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One specialist UK concrete cutting contractor and one Diamatic machine from Nimbus have together provided rapid solutions to two diverse floor preparation problems.

In the first contract, Essex based KSS Diamond Drilling and Sawing used a Diamatic 435 triple-head planetary grinder to remove bitumen adhesive from the concrete floor of a high street bank. The same machine also proved to be the answer to the removal of high spots from the concrete floor of a Colchester sports complex.

The high street bank in Essex involved the replacement of 11 m2 of parquet floor by a new, high quality Amtico product, the entire operation being accomplished in a single weekend. Since the new floor required the underlying concrete screed to be clean and flat, KSS were contracted to remove the bitumen adhesive, prior to the application of self-levelling compound by others.


KSS used the 2.2 kW Diamatic machine with grinding plates fitted with PCD (polycrystalline diamond) buttons. Set at an angle, the PCD buttons lifted the bitumen adhesive very quickly thus enabling KSS to carry out the complete removal operation in just a few hours.

In a second contract, KSS employed the same Diamatic machine to remove high spots from a newly laid gymnasium floor. The specialist contractor used the Diamatic machine with conventional 16/20 grit diamond tools and successfully removed high spots up to 5 mm high. As with the bank project grinding was carried out dry using a dust collector.

According to KSS, the Diamatic's versatility proved a great asset, since the company was able to carry out two very different jobs by simply changing grinding plates, which involved just a few minutes work. Another advantage was the machine's portability and the fact that it proved to be 100% reliable.