The customer
White Peak Distillery is a Derbyshire-based full-scale craft distillery that produces award-winning whiskey, gin and rum. Founded in 2016, they have expanded their range of spirits and are passionate about all aspects of whisky creation. Their small dedicated team craft their whisky, gins and rum with care, maturing the bottle and labelling them on site.
The solution
Lasercroft, we’re invited to supply the flooring for their new distillery, which was located in an old wire works on the banks of the River Derwent. Both durability, chemical resistance and ensuring a functioning damp-proof membrane were important. We recommended the epoxy-bonded Ardex A38 with an Altro Proof Epoxy damp proof membrane finished with 8mm of Altro Crete polyurethane topping.
Implementation
We began our implementation by mechanically preparing the slab for the Altro Proof Epoxy DPM. Having this in place allowed us to continue the application without fear of moisture from the area below. The slab was mechanically prepared and the damp proof membrane was applied to allow us to continue our application without fear of failure due to moisture from below.
An epoxy-bonded Ardex A38 fast track screed was laid to create a fall towards the drains prior to overlaying with 8mm of Altro Crete slip-resistant polyurethane resin floor topping.
This very heavy-duty product is an industry standard in the distilling and brewing industries due to its durability, chemical resistance, and resistance to thermal shock.
The new flooring provides the following benefits to the customer:
