Conica is the Swiss poured-PU sports floor specialist — half a century in the category, World Athletics-certified outdoor tracks, and a steady reference list of school gymnasiums, university sports halls, and athletic facilities. For IL school and club gym specification at EN 14904 P/A/C class targets, Conica's CONIPUR HG is the workhorse spec. For outdoor athletics track work targeting IAAF / World Athletics certification, CONIPUR SP and EPDM are the brand's competitive lines against Polytan.
The CONIPUR system architecture
Conica's sports floors follow the standard three-layer poured-PU build described in poured-PU rubber sport encyclopedia: PU primer, SBR-granule shock-pad base, EPDM-granule pigmented wear course. What separates Conica from competitors is the formulation tuning — binder ratios in each layer are tuned to deliver predictable EN 14904 shock-absorption and vertical-deformation across the elastic-class range.
The product range
- CONIPUR HG (indoor gymnasium)
- The IL school and club gym workhorse. 2–3 mm PU wear course on elastic-pad layer, 7–13 mm total system thickness. EN 14904 Combined-Elastic class C3 or C5 typical. Used in multi-sport halls covering basketball, volleyball, badminton, indoor football, gymnastics. Pigment palette wide; line markings cured-in.
- CONIPUR SP (outdoor athletics)
- 13 mm two-layer PU outdoor athletics surface. EN 14877 + World Athletics certified at top tier for serious athletics facilities. Used on running tracks, jump runways, throwing fan-out zones. UV-stable EPDM top.
- CONIPUR EPDM (premium outdoor)
- Top-tier outdoor athletics — full EPDM granule construction (vs SBR-base on lesser products). Best UV stability, best colour retention, IAAF Class I certification for international competition surfaces.
- CONIPUR M (medium-spec multi-sport)
- Mid-spec indoor multi-sport variant. Used in school and recreational halls where C-class is sufficient but premium HG over-specifies.
- CONIPUR FX (renovation overlay)
- Renovation overlay for refreshing existing sports floors. Lower thickness build for application over existing PU sport floor without full removal. Used in school gym refurbishments.
Where Conica wins
- Swiss engineering depth. Conica has decades of formulation history in poured-PU sport. Their products are consistently predictable across batches and installer hands. For specifiers who value spec-to-outcome consistency, this matters.
- EN 14904 class targeting. Conica publishes which SKU hits which class (C3 / C5 / A4 / P3) explicitly. For IL public-sector tender language referencing class targets, the Conica spec sheet maps directly to tender requirements.
- World Athletics certification at premium tier. CONIPUR EPDM holds top-tier athletics certifications. For serious athletics facilities targeting international competition, this is non-negotiable.
- Pigment colour retention. Conica's EPDM colour stability outperforms commodity products in IL UV exposure. Important for school colours staying recognisable across decades.
Where Conica loses
- Cost premium vs commodity poured-PU. Conica typically runs 15-25% above commodity Polish or Eastern European poured-PU brands. For budget-led school projects this difference moves the spec.
- Smaller IL applicator pool than Polytan. Polytan's IL channel is deeper. For projects where applicator availability dominates, Polytan may close faster.
- No playground-specific product line. For pure playground spec (EN 1177 CFH), BSW Berleburger / Regupol is the brand reference. Conica covers playground via outdoor variants but does not market a dedicated playground SKU.
IL projects and references
Conica's IL channel goes through specialty sports-flooring importers. Reference projects in IL include school gymnasiums in central and northern districts and some university sports facility installations. The brand does not have the public-tender brand-language reflex that Altro has in healthcare or Sika has in industrial flooring — for sports tender specification, the spec language often references EN 14904 class with brand-equivalents listed in the form "Conica or equivalent."
Final read
Conica is the right specification for IL school and club gymnasium projects where EN 14904 class targeting is explicit and the budget supports Swiss-engineering-quality premium. For premium athletics facilities targeting international certification, CONIPUR EPDM is one of two credible brands (Polytan being the other). For playground-only projects, see BSW Berleburger; for indoor multi-sport at commodity tier, Eastern European brands compete on price.
Related: Poured-PU sport encyclopedia · EN 14904 + EN 1177 standards glossary.
Sources
- Conica corporate (Switzerland)
- CONIPUR HG product page
- EN 14904:2006 — indoor sports surface classification.
- EN 14877 — outdoor athletics surface classification.
- World Athletics certified surface register.