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Sika serves new Fuddruckers restaurant with fresh ideas for kitchen flooring

Being new construction, owner Dal-Tex Restaurant Management, Inc. was able to specify the exact materials it required for the building to ensure the best dining experience for its patrons. Of course, hygiene and durability were important, too, so when it came to a flooring system for its new 1,425 square foot kitchen, Dal-Tex chose Sikafloor® PurCem® urethane cement, cove mortar and coating from Sika Industrial Flooring.

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LIBRARY OF SIKA INDUSTRIAL FLOORING CASE STUDIES

  • Cityview
    Sika Industrial Flooring donates flooring products for outreach center

    Cityview's latest outreach program was the conversion of a space once used as the church garage into a coffee house/social center, explained Pastor Tim. "Our 'garage' Coffee House is open on Saturday nights till midnight to serve as an alternative to neighborhood bars. Coffee and snacks are free to the homeless. It is a safe, non-threatening environment that teaches that alcohol and drugs are not necessary to have a good time."
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    Sikafloor Decorative Flake System:
    PR-7 / EC-3 / EC-15
  • UC Davis
    Sikafloor prevents veterinary school's floors from going to the dogs

    As in any health care facility, Vet Med III floors required a specialized concrete coating that not only stands up to heavy traffic -- human and otherwise -- but also resists chemical spills, staining from medical by-products, and the aggressive cleaning agents needed to maintain a hygienic surface.
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    Epo-Rok / EC-17
  • Ginn Racing
    Sika Industrial Flooring puts NASCAR's Ginn Racing headquarters on winning track

    Years of manufacturing on this NASCAR racing team's floor had left the area badly damaged with cracks, chips and holes pockmarking the concrete. A six-year-old, greenish epoxy coating was worn and delaminated in many places.
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    EC-7 / CRU-400
  • Corporate Flight Alternatives, Inc. (CFA)
    Private jet service takes off on Sikafloor

    In the highly competitive business of fractional jet ownership, image plays a crucial role in attracting and retaining customers.   For Corporate Flight Alternatives, Inc., a private jet service in Mantua, Ohio, this means investing in the best quality planes, people, facilities, and in the case of its aircraft hangar, flooring.
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    EC-7 / High Wear Ultra / CRU-100
  • ODM Tool & Manufacturing
    Sikafloor helps stamp out a badly damaged floor

    Restoring a damaged concrete floor is always a challenge, one requiring the proper preparation equipment, years of professional experience and the right supplies. But when a new, unexpected variable is thrown into the equation, the job can become especially demanding. Such was the case in a recent floor restoration at ODM Tool & Manufacturing Co., Inc. 
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    Epo-Rok® Mortar Flooring & Top Dressing/ High Wear Ultra
  • Olympia Foods
    Sika bakes quality into the mix at
    world's largest pita bread plant

    The facility's building consultants worked closely with Concare, Inc. on one of the toughest tasks the renovation crew faced: installing a flooring system strong enough to withstand sweltering hot baking ovens, near 100% humidity, steam cleaners applying 220°F heat, holding freezers that dipped below -10°F, and a spiral freezer kept at –40° F in the ultra-sanitary food processing areas. 
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    Urethane Concrete / Epo-Rok® Mortar Flooring / EC-6
  • Polaris Industries, Inc.
    Off-road vehicle manufacturer installs
    Sikafloors in "surgery room for 4-wheelers
    "

    Several different environments make up the Polaris testing lab, including offices for administration duties, “dyno rooms” to test engines, and a large monitor room at the center of it all. Because the walls are glass, Broten wanted a single flooring system throughout the entire lab to provide a cohesive, professional appearance.
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    Quartzite® 6000 / CRU-400
  • La Rabida Children's Hospital
    Laying the ground work for hope

    Learning to live with a chronic illness or disability is a difficult road for anyone to travel, especially a child. For more than 100 years, La Rabida Children's Hospital, a private non-profit facility, has been providing hope, encouragement and support for children and their families to live with and rise above lifelong medical conditions. When Barrier Corp was commissioned by La Rabida for an exterior decorative motif at their facility entrance, they turned to Sika Industrial Flooring.
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    Urethane Concrete / PR-7 / EC-15 / Ultrathane
  • John Deere
    Leading Manufacturer Trusts Sikafloor Product Reliability & Service for Over 10 Years

