Protecting a Yorkshire landmark: Flamborough lighthouse refurbishment
When the iconic Flamborough lighthouse required refurbishment, specialist contractor Ian Williams turned to Promain for a high-performance coating system.
Marine Paints
Boat Hull Cold Galvanization Using Zinga
Over 15 years ago, Promain were contacted by a Scottish fishing company looking to cold galvanise one of their fleets fishing trawler boat hull. Working as a pair, the company wished to treat one of the boats with the Zinga 96% Zinc Cathodic Protection, and as a test, keep the second boat maintained by standard…
Anti-Slip and Winter Decking
Protecting your Decking in the Slippery Winter Months Typically, over the winter months, temperatures are lower and a there is a lack of sunlight. This allows algae to form on the surface of your decking. As a result the decking can become slippery. This is more common if your decking is in an area where…
Customer Stumbles Into Prepdeck Wood Stripper
A customer recently spotted some Owatrol products in use on a visit to the Royal Yacht Britannia, and he was so impressed with the results he saw, he bought himself some Prepdeck to try out on his own yacht. After a quick trial, contacted us to say how pleased he was with the results. Please…
Boating Maintenance – The Spring Issue
The last day of March normally signifies the end of the boating Winter Berthing Season. In the run up to that date the Promain Team are always prepared for the surge in orders and technical enquiries for Boat Maintenance products. Cleaner Part of the range offered by Promain includes the Boat Buddy Marine Surface Cleaner,…
Anti-Fouling & Maintenance of Your Boat
It’s hard to imagine that spring is drawing nearer – the days are already starting to show signs of getting longer though. Have you noticed? As gardeners’ thoughts turn to seed catalogues, boat owners will be considering (and itching) to get overwintered boats out on the water again. Promain provides an extensive range of Marine,…
Hempel Anti-Fouling: Introducing Two Innovative Products
The well-known and respected global coatings supplier Hempel has recently introduced two innovative products. These products go hand-in-hand with new buildings and dry dockings, to its Dynamic and Globic anti-fouling product lines. Hempel Anti-Fouling: Dynamic 8000 and Globic 8000 Products According to Hempel’s Group Product Manager, Andreas Glud, the two innovative products are Dynamic 8000…
Canal Boat Paint: Bank Hall Dry Dock
Further to an enquiry received by the technical department at Promain, we would like to introduce canal boat paint from Jotun marine coatings for inland waterway canal boats and barges. Introducing Bank Hall Dry Dock After completion of this labour of love, the dry dock will once again become an important part of the transportation…
Celebrating the 75th anniversary of FLAG Paints
On the 3rd May, FLAG Paints celebrated their 75th Birthday! Being one of the 5 key distributors of FLAG Paint means we had the delightful pleasure of being invited to their 75th Birthday Party! Ordinarily a Birthday would be celebrated with a cake, maybe a few candles and sometimes a drink of champagne, but for…
Boat Buddy Sail and Cover Cleaner
Mildew is one of the most common problems with vinyl boat seats. It often grows on seats when boats are covered because it thrives in warm, dark, damp places. Mildew ends up smelling and looking bad, and it can eventually break down the vinyl your seats are made of. It’s best to take measures to…