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Consider colour outdoors with Sandtex Trade
Sandtex Trade, product of Crown Paints Ltd
With thousands of shades available across the paint range, all backed by time-proven and trusted formulas, Sandtex Trade brings colour and protection outdoors for trim and masonry paint projects.
The Sandtex Trade shades available are featured in the Crown Trade colour fan deck, which places them in colour families for easy reference, enabling specifiers to see the options at a glance.
Further advice can also be gained by using the Crown MyRoomPainter® app which is designed to enable property professionals to offer instant schemes using a smartphone or tablet to show how any palette will look in situ.
CROWN TURNS BACK THE HANDS OF TIME WITH CARDIFF CLOCK TOWER REFURBISHMENT
Sandtex Trade, product of Crown Paints Ltd
A range of products from Crown Paints’ portfolio of professional brands have been used to transform Cardiff’s iconic Roath Park Clock Tower, which dates back to 1915.
Members of Crown’s specification team collaborated closely with Cardiff City Council and professional painting contractor JJ Williams (Painting Services) Ltd, to devise a cost-effective and high-performance paint specification for the redecoration of the famous clock tower. Originally created as monument to Captain Robert Scott and his companions who set sail from Cardiff on their ill-fated voyage to Antarctica in 1910, the clock tower has become a popular and recognisable part of the city’s heritage and stands proudly in the middle of Roath Park Lake.
Exterior painting is covered with Sandtex Trade video series
Sandtex Trade, product of Crown Paints Ltd
As the summer season arrives and projects move outdoors, Sandtex Trade is issuing a timely reminder of its series of videos, produced to give specifiers the complete picture on exterior painting.
‘This Is Sandtex Trade’ is a series of five videos, presented by Crown Paints Product Trainer Kevin O’Donnell, which take viewers through a variety of subjects associated with painting outdoors.
All five videos have been designed to meet the individual needs of specification professionals and build on the content already provided on Sandtex Trade’s website
Sandtex gets Happisburgh Lighthouse ship-shape for summer
Sandtex Trade, product of Crown Paints Ltd
More than 150 litres of Sandtex Trade’s X-Treme X-Posure® Smooth Masonry Paint have been used to repaint the red and white bands of Happisburgh Lighthouse tol provide protection from the elements for up to 20 years.
Peter Hairsine, of P H Hairsine & Sons, said: “We use Sandtex X-Treme X-Posure for its durability as it lasts longer in extreme conditions, which is needed for the lighthouse as it is exposed to a lot of salt, as well severe weather. For us, this is also the best product because it dries quickly.”
Sandtex Trade 365 proves its worth in cold-weather makeover
Sandtex Trade, product of Crown Paints Ltd
COMMUNITY housing in Birmingham was given a fresh new look over winter - despite challenging weather conditions.
Twelve homes in the Smith’s Wood area of the city had been identified for redecoration work by the Family Optima Community Association.
But the falling temperature meant the plan to repaint the external elevations to each property required a special solution.
The specification services team at Crown Paints selected Sandtex Trade 365 All-Weather Masonry Paint – a product that has been used on the homes in the past and one which is able to cope with cold conditions.
Sandtex Trade 365 Tackles Cumbrian All Weather Challenge
Sandtex Trade, product of Crown Paints Ltd
When South Lakes Housing Association refurbished 276 properties in the depth of the Cumbrian winter Sandtex Trade 365 All Weather Masonry Paint helped keep work on schedule.
The majority of the work at the Kirkbarrow Estate in Kendal started in November 2014 and finished in late Summer 2015 – with Sandtex Trade 365 being applied throughout winter, spring and summer.
The product is specially formulated for use in adverse weather conditions and features high performance Pliolite® Resin to combat difficult weather conditions, allowing work to extend later into the UK’s traditional decorating season.
Sandtex Trade High Build Textured Decorative Coating – a uniform finish for uneven surfaces
Sandtex Trade, product of Crown Paints Ltd
The outstanding qualities of Sandtex Trade High Build Textured Decorative Coating deliver a long-term solution for the protection of buildings, capable of ironing out surface level imperfections at a stroke.
Ideal for covering fine cracks and regulating repaired and uneven surfaces, this advanced masonry product offers exceptional coverage and flexibility, providing both a decorative and protective textured coating with the reassurance of 15 years’ durability, independently certified by the British Board of Agrément.
Along with a long-lasting finish, the paint is formulated to maintain its good looks with anti-carbonation properties which protect concrete and metal from atmospheric erosion.
Sandtex Trade High Cover Smooth tees off at the home of golf
Sandtex Trade, product of Crown Paints Ltd
Sandtex Trade High Cover Smooth was the only product on the tee for a makeover project at the home of golf, St Andrews.
Dumbreck Decorators applied Sandtex Trade High Cover Smooth in a bespoke shade entitled ‘St Andrews Special Collection,’ to all external facades.
Sandtex Trade High Cover Smooth is a premium smooth masonry paint which provides a quality protective and decorative finish.
Sandtex Trade raises the bar with Central London transformation
Sandtex Trade, product of Crown Paints Ltd
SANDTEX TRADE scaled new heights to revamp a Central London office block – without a ladder in sight.
20 Farringdon Road has been transformed into a contemporary workplace in the heart of the city following a stylish refurbishment project undertaken by specialist abseiling contractors Rubynest.
Their specialist ‘working at height’ team worked from temporary cradles to apply the Sandtex Trade trims system to metalwork on the building’s windows.
Sandtex Trade Rust Inhibiting Primer Undercoat, Flexible Primer Undercoat and Eggshell X-Tra were used to create the on-trend black finish.
Street artists put colour back into the community at Preston Road
Sandtex Trade, product of Crown Paints Ltd
Hull's Preston Road Estate recently saw 130 artists use 22 empty houses for unique graffiti artworks in a weekend-long takeover.
Hundreds of litres of Sandtex masonry paint were donated to the Bankside Gallery street art collective to create blank canvases on the houses for the artists to paint over.
The takeover drew artists and visitors from across the country, and has put pride back into the community.
A similar event took place last year, and Humberside Fire & Rescue Service has since reported a 41 per cent drop in vandalism on derelict properties that feature the murals.
X-Tra protection for Winchester community care home
Sandtex Trade, product of Crown Paints Ltd
Three Sandtex products - Sandtex X-Treme X-Posure®, Sandtex Flexigloss X-Tra and Sandtex Metalgloss X-Tra - have been used to refresh the exterior of St John’s House care home in Winchester, delivering a long-lasting finish for the listed building.
Sandtex X-Treme X-Posure is microporous – making it ideal for the substrate which needs to breathe, and it will ensure the building remains protected against the weather, long term.
Sandtex Flexigloss X-Tra and Sandtex Metalgloss X-Tra are hardwearing, and have added inhibitors to minimise UV damage, protecting the building’s exterior joinery and metal.
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