Bromsgrove is a
co-educational independent public school in Worcestershire which can trace its
history back to between 1548-1553 and therefore has a venerable history on
which to lean.
Today, Bromsgrove
with 1600 pupils is one of the country’s bigger independent schools providing a
unique micro-environment within the larger school for every pupil.
Bromsgrove School
has a legacy of only using suppliers who can always deliver fit for purpose
quality products and meet their exacting standards every time.
From their UK-based
premises in Stourport-on-Severn Witley Jones design, manufacture and install
bespoke furniture for schools and educational facilities throughout the UK,
Europe and across the globe. They manufacture high quality furniture for all
educational establishments, producing extensive ranges of classroom, library,
common room and accommodation furniture to meet a varied host of individual
requirements.
Therefore, it’s no
surprise that Witley Jones have been working with the Bromsgrove School for
several years.
Simon Downes,
Managing Director, Witley Jones explained it wanted to ensure that their
initial manufacturing methods would be free of formaldehyde in any of the
lacquering processes to safeguard both their own workers and the end user.
"We now use
AkzoNobel Duracid FF products for all our products that require a lacquer
finish," he said. "It’s a product that we prefer to use even when our
clients don’t specify the need for formaldehyde free lacquer. Using Duracid FF
forms part of our commitment to continually improve the products that we
manufacture.
"Ensuring that
we use hardwearing products and components is our key aim, and as the furniture
is being used in a school environment it’s essential that only non-harmful
products are used. This is exactly where the Duracid FF range of products from AkzoNobel
really come into their own.”
Clive Dove,
Technical Service Manager, Wood Finishes and Adhesives from AkzoNobel Wood
Coatings said: "The advanced chemistry of our Formaldehyde Free coatings
is a good technology fit for this market, and it’s always a privilege to work
with other specialist firms like Witley Jones who take safeguarding the school
environment seriously.
"There is a
real synergy between the formaldehyde free coatings we can offer and the school
furniture and fittings they manufacture, and this move is one that we at
AkzoNobel wholly commend and support. Providing the right product for the right
application with our Duracid FF range is actively helping companies like Witley
Jones to meet a host of stringent demands.”
In meeting supply
demands AkzoNobel have created a superb UK-wide network of distributors
enabling customers to order and purchase products. This ensures that the market
is fully served with every aspect of coatings for factory finished timber
constructions. It’s a level of service that’s both personal and locally
focused. Witley Jones are supplied by Abrabond Ltd.
Duracid FF from
AkzoNobel is a series of acid-curing products delivering high-quality results
without the use of formaldehyde. It’s a system that’s Formaldehyde-Free, and
isocyanate-free with no odour to the end user on either coated furniture or
fittings.
Duracid FF has all
the same high-quality attributes as traditional Acid-curing and PU Alkyd
products with no yellowing. It provides excellent adhesion, drying, and
stacking properties together with providing simple cleaning routines for the
production line and equipment.
Duracid FF has good
spray application and an extended pot-life of five days and is compatible with
the AkzoNobel tinting system. Duracid FF also has excellent adhesion to wooden
substrates including UV primed surfaces. Drying, viscosity and gloss can easily
be adjusted with different additives."
