Polyfoam – Less Downtime and Increased Bottom Line

When deciding on a repair plan for your commercial facility, no matter the type of repair, one very important factor to consider is downtime.  That old expression “time is money” is not a joke, especially when we are talking about downtime for a business.

A large portion of our repairs in the commercial market, whether it be concrete lifting, soil stabilization, or void fill, are in areas with high traffic.  This traffic usually consists of forklifts, heavy equipment, and semi-truck and trailers, all of which have a dollar amount tied to their load or run time.  Every minute they are aren’t running is a minute they either 1) are not making money or 2) are losing money on a late delivery or late project completion.

How is Polyfoam beneficial to downtime?

  • Small Footprint:  Helms Polyfoam has made the extra investment to add equipment to our fleet that allows us to be less of a hindrance on your job site, facility, or campus.  We generally have one truck and trailer or just a side by side UTV for all repairs.  We can work around high traffic areas and times to ensure your daily workflow is impacted in the least amount.

  • No Excavation:  All of our repairs are completed using polyurethane resins that are injected through a 3/8” – 5/8” hole.  These injections are completed from the equipment mentioned above, requiring no heavy equipment. No heavy equipment means your employees will not have to alter their site flow to navigate around a large excavator or concrete truck.

  • Fast Cure Time: When it comes to concrete lifting, our resins begin to set up within 15 seconds after injection and are 90% cured within 30 minutes. This means that by the time our crew leaves your site, the treated areas are ready for “business as usual” and can allow normal traffic.  Compare this to demolition and concrete pouring (days of labor and curing), and you see a huge savings on downtime.

If time truly equals money, and we all know it does, the above three reasons show how a polyurethane repair can keep downtime to a minimum and maintain an efficient workflow, thus keeping your bottom line in order.  When comparing estimates of various repair methods, don’t get stuck on the dollar figure, always compare the total repair plan and what it could cost on the back end.

This is why we do what we do.

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