Coatings, Sealants & Paints
No Grout – No Mould – No Tiles!
Introducing NoTile™ from
Composite Fibreglass
Mouldings Ltd; a glassfibre
hygienic tile panel, used as
an alternative to traditional
ceramic tiles.
The panels incorporate an
antimicrobial, Biomaster,
www.biomasteradditives.
co.uk, in the surface layer that
is effective against harmful
bacteria including MRSA,
E-COLI, SALMONELLA and
ASPERGILLUS NIGER (BLACK
MOULD).
Applied in large sheets with a
grab adhesive, they are quick
and easy to install with very
low maintenance thereafter.
Listed presbytery uses
Earthborn Ecopro
Currently available in seven
decorative styles. White is
held in stock but any standard
RAL colour can be achieved.
A Grade II listed Victorian
residence has been
substantially refurbished
to house a high tech health
research facility.
We supply (and are
specified in) many hospitals,
care homes, prisons,
hotels, restaurant chains,
supermarket chains, private
homes, education and leisure
facilities. The tiles are used
in kitchens, showers, wetrooms, bathrooms, toilets and
any area where hygiene is
paramount.
Owned by the University of
Manchester, it was built in
1875 as the presbytery to the
Church of the Holy Name.
With its Ecolabel approval,
Ecopro Lo Sheen Emulsion
on new lime plaster perfectly
fitted the University’s
sustainability ethos. The
architect Gordon Broady
said "Lime plaster has a
prolonged curing time and
we required paint systems
that would both allow the
walls and ceilings to dry out
NoTile™ panels create
clean, safe and hygienic
environments.
www.compositesfm.com
Comparatively a more cost
effective and efficient product
to standard ceramic tiles.
gradually and also selfregulate moisture in the
walls when the building is
occupied.
“The University of
Manchester Directorate
of Estates and Facilities
promotes the use of water
based breathable paint
systems as part of their
long standing and wide
reaching commitment to
environmental sustainability.
Earthborn combines highly
permeability together
with durability and ease of
maintenance, all essential
requirements for this
project.”
www.earthbornpaints.co.uk
New Delvemade coating
helps prevent static build
up on metal roofs
Engineers from a leading
water company reported
that they occasionally
felt an electric shock
when undertaking routine
maintenance work on
sewerage tanks. This
highlighted a significant
potential risk as the contents
of the tanks are vented to
release flammable gases.
The company quickly
investigated and discovered
the cause. A build up of
static was occuring when
operators wearing rubber
boots walked across the
roofs of the metal tanks, as
they had been painted with
a non-conductive coating.
The organisation approached
Delvemade, to find out if
they had a coating that could
effectively protect the tank
and help dissipate the static
build up. Delvemade had no
such product in its range, so
turned to its sister company
Itac to resolve the problem.
The result is a new product
called Delcote ASC, which has
been shown in tests to help
prevent the build-up of static.
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The demonstration on the
right shows the difference
between a standard Delcote
coating (1) and the new
material (2).
The meter reading in the
first picture shows no
conductivity (off scale), it
is an open circuit without
any flow of electricity.
The meter in the second
picture records resistance
between the electrical points
and highlights the flow of
electricity.
www.delvemade.com
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