protective coatings are not selected simply by choosing the strongest product. The right system depends on what the coating will be exposed to, how severe the exposure is, whether the surface is...
The Topcoat Is the Floor Your Business Experiences Every Day
Often referred to as epoxy flooring, epoxy floor coating or epoxy floor paint, the topcoat is the finished layer of an epoxy flooring system. It is the surface people walk on, forklifts travel across, machines operate...
A Successful Epoxy Floor Begins with a Properly Repaired Concrete Floor
When planning an epoxy flooring project, attention usually goes to the final colour, thickness and appearance. However, long-term performance is often decided much earlier.
Cracks, potholes, damaged edges, uneven levels, porous concrete, contamination and moisture should...
Not every millimetre in a flooring system performs the same job.
Two flooring quotations may both describe a "3 mm epoxy floor", yet the flooring systems beneath that final surface can be very different. One may consist almost entirely of an expensive self-levelling epoxy, while another...