Fast drying intumescent coating

As one of the leading off-site blasting and painting applicators specialising in intumescent coatings, Vale Protective Coatings strive to 
stay at the forefront of technological advancements. Using the latest coatings and techniques is integral to support their offer...
Making buildings more sustainable

Making buildings more sustainable

Green building is a bit of a trendy topic these days, explains Rinske van Heiningen, AkzoNobel’s Director of Sustainability. Almost everyone in the industry is looking for solutions to make buildings more sustainable. This is a great opportunity for AkzoNobel, because...
Flat-bed dreams

Flat-bed dreams

Commercial vehicles lead a hard life so functional and durable coatings are essential for longevity Come up behind a flat-bed trailer lorry on the road, and you’re probably trying to look past it, not at it. Commercial 
trailers attract little attention from the...

Medieval charity maintains an icon

(All photographs in this article reproduced by kind permission of the Rochester Bridge Trust) With a history including engineering giants Thomas Telford, John Rennie and Sir William Cubitt, and records dating back to Roman times, Rochester Bridge spans the centuries...

New tallest building covered in powder

Europe will soon have a new tallest building – and it’s being protected from the ravages of the Warsaw weather by a high class powder coatings system supplied by AkzoNobel. Standing 310 meters tall, the Varso Tower – developed by international workspace provider HB...