Frequently Asked Questions
About Roxset
Roxset has been a leader in the food and beverage flooring industry for over thirty-five years. Working across Australia and Asia-Pacific, Roxset deliver purpose built and designed flooring.
Unlike most competitors, Roxset delivers an end-to-end solution designing, delivering and installing the floor to meet the specific requirements of the client.
Roxset has offices in both Queensland and New South Wales, but delivers flooring across Australia. With over 5,000 installation across all states and territories of Australia including extremely remote locations, Roxset has a demonstrable track record of being able to support your flooring requirements wherever you may be.
Click here for a map of locations where Roxset has installed floors.
Roxset has been delivering production flooring since the mid-1980s.
Food and Beverage Industry Compliance
Roxset production flooring is purpose built and designed for the food and beverage industry. The flooring is required to be impervious, anti-slip, anti-bacterial, highly impact resistant, temperature tolerant, and easy to maintain and repair.
Roxset flooring meets and/or exceeds a number of industry standards including HACCP, BRC and Australian Government Registered Establishments (as administered by DAFF, previously known as AQIS).
Roxset has a tailored in-house quality management system which includes a full audit trail of manufacturing and installation activities.
Roxset flooring offers a safe underfoot working surface (anti-slip) that can be cleaned to a high care standard.
Roxset Solution Design
Roxset designs each solution based on your unique requirements and specifications. This includes traffic type and frequency, temperature requirements, chemical resistance needs, underfoot safety, colour and long term durability.
Speak with Roxset and arrange a site review. Roxset can then discuss the best options to address your issues.
Yes. Many production facilities feature a variety of flooring requirements. These may include wet production floors, dry areas, areas of high worker traffic, cold rooms, storage areas, an forklift/trolley traffic zones,
A Roxset site review can be arranged and flooring solutions to your various challenges can be discussed and presented.
By addressing flooring surface irregularities, fabricating cove and corner details, laying up suitable thick flooring layers, fabricating detail to equipment and ensuring attractive colour combinations and finishes, Roxset adds value to your business and provides an attractive environment for both staff and visiting clients.
While we may not always be the lowest quote, Roxset believe that we typically provide the best long-term value and solution, bar none. For over thirty years, Roxset have continued to deliver long-lasting effective flooring for the most demanding of environments.
Too often, Roxset have been asked to install flooring to replace a previously cheaper solution that only ended up providing a short lifespan. This has a threefold issue: the cost of the first inferior floor, the cost of removing the failed flooring and the extra outage (shutdown and disruption) of installing the new and correct flooring solution.
Roxset flooring comes in a wide range of colours and finishes.
Roxset tailor the surface to suit the client’s and industry’s requirements (such as HACCP). For example, an area with high employee traffic will typically require a suitable textured surface to reduce the probably of slippage.
Flooring Considerations and Capabilities
Yes. Some Roxset coatings can be installed and adhere to a substructure with a 100% relative humidity.
Generally thermal shocks are catered for within the Roxset product design and accounts for the temperature variations typically experienced in a food and beverage facility.
If you have specific concerns, these can be discussed at the preliminary stage of the solution design to ensure we meet your requirements.
Roxset designs an expansion joint coating integration system to provide movement transfer along sub-base control joints.
Roxset floors are highly scratch and abrasion resistant with surface strength between 85 and 90 mpa.
Roxset flooring is anti-corrosive and highly tolerant and resistant to all the above contaminants. Good practice ensures that any such contaminants (and others) are cleaned with Roxset during the design phase.
Roxset flooring is highly anti-corrosive, especially important to the dairy and beverage (alcohol) industries.
With the correct design, Roxset floors can cater for constant forklift and heavy traffic movement.
Roxset floors can be designed to include anti-microbial additives. Roxset has a proud history of providing production flooring for the most challenging of anti-microbial environments including bio-security plants, abattoirs, dairies, bakeries, seafood, canneries and tanneries.
Drainage Concerns
Drainage is a fundamental design and planning element to most food and beverage production facilities. Most importantly, the drainage must have the capacity to disposal of all liquids during all production and wash down cycles. This is to ensure that all cleaning protocols are met.
