Permaban
Permaban, a UK brand within the Spain-headquartered RCR Industrial Flooring group, designs and manufactures proprietary armoured joints, dowel systems, and leave-in-place formwork that protect large-scale industrial concrete floors in factories, distribution centres, warehouses, and cold stores, sold globally through a 30-country distributor network.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded1983
- HeadquartersIvybridge, United Kingdom
- Headcount11–50
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingHardware or Manufacturing
What Permaban does
Permaban, founded in 1983 and headquartered in Ivybridge, UK, is the international armoured-joints brand of RCR Flooring Products Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Spain-based RCR Industrial Flooring S.L.U. group. The company designs and manufactures proprietary steel armoured joints — including AlphaJoint Classic 4010 (the self-styled industry standard), Permaban Signature (a half-hexagon profile), Permaban Wave, Permaban Eclipse, BetaJoint, and a Signature AR repair/upgrade system — that serve as permanent formwork during concrete pours and protect construction joints from materials-handling equipment (MHE) wheel impact in service. Supporting product lines include dowel load-transfer systems (TD Dowels, Square Dowel Bars, Diamond Dowel), leave-in-place formwork (Permadeck, Permasteel), and complementary products from sister brands Rocland (sealants, hardeners, curing) and Rinol (resin flooring systems). Target end-markets are large-scale industrial facilities: factories, distribution centres, warehouses, cold stores, food plants, waste transfer stations, and clad-rack/high-bay logistics buildings.
Permaban operates a sales-led go-to-market, selling through a global distributor network of 30+ partners spanning Europe, the Middle East, Asia Pacific, the Americas, and Africa, with owned RCR group entities handling direct markets in Spain, France, Germany, Italy, the Czech Republic, and South Africa. The company supports specifications through technical engineering assistance, on-site pour support, multilingual documentation (English, French, German, Spanish), trade-show presence (e.g., UK Concrete Show), CPD programmes for specifiers, and case-study publishing in industry media. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and is handled through direct sales contact or local distributors. The brand carries ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001:2015, ISO 45001:2018 certifications and CE marking under the EU Construction Products Regulation. Named enterprise customers span logistics (APC Overnight, iPort, Primark), manufacturing (Kawasaki Precision Machinery, Alderman Tooling), aerospace (Aerotron), and public sector (Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council), indicating a diversified end-customer base with no apparent single-customer dependency.
Permaban firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Permaban
- Legal name
- RCR Industrial Flooring S.L.U.
- Website
- https://permaban.com
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 1983
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 11–50 employees
- Short description
- Permaban, a UK brand within the Spain-headquartered RCR Industrial Flooring group, designs and manufactures proprietary armoured joints, dowel systems, and leave-in-place formwork that protect large-scale industrial concrete floors in factories, distribution centres, warehouses, and cold stores, sold globally through a 30-country distributor network.
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Permaban industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Industrial Flooring Products
- NAICS
- Cement and Concrete Product Manufacturing (3273), Plate Work and Fabricated Structural Product Manufacturing (33231)
- SIC
- Concrete Products, Except Block & Brick (3272), Fabricated Structural Metal Products (3440)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Concrete Masonry Units (CMU) & Segmental Concrete Products (IMADAAAC)
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Where Permaban is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Ivybridge
- HQ country
- United Kingdom
- HQ region
- Europe
Offices7 records
Markets served
Permaban business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Hardware or Manufacturing
- Cost components
- Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales
Revenue model
- Armoured Joints and Industrial Flooring Products: Sale of proprietary armoured joints, dowel systems, and leave-in-place formwork products for industrial concrete floors. Products are sold globally through distributors and direct sales with technical support provided throughout specification and installation.
