Factories and workshops
The impact resistance of Formica laminates, particularly Compact Grade and Solid Surfacing, ensures their suitability for industrial areas where surfaces are liable to heavy wear and tear from tools, machinery and transport devices.
Examples are doors, partitions, wall panels, fire walls and ducting manufactured from Formica laminate, giving you strength and durability. Similarly, laminate is suitable for bench tops, counter tops and other fitted workshop furniture requiring surfaces that will tolerate abrasion and dirt.
Formica Solid Surfacing and Formica Compact (CGF Grade at 6mm and above) have Class 0 fire rating, as do Formica HPL in VFP Grade and CGF at less than 6mm thickness when bonded to an appropriate flame-retardant substrate with appropriate adhesive.
Scientific applications
You can use Formica laminate throughout laboratories, clean rooms, and associated areas. For lab benches and tables, for cupboards, cabinets and shelving, for furniture and for wall finishing, laminate products provide an easily maintained, hygienic surface.
Formica laminates easily meet the requirements of EN 438 test method 15, which specifies resistance to staining by many substances.
Formica Solid Surfacing, and its associated range of sinks, is widely employed in laboratories because of its inert properties, Class 0 fire rating and resistance to chemicals. The almost invisible joins of this material help to reduce the risk of contamination and infection.
Warehousing and storage
Extensive areas of racking and shelving benefit from the smooth surface of Formica laminate: you can move stored items easily, while the surface retains its finish well without excessive upkeep. Colour-coding of storage areas is simple with our extensive range of Plain Colours. Laminate products are equally appropriate for furnishing and fitting-out of warehouse office areas and service points.
Clean conditions
Working with hazardous materials, or in conditions where dirt is inevitable, puts a premium on good sanitary provision in the workplace. Formica washroom products, including cubicles, lockers and shower panels, excel in these circumstances.
Similarly, fitting out your sanitation and maintenance areas with Formica laminate creates working and storage facilities that will themselves be clean, tidy and easy to look after - the basis for efficient cleanliness in the rest of the building.
For further information and ideas, please consult:
Compact Range
Solid Surfacing Range
Sinks and Bowls
Doors
Washrooms
Plain Colours Range
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Making light of heavy duty
Formica® surfacing material began life as an industrial application. Its subsequent development as decorative material has never compromised its essential quality of robust resilience. Formica laminate is widely used in many rigorous public contexts where it successfully stands up to rough treatment. Being tough yet easy to maintain, Formica products have many uses in scientific and industrial environments where the requirements exceed those of everyday applications.
Health and safety
With cleanliness, accident-prevention and hygiene becoming ever more important, not least to meet statutory requirements, the physical and performance properties of Formica HPL and Solid Surfacing materials offer you a practical and cost-effective route to safe and pleasant working conditions.
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