Performance and Quality Guaranteed

Our focus is on product excellence and quality assurance.
We value our role in the success of your project.

Support and Advice

We provide support and advice on all technical issues relating to
specifications and more general screed related topics.

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As the general constructor, we first create the highest level of trust and integrity with our
clients. We value our role in the success of your project.

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TUV certified

Our range of Retanol® products are TUV certified. They are recognised under the latest EU industry standards as a construction product with no negative impact on human health when handled, or added into a floor screed installation.

Retanol® Xtreme Pro 1

If you want guaranteed quality and superior performance in fast drying and high early strength screeds, then look no further than Retanol^®Xtreme Pro 1, the market leading screed additive in Europe.

CE Certification

The CE certification mark that indicates conformity with health, safety, and environmental protection standards for products sold within the European Economic Area (EEA). The CE marking is also found on products sold outside the EEA that are manufactured in, or designed to be sold in, the EEA.

About Us

PCT Chemie UK

We at PCT Chemie UK work in partnership with our German parent company PCT Performance Chemicals GmbH to supply Retanol screed products to the UK construction market. Our focus is on fantastic customer service, product excellence and quality assurance through the provision of a range of industry leading Retanol® products which deliver a superior guaranteed performance. We also provide support and advice on all technical issues relating to specifications and more general screed related topics.

Technical Expertise

Our in-depth knowledge and technical expertise enable us to work with large organisations such as Laing O’Rourke and Lendlease to design the correct M10 specification.

Services & BIM

Please click on the link below to see the layered BIM graphics for our range of Retanol floor systems. View illustrations

Specification and Support

We offer a first class specification and support service to architects, design engineers, main contractors and approved flooring installers.

General Constructing 95%

Construction Management 80%

Design and Build 60%

Special Projects 70%

You’ve got a flooring need

we’ve got a solution

We assist in managing all aspects of the supply chain process resulting in:

Improved procurement processes
The sourcing of quality approved and experienced flooring installers
The supply of source performance material
The removal of risks associated with flooring installation through the initial supervision of screed mixes and subsequent calcium carbide moisture tests of the screed alongside BRE drop hammer testing

Royal Institute of British Architects

We are aligned to the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) and concern ourselves solely with flooring products that are listed on RIBA’s NBS Product Selector List, the definitive online index of construction products and service information for all types of building design projects.

Retanol® Range of Products

We specify and quality assure the Retanol® range of products which through many years of chemical research and development are now revolutionising floor screeds through vastly improved drying times and increased compressive and flexural strengths. For more specific product performance information please refer to the products tab at the top of this page or contact PCT Chemie UK directly (see Contact Details at the bottom of this page).

Our Portfolio

Latest Projects

The Royal Albert Hall, London.

Retanol Xtreme Pro 1 screed installed by William Lea Ltd for main contractor Sir Robert McAlpine Special Projects.

Clatterbridge Cancer Care Centre, Liverpool.

Retanol Xtreme Pro 1 screed installed by William Lea Ltd for main contractor Laing O’Rourke.

Biochemistry Completion Project, Oxford University

Retanol Xtreme Pro 1 screed installed by B&K Systems Ltd for main contractor Laing O’Rourke.

Law Building, Liverpool University.

Retanol Xtreme Pro 1 screed installed by William Lea Ltd for main contractor ULCCO.

Metro Bank, Cardiff.

Retanol Xtreme Pro 1 screed installed by Harris Floor screeding Ltd.

Barton Square, Trafford Centre, Manchester.

Retanol Xtreme Pro 1 screed installed by William Lea Ltd for main contractor Vinci Construction.

The Mill, Canton, Cardiff.

Retanol Xtreme Pro 1 screed installed by Justin Jones Floor Screeding Ltd for Lovell Homes.

Junkyard Golf, London.

Retanol Xtreme Pro 1 screed installed by William Lea Ltd for main contractor TA Knox Ltd.

"Ultra modern steel clad science building with laboratories and offices, and the incinerator and extraction systems chimneys on the roof."

Graphene Engineering Innovation Centre, University of Manchester

Retanol Xtreme Pro 1 installed by approved screed installer William Lea Ltd for main contractor Laing O’Rourke

Anfield Stadium, Liverpool FC

Main contractor Carillion, Retanol screed installed by approved screeding contractor William Lea Ltd

Happy group of Latin American people eating at a food court - food and drinks concepts

Bang Bang Food Court, London

Main contractor Phelan Construction Ltd, Retanol screed installed by approved screeding contractor Foggs Floors Ltd

Regent Street is one of the largest shopping streets in London and it was built between 1811 and 1825

Boodle’s, London

Main contractor SD Shop Fitting Contracts Ltd, Retanol screed installed by approved screeding contractor NFS Ltd

luminated office buildings at Canary Wharf, London at Night

Canada Square, Canary Wharf, London

Retanol screed specified by PUUR Floors and Oakside Construction Ltd and installed by approved screeding contractor NFS Ltd

Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK, England - September 10, 2015: Old Eldon Square, public square on Blackett Street, Newcastle Upon Tyne. A war memorial is centre piece. People sit on the benches, while shoppers walk both to and away from the entrance to the Intu Eldon Square shopping centre. A long woman sits on the grass.