    Tractor giant John Deere, one of the oldest and most trusted industrial companies in the United States, has built its reputation on quality and reliability. When they needed a flooring that could stand up to their heavy equipment, they turned to a company equally committed to quality and reliability—Sika Industrial Flooring .
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    EC-7
  • OKI Telecom
    Vapor Block + ESD: Dissipating more than just ESD problems

    Nothing can damage sensitive electronic components like electrostatic discharge (aka ESD). And nothing can short-circuit an ESD flooring system like moisture. Though OKI Telecom wasn’t initially aware of excessive moisture in their existing floor, they did know an ESD floor would stop static build-up from damaging the delicate electronic products they produce.
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    PR-14 / Vapor Block / ESD System, Dissipative
  • Blowfish Plastics
    Bad Floors? Bad Budget? Good Solution...

    When a manufacturer decides to relocate, big issues always seem to surface. What is the condition of the new facility? Will it need structural changes? Will the space be sufficient for years to come? And sometimes one of the issues to surface is the surface... the floor of the new facility.
    > MORRITEX®
    System: PR-7 / EC-15
  • Hull Corporation
    Heavy Duty Floor Proves it's on the Level

    Installing a level floor is a given for most concrete flooring jobs. But how level is level? It depends upon the customer’s need, and Hull Corporation had a very challenging one. The manufacturer of stainless steel sterilization containers for pharmaceutical companies needed a resurfaced concrete floor that could vary no more than 1/8” per 10 feet.
    > PR-7 / EPO-ROK® Mortar Flooring
    / EC-3 / EPO-ROK® Top Dressing
  • Avnet
    ESD + Urethane: Meets the Avnet Challenge

    The folks at Avnet in Chandler, Arizona, were pleased with Sikafloor’s ESD flooring system. But the world-wide electronics distributor just could not help asking if there was something better. "After meeting with Avnet, we went back to our technology team with the challenge to build a product that was more durable." recalled Brett Hall, Sales Representative for Sika Industrial Flooring.
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    ESD System / Ultrathane
  • Flagstaff Medical Center
    Operating Room Gets a Quick Cure to its Failing Vinyl Floor

    The vinyl flooring was shot. The Sterile Operating Prep Room at the Flagstaff Medical Center in Flagstaff, Arizona, needed a new floor that would not succumb to the same moisture problems as the current vinyl floor. A coated concrete solution was the perfect alternative, but the sheet vinyl needed to be removed and new flooring installed in less than three days.
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    PR-14 / Vapor Block / Ultrathane
  • Cooking & Hospitality Institute of Chicago
    Recipe for a Durable, Beautiful Classroom Kitchen Floor

    Barrier Corp of Morton Grove, Illinois, was called to install a fairly complicated flooring system at the Cooking and Hospitality Institute of Chicago. The customer wanted a decorative floor that was low in maintenance, high in durability, easy on the budget, and it had to be waterproof.
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    USG LEVELROCK® Brand Floor Underlayment PROFLOW®
    > PR-7 / VALFLEX® / EC-15 / UR-20
  • OEM Worldwide
    Taking ESD to Heart

    All American Industrial Flooring had a mandate from their customer: eliminate the Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) in a new flooring system. The customer, OEM Worldwide, was building a new manufacturing facility in Watertown, South Dakota, where computer chips used in heart monitors are made. Any sparks or static could damage the product, adding unnecessary expense to the manufacturing process.
    > ESD System
  • Birds Eye Foods
    Fast Track Gives Birds Eye a Construction Boost

    In July 2003, Industrial Commercial Epoxy had just poured concrete in a new 40,000 square foot processing facility for Birds Eye Foods in Wisconsin. But the customer needed the construction to begin immediately, not wait the usual 28 days for the concrete to cure.
    > Fast Track Primer / EPO-ROK® Quartz

 

 


 
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