Architectural Powder Coatings (APC) has joined the Qualicoat association, having been granted licence approval. The news follows Qualicoat’s recent announcement of three new powder coating companies having completed inspections and been awarded licences, including Epwin.
APC is based in Blaydon, Newcastle-upon-Tyne is a privately owned company specialising in the powder coating of all architectural aluminium components and systems. Craig Johnson, director of APC, said: “At APC we have always strived to offer the best quality and service within the industry.
“Gaining our Qualicoat licence gives our customers, and in turn their customers, piece of mind that the finished product will always be of the highest possible standard. Going forward this enables APC to carry on working with some of the best fabricators in the country, on some of the most prestigious buildings in the UK.”
Qualicoat representatives have welcomed APC into membership of the association. A Qualicoat specification, whilst encompassing the BS EN 12206 standard, ensures that coating applicators are independently third-party inspected by IFO at regular intervals, to ensure consistency of quality. This enables companies to meet the Qualicoat specification. A BS EN 12206 specification alone does not incorporate such accreditation.
The Qualicoat specification is continually and incrementally revised with regular update sheets, and is rewritten at the end of the year to include all of those updates. The global specification, its appendices and any update sheets are always freely available for download at qualicoat.net.
For details about the availability of various colours and finishes, contact any Qualicoat UK and Ireland member. For updated information about the use and specification of Qualicoat in the UK and Ireland, visit qualicoatuki.org.
