It is imperative that floors in hospital kitchens facilitate a sanitary working environment - as otherwise the patients could be at risk from dangerous foodborne illnesses.
This year the show was combined with the Hostex Expo, to form the Food & Hospitality Exhibition - a much larger concern than before with more exhibitors and visitors.
At stand N5 in Hall 3 of the event, which is taking place at Johannesburg’s Gallagher Convention Centre from 7-9 May, food industry professionals will have the opportunity to learn about flooring solutions that will comply with strict regulations while providing a clean, safe and multi-functional surface for the long term.
The luxury furniture store Weylandts tasked Flowcrete South Africa with creating a floor for its new mezzanine extension that matched the existing finish across the store’s ground floor area.
To create this bespoke finish, Spar worked with Flowcrete South Africa to design and install high performance floors across the main shopping area, kitchen and butchers of the SuperSpar site as well as throughout the adjoining Tops Spar liquor store.
Bakhresa knew that the floor coating would need to maintain a hygienic surface despite the challenging working conditions that are unavoidable within large-scale food production facilities, which can include heavy equipment, intense cleaning regimes, corrosive by-products, thermal shock and frequent foot traffic.
Formerly the business’ National Sales Manager, as of the 1st June 2016 Mr Venter became responsible for Flowcrete’s continued growth in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region as well as ensuring that local market expansion plans are executed.
In November 2013 the leading flooring manufacturer expanded its existing sales branch in Cape Town by opening a warehouse and distribution facility. In May this year the success that this development led to meant that Flowcrete South Africa outgrew its original site in the city and had to move to a new location double the size of the previous one.
Located at the Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Park, the centre has been designed to convey the teachings of Gandhi and to serve as a tourist attraction as well as a vital space for the inner city Durban area, providing commemorative, educational, historical and heritage benefits.
Craig Brookes said: “Being appointed President of Flowcrete Group is an incredible honour, especially as over my two decades at Flowcrete I’ve seen the company expand and grow from a small UK business to world leader in resin flooring active across six continents.
