Polyurethane HF Screeds — Heavy-Duty Food & Industrial Flooring
Polyurethane HF (heavy-flow / heavy-duty) screeds are the toughest resin flooring system on the market — a 6–12 mm cementitious polyurethane screed engineered for the punishing wet, hot and thermal-shock environments of food production, dairies, breweries, commercial kitchens and cold stores. F Wilding Ltd installs PU HF screeds nationwide, HACCP-compliant and steam-clean rated.
What is polyurethane hf screeds?
A polyurethane HF screed is a three-component (resin, hardener, cementitious filler) trowel-applied floor typically laid 6–12 mm thick. Unlike epoxy, PU screeds cope with the differential thermal movement of hot spills and steam cleaning — the resin flexes with the substrate rather than delaminating.
Where it's used
The industry standard for meat and poultry processing, dairies, cheese production, bakeries, wet food areas, commercial kitchens, breweries, distilleries, blast freezers, cold stores and any environment involving hot water, steam or thermal shock.
Key benefits
Why UK commercial and industrial specifiers choose polyurethane hf screeds for their sites:
- Service range –40°C to +120°C
- Steam-clean and detergent resistant
- HACCP-compliant — no joints, no crevices
- Trowelled to falls for drainage
- Radius coving for hygienic detailing
- Anti-slip trowelled or broadcast finish
Our installation approach
Every install starts with a free site survey to confirm the substrate is fit for the specified system. We mechanically prepare the concrete (diamond grinding, shot blasting or scabbling depending on the resin), install any DPM, primers and repairs required, apply the resin build-up in coats to the specified thickness, and hand over with a written warranty and maintenance schedule. Nationwide, with experienced resin flooring teams.
Frequently asked questions
How is PU HF screed different from epoxy?+
Epoxy is rigid and can crack or delaminate under thermal shock. PU HF screed has cementitious flexibility — it copes with steam cleaning, hot spills and freeze-thaw without failing. It's typically 2–3× the cost of epoxy but 4–5× the service life in wet food environments.
Can PU HF screed be laid with falls to drainage?+
Yes — that's one of its major advantages over sheet systems. We trowel the material to falls integrating with linear drains, gullies and coving.
What warranty do you provide?+
A written 5-year product-and-installation warranty is standard on all supply-and-install projects. Some systems (PU screeds, MMA) can be extended to 7–10 years subject to specification and client maintenance regime.
Do you cover the whole UK?+
Yes. F Wilding Ltd is Essex-based but the majority of our contracts are outside the South East — London, the Midlands, the North West, Yorkshire, the North East, Wales, Scotland and the South West. Travel, accommodation and out-of-hours access are priced into every quote.
Get a fixed-price quote
Send us the project details — drawings, m², substrate, deadline — and we'll come back within one working day with a written specification, m² price and installation programme.