Master Builders Solutions Ucrete HPQ
A 4-6 mm coloured-quartz polyurethane screed that brings Ucrete’s industrial toughness into spaces where the floor also has to look good — food plants, pharma facilities, show kitchens and labs.
What is it?
A heavy-duty decorative floor built by broadcasting coloured quartz aggregate into a Ucrete polyurethane base coat, then sealing it under a clear Ucrete Lock Coat PU. The finished system is 4 or 6 mm thick and impervious through its full depth.
Where is it used?
Wet and dry process areas in food and beverage plants, pharmaceutical production, breweries, dairies, commercial kitchens, laboratories, amenity rooms and retail or visitor-facing zones inside industrial facilities.
Why use it?
It combines a genuinely attractive quartz finish with 48-54 N/mm2 compressive strength, zero water absorption, non-tainting solvent-free chemistry, and the moisture tolerance to go down on 7-day-old concrete.
How is it applied?
Trained applicators prime where required, lay the flow-applied Ucrete base coat, broadcast quartz to excess at 4-5 kg/m2, then lock the surface with one or two coats of Ucrete Lock Coat PU. Floors typically return to service in about 24 hours.
About Master Builders Solutions Ucrete HPQ
Ucrete HPQ is the decorative member of the Ucrete industrial flooring family from Master Builders Solutions (formerly BASF Construction Chemicals). Most Ucrete grades are chosen purely on punishment tolerance; HPQ exists for the growing number of plants where auditors, clients and visitors walk the same floors as production staff. It takes the proven Ucrete polyurethane base coat, buries a blend of coloured quartz into it while wet, and encapsulates everything under a high-quality PU lock coat. The result reads as a premium terrazzo-like finish but behaves like an industrial screed — dense, impervious and easy to keep clean. Ten quartz colour blends are available, so the floor can carry corporate colours or demarcate zones without painted lines.
Space Arc Engineering supplies and installs Ucrete HPQ across Delhi NCR and Pan-India as an authorised distributor and applicator. Because Ucrete tolerates residual substrate moisture, we routinely programme HPQ installations on 7-day-old concrete or into live wet-process refurbishments where an epoxy would blister — a practical advantage on Indian fast-track projects where the flooring window is always the one that gets squeezed. Ucrete floors have a 30-plus-year global track record, and many of the earliest installations remain in service today.
The technical insight
What separates Ucrete from ordinary resin floors is its polyurethane resin chemistry, which cures into a dense matrix with essentially zero absorption — tested to CP.BM2/67/2, liquid cannot migrate through the floor even at anchor bolts and penetrations. In HPQ, that matrix does double duty: the flow-applied base coat wets out and bonds the broadcast quartz, while the Lock Coat PU flows around every exposed grain to create a sealed, cleanable wearing surface with a wet slip resistance of 35-45 (TRRL pendulum, 4S rubber). Adhesion testing to BS 6319 Part 4 ends in concrete failure — the substrate lets go before the Ucrete does. The same chemistry is what makes the system moisture-tolerant: unlike epoxies, it does not need a bone-dry slab, only a functioning damp-proof membrane in the structure. It is also solvent-free and non-tainting even during application, which is why it can be installed adjacent to open food production.
