| Specialist contractor 4m flooring uk Ltd has | | | | |
| completed a major refurbishment project at GM | | | | Work started with the removal of existing |
| Manufacturing Ellesmere Port. | | | | flooring systems, followed by Flowcrete's |
| | | | Hydraseal damp proof membrane and then the |
| The Crewe-based company has finished a | | | | flowable polymer screed Flowshield to ensure |
| year-long project to install 37,000 square | | | | the floor was in good shape for the final |
| metres of Flowcrete's flooring products at | | | | part of the works - the installation of |
| the state-of-the-art vehicle manufacturing | | | | Flowcrete Flowcoat SF41, an ultra-strength, |
| plant. | | | | high-build resin coating in grey. Demarcation |
| | | | lines and directional routes complete the |
| 4m has previously installed around 200,000 | | | | project. |
| square metres of specialist industrial | | | | |
| flooring at the site and was appointed in | | | | Mark Holden, managing director of 4m, part of |
| 2005 by the company as their partner in | | | | the Seddon Group, said: "This has been a |
| flooring solutions. | | | | major project for us, which involved a great |
| | | | deal of pre-planning and co-ordination while |
| The work - much of which was undertaken | | | | on site. We are delighted with the results." |
| during factory shutdown periods - has been | | | | |
| completed in the general assembly area, paint | | | | 4m is a premier name in both industrial and |
| unit, body shop, press unit and toilet | | | | commercial flooring across the UK and Europe. |
| facilities. | | | | The company has a portfolio of Blue Chip |
| | | | clients who value 4m's consultative, |
| Dave Burrows, senior regional engineer in | | | | solutions-led approach. |
| facilities management at GM Manufacturing, | | | | |
| Ellesmere Port, said: "The works have been | | | | One of 4m's key specialist areas is the |
| carried out in a wide range of areas in our | | | | design, supply and installation of flooring |
| plant, each presenting different situations | | | | systems for the automotive industry. |
| associated with the working environment. | | | | |
| | | | As well as GM Manufacturing, automotive |
| "Each time 4m has successfully adapted to the | | | | clients include Bentley Motors, Jaguar, Land |
| location requirements and provided the | | | | Rover, Rolls Royce, Leyland trucks and Ford. |
| correct level of detail and control over the | | | | Over the last few years, some 700,000 square |
| works. | | | | metres of flooring products have been |
| | | | installed by 4m's expert team within this |
| "The project has transformed the appearance | | | | sector alone. |
| of the plant." | | | | |