TWINTEC ME INDUSTRIAL FLOORING
On Firm Footing: Taking on the Floor
Twintec’s trademark industrial flooring design technologies offer high levels of performance and environment sustainability The European-headquartered international, design and build, concrete flooring contractor is well regarded in the region and offers total service and comprehensive flooring solutions to clients across the GCC.
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he Twintec Group of industrial flooring companies is the leading producer of jointless steel fibrereinforced concrete flooring in the world, producing more than six million sqm of concrete industrial floor slabs every year. The Twintec name reflects the twin technologies of concrete and steel fibres. Design expertise and high grade materials are coupled with experience, skilled workers, continuously improved procedures and specially designed equipment. As ‘jointless’ flooring specialists Twintec’s valueengineered designs, professional workmanship and innovation are well regarded across the globe. With a skilled, experienced work force, sophisticated equipment and environmental-sensitive operations, the company is a leading
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name for customised, durable industrial floorings. Global Supply Chain spoke exclusively to Ruth Waugh, General Manager, Twintec Middle East Industrial Flooring on a range of subjects from its specialist operations, performance, accomplishments and future prospects. Global Supply Chain (GSC): Walk us through how industrial flooring ideas and concepts have evolved over the recent past? How demanding are customers today? Ruth Waugh (RW): Internal concrete industrial floor slabs have indeed evolved over time in terms of design approaches, materials used and production methodologies. From the traditional construction of concrete panels with troublesome saw cut joints (straight cracks) with a variety of concrete reinforcements to today’s totally seamless floor slabs that
result in warehouse floor slabs with no opening construction joints from end to end. Our customers and in turn their customers are rightfully more demanding. As consumer demands change and the supply chain industry evolves, the demands on the concrete floor in terms of operational requirements (racking systems, automation, MHEmaterials handling equipment movements) increase. At the same time customers should demand longevity, added value and consider the environmental sustainability credentials of their concrete floor slab and always consider working with a concrete flooring specialist. Working closely to support the end user directly is essential to ensuring their specific operational requirements are met within the