Where it is used
- Pharmaceutical production areas, corridors and clean-process rooms
- Food and beverage processing — wet and dry zones with spillage up to 60-70 °C
- Breweries, dairies and bottling halls, especially visitor and show areas
- Commercial kitchens, food courts and hospitality back-of-house
- Laboratories, QC rooms and testing facilities
- Amenity rooms, canteens and changing areas inside industrial plants
- Packaging and dry-goods halls where appearance matters
- Retail and commercial floors needing industrial durability with a decorative finish
Key advantages
- Industrial performance in a decorative finish — ten coloured quartz blends
- Impervious through full depth with zero absorption; hygienic and easy to clean with standard industrial cleaning regimes
- Installs on 7-day-old concrete or damp slabs (with functioning DPM) — no special moisture primers, faster project programmes
- Solvent-free and non-tainting even while curing, so adjacent food production can continue
- Back in service in roughly 24 hours
- Pull-off adhesion exceeds the tensile strength of concrete itself (concrete failure mode)
- Resists dilute mineral and organic acids, alkalis, salts, fats, oils, sugars and mineral oils
- Dependable wet slip resistance (35-45 TRRL) from the exposed quartz texture under the lock coat
Limitations & considerations
- Spillage temperature is limited to 60 °C, or 70 °C with Ucrete Lock Coat PU — for hot discharge, steam cleaning or thermal shock zones, specify Ucrete DP or UD200 instead
- Heavy, hard-wheeled traffic will gradually polish the surface and reduce slip resistance; it is not the grade for the most abusive forklift routes
- Final appearance is sensitive to site conditions — 15-25 °C is the ideal application window; cold retards cure and heat shortens open time, both can affect the finish
- Requires a functioning DPM in the slab and substrate tensile strength of at least 1.5 N/mm2
- All movement joints in the substrate must be reflected through the floor and sealed separately
- A trained-applicator system — quality depends heavily on broadcast and seal-coat workmanship
Selection & best practice
Get the substrate right first: concrete should be visibly dry, mechanically prepared, and have a minimum tensile strength of 1.5 N/mm2 — follow the Ucrete substrate design and preparation guide. Apply Ucrete Primer SC at 0.2-0.4 kg/m2 where specified, then lay the base coat at 6-8 kg/m2 for a 4 mm floor or 10-12 kg/m2 for 6 mm. Broadcast the coloured quartz to full excess (4-5 kg/m2) into the wet base coat, remove surplus after cure, and seal with Ucrete Lock Coat PU at 0.18-0.21 kg/m2; a second coat at 0.14-0.16 kg/m2 tightens the texture where easier cleaning is preferred over maximum grip. Hold material, substrate and air temperature between 15 and 25 °C for the best visual result, carry every substrate movement joint through the system, and keep traffic off for 24 hours. Store materials between 5 and 30 °C, off the floor and protected from frost.
Specifications
| System thickness | 4 mm or 6 mm nominal |
| Compressive strength (BS 6319: Pt 2) | 48-54 N/mm2 |
| Tensile / flexural strength | 5-7 N/mm2 (ISO R 527) / 12-14 N/mm2 (ISO 178) |
| Density (BS 6319: Pt 5) | 2,000-2,090 kg/m3 |
| Temperature resistance | Liquid spillage up to 60 °C; up to 70 °C with Ucrete Lock Coat PU |
| Slip resistance, wet (TRRL, 4S rubber) | 35-45 with Lock Coat PU |
| Coverage | Base coat 6-8 kg/m2 (4 mm) or 10-12 kg/m2 (6 mm); quartz broadcast 4-5 kg/m2; lock coat 0.18-0.21 kg/m2 |
| Pack sizes | Base coat B4 18.88 kg / B6 23.18 kg (4-component); Lock Coat PU 6 kg; Filler F11 25 kg |
| Return to service | Approx. 24 hours |
Industry use cases
Food & Beverage
Processing halls, bottling lines and packing areas where hygiene audits demand an impervious, joint-minimal floor — and where the non-tainting chemistry allows phased installation next to live production.
Pharmaceuticals & Healthcare
Production suites, corridors and utility areas needing a dense, cleanable, chemical-resistant floor with a finish quality that stands up to regulatory walkthroughs.
Breweries & Dairies
Visitor galleries, show floors and tasting areas that share space with wet processing — one system carries both the aesthetics and the spillage resistance.
Commercial Kitchens & Hospitality
Institutional kitchens, food courts and QSR back-of-house where wet slip resistance, 24-hour turnaround and an attractive finish all matter at once.
Laboratories & Cleanrooms
Lab and QC floors exposed to dilute acids, alkalis and salts, where a decorative quartz surface improves the working environment without giving up chemical resistance.
Frequently asked questions
How is Ucrete HPQ different from Ucrete DP?
Can it be laid on new or damp concrete?
What temperatures can the floor take?
What colours and finishes are available?
How quickly can the area go back into service?
Is it suitable for open food environments?
How we position Master Builders Solutions Ucrete HPQ
Ucrete HPQ sits at the decorative end of the Ucrete family we stock and install. If your duty is heavier than your aesthetics — hot spillage, thermal shock, steam lances, hard-wheeled traffic — step up to Ucrete UD200 or the general-purpose Ucrete DP; for a smooth self-levelling industrial finish, look at Ucrete MF, with Ucrete TC as the matching top coat. Where budgets or duties are lighter and the area stays dry and temperate, an epoxy system such as the MasterTop range from the same Master Builders Solutions stable is often the more economical answer. Space Arc also supplies comparable resin flooring from Sika (Sikafloor) and Fosroc (Nitoflor), so we can benchmark systems brand-neutrally against your spillage chemistry, temperature profile and downtime window before you commit.
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