Mega Stong Floor for Mining Giant Global Mining giant Rio Tinto - a world leader in production of aluminium, copper, diamonds and coal was looking for a reliable, corrosion protection system that would ensure maximum integrity in the service bays for monster earth moving vehicles weighing up to 100 tonne.

Rio Tinto has a strong culture of making long term commitments to its operations as it affects both land and people across the globe. Wherever Rio Tinto operates, health and safety is the first priority.

Rio Tinto turned to ROXSET to provide a long term fail-safe solution for its vehicle maintenance area. The flooring specification called for a: seemless and impervious coating; rejuvenation of damaged and pitted floors; non-pourous coating; chemical resistant; durable and easy to clean floor.

The ROXSET SE heavy-duty epoxy mortar system was installed at 6mm. The system was installed with minimum downtime and provides a shrink free, highly chemical resistant coating which has excellent thermal and impact resistance.The new floor has transformed a dull and damaged work environment into an attractive hard wearing and safe surface and complies with OH&S standards.

Neverfail is Australia’s leading spring water brand for the home and workplace delivery market, bringing the best spring water with a refreshing clean taste, crystal-clear presentation and fresh mouth feel. With over 160,000 customers across Australia, Neverfail is the largest bulk supplier of home and office water services.

As a wholly owned subsidiary of Coca-Cola Amatil, Neverfail has built a brand around the highest levels of quality and health & safety standards. When Neverfail upgraded its processing facilities in Townsville and Smithfield, it required new coating system to accommodate all aspects of the facility including the bottle filling, bottle washing and load-in, load-out areas. It was critical that the floor coating not only offered protection from high abrasion and thermal shock but was anti slip and anti bacterial meeting the high levels of HACCP (Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point).

It was critical that the floor coating offered: High Abrasion and Thermal Shock; Anti Slip & Anti Bacterial protection and HACCP Compliance. ROXSET SE offered: Round the Clock Protection against a range of Bacteria; Flooring installed as a; Seamless Application; Easy to Clean; Hard Wearing with a low maintenance finish.

Problems normally associated with conventional tiled flooring, where dirt can accumulate in the joints, are eliminated. ROXSET SE will withstand temperatures as low as 40deg C making it suitable for chillers and freezer rooms. It can be applied as a smooth or textured finish in a colour of choice, which will transform and invigorate working areas.

With outstanding success in both the Australian and International wine market, Warburn Estate is an iconic Winery established in 1969 in Griffith which has placed its unparalleled achievements on selecting consistent quality and expertise.

As a proud pioneering Italian family, the Sergi’s have grown Warburn Estate into a multi-million dollar business with extensive domestic and export sales.As part of its ongoing focus on maintaining a quality facility which meets Best Practice with HACCP & AQIS compliance, Warburn Estate turned to ROXSET to provide a hygienic and durable floor finish for its wine finishing area.

Wineries need to be kept thoroughly hygienic at all times, especially to limit the detection of ‘Bretttanomyces’, which is a wine spoilage yeast. Winery floors not properly maintained offer an ideal breading ground for nasty microbes to take a foothold, old floors offer a myriad of nooks and crannies away from the superficial effects of wash-downs and this can be found within cracks in hard to get at corners, expansion joints and equipment footings.

In parallel with meeting best practice standards at Warburn Estate, ROXSET installed ROXSET SE with its proven ability in the wine industry over many years for Chemical & Acid Resistance; ROXSET SE is a totally impervious and non-porous surface. Warburn Estate opted for a
4-6mm system across 1100sqm with 300ml coving around the tank footings/plinths, this will provide protection from common corrosive acids such as Citric, Tartaric and Lactic and the ROXSET SE surface is a Non-Toxic material.

Goodman Fielder

Australia’s largest food manufacturer Goodman Fielder required state-of-the-art performance floors for its new 14,000sqm production facility at Erskine Park.   ROXSET was chosen as the prime applicator having extensive experience working in the food industry over many years.

Goodman Fielder closed its oils processing facility at Mascot in its drive for increased manufacturing efficiency.  Its 14000sqm new factory is part of rationalizing and consolidating the manufacturing base by closing inefficient plants in a move to optimize extensive distribution systems.

Under a new build program, ROXSET installed Urethane anti-microbial floor finish across 6000sqm of production area to process home ingredients.  A 2500sqm trowel-on 5mm resin finish with coving was completed in just one week. This floor finish delivers round the clock protection against a range of bacteria and also inhibits the growth of mould and fungi.

It is critical in a key food environment that the flooring system meets the requirements of HACCP and AQIS compliance, ROXSET deliver the maximum slip resistance up to R13 set out under the guidelines of the HACCP auditing matrix.

The continuous seamless resin finish protects against the propagation of superbugs.  A hygienic and impervious coating will also provide maximum slip resistance and clean-ability.

