Warehouse and Factory Floor Marking, New Zealand

It depends on area and system. A straightforward 5S roll-out on a 1,500 m² DC typically runs $8,000 to $18,000 plus GST, covering walkways, hazard zones, racking outlines, and a set of stencils. A full MMA system with prep and anti-slip ramps is significantly more. Submit the quote form and the local contractor will walk your site and give you a firm number.

MMA wins on durability and total cost over 10+ years, especially for busy distribution centres running reach trucks. Water-based epoxy is fine for lower-traffic sites, food production, and anywhere you need low odour. Two-pack solvent epoxy sits in the middle and is the workhorse for general warehousing. Your contractor will recommend based on forklift traffic, shift pattern, and chemical exposure.

Yes. Most warehouse jobs are scheduled for weekends, long-weekend shutdowns, or stocktake windows. For genuine 24/7 sites we stage the work in sections so part of your facility stays operational. MMA is the usual system here because it cures in an hour and the area is back to forklift traffic the same shift.

Prep is the biggest factor in how long a coating lasts. Shot-blasting exposes a fresh concrete profile for MMA and heavy epoxy. Diamond grinding is gentler and works for water-based systems. Oil and silicone contamination has to come off first or the coating won’t adhere. We test for moisture before coating and won’t proceed if the slab is too wet.

Almost always, yes. Degreasing plus mechanical prep removes surface contamination, and where oil has penetrated deep we use a moisture-tolerant primer or an epoxy designed for contaminated slabs. The only case where we have to say no is pools of active oil or unsealed slab exposed to constant moisture. We tell you up front during the walkthrough.

Water-based epoxy lasts 3 to 5 years in a standard warehouse. Solvent two-pack epoxy runs 5 to 8 years. MMA lasts 8 to 15 years and often longer on protected zones. Anti-slip aggregate systems sit at 5 to 10 years depending on traffic. Lifespan is mostly about prep quality, system choice, and how hard the floor gets worked.

No. Anti-slip matters in wet zones: loading-dock approaches, cool-store entries, wash bays, and outdoor ramps. It’s an added cost and harder to clean, so we don’t recommend it where it isn’t needed. The walkthrough identifies the right spots.

There is no single standard and different industries use slightly different conventions. Common practice in NZ warehousing uses yellow for walkways and circulation, red for fire equipment and emergency stops, green for first aid and safe zones, blue for raw materials, and orange for work-in-progress. If you already run multiple NZ sites, we match whatever convention you have set.

Usually before. Marking a bare slab is cleaner and quicker. If racking is already in place we work around it, which adds labour. For new fit-outs we coordinate with the racking installer so the slab is marked, the racking goes up, then we come back for fine detail like aisle numbers and pick-face labels.

Spot repairs are straightforward. Scuffs and tyre marks lift with cleaning. Gouges need a small prep-and-patch with the same system. We offer annual maintenance visits on larger sites where we touch up high-wear lanes and keep everything looking right.

Yes. Our contractors carry public liability insurance (minimum $5M), are SiteSafe accredited where required, and can supply hazard IDs, SWMS, site inductions, and safety data sheets on request. All chemicals used on your floor have SDS available before work starts.

There’s usually a minimum call-out of around $600 to $900 because of mobilisation and prep. Very small touch-ups are often bundled with other nearby jobs to keep the cost down. For anything larger than a single-zone refresh the minimum disappears into the job price.