Sika Ltd - External Envelope
Address: Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, AL7 1BQ United KingdomTel: 01707 394444
Fax: 01707 393296
Company Profile
Sika Limited, the UK subsidiary of the worldwide Sika Group was established in 1927 and through both organic growth and commercial acquisition, including the incorporation of former Trocal and Armorex materials, produces and markets a wide range of state-of-the-art systems. This activity is underpinned by unrivalled innovation in product development, the highest standards of manufacturing and renowned technical advice and in-situ guidance. Pioneers of a fully integrated service, the company is acknowledged in providing for end users or their specifiers, be they clients, designers, engineers, producers, distributors, merchants and contractors.
Within the UK, as in all other group locations, Sika operates to optimal levels of performance, demonstrated through possession of EN ISO 9001 certification for quality control and EN ISO 14001 for environmental management. Wherever possible products are manufactured to European and British Standards, are approved by the British Board of Agrément or provide unique and superior properties. Additionally, Sika Limited was one of the first companies in construction and industrial products to achieve the status of Investors in People, a benefit to those using the organisation, be it in the form of RIBA CPD accredited presentations, project surveys or after sales guidance.
Sika Limited are also active members of many organisations and bodies relevant to the strategic application fields.
The reputation for Sika for quality and reliability is virtually unmatched, illustrated through a comprehensive portfolio of problem solving products that have been employed for many years in wide diversity of applications.
Bricks, Blocks and Lintels Doors, Windows and Shutters Drainage and Water Supply Editors Choice Fire and Safety Floors and Floor Coverings Hotels and Leisure Products In Action Refurbishment and Repair Waterproofing, Sealants and Adhesives
Skyline Plaza looks at its best with SikaTack cladding
Sika’s revolutionary adhesive secret fix system for Rainscreen cladding, SikaTack, has provided Basingstoke’s tallest building, the Skyline Plaza, with an aesthetic unmatched by traditional fixing methods.
Providing an invisible fix once applied, it ensured that once the 4,000 square metres of Rainscreen panels were installed upon the building during its £16 million refurbishment and transformation from offices to residential apartments, so that nothing would encroach upon the cladding’s appearance.
Redhill receives rejuvenation
Chosen to elastically bond the exterior cermaic panels, the SikaTack Panel System from Sika has been employed at a new retail and office development in Redhill. The system was used to fix the 20,000 ceramic granite slabs onto an aluminium carrier rail system. The SikaTack Panel system is an elastic adhesive system incorporating a one part, gun applied polyurethane structural adhesive. It is designed for permanent bonding of ceramic and plastic cladding panels onto aluminium or timber sub-structures.
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