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GROUT SHIELD™ RESTORES OLD
GROUT Grout Shield Restoration System™ cleans and restores old grout by sealing and re-colouring it, making any tiled area look brand new again. Grout Shield protects grout from future stains, mould and mildew, making it extremely easy to clean and maintain, and lasts for upto 10 years.
Keen DIYer Brian Doddington moved into a 200 year-old property in Truro, Cornwall recently, and set about transforming the heavily stained, old and grotty looking grout in his bathroom.
Brian explained: “I tried an array of different cleaning products on my tatty-looking bathroom grout and none of them made much difference until I tried Grout Shield. It was easy- to-use and the end result came up perfectly. I was very impressed with the professional looking results so I tried Grout Shield outside on my patio tiles too. I would highly recommend
NEW COMPANY SCOOPS BUSINESS
AWARD Architectural terracotta and faience specialist, Darwen Terracotta has triumphed at the Hive Blackburn and Darwen Business Awards, winning the Newcomer Award. Finalists were joined by dignitaries, sponsors, judges and supporters at an exclusive black-tie event held at Blackburn Cathedral where the winners were announced and celebrated on stage.
Steve Allan, Operations Director at Darwen Terracotta, said, “This win is for the whole team and everyone who helped set up the business. It is a massive thank you to all 25 of our staff and their hard work over the last six months so we are really proud. ”
Judges said: “High level skills have been preserved for this business
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Grout Shield to anyone looking to revamp tiled areas.”
Grout Shield is an acrylic resin that chemically bonds with existing grout to form a seal that lasts for upto 10 years. Grout Shield can be used on the vast majority of indoor tiled surfaces, either man-made or natural stone, horizontal or vertical. It works with any grout making it ideal for washrooms, toilets, changing rooms, kitchens, in fact any tiled area and is ideal for hotels, restaurants, sports and leisure clubs, schools, hospitals and much more
The Grout Shield Restoration System contains all you need to do the job. One bottle of Grout Shield Colour Seal
will cover 25m2 of 30 x 30cm tiles and
take approx 2-3 hours to complete. There’s no need to remove the old grout first and it will be completely dry and ready-to-use three hours after application.
Richard Davis, Managing Director of Kilrock Products, commented: “Grout Shield is a fast, efficient and professional way of restoring tired and stained looking tiles. It is suitable for one-man-band decorators or contract cleaners alike.”
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which has risen from the ashes thanks to the dedication of its managers and employees. It has a global reach with high-profile clients, a family business culture and a dedication to the future through it apprenticeships and succession programmes. It is a great story for the construction industry.”
Khalid Saifullah, a Director of Star Tissue and chairman of the Hive Network, which hosted the awards, said: “The Hive Blackburn and Darwen Business Awards are hotly contested, so Darwen Terracotta
should be very proud that they have seen off all the competition to be winners on the night.”
As award winners, Darwen Terracotta collected a trophy crafted by local firm Parkinson Signs. ITV weather presenter Emma Jesson hosted the evening, with entertainment from local acts including the Paul Rigby Quartet and Hannah Spurgeon. Headline sponsors for the event were Blackburn College, Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council and Capita.
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