Sylvan Star Cheese Plant MMA Floor

INstalled in 2008 - still in use - No failures - No Slips

Project Date: Completed in 2008

This was one of our earliest projects. Sylvan Star Colony required a long-term solution for an anti-slip floor in their cheese production facility. We installed Silikal MMA R61 Anti-Slip flooring, which has remained in use and failure-free since its installation in 2008!

The original owners of the plant, who have since retired, John and Hanni Schalwyk. When I met John in 2007, I stopped in on a cold call, and I showed him the sample of our floor. He saw it, and said "that is what I had in my barn in Holland!". Got

The original owners of the plant, who have since retired, John and Hanni Schalwyk. When I met John in 2007, I stopped in on a cold call, and I showed him the sample of our floor. He saw it, and said "that is what I had in my barn in Holland!". Got the project. Europe is WAY AHEAD of North America, and North American standards slowly follow.

Sylvan Star production floor at 4 years of age. Not even any cracking that occurred on a floor that was installed on new concrete 4 years earlier. No heat cracking. No slab crack propagation to the surface at isolation or cold joints. No call bac

Sylvan Star production floor at 4 years of age. Not even any cracking that occurred on a floor that was installed on new concrete 4 years earlier. No heat cracking. No slab crack propagation to the surface at isolation or cold joints. No call backs for any de-lamination.

Salt brine process for Dutch-style cheese, in hygienic contact in our corrosion-protected concrete. No peeling. No failure. Hygienic. We simply prepared and sealed the concrete brine containment with 3 coats of Silikal resin. Picture taken after 4

Salt brine process for Dutch-style cheese, in hygienic contact in our corrosion-protected concrete. No peeling. No failure. Hygienic. We simply prepared and sealed the concrete brine containment with 3 coats of Silikal resin. Picture taken after 4 years.

4 year old production area. Easy to clean, non-slip, acid resistant.

4 year old production area. Easy to clean, non-slip, acid resistant.

After 16 years, floor was still intact. The original equipment was dragged across our floor during original construction. Even with that abuse, the floor is in perfect shape after all this time.

After 16 years, floor was still intact. The original equipment was dragged across our floor during original construction. Even with that abuse, the floor is in perfect shape after all this time.

A very early version of wall-sealing was what we self-taught back then. Perfectly sealed and easy to clean. Since then, our coving for all of our meat processing, dairy, cheese, veterinary and other floors is second to none in aesthetics.;

A very early version of wall-sealing was what we self-taught back then. Perfectly sealed and easy to clean. Since then, our coving for all of our meat processing, dairy, cheese, veterinary and other floors is second to none in aesthetics.;

Even with nitric acid exposure during the cleaning - sanitation procedures, our floor is not damaged. Nitric acid stains very easily in its original container strength. But the floor is not damaged hygienically or structurally.

Even with nitric acid exposure during the cleaning - sanitation procedures, our floor is not damaged. Nitric acid stains very easily in its original container strength. But the floor is not damaged hygienically or structurally.

No leakage underneath the drains after 16 years. Our surface prep protocol is second to none, and the results pay off in only 2 or 3 years. No plans for any maintenance at 16 years, and likely for a few or even many years beyond.

No leakage underneath the drains after 16 years. Our surface prep protocol is second to none, and the results pay off in only 2 or 3 years. No plans for any maintenance at 16 years, and likely for a few or even many years beyond.

Floor penetrations are where resin floors of our competitor epoxy and polyurethane systems fail. No de-lamination.

Floor penetrations are where resin floors of our competitor epoxy and polyurethane systems fail. No de-lamination.

Floor has some minor staining from nitric acid. Still easy to clean, no scrubbing, standard sanitation practices. At 16 years, this floor looks to easily make 30 years, with minimal maintenance.

Floor has some minor staining from nitric acid. Still easy to clean, no scrubbing, standard sanitation practices. At 16 years, this floor looks to easily make 30 years, with minimal maintenance.