Hence, the layout of the floor wastes and falls in the production floor is an early and major consideration in the design of a production floor.
Roxset can advise on existing floor waste to optimise the current inadequate drainage pickup. This may include reviewing available new and improved floor wastes. Roxset are able to provide drainage screeds and new falls to existing floors.
Installation and Planning
Roxset has its own in-house experienced installation teams. This ensures adherence to Roxset’s company systems and policies well-developed over thirty years in the business.
In our experience, most smaller floors can be fully installed over a two or three day weekend and available for production use the following day. Larger projects vary by scale but the client will always be fully appraised of access and timeframe before the commencement of any installation.
No, there are no odour issues with Roxset installations. The Roxset flooring materials are VOC-free.
After review, Roxset can typically install over floor surfaces in poor condition (chipped, corroded, cracked). Roxset has a variety of techniques which ensures an excellent result despite the state of the underlying sub-structure.
After confirmation that the tiles are in sound condition, Roxset can install to a food grade standard.
With our extensive experience with production facilities and schedules, Roxset works with the client to accommodate your production requirements, minimising outages and shutdowns.
Roxset has extensive experience installation in locations all over Australia and Papua New Guinea, from major cities to ultra-remote locations.
See more details on our service areas page.
Roxset will happily work with existing upgrade management arrangements and can provide overall production floor project management.
Maintenance and Warranty
Roxset has a manual covering flooring cleaning and maintenance. Roxset is happy to advise on cleaning and maintenance protocols.
Roxset flooring is among the longest-lasting in the industry and typically offers more than ten years (we have installation that are thirty years old!!). Naturally, it is dependent on traffic, maintenance and cleaning.
About Epoxy Flooring
Epoxy Flooring FAQ's
What is epoxy flooring?
Epoxy flooring is a seamless resin flooring system applied over prepared concrete to create a durable, hygienic and easy-to-clean surface. Epoxy floors are commonly used in warehouses, manufacturing facilities, food processing plants, wineries, commercial kitchens, workshops and garages due to their strength, chemical resistance and long service life.
What is the difference between epoxy flooring and polyurethane flooring?
Epoxy flooring provides excellent adhesion, abrasion resistance, good for food production facilities and strong chemical resistance. Polyurethane cement (PU) flooring is generally used for food production facilities because it offers great resistance to heat, steam cleaning, thermal shock and aggressive cleaning chemicals. Resins systems for food manufacturing, breweries, wineries and meat processing facilities, polyurethane flooring is often the preferred long-term flooring solution.
How long does epoxy flooring last?
A professionally installed epoxy floor can last 10 to 25 years or longer depending on:
- Traffic levels
- Forklift usage
- Exposure to chemicals
- Cleaning procedures
- Floor maintenance
- Original installation quality
The most important factor affecting lifespan is proper concrete preparation and correct system selection.
Is epoxy flooring suitable for food processing facilities?
Yes. Food-grade epoxy and polyurethane flooring systems are specifically designed for food manufacturers, commercial kitchens, wineries, breweries, dairy facilities, poultry processors and beverage production plants.
These flooring systems provide:
- Seamless surfaces
- Easy cleaning
- Chemical resistance
- HACCP compliance
- Slip resistance
- Excellent durability
What flooring is best for chicken processing facilities?
For poultry processing facilities, epoxy flooring is generally recommended.
Raw chicken processing environments involve:
- Continuous washdowns
- Blood and protein contamination
- Hot water cleaning
- Forklift traffic
- Heavy-duty production equipment
A heavy-duty epoxy flooring system provides greater resistance to thermal shock, moisture and aggressive cleaning chemicals.
Is epoxy flooring waterproof?
Yes. Epoxy flooring creates an impermeable surface that prevents water penetration through the coating layer. However, proper detailing around drains, joints, penetrations and wall junctions is critical to achieve a completely waterproof flooring system.
Is epoxy flooring slippery when wet?
Not when it has been correctly specified. Industrial epoxy floors can incorporate various levels of slip resistance depending on the environment. Food production facilities, washdown areas and processing plants typically require significantly higher slip resistance than warehouses or showrooms.
