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Floor coating keeps bacteria at bay

Centennial Vineyards is a very impressive property incorporating a restaurant, winery and event’s facility for international performing artists, it is located just minutes from the township of Bowral in the Southern Highlands of NSW. It is a picturesque part of New South Wales that has frequent visitors from Sydney’s metropolitan area, as well as those from overseas.

The premium cool climate vineyard is set at more than 760m in altitude, which ensures the grapes ripen slowly with enhanced flavour and intensity. The vines at Centennial Vineyards are planted on more than 80 acres consisting of Chardonnay, Riesling, Pinot Gris, Pinot Meunier, Pinot Noir, Gewurztraminer, Gruner Ventliner and Tempranillo.

The chief winemaker, Tony Cogsriff, has had nearly 20 years working with Centennial. He grew up in New Zealand and after graduating from university worked with many well-known New Zealand wineries before emigrating to Australia to join John Large, who is a successful wine industry retailer and entrepreneur who runs Centennial Winery. Cogsriff has won many accolades for his high-quality wines and sets a benchmark that matches the impressive surrounds of the vineyard.

Like any business, maintenance is something that all companies have to keep up-to-date in order to meet strict regulations within the food and beverage industries. This is no different for Centennial Vineyards when it came to the flooring in its winery.

The existing floor coating was deteriorating from heavy traffic and bacteria build up from yeast and salts, which was causing a dangerous hazard for forklifts. There were also potential contamination issues for the wine.

A new coating was needed, and it had to have several features. It needed to handle heavy and light wear, as well as ongoing wet conditions form the grapes and wash down. Centennial Vineyards asked Roxset HACCP Coatings to provide an impervious non-slip, highly protective and safe coating in its production and cellar areas.

The Roxset SE 6m coating system in the company’s mid grey was installed covering more than 600sqm to key production areas around fermentation, bottling, cellar and barrel areas.

Roxset epoxy screeds and ceramic additives have assisted in providing long-lasting protection to exposed concrete. A high glass finish was applied around coving and an epoxy detail formed around the slotted drains for protection.

Features of the system include a high level of protection from contamination, seamless non-slip finish, and it is long lasting and durable.

“We are delighted with the incredibly hard and durable surface of the SE solution from Roxset,” said Cogsriff. “Protecting our sought after pedigree wines from bacteria build up as a result of possible chipped and exposed surface areas is a critical part of our processing. We now have a fantastic, fresh clean environment which is impressive for both visitors and staff.”

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