As a wholesaler of aquatic pets, J & K Aquatics has a central warehouse in Taunton with a large tank room where fish, crabs and other aquatic animals are housed.
The tank room had an old free-draining concrete flooring surface that was failing badly despite repeated painting. “The floor was constantly wet, which it wasn’t really designed for,” says Director Paul James. “An added problem was fish occasionally making a bid for freedom – if they jumped out of their tank it was often hard to see them against the dark and mottled concrete.”
The old floor presented a serious slip and trip hazard as it never drained properly, and it was beginning to break up. Furthermore, it presented a very poor image to trade visitors. Following a recommendation by a customer, J & K Aquatics contacted Tact for a flooring solution that would answer all their needs, which included:
- Non slip flooring – even when wet
- Free-draining, retaining no puddles or pools of water
- Durability and strength, plus an ability to take heavy tank trolleys
- Attractive, professional look
- Level, stable surface for trolley wheels
- Kind to feet that are carrying their owners around all day.
Using Piazza floor tiles in Stone Grey, Tact installed the new floor directly over the old in just over a day. The client was also supplied with TactTiles unzip tools to lift tiles so that channel drains and manholes remain easily accessible.
“What a difference,” says Paul James, “and what an excellent product. It’s solved all our problems in one go and looks really good. We’re absolutely thrilled with the result.”
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