Case Study: Marpatt
Delivering industry-leading finish & shorter lead times.Our initial conversations with Marpatt centred on their strategic decision to offer a high gloss finish to their clients to complement their other contemporary…
From dealing with adhesion & durability struggles to zero issues for 365 days and counting...
Charles Yorke specialises in producing bespoke handcrafted kitchen, bedroom & bathroom furniture. Before working with Kortec, they were using a combination of Autoline and hand spray and were struggling with adhesion issues and the durability of their coatings.
Analysis
Assessment of all aspects of the coating process
During the analysis stage conducted by Kortec, it was apparent that Charles Yorke was dealing with adhesion issues. There were concerns regarding the long-term durability of their bespoke handcrafted home furniture as a result of their current water-based paint system.
As a leading supplier of high-quality furniture, it was essential that these issues were resolved quickly and efficiently with colour-matching accuracy to ensure they could continue production of high-quality furniture.
Implementation
All standard colours matched via KolorteqTM programme
After reviewing the situation and developing possible solutions, Kortec provided Charles Yorke with a superior single-pack water-based topcoat. In doing so, this made the process far easier allowing the staff at Charles Yorke to touch up on-site. In addition, Kortec provided Charles Yorke with a compatible primer to ensure optimum results were obtained.
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Ongoing Client Benefits
Structured assessment on a weekly basis
Since the implementation advised by Kortec, Charles Yorke has been using the single-pack water-based topcoat for over 1 year, in this time they have not experienced any adhesion or durability issues. Furthermore, they have reduced their primer usage by over 25% as equivalent build/finish quality is achieved with a film weight of 125g/m² instead of 175g/m².
"Working alongside Kortec for the past two years has been a very smooth process, They have fantastic products and customer service, which allows our paint shop to be efficient and to produce the highest quality."
- Simon Daker, Operations Manager
