For more than twenty years, Black Bear Coatings and Concrete has been one of the top sources for commercial and industrial flooring solutions in the northeast. One of the reasons a wide range of companies turn to us for flooring is that we never treat floors as a ‘one size fits all’ proposition. Engineering the…
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When you’re looking to install a flooring solution for pharmaceutical or other biotech work, resin-coated concrete is the way to go. No other type of flooring is as suitable for handling the stressors of the biotech industry. Whether you’re building new facilities, or retrofitting older spaces, the conversations should start with resinous coatings for your…
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 the safety and integrity of your business is on the line, it’s a given that you address any concerns immediately and resolve problems before they get out of hand. In the food and beverage industry, questionable flooring could lead to substantial problems for owners and managers. The dangers lurking in deteriorating floors far exceed…
Do your workers frequently handle liquids? Do you have a shop such as a grocery store where spills will be common? Do you find yourself having to deal with a large number of slip-and-fall accidents? If so, then it’s time for new flooring – anti-slip flooring. Epoxy coatings can be formulated to give workers extra…
If you suffered a chemical leak within your facilities, would your floor be able to keep it from becoming an environmental issue? The Environmental Protection Agency has strict regulations on the handling of any chemicals that might potentially leak into the ground, or the groundwater. These can impact even businesses not traditionally seen as being…
Whether you are designing or building a new facility handling contaminated materials, toxic fluids, dilute detergent, or other dangerous liquids, or have a current property with corrosive chemicals on site, your security protocols are only as strong as your secondary containment system. Secondary containment can be relied upon in the case that your primary containment…
Finding the right flooring solution for a brewery or brewpub is no easy task. The rigors of brewing make a lot of demanding requirements on the floor, and a poor choice in flooring can severely hamper operations. It’s vital to find a floor that will be reliable for years, without compromising the product. These are…
Flooring in any retail space will need to stand up to a lot of abuse, but the flooring in a liquor store has unique stressors that can take its toll on the integrity of the floor. A liquor store owner needs flooring which is not only budget friendly but will also be able to last…
When designing a space, you have more options in flooring today than ever before. Many are purely functional, but if you want a flooring which is extremely functional and has a lot of “wow” factor, one of the best options you could look into is metallic epoxy coatings. While the positives of metallic epoxy flooring far outweigh…
