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Permaban have been at the forefront of floor design, installation, product manufacture, floor slab maintenance and aftercare for over 20 years.
Our products are used by many European companies including B&Q, Royal Mail, Homebase, Prologis, Focus, Wickes, Carcraft, Gazeley Properties etc who, along with many other clients, developers, engineers and contractors have benefited from Permaban’s input on their flooring specification and installation by Permaban’s network of approved flooring contractors who also select Permaban of their own choice. Our constantly developing product range provides innovative solutions to flooring design and installation requirements with products that include joint armouring and load transfer systems, Dry-Shake Toppings, Cementitious & Resin based floor finishes, and Joint Sealants. Many of our products have won industry awards and the AlphaJoint ‘leave in place’ formwork system was the outright winner of the SED Concrete Innovation award in 2002. Alphajoint has an outstanding record of performance within the industry and is specified by many of the aforementioned clients when they commission new premises.
Our Specialist Flooring Systems division provides a full design and installation service for our floor systems, which includes Cementitious, Polymer, Pumpable, Composite or Resin and includes:
*Permatrazz.
Our award winning in-situ Terrazzo topping which is a more economical alternative to Terrazzo tiles, providing a faster installation time and a reduction in the number of joints.
Permaban’s surface preparation equipment includes closed circuit shot blasting and planetary grinding machines. The aftercare service we provide with our ride-on scrubber dryers provides cleaning, polishing, scrubbing and burnishing to maintain your floor in excellent condition.
Permaban’s manufacturing facility, located in the South-West of England, houses up to date automated manufacturing machinery and our research and development facility. Our products are under continuous review to improve and extend our comprehensive range of products and services which are employed throughout the UK, Europe and Internationally. In Europe we have expanded our operations with a brand new, fully-automated plant in Belgium and have developed manufacturing capacity in Poland with manufacturing in Russia and Italy to commence 2007.
'Leave-in-Place' FORMWORK SYSTEMS
In 1983, Permaban introduced the concrete screed rail into the flooring market, it has proven to be the simplest and most economic formwork method for constructing floor slabs and has been uniquely successful in the construction of ‘Superflat’ floors. Several advances have been made in the design of these rails and Permaban lead the industry in formwork development.
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PERMASTEEL
The Permasteel screed rail has advanced the ‘Leave-in-Place’ concept for ground bearing, suspended floor slabs, Metal Deck and Pre-Cast Plank. The design of the rail provides an enhanced load transfer capability over that of relying on ‘aggregate interlock’ alone. |
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BETAJOINT
Our BetaJoint product is ideally suited for light to medium-duty floor applications. The BetaTop Joint(pictured) gives 12mm joint arris protection and can be ‘micrometer’ adjusted for level in order to achieve Superflat floor tolerances. All formwork in the BetaJoint range can be supplied with load transfer dowel plates from the Permaban Dowel Systems range.
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ALPHAJOINT
AlphaJoint is a heavy-duty 'leave-in-place' concrete floor joint arris armouring and load transfer system designed for slabs from 100mm up to 400mm and above.
AlphaJoint allows two-way horizontal movement of the slab by the incorporation of plate dowels to provide the appropriate load transfer for the given load on ground bearing, jointless or suspended floor slabs. Further details on Dowel Systems are shown in the brochure which is linked further down this page. |
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STRIPJOINT
For contractors who prefer to use timber formwork, the benefits of AlphaJoint can be provided by StripJoint which incorporates the 2 x 10mm wide by 40mm deep steel strips used in AlphaJoint which are installed by the contractor on their timber formwork. |
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DOWEL SYSTEMS
Some of the systems available from Permaban are: Plate dowels including Diamond Dowels in 6mm and 10mm thick, Gamma Dowel in 8mm thick and Alpha Dowel in 10mm thick.
Plate dowels are a more efficient method of providing load transfer compared to round dowels. Permasleeve square dowel bar systems incorporate the Permasleeve dowel sleeve which allows two-way horizontal movement. Tri-Plate trapezoidal plate dowels are designed for sawn free contraction joints and their unique design allows greater flexibility on the saw-cut position compared to traditional dowels. |
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Dry-Shake Floor Toppings
Permaban Dry-Shake floor toppings are applied to the surface of newly laid concrete to improve the durability and the appearance of the finished floor surface. Considered the ‘Rolls Royce’ of surface toppings, Permabans’ Dry-Shake is:
* Low-Cost and easy to install
* Easily maintained
* Available in a range of colours
* Dust-Free and monolithic
* Crack-Free and durable
* Highly abrasion resistant, exceeding ‘Class Special/WS’ BS8204-2:1999 Table 4b |
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All of Permabans’ Dry-Shake toppings provide fast-track, ultra-performance floors at the most economic cost compared to any other flooring method. These floors have a long and successful track record continuing to give trouble-free service after more than 20 years, even in the most demanding environments.
