ResinDek flooring supports complex parcel sortation platform build

A middle-mile parcel sortation center used ResinDek LD flooring with Gray Diamond Seal ESD coating across elevated platforms built to carry dense automation, heavy loads and maintenance traffic. The project moved through phased construction, schedule changes and multiple elevation levels while keeping sensitive conveyor systems protected from static.

Why it matters: - Middle-mile parcel sortation centers depend on elevated platforms that can handle automation, maintenance access and heavy mechanical loads without disrupting sensitive equipment. - ResinDek LD with Gray Diamond Seal ESD coating was selected to help reduce electrostatic risk around conveyor systems, controls, photo eyes, sensors and scales. - The project also shows how flooring performance, staging and installation speed can affect delivery on a compressed construction schedule.

What happened: - Steele Solutions supplied more than 185,000 square feet of platform and grid structure at a large-scale e-commerce parcel sortation facility. - Elevated Steel handled installation, including labor, equipment and on-site coordination. - The project used ResinDek® LD flooring with Gray Diamond Seal® ESD coating across 28 separate platforms. - The facility was designed as a middle-mile parcel sortation center, not a traditional warehouse platform environment.

The details: - The build included approximately 165,000 square feet of elevated platform structure and more than 21,000 square feet of grid structure. - The platforms sat at varying elevations to support different conveyor systems and sortation equipment. - The elevated design also created maintenance access and used vertical space more efficiently inside the building. - Steele Solutions selected ResinDek engineered floor panels from Cornerstone Specialty Wood Products for a durable, electrically dissipative walking surface. - Ken Shaw, Steele Solutions’ Global Key Account Manager, said the flooring mattered because the systems above the deck included sensitive electronic equipment. - Shaw said the flooring helps prevent electrostatic charge from affecting the equipment on top of the platforms. - The ResinDek LD ESD surface was chosen for durability and consistency across a large installation footprint. - The flooring arrived ahead of installation and was staged inside the facility until each platform section was ready. - Elevated Steel used ResinDek stand-up screw guns to speed installation and reduce bending and manual screw driving.

Between the lines: - The project relied on early coordination between Steele Solutions and the customer’s engineering teams as platform requirements changed during the build. - Shaw said earlier involvement helps platform providers design more efficient systems for the equipment that will sit on top of them. - Rouch said customer assumptions like a generic 125 pounds per square foot rating do not always match actual needs. - The team worked through competing space with the general contractor and overlapping trades by phasing work across the building. - The schedule slipped when general construction pushed the platform start from November 2025 to January 2026. - Even with the delay, the crew finished by the end of March 2026. - Rouch said sequencing by the foreman and crews was critical to keeping the project on track.

What's next: - The elevated system is now positioned to support high-speed sortation and long-term operational reliability. - The project adds another reference point for phased industrial builds that need durable flooring, static control and fast installation.

The bottom line: - ResinDek LD flooring with Gray Diamond Seal ESD coating served as a key component in a complex, multi-platform automation build where consistency, durability and electrical stability all mattered.