Powder Coating – The Eco Friendly Alternative

Wilson & Gilkes has been using Dulux powder coatings for many years. Ini­tia­tives by Dulux with Green star rating is just one of the many reasons why Wilson & Gilkes chooses to use this range of powder coats.
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Powder coatings are renowned for being en­vi­ron­men­tal­ly re­spon­si­ble. They are 100% solid – this is the paint with no solvents, no fumes, and no dangerous gases, and there are no harmful low VOC (volatile organic solvents) that con­tribute to green­house gas emissions and global warm­ing­Pow­der coatings have many ad­van­tages over al­ter­na­tive finishes. They can be sprayed with much higher ef­fi­cien­cy than wet paints, because over-sprayed powder can be collected and re-applied. Which means, as much as 99% of the original product can be used, with minimal waste sent for landfill.
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Prac­ti­cal­ly any company that makes powder coatings will claim to be an en­vi­ron­men­tal friend!
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But Dulux Powder Coatings also strives for ex­cel­lence in en­vi­ron­men­tal per­for­mance of our powder coat products.
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Dulux products lead the industry in the de­vel­op­ment of powder coat systems that have minimal impact on the en­vi­ron­ment.
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Dulux powder coat products:
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• Are free of heavy metal pigments such as lead, cadmium, arsenic & mercury.
• Can be stored and cured at low tem­per­a­tures and faster times than industry standard offers.
• Are produced with stringent Safety, Health & En­vi­ron­men­tal policies and standards.
• Are developed with con­sid­er­a­tion of life cycle analysis, to guide our suppliers and the materials we use.
• Are man­u­fac­tured in fa­cil­i­ties where sig­nif­i­cant energy and resources employed in pro­duc­tion, are measured and have ag­gres­sive reduction targets in place.
• Are produced and used with minimal waste.

Con­se­quent­ly, Dulux Powder Coatings are a prime con­sid­er­a­tion for projects where air quality standards have been set, such as 4, 5 & 6 Green Star Rating Projects.
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When Dulux Powder Coatings are specified as part of a system and all com­pli­ance criteria are met, Green Star Rating Points can po­ten­tial­ly be achieved.