In addition to heat resistance, ROXSET install a flooring system, which will withstand temperatures as low as -40Deg C making it suitable for use in chiller/freezer rooms.  Intensive food manufacturing facilities such as Goodman Fielder require a superior coating product which provides resistance to food acidity found in many food substances such as milk, sugar, cola and juices.

The ROXSET Health & Safety solution met with Goodman Fielder’s criteria for sustainability and long-term durability, which is also covered by a 15year warranty.

Simplot Tasmania

As one of the biggest food service providers in Australia, Simplot Australia wanted a high performance, ultra hard wearing floor for its vegetable factory which is regarded as one of the most modern and efficient facilities of its kind in the world.  Simplot’s Tasmanian plants produce $600m to the Tasmanian economy.

Simplot Tasmania turned to ROXSET Health & Safety Flooring who have been providing services to the company for over 20 years Australia wide.  With a Simplot factory producing up to 30,000tons of food product a day, operating 24hours a day 7 days a week it was critical the floor application was laid with minimum disruption to the production cycle and this could be achieved with ROXSET’s professional installation team.

ROXSET SE was the ideal surface underfoot for heavy-duty food processing manufacturing environment.   Not only is ROXSET SE strong, acid resistant and easily cleaned it is designed to provide protection in aggressive environments against chemical attack and reduce the bacteria population on the surface.  This coating is also environmentally friendly with “NO VOC’s” (volatile organic compounds).

ROXSET SE is both HACCP & AQIS compliant and is designed to provide anti-slip protection up to R13, the maximum rating for food environments.  The continuous seamless resin coating and coving installed at floor junctions gives a monolithic surface that provides unparalleled corrosion protection.  ROXSET SE is also engineered to offer industrial grade protection from mechanical and thermal shock resistance on the floor.

ROXSET SE is a bespoke solution for manufacturing environments where introducing bright colour, texture and signage to working zones and walkways can help manufacturing facilities run more efficiently as well as uplift and energize the workforce.- a key reason as to why the floor has become one of the most important factors for companies involved in the lean manufacturing scheme.

• Eye-catching seamless stone carpet finish that runs from floor to ceiling

• Rapid installation

• Solvent-free formulation

• High impact, abrasion and scratch resistant

• Reduced noise from footsteps

Rustik has been ergonomically designed to reflect the natural beauty of the great outdoors – using natural stone and marble aggregates encased within a clear resin seal; Rustik delivers a textured, non-slip, solvent-free finish that will really stand out from the crowd in retail centre’s or corporate office blocks.

Rustik Glamourstone was the surface of choice for the new flagship $50m headquarters in Sydney.  A classy, state of the art working environment was required to be achieved under a fast track installation program to meet with the official high profile opening.

Key features are:

• Neutral Background to highlight stunning high performance vehicles

• Floor adds 3D perspective interpretation of a racetrack

This landmark young winery which hosts premier entertainment events in Australia wanted a highly durable and slip resistant floor installed in a brisk 24 hours in their barrel room.

Roxset proposed its Roxset SE2 as the solution, an anti-microbial HACCP compliant, range of flooring specifically designed to give a seamless result and add protection for wet surface structure’s which are acid prone.

Roxset SE had been installed in two of the group’s early wineries for over 10 years and the new Roxset SE was chosen for this establishment.

As a leading producer of organic free-range chickens and a commitment to quality programs such as HACCP, WQA and SafeFood, Inglewood turned to Roxset to provide a suitable floor and coving finish for their production, packaging and amenity facilities.

A hygienic anti-slip floor with low maintenance was a top priority and being able to schedule installation without affecting 24x7 production was critical.

Roxset SE2 5mm, which is HACCP compliant, was chosen to cover the 1100 sqm, as it’s steam cleanable and has a very high grade of slip resistance which is ideal for wet food processing and preparation areas.

The installation of Roxset SE2 transformed the Inglewood plant into a clean, safe and fresh working environment.

GM Scott is a highly regarded and well-established processor in the meat industry who take the utmost pride in quality, health and safety of their operation. As a major supplier to the super market chains they had to act quickly when it was discovered their product had been tainted by an odorous by product of a building application.

GM Scott turned to Roxset to rapidly install a new production floor. Roxset immediately responded and replaced nearly 1000sqm of area with Roxset SE3 R13, a 4-6mm hard-wearing resin system which includes coving and expansion joints providing an impervious surface that provides superior protection against bacteria and dangerous allergens.

Roxset has extensive experience in laying HACCP/AQIS/FoodSafe standard flooring for some of the largest abattoirs in the country and this system is pressure cleanable with a very high degree of slip resistance ideal for wet food processing and preparation areas. The installation of the Roxset SE3 transformed the GM Scott plant into a bright safe and hygienic environment.

“Rapidly installing an ultra hygienic floor whilst having minimum impact on production time for our customers was a #1 priority and Roxset exceeded this challenge. They helped restore client confidence to get our business back on track”.

Len Jones, General Manager GM Scott