A+ A A- AcryliCon - Longest lasting industrial floors Client Area Login Search HOME ABOUT ACRYLICON NEWS CONTACT US One of the most advanced polymer factories Production of resin flooring systems Our polymer factory in Germany World industrial flooring solutions which will last longer 1 2 3 4 You are here: Home AcryliCon Flooring Solutions Thursday, 19 June 2014 14:29 PRESS RELEASE AcryliCon, a Norwegian Flooring Company, have constructed a modern polymer factory worth 100 million NOK in Germany “We want to give the world industrial flooring solutions which will last forever” Says Bjørn Hegstad, entrepreneur and founder of AcryliCon. In order to make “the world’s best” flooring solution even better, AcryliCon are proud to open the world’s most advanced polymer factory for the production of its resin flooring systems. Industrial Floors are subjected to tough treatment. Not only should they be able to take decades of mechanical wear, they must also keep their shape and properties when exposed to thermal forces and chemical substances. Ever since the start in 1977, AcryliCon has made flooring solutions which are easy to clean, nice to look at, slip resistant and which maintain their properties over time. With the current tough requirements with reference to hygiene, quality, precision and safety, first class flooring is not only a benefit - it is a prerequisite. “In order to meet the requirements of tomorrow, it is important to check and assure the quality of all components and variables which form a part of the production process. This is why we have invested 11 million Euros in the one of the most advanced polymer production facility”, says Tor Arild Hegstad, son of the founder Bjørn Hegstad and Director of AcryliCon Polymer GmbH, the company which in only a few days opens its new production facility in Neustad-Glewe. A city situated in the German federal state Mecklenburg Vorpommern. Cleanness and control Until now, the materials which are used in the various AcryliCon systems have been manufactured in various factories. Our co-operation with these suppliers has now been concluded and this whole process brought in house. From now on, all components will be manufactured in our own production facility in Neustad-Glewe. This location has been carefully chosen, as from here, there are excellent transport links to the European and World markets. Equally it has great proximity to the raw products needed for production. To be completely certain that we consistently deliver the best products, we not only check the quality throughout the production process, but we also make sure that the best raw materials are always available, says Tor-Arild Hegstad. Training, testing and product development AcryliCon Flooring Solutions are varied and equipped with different properties depending on the challenges they will meet in the many environment and markets we supply. Incidentally, the company delivers flooring solutions to an increasingly greater part of the international offshore industry. The founder, Bjorn Hegstad, holds the opinion that AcryliCon’s developers and floor layers often know more about the problems and challenges of industrial flooring than their customers. More than 37 years of experience of laying floors has taught the founder that a bakery requires a substantially different flooring solution than a dairy. The properties of a floor in a car showroom pose different challenges to that in a department store. On the other hand, the challenges facing a flooring solution on a railway platform and a football stand are not all together dissimilar. We have learned these nuances the hard way – through decades of experience and development. We know which flooring solution should be laid where, and why. With our new factory we will be able to discover even more nuances, develop new ways of use and properties to an even greater spectra of customers. Development, dissemination of knowledge and training will therefore become an important area of priority for the new factory, founder Bjørn Hegstad concludes. - - - What makes Acrylicon “a uniqe flooring solution”? A good flooring solution is an asset Today, there are rigorous requirements for hygiene, quality, precision and safety. An AcryliCon flooring solution satisfies the most rigorous of these requirements and is a necessary foundation for all modern industrial activity. The requirements depend on the character of the business activity. For some, fire safety will be decisive, whereas for others, hygiene will be the leading aspect. Irrespective of the requirements and the assumptions, most customers are best served by thoroughly considering their needs and requirements, for present use and way into the future, because the best flooring solutions last for a long time. It is always smart to choose a flooring solution which is simple and easy to repair, and which becomes stronger where it was damaged. There is often a reason as to why it was damaged in the first place, and must be protected again for the future. In order to facilitate this, the flooring solution MUST bond itself chemically to the existing flooring and preferably be ready for use within a few hours, says Tor Arild Hegstad, Director of AcryliCon Polymer GmbH. Flexible and inexpensive in the long run The bitterness related to poor quality stays around much longer than the momentary joy of a low price. If you choose a second rate flooring solution, you will most probably regret it in the long run. Unintentional disruptions of operations because of flooring issues are never welcome. So-called thermosetting plastics have the unfortunate property whereby they need relatively high temperatures – 12 to 15 degrees – in the substrate to cure properly. Even then, the curing process often takes a very long time. This ties up expensive production time, operation