Build Sustainable Awards 2016

Build 2016 Sustainable Building Awards 50 Company: Guard Industry Website: www.guardindustry.com/gb uard Industry is a family business with over 30 years’ experience in providing eco-friendly, bio-degradable products for buildings and structures. Paul describes in greater detail the firm’s service offering and the clients it supports. “Here at Guard Industry we supply our innovative, award winning protection products to around 64 countries around the world. In the UK and Ireland, we work primarily with contractors, including cleaning firms and construction companies, as well as local councils.” One of the firm’s most popular products is the pioneering Protect Guard Dtox, an impregnation product designed to sink into the façade of the building rather than sitting on top of it, allowing for greater protection. Paul expresses his pride in this unique product and describes the features which set it apart from the rest. “Protect Guard Dtox is truly unique as it utilises an ingredient called Titanium Dioxide, which reacts with sunlight to collect pollutants and neutralise them, thereby purifying the air around the building as it cleans the building. “As such, not only does this effectively make the building self-cleaning, but it also means that the building will help to clear the air and reduce pollution as well as any other emissions provided by the building itself and surrounding traffic. Per square meter of building which is coated Protect Guard Dtox, 2.2 cubic meters of air is purified per hour, which is an impressive statistic which makes the product different to anything else available in the market today.” Throughout the sustainability industry, an increase in client education has led to a rise in demand for products which protect the environment and reduce pollution. As such, demand for Protect Guard Dtox is now so high that the firm is growing rapidly, seeking to expand its operations across the UK and Ireland over the next twelve months, as Paul explains. “Looking ahead, our strategy is firmly focused on growth, as we seek to capitalise on the popularity of Protect Guard Dtox and better support our clients across the UK and Ireland. By November of this year we are keen to have a new distribution hub in Scotland (we are currently examining possible sites in Glasgow) in order to support the demand we are seeing for the product in this region, and we are looking to increase our infrastructure in the rest of the UK and Ireland also, hiring new staff in order to be able to better support our clients, whilst remaining focused on providing innovative solutions which meet their needs.” Best Eco Surface Protection Product – Protect Guard Dtox Guard Industry specialise in providing water and oil repellent products designed to protect the building, environment and end user. We spoke to UK and Ireland Director Paul Bradley, who talked us through the firm and its innovative flagship product, Protect Guard Dtox. G AR160037 Guard Industry