Epoxy Floor Coatings: The 5 Standout Benefits for Commercial, Industrial & Healthcare Buildings
2 December 2024
Today’s high-performance epoxy floor coatings and sealants are perfect for everything from factory, showroom and warehouse floors to catering and hospital kitchens and forklift ramps. The benefits are endless – but here’s our top 5 reasons why epoxy adhesive solutions are the smart flooring choice for commercial, industrial and healthcare settings.
1. Durability and resistance
Epoxy adhesives create a tough, protective barrier that offers long-term durability, impact resistance, rust prevention, and easy cleaning – making them ideal for demanding environments. Whether it’s withstanding heavy foot traffic and aircraft movement in the Qantas hangar at Adelaide Airport or maintaining a clean, high-performance finish in a boat showroom floor in Mona Vale, epoxy delivers reliable performance in high-impact spaces. Epoxy flooring solutions can also provide exceptional resistance to damp, chemicals, oils, fats, dilute acids and other corrosive materials – ensuring sustained quality, appearance, and value for money – year after year.
2. Safety and slip resistance
Epoxy floor coatings can be engineered and modified with slip-resistant properties to help prevent accidents – and allow for safe, easy movement through a space. For example, when a well-known cruise operator chose flooring for its ‘on-board’ catering kitchen, the priorities were safety, hygiene and durability. Mixing our Megapoxy MC2 heavy-duty maintenance coating with a fine aggregate material spread evenly across the surface was the perfect solution: creating a textured finish to reduce the risk of falls while providing additional grip for kitchen staff. Hygienic and dust-free, it provided a food-grade protective barrier for more confidence in this unique ‘moving’ kitchen.
3. Easy Maintenance
With its smooth, even and non-porous surface, epoxy-coated flooring is renowned for easy cleaning and maintenance. It prevents the accumulation of dust and dirt, while resisting stains and spills. Upkeep is often as simple as a sweep and mop, rather than intensive, deep cleaning with harsh chemicals.
4. Fast and cost-effective
When it comes to getting back to business, epoxy flooring solutions are hard to beat. Floors can be trafficable just 24 hours after application , with premetred kits (in correct proportions for immediate use) providing extra efficiency and ease. With straightforward application and expert support, clients are often surprised by how quickly results can be achieved, even in warmer conditions. In projects like the Vittoria showroom and warehouse in South Australia, epoxy flooring has delivered high-performance finishes that extend floor lifespan and reduce ongoing maintenance, offering a durable and cost-effective long-term solution.
5. Strength with style
High-strength epoxy solutions offer more than outstanding longevity and abrasion resistance: with many having the flexibility to add coloured pigments for a timeless, stylish finish. For example, the flooring for a Vittoria Coffee showroom and Warehouse demanded both style and durability as the flooring includes two spaces: a service counter for purchasing coffee beans and a warehouse for goods to supply commercial customers. Our Megapoxy 132 high-gloss grey finish does the job perfectly, ensuring sustained good looks that stand up to both customer and forklift traffic.
Want the low-down on the best solutions for your commercial, industrial or healthcare space? You’ll be floored by the possibilities – and we’re here to make it easy to achieve the best results. Try our solution selector, find your closest distributor, or contact us today.