The main consideration in food preparation is hygiene in order to meet the required standards and so floors and walls need to be seamless to eradicate areas for bacterial growth, as well as being hard wearing to withstand continuous traffic from forklift trucks, pallet trucks and  other pieces of equipment.

With Sika’s in depth knowledge of the food and drink industry, we understand that floors and walls need to be hygienic, seamless and able to withstand rigorous cleaning regimes. Chemical attack from a variety of food and drink ingredients can also be particularly aggressive on floors and walls, however we are able to provide a comprehensive choice of solutions.  

Of all elements in a food processing plant,
flooring
is arguably the most visible, most abused and one of the most vital contributors to the facility's success.
In the food and manufacturing industry, around
80%
of major injuries caused by slips and falls happen due to water or foodstuffs that have not been cleared away.
Pathogens such as Salmonella, E.coli and Campylobacter result in
600 million
cases of foodborne diseases and around 500,000 deaths each year.¹

1Source: World Health Organization (WHO) estimate of global burden of foodborne diseases, 2015

Three Critical Factors in a Food Processing Factory

Industrial floor coating with Sikafloor resin cementitious flooring system in food facility
Industrial floor coating with Sikafloor resin cementitious flooring system in food facility
Yellow hygenic floor of a food plant

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