Go-to-market motion1 record
Distribution channels1 record
Marketing channels5 records
Permaban product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Permaban designs, manufactures and supplies proprietary armoured joints, dowel load-transfer systems and leave-in-place formwork for large-scale industrial concrete floors. Its armoured joints act as permanent formwork during the concrete pour and protect construction joints from impact damage caused by materials handling equipment for the life of the building. The portfolio is complemented by joint sealants, dry-shake surface hardeners, concrete sealers/curing agents and resin flooring systems sourced from sister brands Rocland and Rinol to provide a complete specification package.
Product overview
Permaban is a portfolio of armoured joints, dowel systems, and leave-in-place formwork products for industrial concrete flooring, all manufactured under the RCR Flooring Products Ltd brand. The core product line centres on armoured joints — including AlphaJoint Classic 4010 (the industry standard), AlphaJoint CSS (stainless steel), Permaban Wave (triple-curve), Permaban Eclipse (heavy-duty triangular), Permaban Signature (half-hexagon disruptive-face), SignatureSlide (large-gap), Signature AR (arris repair), BetaJoint, BetaEdge, BetaExpansion, and StripJoint — which act as permanent formwork during concrete pours and protect construction joints from MHE wheel impact. Supporting the joints are dowel systems (TD Dowels, Square Dowel Bars, Diamond Dowel) for load transfer, and leave-in-place formwork products (Permadeck for metal decking, Permasteel screed rail). The portfolio also includes complementary products sourced from sister brands Rocland (joint sealants, surface hardeners, sealing & curing agents) and Rinol (resin flooring systems), providing a complete specification package for large-scale concrete floor construction projects.
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Products and services
- AlphaJoint Classic 4010 The original 'industry standard' armoured joint, providing strength and versatility for protecting construction joints in concrete floors. Uses robust parallel steel strips to armour the joint edge and is the most widely specified Permaban joint for industrial concrete floor projects.
- AlphaJoint CSS Armoured joint featuring a C-shaped stainless steel top strip with radiused internal corners that allow vehicles to pass over the joint with minimal impact. Targeted at facilities requiring stainless steel / hygiene-compatible joint armour.
- Permaban Wave Armoured joint combining a narrow top plate and a distinctive triple-curve design to deliver impact-free joint protection while remaining easy to install. Differentiated by its curved top geometry rather than flat steel strips.
- Permaban Eclipse / Expansion Heavy-duty armoured joint with a high-tensile steel triangular section that reinforces the top edge of the joint where MHE wheels impact. Designed for hard-working industrial environments such as national sortation centres and logistics hubs.
- BetaJoint Lightweight yet robust armoured joint for internal concrete floors, made with fewer raw materials than traditional joints. Positions as a cost- and resource-efficient alternative to heavier steel-armoured joints.
- BetaExpansion Leave-in-place formwork system designed for external applications such as concrete hard-standings and roadways. Extends the Permaban range beyond internal floors to external paving.
- BetaEdge Simple, easy-to-install solution for professionally protecting construction joints in internal concrete floors. Positions as a straightforward, lower-spec entry to the Permaban armoured joint range.
- Permaban Signature Armoured joint with a proprietary half-hexagon shape that prevents materials-handling-equipment wheels from dropping into the gap between the two edges of the joint, eliminating impact damage and reducing whole-life floor maintenance costs. Awarded Most Innovative New Product at the 2012 UK Concrete Show.
- SignatureSlide Special armoured joint derived from the Signature design, created for use in large bay jointless concrete floors and accommodating larger gap sizes from 15mm up to 40mm.
- Signature AR (arris repair) Arris repair-and-upgrade system for damaged construction joints in existing concrete floors, based on the Permaban Signature design. Used to refurbish joints without full floor replacement, as demonstrated in projects for Kawasaki Precision Machinery and Alderman Tooling.
- StripJoint Heavy-duty joint armouring for situations where timber formwork is used in the construction of the concrete floor. Targets projects where timber formwork is specified rather than metal.
- TD Dowels Load transfer system for concrete floor slabs using integral plate connectors, ensuring effective load transfer across construction joints between adjacent concrete pours. Used in conjunction with Permaban armoured joints.
