Without doubt, preparation is the most important part of any painting project Skip, ignore or rush at this stage and it is highly likely that the old idiom ‘act in haste, repent at leisure’, may sum up the resulting outcome. One project, where insufficient preparation caused the paint to fail, is indicated in…
Maintenance of our capital’s underground transport system is an ongoing process. With constant ongoing improvements throughout the network and high volumes of foot traffic, the logistics of carrying out any maintenance projects undoubtedly involve considerable attention to detail. Add to this the fact that any paint or coating used within the busy underground environment should…
Promain are suppliers of quality paints and coatings. As part of our range, we can supply our customers with an extensive range of Sports Paint products, for the refurbishment of sport facilities such as: Tennis Courts, Multi-Sports Courts and Games Areas, Gym Halls, Netball Courts and School and College playgrounds, etc. Promain’s Tennis Court, Squash…
“Friends, Romans, Countrymen (Specifiers, Architects and Contractors), lend me your ears” Our instruction, from Mark Graham (Royal Shakespeare Company Production Manager), was to provide suitable fire protection for a timber construction. This would be touring the United Kingdom, Europe and the United States. Crucially, we were tasked to meet stringent fire standards across many territories…
Promain are proud of the relationships we have built up with our suppliers. When we mentioned that we were keen to get great information posts on our Promain blog page, we were delighted to get a response from Teamac. Perfect timing, a very topical subject! Blisters aren’t limited to being the result of burns and…
The technical team at Promain recently received a ‘phone call from a Contractor who was looking for a suitable Sika primer to use under black Bitumen. He was not sure if Sika Bonding Primer was the correct product. We thought you might be interested to know our response and recommendations. Below is a bit of…
Our focus on assisting customers has taken a turn towards cladding this week. It’s almost as if the start of a new year has revolved around thoughts of refurbishment and maintenance projects. Questions to the technical team have been related to getting started with these projects, even though the temperatures have dropped. Tony has written…
The amount of recycling that has been carried out by the coatings industry has reached record levels, according to figures released by the British Coatings Foundation (BCF). These records began seventeen years ago, and four times as much waste is now recycled than there was back at this point. In 1996, 50kg per tonne of…
In our recent blog on Rust-Oleum Training we mentioned the training our Technical Team receive. Not so long ago one of the team, Ben, wrote a post on his experiences of his intensive Rust-Oleum Training session. We thought you might like to read it. Ben’s Thoughts After a busy day at the Promain office my…
A press release published by Markets and Markets market research Company caused some interest in the Promain Office, towards the end of last year. Titled: Waterborne Coatings Market worth $77,838.71 Million by 2019, it made interesting reading – once it had been translated – with a considerable amount of cerebral input! Waterborne Coatings Press Release…
