Enterprises in the food and drinks industry are often willing to invest large amounts of money in order to meet the high standards required in the production and processing of foodstuff.  Having said that, the construction or restoration of production halls in this sector are usually complex projects for these companies: countless, often multi-layered regulations and laws have to be taken into consideration.  Reconstruction measures are frequently carried out during normal operation. Only intensive planning, a flexible interface management and a professional execution of construction work – from individual determination of requirements and pre-planning to execution and finally to completion – result in achieving the best solution for the company.

Experience, practical know-how and successful reference projects were the deciding factors for being awarded the contract for the building project of the poultry processing plant of the company Produkti Pitanija, where the floor covering at the production site Kaliningrad needed to be restored. For Kaliningrad – a Russian exclave expanding across 15,125 km² and home to around 940,000 people – the company is of central economic importance.  Approximately 2.5 tons of poultry are processed here every hour.  With an annual production capacity of around 1,700 tons the company is the market leader in the sector. However, production activities have over the years – especially on the floors in the production halls – left their marks, so that in 2010 the directors contemplated some floor coating works. It was decided to opt for a new coating that would ensure the optimal and lasting protection of the floors. 

As is standard practice in the food industry, careful production with consistently high quality meeting the highest demands in terms of hygiene and cleanliness are vitally important here in Kaliningrad as well. The same expectations also had to be fulfilled by the floor coating system, as it was imperative that the materials used would not impair the foodstuff being processed at the plant.  Furthermore, the floor must be lastingly protected, even under combined loading from high temperatures, organic media and mechanical wear-and-tear. Additionally, cleaning effort must be kept as minimal as possible. All this is ensured with MC-DUR 2500. Having been designed to be “slip-resistant”, an anti-skidding, jointless surface that can withstand heavy chemical and thermal loading is achieved. What’s more, the coating is noncritical and physiologically harmless in contact with food.

In December 2010 the first floor of the hall received 800 m² of cover, followed in February 2011 by 1,300 m², in addition to installing a test surface of 50 m², using MC-DUR 2500 KS in sensitive thermally loaded areas. Further areas are planned to follow.