Nothing looks more inviting on a summer’s day than a beautifully presented pool : no leaves, clear water, with a bright and clean decking area and coping stones. Conversely, nothing looks less appealing than a green hew in the water, an algae line and green staining patches on the pool-side . Maintaining a pool in…
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Graffiti and fly-posting is considered an ‘environmental crime’ that can spoil the enjoyment of the local environment by its residents and visitors. They lead to areas looking run-down and dilapidated, and research has shown they are often a precursor to more serious crime and anti-social behaviours. Graffiti, if not dealt with, promotes a negative perception…
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The damage and costly disruption that can be caused when water ingress in buildings is allowed to continue over a sustained period can be financially crippling to authorities and companies alike. The situation that the education sector and potentially many other public and private building owners find themselves in considering the RAAC inspections is challenging…
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The damage water ingress can cause to building structures has come to the fore over the last couple of weeks – along with the general public being alerted that building materials have a ‘functional life span’! This can be a hard concept to grasp when much of the built infrastructure in the UK dates back…
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What do Liquid quartz, SiO2 and silica coatings have in common? This could be a short blog because in essence they can have everything in common! Like many products that are developed with a common active ingredient – for instance – in different marketplaces over time, some maintain their technical scientific name – eg Silicon…
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Flexiguard is a liquid quartz water-based nano-coating designed to protect porous stone from staining caused from dirt and grime in the environment, but how can you be sure it works? Flexiguard is tested according to ISO 11507 Artificial Weathering methodology in order to measure its active longevity under accelerated UV conditions. Sunlight or more specifically…
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Following a turbulent twelve months in the UK’s energy markets, the installed solar capacity is over 14.4 gigawatt (GW) and growing. While new installations are critical in continuing the transition to non-fossil fuels, maximising the efficiency of existing installations is of equal if not more importance, as the vast majority were installed during the ‘feed-in…
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With ‘home grown’ energy at the forefront of everyone’s minds, what if there was a way of getting an extra 2.5% efficiency out of the UK’s 14Gw solar panels without capital expenditure – purely by reducing light lost through reflection? Panels can only use the light that they can absorb and the two biggest issues…
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Following the Surface World exhibition in March 2022 at the NEC, Simon Mercer is pleased to announce that Nano-Care UK has joined the Institute of Materials Finishing (IMF) as a Sustaining Member. After being introduced to the IMF at the show, Simon quickly realised the synergies between Nano-Care and the IMF in both supporting and…
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Signo Nanocare will be attending CleanEx 2022 for the first time on the 24th & 25th April, Stand 12 at Ascot Racecourse, with a broad range of “textile effect” nano-coatings that deliver innovative finishes for functional textiles, smooth leather and suede. Across its pad and spray applied products, the Nano Care range fully supports the textile industry’s…
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