Eldon Square Shopping Centre, Newcastle

Main contractor Sir Robert McAlpine, Retanol screed installed by approved screeding contractor Foggs Floors Ltd

Gymbox at St Martin's Lane Hotel in City of Westminster, London

GymBox, London

Retanol screed specified by DDI Projects Ltd and installed by approved screeding contractor NFS Screeding Ltd

CP Hart Showroom, Waterloo, London

Retanol screed specified by Sunbeam Group Ltd and installed by approved screeding contractor NFS Ltd

Harvey Nichols store in Knightsbridge, London. A famous upmarket department store.

Harvey Nichols, Bond Street, London

Retanol screed specified by Portview Ltd and installed by approved screeding contractor William Lea Ltd

Kingswood retail park, Modern Shopping and retail area at Kingswood a northern suburb of Kingston upon Hull. Yorkshire

Howard Town Retail Park, Glossop

Main contractor Manchester and Cheshire Construction, Retanol screed installed by approved screeding contractor Foggs Floors Ltd

Mad Hatter Brewery Co Ltd, Liverpool

Direct for client, Mad Hatter Brewery Co Ltd. Retanol Screed installed beneath a 6mm PU resin screed, in lieu of the Isocrete HD K-Screed specified. Installed by William Lea Ltd

"London, United Kingdom - February 17, 2012: View of the exterior of the Marks + Spencer store in Westfield Shopping Centre, Stratford, London on a typical day with many shoppers milling around. Marks and Spencer plc (also known as M+S) is a British retailer with over 700 stores in the UK and over 300 spread across more than 40 other countries.It specialises in the selling of clothing and luxury food products."

Marks & Spencer, Paddington Station, London

Retanol screed specified by IDL Architecture Ltd and installed by approved screeding contractor Macs Plasterboard Systems Ltd

Milliken UK Showroom, Clerkenwell, London

Retanol screed specified by M. Moser Associates & PUUR Floors and installed by approved screeding contractor NFS Ltd

Metzingen, Germany - December 18.2023: Close-up of the entrance to THE NORTH FACE outlet store. Sells outdoor clothing. Modern building. Outletcity, Metzingen.

North Face, Oxford Street, London

Retanol screed specified by PUUR Floors and Newman Scott Ltd and installed by approved screeding contractor NFS Ltd

Prison With Empty Corridor And Prison Cells

HMP Berwyn Super Prison, Wrexham

Retanol screed specified by Lendlease and installed by approved screeding contractor William Lea Ltd

Westgate Shopping Centre, Oxford

For Laing O’Rourke. The original specification was Isocrete Isopol SBR and Isocrete HD K-Screed. Changed to Retanol for cost and programme benefits. Installed by approved screeding contractor William Lea Ltd

Philip Plein, New Bond Street, London

Retanol screed specified by SDP Shop Fitting Contracts Ltd and installed by approved screeding contractor NFS Ltd

Audley Redwood Development, Bristol

Retanol screed being used over underfloor heating where depths do not permit the use of a standard screed. The main contractor is Balfour Beatty, though William Lea Ltd are installing the screed for Oventrop UK Ltd

Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust, Liverpool

Main contractor Carillion, and Retanol screed installed by approved screeding contractor William Lea Ltd

St Cecilia’s Hall Redevelopment Project, Edinburgh

Retanol screed specified by Oventrop UK Ltd and installed by approved screeding contractor William Lea Ltd

New TATA Technologies Headquarters, Leamington Spa

Main contractor BAM Construction and Retanol screed installed by approved screeding contractor SDP Floor Screeds Ltd

New Hilton Garden Inn Hotel at Lancashire County Cricket Club

Main contractor Galliford Try Building (North West) , and Retanol screed installed by approved screeding contractor B&K Systems Ltd

Cineworld, Speke, Liverpool

Retanol Xtreme Fine Concrete installed by approved screed installer William Lea Ltd for main contractor McLaren Construction

Tourists and shoppers walking past The Lets Change The Way We Shop sign on the exterior of Selfridges department store which is part of a project called Project Earth to accelerate the sustainability of its products.

Selfridge’s, London

Retanol screed specified by Portview Ltd and installed by approved screeding contractor William Lea Ltd

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