The Federation of Resin Formulators and Applicators (FeRFA) has produced a classification system to help you compare resin products from different sources. Our resins are classified in accordance with this system.
The Federation of Resin Formulators and Applicators resin flooring classification
| Type |
Name |
Description |
Duty |
Typical thickness |
| 1 |
Floor seal |
Applied in two or more coats. Generally solvent or water borne. |
LD |
up to 150μm |
| 2 |
Floor coating |
Applied in two or more coats. Generally solvent-free. |
LD / MD |
150μm to 300μm |
| 3 |
High build floor coating |
Applied in two or more coats. Generally solvent-free. |
MD |
300μm to 1000μm |
| 4 |
Multi-layer flooring |
Aggregate dressed systems based on multiple layers of floor coatings or flow-applied floorings, often described as 'sandwich' systems. |
MD / HD |
>2mm |
| 5 |
Flow applied flooring |
Often referred to as 'self-smoothing' or 'self-levelling' flooring and having a smooth surface. |
MD / HD |
2mm to 3mm |
| 6 |
Resin screed flooring |
Trowel-finished, heavily filled systems, generally incorporating a surface seal coat to minimise porosity. |
MD / HD |
>4mm |
| 7 |
Heavy duty flowable flooring |
Having a smooth surface. |
HD / VHD |
4mm to 6mm |
| 8 |
Heavy duty resin flooring |
Trowel-finished, aggregate filled systems, effectively impervious throughout their thickness. |
VHD |
>6mm |
Light duty (LD) - light foot traffic, occasional rubber tyred vehicles
Medium duty (MD) - regular foot traffic, frequent fork truck traffic, occasional hard plastic wheeled trolleys
Heavy duty (HD) - constant fork lift truck traffic, hard plastic wheeled trolleys, some impact
Very heavy duty (VHD) - severe heavily loaded traffic and impact