Standing the test of time
Distinctively shaped to prevent MHE wheels from impacting the joint and causing damage, since Permaban launched its Signature armoured joint for warehouse floors in 2012, it has been installed in hundreds of new warehouse and distribution centre floors around the world.
In the spring of 2013 Permaban Signature was installed at the Milton Keynes warehouse of a leading drinks manufacturer. It was placed around the dock levellers, where the area would be in constant use by pallet trucks with steel wheels.
Despite this unforgiving application, a return visit by Permaban’s team showed that the joint had suffered no damage, aside from a little abrasion to the thin top edge of the joint which has no effect on performance. The joint had opened by 7mm, and importantly the concrete around and behind the joint was intact, with no cracking.
Permaban is preparing to commercially launch a second-generation version of Signature, created using an advanced composite instead of steel, which makes the product lighter and easier to handle on site.
The new Signature will include all the distinctive features of the current joint, including the unique full-depth corrugation which ensures stability from the surface to the base of the slab.
