DISTRIBUTION CENTER – MILWAUKEE, WI – EPOXY RESIN FLOOR

Based on excellent references and an award-winning reputation, Surface Solutions is awarded the project and performs seamlessly.

Surface Solutions recently completed the total floor restoration of a new distribution center for Milwaukee, WI-based Joy Global, Inc., a worldwide leader in high-productivity mining solutions. The entire 275,000-square-foot floor of the building, which is owned by marine surplus superstore Great Lakes Skipper, had severe potholes and several deteriorated areas at different elevations, requiring a complete surface preparation before laying in new concrete and seamless epoxy to create a smooth surface that would allow the company’s Automated Guide Vehicles (AGVs) to glide across with ease.

“This project is our most ambitious to date,” says Steve Hess, President of Surface Solutions. “The floor was in very rough condition, but with our surface preparation equipment and expertise, our ability to rip out and pour concrete and our epoxies, we achieved the goal of smoothing out the floor so Joy Global’s AGV’s can pick parts off inventory racks and ship them around the world.”

In just four weeks, Surface Solutions’ team prepare the huge surface using high-performance HTC planetary grinders and hand-held Novatek grinders and chisels to clear away the existing floor, repairing and patching with new concrete before smoothing it to perfection using the Surface Solutions Epoxy 181, 1811vp and 321 systems at 22 mil total thickness. In addition, Surface Solutions apply the Joy Global corporate logo graphic to the floor, sealing it with clear epoxy for a permanent finish. Watch this video of Surface Solutions’ progress:

As a company, Joy Global places the highest priority on safety. The company can rest assured that their new distribution center operations –with a new flooring system installed by Surface Solutions- will meet this goal, ensuring every employee returns home without injury or incident.

PRODUCT

Surface Solutions Epoxy Products

MARKET SECTOR

Manufacturing – Mining

LOCATION

Milwaukee, WI

CUSTOMER

Great Lakes Skipper
Building leased to Joy Global

SQUARE FEET

275,000 SF

PROJECT TIME

Four Weeks

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