time and areas. Future inevitable repairs of thermo-setting plastics only provide a “mechanical” bond between the new and the old. The flooring will forever be weak in all joints. Faults and wear which are repaired will probably never be perfect, and will often need re-doing time and time again. “The materials we produce and install only emit a smell during installation. The flooring is ready for use within 60 minutes and is chemically inert after 2 hours. In particularly large jobs, where typically there are many other trades present at the same time, the flooring solution can be laid during the night and put back into use the next morning. This makes for a speedy and flexible installation”, says Tor. Downright unwholesome Many flooring products on the market today contain components which constitute a health hazard to both humans and animals. These substances can also be released through wear and tear and remedial work on the flooring. Poisonous gasses can also be emitted when you drill through some types of flooring. These gasses can be hazardous to the health of the installers and other people in the vicinity. This is why the legislation is becoming increasingly restrictive. Carefree operation The most important basis for efficient hygiene is a pore free surface which is easy to clean. AcryliCon flooring systems have a cleanablity similar to that of Teflon or polished stainless steel, and a surface which has less than one per cent of the pores you find in a second rate flooring Moreover, the AcryliCon Flooring Systems tolerate liquid temperatures up to 70 degrees. The fish processing plant “Hydro Seafood” at Frøya, Norway, is a business which has extreme requirements for cleanness, wear resistance and continuity in the production processes. In 1984, an AcryliCon Flooring Solution was installed in the production facility. This is a choice that the management has not regretted. The flooring is still “approved” in spite of three decades of tough use and increasingly stricter requirements from the authorities, the owners and consumers. - The unique thing about well laid flooring – consisting of well manufactured components – is that it does not change. Its integrity is maintained and is equally pore free and durable year after year. A system which satisfies the rigorous requirements which prevail in the food industry is easily transferred to other markets. The competence and experience we have acquired are beneficial and supportive for all. In the end, a good flooring solution is the foundation for carefree operation, and that is something everyone should be entitled to. - - - HISTORY From a modest start in the seventies, AcryliCon has developed to become an international group of companies with a number of prestigious installations all over the world. Various businesses from local commercial kitchens to multinational soft drink manufacturers have become aware of the advantages of AcryliCon’s Flooring Solutions. Many have made the company their regular supplier of flooring solutions for refurbishing projects or newly constructed facilities. Sensational research constitutes the basis of the adventure which has roots all the way back to 1976. In the middle of the seventies, several studies showed that nearly everybody in manufacturing industries had the same requirements for a good flooring solution: It would have to be hygienic, easy to clean, nice to look at, slip resistant and it should last for a long time. On the background of these studies, chemical engineer Bjørn Hegstad started his research into how to create a flooring system which would meet all the requirements of the manufacturing industries. By identifying the best generic properties in the raw materials, he was able to develop a system which best combined these qualities and in this manner he arrived at a flooring system which satisfies all the strict requirements throughout the markets. In 1977, “AcryliCon ® Systems” saw the light of day and during the course of the 37 years which have passed since the invention, the company has worked itself into a position as one of the most prominent manufacturers and installers of industrial flooring solutions, across all markets. Bjørn Hegstad is still active and intensely involved in AcryliCon’s future development and rapid expansion. - - - FACTS A unique chemical and technical design makes the AcryliCon System’s properties superior compared to those of other industrial flooring solutions. The construction does not change over time in the way other flooring solutions do, which again means that no pores occur and the flooring remains compact, homogeneous and retains its maximum strength for decade after decade. Many other flooring solutions are based on acrylic, but the way AcryliCon is designed is unique and delivers different properties and wear resistance compared to other acrylic flooring solutions AcryliCon has a chemical and technical design in which yellowing – and other ageing characteristics which allow for pores to emerge and in time reduce the compressive strength – will not occur. When an AcryliCon Flooring Solution is laid, , the “primer” penetrates deep into the substrate. Both before and after we lay an AcryliCon flooring system, we perform adhesion tests so that our customers may rest assured that the bond will last for several decades. AcryliCon is a bit more expensive, but gives far greater value for the money over time. A fact which all of our customers happily confirm: Contact persons: Bjorn Hegstad telephone: +41 78 692 39 97 email address: bjornhegstad@acrylicon.com Tor Arild Hegstad telephone: +47 917 68 121 email address: torhegst@acrylicon.no Download attachments: Pressemelding NO German_Press_Kit PRESS-PHOTO - ZIP-file - 28mb Press release ENG Read more... 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