Flowcrete Launches India's Warehouse Flooring Toolkit

A POORLY designed or maintained warehouse can therefore have a long list of detrimental knock-on effects, as if the warehouse is not up to the task at hand then the movement of products might be slowed down, interrupted or stopped completely.

Getting the floor finish right is critical to designing an effective warehouse, as it is the platform on which the racking is based and the surface on which the staff, forklift trucks and pallet trolleys move around on.

The floor needs to provide a level surface so that the goods can be moved around quickly and safely. This surface regularity needs to be maintained despite a long list of challenges that warehouse floors typically face, such as impacts, point loading, exposure to corrosive chemicals, foot and wheeled traffic, regular cleaning and more.

Distribution facilities that use automated storage and retrieval systems with racks that stretch up to the roof will need to be particularly careful with the surface flatness, as it is an important factor to reducing vibration in the fast-moving forklift trucks that move up and down the aisles.

Incorporating colour and signage into the floor finish is another key consideration, as this is a very effective way to improve navigation around the site, and so speed up the warehouse operations, and also to highlight onsite hazards and so cut down on accidents and mishaps within a busy warehouse space.