As new cannabis legislation takes effect, organizations are in the process of constructing or retrofitting facilities to comply with Massachusetts’ medicinal marijuana laws. This includes ensuring your facility is up to legal standards for growing, handling and dispensing medicinal marijuana. Failure to do so could put your license at risk. Your choice of flooring for the facility…
Posts Categorized: Pharmaceutical Flooring
If you manage a pharmaceutical operation, these are undoubtedly challenging times. On one hand, if your work is in any way related to COVID-19, you’re probably near production capacity and seeing a lot of orders. On the other hand, that means that if something goes wrong or repairs need to be done, you may not…
When manufacturers consider commercial flooring, many look for a single solution that will satisfy the requirements of every area of a plant. This not only simplifies installation, but it also provides a consistent look throughout a commercial space. Epoxy flooring is a popular choice for pharmaceutical manufacturing facilities for this particular reason. Epoxy coatings are…
There are certain areas of business where antimicrobial flooring is clearly needed, such as biomedical research or food preparation. However, that raises the question: is there any situation where antimicrobial flooring wouldn’t be a worthwhile investment? After all, most resinous floor coatings can receive a treatment of antimicrobial additives or products that will render the floor…
The healthcare and pharmaceutical manufacturing industries require mission-critical performance from a commercial flooring system. The versatility of polished concrete offers an array of benefits that these companies should recognize. Polished concrete has become the solution of choice for many commercial buildings including medical device and drug production facilities. Pharmaceutical companies take advantage of the durability…
Pharmaceutical manufacturing environments are subject to regulations issued by OSHA, as well as the FDA, which affect flooring choices. For example, the FDA’s Current Good Manufacturing Practices (CGMP) dictate that the porous concrete floors in pharmaceutical manufacturing plants must be coated with epoxies that form a barrier against contaminants, pollutants, and contaminants. Regulations also include…
Pharmaceutical manufacturing plants and testing labs are held to uncompromising standards. When architecting a new facility, or re-envisioning a space to accommodate such production, there is no margin for error in regards to the industrial flooring chosen for an entire building. Pharmaceutical flooring systems play a significant role in the safety and integrity of the…