Concrete Curing & Joint Sealants
PERMASEAL
Permaseal is a clear acrylic resin polymer solution, which impregnates concrete surfaces to combine all the benefits of curing, hardening and sealing in one surface treatment. Permaseal cures, seals, dust-proofs and hardens in a single rapid spray application. It is quick drying and can be applied shortly after finishing new concrete thus saving on the cost of polythere, or other curing agents. Permaseal enables straightforward removal of construction splashes and easier cleaning prior to client handover. Permaseals’ ease of use saves considerably in labour costs compared to silicate systems and technically out-performs them every time. It can be applied to mature concrete, even coloured floors and works as an anti-carbonating coating which will accept future re-applications. |
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PENTRA-SIL
 Pentra-Sil reacts with free calcium compounds in concrete forming complex, insoluble silicate structures which harden the surface of the floor slab and prevent moisture permeating the finished floor. A low alkalinity and lower viscosity slow the chemical reaction between Pentra-Sil and calcium components in concrete to create deeper and more complete penetration. Pentra-Sil uses newly developed surfactant chemistry to deliver lithium components into the substrate. This sophisticated chemical technology makes Pentra-Sil superior to older surface sealing products which have been marketed for decades with few improvements.
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PERMATHANE
Permathane is a single pack, moisture-cured, urethane coating.It is a heavy-duty coating and surface impregnator which penetrates deep into the concrete matrixto reinforce floors that exhibit dusting or surface degradation.This product produces an extremely tough and chemically resistant finish.
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PERMAFLEX 'C' CONCRETE CRACK & JOINT REPAIR RESIN MORTAR
The mortar has been designed for the repair of existing concrete floor expansion joints, joint nosings and very badly spalled arrises and joints. It can also be used as a resin mortar for concrete and crack repairs. The cured mortar is exceptionally strong with a modest degree of elasticity and has a fast setting time. |
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PERMAFLEX JOINT SEALANTS
Permaflex is a range of 2-part, catalyst-cured, self-levelling sealants for load bearing saw cut or preformed control joints; which require a higher degree of joint arris protection from the impact of wheeled traffic that can be provided by traditional jointing sealants. Permaflex is designed to provide penetration into joints as narrow as 2-3mm wide and is available in two degrees of hardness and flexibility. It is generally accepted, when employing modern flooring construction techniques, that a narrow 3mm joint will provide superior performance when compared to a wide joint. Conventional jointing materials are not recommended for joints under 6mm. |
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PERMAJOINT
 The PermaJoint profile is designed to fill shrinkage saw-cut joints in industrial and commercial flooring immediately after the cutting process, this is to ensure protection for the joint edges and prevent expensive joint damage. The benefits of PermaJoint are that it is practically invisible, it is hard-wearing, protective over joint edges and can tolerate up to 2mm of joint opening from the concrete shrinking.
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Specialist Flooring Systems
Permatrazz Terrazzo
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 Terrazzo floors installed as a monolithic part of the main concrete slab. Permabans’ expertise in this area ensures a significant saving on time and money during installation; over and above a traditional tile finished Terrazzo. The cementitious version of Permatrazz can be installed as an overlay to an existing prepared surface and is always installed in a seamless manner; eliminating the unhygienic and maintenance-heavy joints that surround each tile in a traditional terrazzo system. Permaban have also developed a range of pigments and aggregates that can be selected to tailor the floor to suit your needs or particular commercial tastes.
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| Permaban Pumpable Floor Systems (PPFS)
Permaban Pumpable Floor System is a high performance, cementitous, self-smoothing floor screed. It is available in natural and a range of colours as a self-finish or with special aggregates to provide a smooth, continuous and hardwearing floor surface on new floors or those which are worn and in need of upgrading. PPFS can be applied via pump at up to 1000m² per day and can accept footfall after only 3 hours.
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Resin Systems
 Permaban Resin Systems are available in Acrylic, Epoxy or Urethane for a wide variety of applications. In the extreme of this, Permaban have installed entire facilities at the Royal Naval Dockyard in Devonport, Plymouth. The chambers at the Submarine Refit Complex required the whole of the floors, walls and ceiling being finished to nuclear decontamination standard using Permaban’s resin systems professionally installed by our highly trained operatives.
Other instances where resin systems might be specified include premises where anti-static, dust-free environments may be required. Hygiene specific areas for food preparation and packaging are also favourable for our resin systems. |
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Floor Repair & Maintenance
Permaban are a leading authority on floor maintenance, surface preparation, grinding, floor repair, finishing, polishing and cleaning. Our concrete surface preparation processes include shot-blasting, scabbling and a range of grinding and polishing techniques using triple-head planetary grinders. We are very proud of the standard of our service and the manner in which it has been upheld in the industry for over 20 years. Our floor advisory service is complete, offering:
* Problem Analysis
* Maintenance Specification & Scheduling
* Floor Repairs by fully trained and professional operatives
* A flexible work package to suit client requirements
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A typical example of the work entrusted to us at Permaban, was the investigation and repair of a 25000m concrete floor installed in a major UK retailers’ distribution warehouse.
The newly constructed floor was exhibiting advanced wear and severe dusting of the surface. Permaban provided the following solutions:
 * Investigation of the problem together with analysis report
* A specification and schedule for the remedial work required
* Provision of all plant and equipment to ensure self sufficiency on site
* Flexible shift routines to minimise disruption to the client and their business
* Removal of friable surface of the concrete using a dust-free dry-grinding process
* The application of a Permathane system providing outstanding abrasion resistance
* Achievement of a flatness of concrete to Category 1 CS Technical Report 34 - Table7.1
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 Joint Arris Repair
Joint arris failure is one of the most common areas in concrete flooring which requires the correct remedial attention to provide a permanent repair.Permaban’s experienced contracts division provide a comprehensive joint arris repair service, including:
* Sawcutting to remove the defective concrete.
* Cementitious or Resin repair to rebuild the joint arris.
* Post-Installation steel joint arris armouring.
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