Case Studies

Refreshing Dawlish Museum With Keim Mineral Paints Cracked Render

Refreshing Dawlish Museum With Keim Mineral Paints

A few months ago, Tony in Promain‘s technical team was contacted by Cirrus Building Solutions in Dawlish, Devon. Simon at Cirrus had been requested by Dawlish Museum to update their external masonry paintwork. As a not for profit organisation, it was important to find a long life yet cost effective paint due to funding constraints….

Rescuing A Residential Windmill in Hertfordshire Windmill Hertfordshire

Rescuing A Residential Windmill in Hertfordshire

Promain were contacted recently by the owners of a beautiful period home that over the years been extended. The outbuildings were converted into living accommodation which also happened to have windmill attached to it. The property is in Colney Heath, St Albans. Having looked the plot up on Google Maps, it was found to be…

Protecting A Classic Car Chassis With Zinga Zinga Car Chassis

Protecting A Classic Car Chassis With Zinga

Are you are looking to protect a classic car chassis from corrosion with an impact resistant coating? As many classic car owners know, is important to protect the bare chassis from the elements. It is important to remove damaging rust before it is irreparable. Promain‘s technical team would like to introduce the benefits of cold…

Mapei Silancolor & Render System Applied In Plymouth New Housing Development Mapei Render Over Resitex

Mapei Silancolor & Render System Applied In Plymouth New Housing Development

The use of Mapei’s external render and Mapei Silancolor masonry paint system is now on a plot of 10 new build properties for a Housing project in Plymouth. Mapei GPR Render Firstly, the contractors hand apply 3000m2 of Mapei’s render only system. They use Mapei’s Mapewall GPR with a reinforcement layer of Mapetherm Net. This…

Painting of The Reconstructed Chimneys at Battersea Power Station Battersea Power Station

Painting of The Reconstructed Chimneys at Battersea Power Station

Built in the 1920’s and 30’s, the four chimneys of Battersea Power Station are a defining feature of London’s skyline. After heavy industrial use the chimneys bore the scars of discharging 500 tonnes of Co2 per hour over the course of half a century. With 30 years of being derelict with almost constant back and…

Line Marking Car Parks: The North Monastery College, Cork, Ireland

A recent project using preform thermoplastic line markings was successfully completed on a college in Cork, Southern Ireland. The North Monastery College had undergone a major refurbishment with the resurfacing and marking of the existing internal road network including line marking car park areas. Requirements For Line Marking Car Parks The marking requirements included line…

Classidur Tradition: Renovating Lincoln Castle Prison Lincoln Castle

Classidur Tradition: Renovating Lincoln Castle Prison

Promain were contacted by specifiers for the £19 million renovation of the 11th Century Lincoln Castle to provide suitable paints to in keep with the heritage and usability of the property. We specified Classidur Tradition. After years of planning and development, Lincolnshire County Council developed a schedule for renovation of the building to develop it…

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