A properly designed floor should provide consistent slip resistance throughout the facility.
What is the best slip rating for food factories?
Most wet food production environments require a high-slip-resistant flooring system.
Facilities such as:
- Meat processing plants
- Poultry processing facilities
- Seafood processing facilities
- Commercial kitchens
- Beverage production plants
All of these areas commonly require flooring designed to achieve P5 or R13 slip resistance classifications. Independent testing can be performed to Australian Standards AS 4586 and AS 4663.
How thick should industrial epoxy flooring be?
The required thickness depends on the application.
Typical examples include:
- Decorative coatings: 1-2mm
- Commercial epoxy systems: 2-4mm
- Heavy-duty industrial systems: 4-6mm
- Polyurethane cement flooring: 6-12mm
Facilities with forklift traffic and heavy machinery generally require thicker, aggregate-filled systems.
Can epoxy flooring withstand forklift traffic?
Yes, provided the flooring system has been correctly designed and installed.
Heavy-duty industrial resin flooring systems are specifically engineered to resist:
- Forklift traffic
- Pallet movement
- Impact loading
- Abrasion
- Chemical exposure
Floor thickness and system selection are critical to long-term performance.
Why do epoxy floors fail?
The most common causes of epoxy flooring failure include:
- Poor surface preparation
- Concrete moisture issues
- Incorrect product selection
- Inadequate floor thickness
- Poor-quality installation
- Substrate movement
- Delamination between layers
In our experience, inadequate substrate preparation remains the leading cause of premature flooring failure.
What is floor delamination?
Delamination occurs when the resin flooring loses adhesion to the substrate or between coating layers.
Common signs include:
- Peeling
- Bubbling
- Flaking
- Hollow sounding areas
- Surface lifting
Delamination usually indicates an underlying issue that requires professional investigation.
Why is surface preparation important for epoxy flooring?
Surface preparation is the most important stage of any resin flooring project.
Concrete must be mechanically prepared to:
- Remove contamination
- Open the concrete surface
- Create a suitable profile
- Promote strong adhesion
Even the highest-quality flooring system will fail if the substrate preparation is inadequate.
What is HACCP-compliant flooring?
HACCP-compliant flooring is designed to reduce contamination risks within food manufacturing facilities.
A compliant flooring system typically includes:
- Seamless construction
- Chemical resistance
- Slip resistance
- Proper floor falls
- Hygienic cove detailing
- Easy-to-clean surfaces
- Non-absorbent finishes
Why are floor falls important in food processing facilities?
Correct floor falls ensure water flows efficiently towards waste outlets after cleaning and washdown operations.
Poor floor falls can lead to:
- Water ponding
- Hygiene issues
- Pathogen harbourage
- Slip hazards
- Increased cleaning costs
Proper drainage is essential for HACCP compliance.
What is a coved skirting detail?
A coved skirting, or hygienic cove, is the curved transition between the floor and wall.
A properly installed cove:
- Eliminates hard-to-clean corners
- Improves hygiene
- Enhances washdown effectiveness
- Assists with HACCP compliance
Food production facilities typically require a 75mm radius hygienic cove.
How do I maintain epoxy flooring?
To maximise flooring life:
- Sweep regularly
- Remove debris promptly
- Clean using suitable detergents
- Inspect joints and drains periodically
- Repair damage before moisture penetration occurs
A properly maintained floor will provide significantly longer service life.
What industries use resin flooring?
Roxset installs flooring solutions for:
- Food manufacturing
- Poultry processing
- Meat processing
- Wineries
- Breweries
- Beverage production
- Warehouses
- Pharmaceutical facilities
- Manufacturing plants
- Cold storage facilities
- Commercial kitchens
- Logistics centres
How much does epoxy flooring cost in Australia?
The cost of epoxy flooring depends on:
- Floor condition
- Surface preparation requirements
- Floor area
- Slip resistance requirements
- Chemical resistance requirements
- System thickness
- Access limitations
Because every project is different, a site inspection is typically required to provide an accurate quotation.
Why choose Roxset?
Roxset has more than 40 years of experience delivering industrial and food-grade flooring systems across Australia.
