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