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News Release from: Akzo Nobel | Subject: SteelSeal
Edited by the Buildingtalk Editorial
Team on 09 February 2005
SteelSeal Specified for Wilton Centre
Re-Paint
Akzo Nobel SteelSeal hasbeen specified for all three phases of the Wilton Centre re-paint.
The third phase of the re-painting of the Technical Development Area at the Wilton Centre, Teesside, has recently been completed, with Akzo Nobel's SteelSeal being specified as the architectural cladding coating system for all three phases The Wilton Centre forms part of what was the vast ICI complex on Teesside, which was officially opened in 1949, and was very much at the forefront of the British chemical industry until ICI carried out a major re-structuring of its businesses some years ago
This article was originally published on Buildingtalk on 13 Oct 2004 at 8.00am (UK)
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As a result, various parts of the Wilton site were sold, including the Wilton Centre, which today, provides office, laboratory and pilot plant space for companies ranging from chemicals and technology organisations, engaged in research and development, to support companies in disciplines such as printing and IT.
The Wilton Centre, with a capacity of up to 2000 residents, is currently under new ownership and managed by Lasalle Investment Management.
Previously, management had been by the Manchester office of Workman, Property Managers and Building Surveyors.
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The buildings of the Centre were erected some 20 years ago and limited refurbishment had been carried out when they were still under ICI ownership.
However, in the summer of 2000, Workman decided to carry out extensive repainting of the Main Semi-Technical Building, which was showing signs of discolouration and age, and asked Akzo Nobel to assess the situation and recommend a suitable contractor.
Workman appointed D and D Industrial Coatings, of Warrington, who had used SteelSeal successfully on similar contracts.
As with all such projects, an important part of the initial appraisal by technical staff from Akzo Nobel involved establishing the degree of surface preparation required and specifying the coating system to be used.
Although most of the original Plastisol coating only needed cleaning using a detergent/water solution, some sections of the cladding had to be stripped to the base substrate because of peeling and flaking.
The 10,500m˛ cladding surface was then spray-painted with 4VP SteelSeal primer, before two topcoats of 5VF SteelSeal topcoat were applied, in the original Vandyke Brown.
Phase 2 of the Wilton Centre project was carried out in summer 2002, this time by another Akzo Nobel approved contractor, D Evans , of Leeds.
SteelSeal was specified and a primer and two coats of Vandyke Brown were again used for the walls, while Akzo Nobel advised the use of its Goosewing shade for the roof to maximise heat reflection.
The final phase of the cladding repainting, which involved some 6000m˛, took place in summer 2004.
Workman again specified SteelSeal Vandyke Brown and Goosewing and the contract was carried out by D and D Industrial Coatings.
Phase 3 of the project also saw the use of SteelSeal's new 4VC primer, which can be applied by brush or spray.
SteelSeal has been specially formulated for adhesion to PVC Plastisol, polyester, silicone polyester and PVF2 coated substrates on galvanised steel and aluminium.
Akzo Nobel are major manufacturers of the coating systems used to provide the initial painting of steel and aluminium coil used for cladding and are thus uniquely placed to devise overpainting systems which promote excellent adhesion to these substrates.
Moreover, SteelSeal topcoats are available to match any colour including British Standard, RAL and NCS colour palettes and, properly applied, SteelSeal will perform satisfactorily for up to 10 years.
As Paul Drinkwater, managing director of D and D Industrial Coatings, observes, "I believe that SteelSeal is the Rolls-Royce of cladding re-painting systems".
" If the requirement is for a coating system which is guaranteed to meet the specification, and which will go on meeting the specification, then I never have any hesitation in recommending it to clients." This opinion has recently been endorsed by the British Board of Agrément, who have certified SteelSeal as the only product within a category expressly relating to products for the redecoration or maintenance of exterior architectural cladding.
Akzo Nobel Industrial Coatings is a world leader in the development and manufacture of high performance coating systems for a wide range of end use applications.
These include coil coating systems for steel strip, coatings and adhesives for print finishing, where the company's Darwen factory is designated the centre of technical excellence for print finishing products within the Akzo Nobel worldwide Group, high performance wood coatings for joinery, flat panels, furniture and flooring and factory finish coatings for flexible flooring systems, as well as the SteelSeal range of cladding overpainting coatings.
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