- Square Dowel Bars Square bar dowels for load transfer between adjacent sections of concrete floor, complementing the armoured joint range.
- Diamond Dowel Diamond-shaped dowel for load transfer in concrete floor applications, offering a non-round plate profile for controlled load transfer between slabs.
- Permadeck Innovative, lightweight, all-in-one leave-in-place formwork system for metal decking. Provides efficient, strong, rigid and lightweight formwork that eliminates the need to strip forms after the concrete pour.
- Permasteel Versatile, durable, quick-to-install screed rail available in three styles with different height options. Provides an accurate datum for screeding concrete floors.
- Joint sealants (Rocland) Joint sealant products for sealing construction and movement joints in concrete floors, supplied under the sister Rocland brand and offered as part of the Permaban specification package.
- Surface hardeners (Rocland) Dry-shake surface hardeners applied to freshly placed concrete floors to improve abrasion resistance and surface durability. Supplied under the sister Rocland brand as part of the Permaban complete floor specification.
- Concrete sealing & curing agents (Rocland) Products for sealing and curing concrete floor surfaces, supplied under sister brand Rocland to complete Permaban's full floor specification.
- Resin flooring systems (Rinol) Resin-based flooring systems for industrial floor applications, supplied under the Rinol brand and offered alongside Permaban armoured joints to provide a complete floor package.
Companies that use Permaban
Customer profileNamed customers10 records
Segments5 records
Ideal customer profiles3 records
Permaban technology and API
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Permaban partnerships and signals
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27 partnerships are on record, tiered core and flagship.
- INFORCE Global LtdcoreDistributor for Australia and New Zealand markets. Located at PO Box 304, Westport 7866. Contact: 1800 370 856 / [email protected]
- Konkrea bvbacoreDistributor for Belgium market. Located at Paardenkerkhofstraat 5, 3670 Meeuwen-Gruitrode. Contact: +32 8950 1350
- Rinol Hormipul Chile S.A.coreDistributor for Chile market. Located at Avenida Colorado 581, Parque Industrial Aeropuerto, Quilicura-Santiago. Contact: +56 2 739 0494
- Rinol Pisocreto S.A.S.coreDistributor for Colombia market. Located at Kilómetro 21, 5 Autopista Norte, Vereda Canavita, Tocancipá. Contact: +571 8697734
- RCR Industrial Flooring Central EuropecoreDistributor for Czech Republic and Slovakia. Located at Strojírenská 2345, CZ 250 01 Brandýs nad Labem. Contact: +420 606 085 692
- Master Chemicals Oy / PiiMatcoreDistributor for Finland market. Located at Kauppiaskatu 9b A6, 20100 Turku. Contact: +358 20 730 8600
- RCR Production FrancecoreDistributor for France market. Located at Za Les Monts du Matin-63 rue des Lauriers, 26730 LA BAUME D'HOSTUN. Contact: 0033 4 75 48 37 57
- RCR Flooring Products GmbHcoreDistributor for Germany market. Located at Freiberger Str. 9, D-74379 Ingersheim. Contact: +49 7142 377 220
- BaufoxcoreDistributor for Greece and Cyprus. Located at 9 Ethnikis Amynis Street, PO Box 54621, Thessaloniki. Contact: +30 2102209387
- Durostone KFTcoreDistributor for Hungary market. Located at Ipari Park, 3508/23 hrsz, Sóskút H-2038. Contact: +36 14 88 00 66
- RCR Flooring Products Italia SrlcoreDistributor for Italy market. Located at Via Chiarugi 76/U I-45100, Rovigo. Contact: +39 425 411200
- Rocland Pvt LtdcoreDistributor for India market. Located at Office No. 3, Ground Floor, Gulfishan Apt, Mumbai. Contact: +91 2228 321 005
