Skudo's protective coatings for marine and construction now US bound

by Skudo Group on 9 Jun 2010 Gold Coast-based company, Skudo - specialist protective peelable coating company for construction and marine applications - is celebrating signing a 10-year exclusive deal with a US Distributor.

The group, headed by Brendon Smith, will launch Skudo’s range of temporary peelable coatings across all US states in a deal estimated to be in the multi-millions.

San Francisco will be the first region to see the Skudo range of products, already proving popular with the construction and marine industries in the Middle East and parts of Europe, for the cost and labour-saving they deliver.

The US distribution deal will cover all Skudo’s products including some innovative products currently in the final testing phase.

Hayden Bone, business development manager at Skudo, said the potential is enormous, with 70 containers of products required annually just to penetrate 1% of the flooring market alone.

'We are very pleased to confirm that Skudo USA is to be launched by such a competent and professional team headed up by Mr Brendon Smith. The US market represents a significant size to the overall business for Skudo and the importance to developing the right business model there is critical to the success of the global brand moving forward.'

Skudo is an Australian, family-owned manufacturer of specialist coatings designed for the Construction and Marine sectors. Its main focus is on developing systems for ‘temporary protection’ during construction and production.

Skudo recently signed a deal with another company to distribute the products through Australia, Asia, and the Middle East.

The Skudo range of temporary protective coatings can be used for all applications in the construction and marine industries – from glass to flooring, cladding to vitreous ware, most porous and any non-porous substrate used in construction.

Explains Bone: 'On many construction sites and production environments, expensive flooring materials are laid prior to many stages of construction, leading to potential damage once those phases of the build get underway. There can be a lot of pedestrian traffic, sand, dirt, spills, tools and machinery brought in over the top of the flooring. Skudo products are rolled on or sprayed on as the protective layer for these valuable substrates and reduce damage and additional spend on costly repairs.'

Tested to combat the harshest environments and custom formulated to suit extremes of climate, Skudo Floor Skin is water-fast and suitable for most substrates including raw concrete, polished concrete, tiles, sealed timber, granite, marble, glass, aluminium, fibreglass, steel, vinyl, stainless steel and terrazzo to name a few.

Aqueous-based and residual free, Skudo Floor Skin offers the best protection from contaminants and damage during the building process. Acting as a ‘drop sheet’, it is ideal for high traffic areas to protect against tool damage, metal filings, most solvents, overspray, dirt, splatter, plaster, deterioration as a result of UV exposure or corrosion and general wear and tear.

Non-flammable, non-hazard and skid resistant, Skudo products can be used over a multitude of areas requiring temporary protection. Benefits, according to the company's chemist, include 'a reduction of labour costs, an extremely tough, uniform film thickness that is easily applied and even more simply removed by peeling off in sheets which eliminates messy hand scraping'.

Skudo’s European-trained chemist is able to tailor compounds to suit client applications, environment and unique specifications, whether it’s for two or 2000 tonnes, from the extreme climates of the hot, dry desert to humid, wet regions of Asia or freezing temperatures in New Zealand.

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