Category: Press Releases

Surface Preparation: A Critical Step in Industrial Epoxy Flooring Applications

In our 35+ years in the Epoxy Flooring industry, we know that 80% of all coatings failures can be directly attributed to inadequate surface preparation, affecting coating adhesion. You should expect surface preparation to take up at least 40-50% of the necessary man-hours in a project. Unlike Surface Technology, Inc., many commercial painting contractors lack…

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Loss Prevention & Disaster Recovery for Industrial Flooring

Facility managers know the importance of mitigating risks, and the need for a clear action plan in the event a disaster does occur. Disasters at commercial facilities such as food processing plants, pharmaceutical operations, manufacturing plants, chemical processing facilities, and other factories and warehousing operations can take many forms: Chemical spills Fires Floods Earthquakes All…

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Ensuring a Clean Food & Beverage Processing Facility

By Michael Greenblatt President, Surface Technology, Inc. The food and beverage manufacturing and distribution industries in the U.S. are known for high quality and safety standards. Even though COVID-19 rarely is transported on surfaces or food products, the global pandemic has focused increased scrutiny on all segments of our food chain. Food processing facilities of…

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Surface Technology, Inc. Creates Rapid Response Team

New Division for Leading Industrial Flooring Firm Lancaster, PA: Surface Technology, Inc., one of North America’s leading industrial epoxy flooring, coating, and lining systems contractors, has created a new division that will respond to mission-critical, short notice, and highly complex projects. Surface Team Six is a unique, rapid response team composed of America’s most highly…

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When Your Company Needs Rapid Response, Can Your Flooring Contractor Deliver?

Surface Technology is the only Rapid Response Epoxy Flooring Team in the country, and can deploy manpower, equipment, and materials anywhere in the US within 48 hours. 2020 taught us that the world is dynamic and unpredictable, and that successful businesses, like yours, must be able to plan and respond quickly to unexpected disruptions and…

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Are You Ready for the Cannabis Boom?

By Michael GreenblattPresident, Surface Technology, Inc. A recent report from Marijuana Business Daily, entitled “Marijuana Business Factbook 2020”, has projected that legal cannabis sales in the U.S. could triple between 2019 and 2024 to $37 billion – making marijuana one of the fastest-growing industries in the United States. The recent elections have opened the door in…

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The Cost of Disruption

Facilities professionals understand the high costs of disruption when routine maintenance and renovations must be performed. It is simply a part of the cost of doing business and is factored into annual budgets and schedules. However, what is NOT factored into annual planning and budgeting is the high cost of wrong decisions. The floor pictured…

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The New Normal in Facility Maintenance: Antimicrobial Flooring

With the increased attention on sanitation in all facilities, due to the COVID-19 virus, now may be the time to consider seamless, antimicrobial epoxy flooring. Your floor is the largest single surface in your facility, and has the most significant exposure to microbial contamination of any part of your facility – tracked in by staff…

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