- Contech Accessories LtdcoreDistributor for Ireland market. Located at Lough Fealim Industrial Estate, Carlow Road, Tullow, County Carlow. Contact: +353 59 915 1350
- UAB MosascoreDistributor for Lithuania market. Located at Birzelio, 23 - Osios g.5, Vilnius LT-03206. Contact: +37 052 610 179
- Corkjoint SDN BHDcoreDistributor for Malaysia market. Located at Lot E/23117, Jalan 5/32A, Kuala Lumpur 52100. Contact: +603 6250 9630
- Cantec LLCcoreDistributor for Middle East market. Located at P.O.Box 474086, Dubai. Contact: +971 4 884 93 31
- RINOL Panama, SAcoreDistributor for Panama market. Located at Panama Viejo Business Center, Galera G5-1, Ciudad de Panamá. Contact: +507 396 3515
- DMV-PluscoreDistributor for Poland market. Located at Kokotow 647B, 32-002 Wegrzce Wielkie. Contact: +48 122 899 256
- B.Rite LLCcoreDistributor for Russia market. Located at Konstitutsii square, 3 A, Saint Petersburg. Contact: +7 812 324 78 78
- Le Record-tuniscoreDistributor for Tunisia market. Located at 32, Avenue De l' environnement, LA SOUKRA 2036. Contact: +216 71 765 963
- RCR Flooring Products R&T Africa (Pty) LtdcoreDistributor for South Africa market. Located at 19 Goud Street, Goedeburg, Benoni, 1501. Contact: +27 81 780 7445
- RINOL ROCLAND R&T, SpaincoreDistributor for Spain market. Located at c/La Marga s/n Poligono Industrial Nuestra Señora del Rosario, 45224 SESEÑA NUEVO (Toledo). Contact: +34 918 012921
- AB LindeccoreDistributor for Sweden, Norway, and Denmark markets. Located at Femvägsskälet 3, 421 50 V. Frölunda, Sweden. Contact: +46-31-298810
- Scientific FloorcoreDistributor for Turkey market. Located at Gardenya Plaza No:7/1 Kat:22 No:132, Ataşehir Istanbul. Contact: 0216 4563527
- Duomit GroupcoreDistributor for Ukraine market. Located at 12, Kyivska Str, Vyshneve 08132. Contact: +380444246999
- Full Source InternationalcoreDistributor for USA market. Located at 2506 Scaly Bark Rd, Statesville, NC 28625. Contact: +1 336 414 4062
- RCR Flooring Products LtdflagshipParent company and brand owner of Permaban. UK-based company at Mill Close, Lee Mill Industrial Estate, Ivybridge, Devon. RCR Industrial Flooring is an international group of specialist industrial flooring companies.
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Strengths4 records
Competitive moat4 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights7 records
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Frequently asked questions about Permaban
What does Permaban do?
Permaban designs, manufactures and supplies proprietary armoured joints, dowel load-transfer systems and leave-in-place formwork for large-scale industrial concrete floors. Its armoured joints act as permanent formwork during the concrete pour and protect construction joints from impact damage caused by materials handling equipment for the life of the building. The portfolio is complemented by joint sealants, dry-shake surface hardeners, concrete sealers/curing agents and resin flooring systems sourced from sister brands Rocland and Rinol to provide a complete specification package.
Is Permaban a public or private company?
Permaban is a private company. It is classified as corporate owned and is currently operating.
When was Permaban founded?
Permaban was founded in 1983. It employs 11 to 50 people.
Where is Permaban based?
Permaban is headquartered in Ivybridge, United Kingdom, in the Europe region.
How does Permaban make money?
One revenue line is on record: armoured Joints and Industrial Flooring Products.
Does Permaban have an API?
No public API is recorded for Permaban.
What industry is Permaban in?
Permaban's product category is Industrial Flooring Products. Its primary akta.pro industry code is IMADAAAC, Concrete Masonry Units (CMU) & Segmental Concrete Products. Its NAICS code is 3273 and its SIC code is 3272.