Flooring · Completed
Heineken Brewery HACCP Flooring
Gunning & Son specified a heavy-duty polyurethane HACCP system for 2,600 m² of Heineken's Mozambican brewery and supported the applicator to deliver a seamless, hygienic, impact-resistant floor.
Location: Mozambique
Project Overview
For Heineken’s beverage manufacturing facility in Mozambique, Gunning & Son specified a Stonclad UT polyurethane HACCP flooring system across 2,600 m² at 6 mm, and worked with the applicator to deliver it. The system was selected for a wet, high-traffic production environment where thermal cycling, spillage and constant cleaning place severe demands on the floor.
The completed floor provides a dense, seamless surface that stands up to mechanical loading and hot-and-cold wash-down while supporting the plant’s hygiene requirements. Its jointless finish removes the cracks and grout lines where contamination typically collects, making daily cleaning faster and more reliable.
A specified Stonclad UT polyurethane HACCP floor at 6 mm across 2,600 m² of Heineken's Mozambican brewery, delivered with the applicator.
A specified Stonclad UT polyurethane HACCP floor at 6 mm across 2,600 m² of Heineken's Mozambican brewery, delivered with the applicator.
Scope of Work
Gunning & Son’s role covered selecting the right system for the conditions and supporting delivery on site, from assessing the environment through to sign-off of the finished surface. The recommendation and technical guidance were matched to a live production area, with installation carried out by the applicator.
Assessment of the production environment and substrate conditions
Recommendation and specification of the Stonclad UT system at 6 mm for 2,600 m²
Product and technical guidance to the applicator through preparation and installation
Inspection support and sign-off of the finished hygienic surface
System selection, specification and on-site technical support for a 6 mm HACCP floor across 2,600 m² of live brewery space.
System selection, specification and on-site technical support for a 6 mm HACCP floor across 2,600 m² of live brewery space.
Site Conditions & Challenges
A brewery floor is one of the harsher industrial environments to specify for: it faces standing liquid, sugars, thermal shock from wash-down and steady forklift and pallet movement. Working within an operating facility added programme pressure, as areas had to be isolated and returned to service without disrupting adjacent production. Substrate condition and moisture also had to be assessed carefully before installation, since any weakness beneath a seamless system carries through to the finished floor.
Specifying for a wet, high-traffic brewery under thermal shock and wash-down while keeping an operating plant in production.
Specifying for a wet, high-traffic brewery under thermal shock and wash-down while keeping an operating plant in production.
Our Approach
Gunning & Son assessed the operating conditions and recommended Stonclad UT at a 6 mm build to give the density and impact resistance a beverage plant demands, with falls and coving specified to move liquid to drainage rather than letting it pond. Working alongside the applicator, the company provided product and technical guidance so the system was installed as specified and cured within the available access windows. Delivery was planned in sections so each area could be returned to service before the next was opened up, keeping disruption contained across the 2,600 m².
Recommended a 6 mm polyurethane system with drainage falls and guided the applicator through a sectioned, production-aware install.
Recommended a 6 mm polyurethane system with drainage falls and guided the applicator through a sectioned, production-aware install.
Results Delivered
Heineken gained a seamless 2,600 m² floor able to take sustained wet-process loading and repeated wash-down without breaking down at joints or edges. The hygienic, jointless finish supports the plant’s cleaning regime and reduces the maintenance associated with tiled or screeded floors, giving a durable working surface suited to continuous beverage production.
A seamless, hard-wearing floor that withstands wash-down and loading while supporting the plant's hygiene regime.
A seamless, hard-wearing floor that withstands wash-down and loading while supporting the plant's hygiene regime.
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