BREAKTHROUGH RANGE
PUSHES THE BOUNDARIES An advanced range of solvent-free resin flooring products is changing the face of specification for commercial and industrial market sectors with environmental benefits for customers.
Elladur, developed by Sherwin-Williams Protective & Marine Coatings, pushes the boundaries of technology with its family of solvent-free products combined with its high-performance application.
For the first time in the flooring industry, a product has been developed which reduces the levels of Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) with rapid curing, reducing turnaround times to hours rather than days.
Created by a specialist team of chemists, Elladur has taken the very best of polyaspartic technology to new levels making it easier and safer for applicators and allowing fast return to service. Customers also benefit from its UV stability which means no discolouring and its non-tainting properties with no lingering unwanted odours.
THE MASTER INSTALLER
DIFFERENCE After an intensive three-day course, Kris Keegan, founder of Scotland- based Doors & Floors, is accredited as a Quick-Step Master Installer, benefitting his customers with a lifetime workmanship warranty on all Quick-Step wood and laminate floor installations.
Kris Founded Doors & Floors with his wife, Maria, who now runs the recently opened showroom in Bathgate, West Lothian. The couple were keen to ensure that customers were provided with the very best in installation and so having heard of the Quick-Step Master Installer programme, Kris chose to book a place on the course.
Kris Keegan, commented: “With the opening of my new showroom I wanted
Dale Banton, of Sherwin-Williams Protective & Marine Coatings, said: “We have listened to our customers and come back to them with Elladur. Our advances in science and technology have enabled us to meet even higher project specifications with a dramatic reduction to almost zero in the levels of solvents.
For fast-moving manufacturing and industrial markets including warehousing, food and drink, health and pharmaceuticals, it means the protection can be applied with minimal disruption to working operations, removing risk of odour and tainting in the production process.
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“This range meets the most challenging requirements in VOCs, hygiene and durability while offering safe, easy handling and application. Some of our customers are already seeing the benefits, architects and specifiers can now specify to the highest levels for applications in these demanding sectors,
to make sure that I was offering the best in workmanship and with the lack of an industry qualification that’s recognised by consumers, signing up to the Master Installer scheme seemed the obvious thing to do. Quick-Step is a well-known brand with a reputation for excellent quality, not just by those involved in flooring and joinery, but also by homeowners. The Master Installer qualification is a great way to qualify my installation work as upholding the brand’s position.”
Joining two other experienced installers at the Academy for Excellence in Flooring, Greater Manchester, Kris improved his product knowledge, honed skills and learnt some new tricks of the trade, becoming a registered Master Installer after continued assessment by the Quick-Step trainers. He is now able to offer all customers at Doors & Floors, a lifetime workmanship warranty for all Quick-Step wood and laminate flooring installations, backed by the industry’s most recognised brand.
“I was already confident in my skills, but I was surprised at the amount of knowledge and good practice gained through the course, it certainly helped to build on my experience and I learnt some great tips to make work absolutely first-class,” continues Kris. “The investment in the programme has already paid off and the Master Installer badge has certainly had a hugely positive impact on my direct and sub-contract business.
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safe in the knowledge that there are now products which can meet them.”
The Elladur range includes Elladur SF clear and coloured materials, Elladur Deco FL fast-track decorative flake system, Elladur Deco BC using coloured quartz aggregates and Elladur LM for line markings.
The range also meets Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method (BREEAM) assessment, providing a certified score of environmental sustainability while demonstrating compliance to best practice requirements.
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