The maritime industry has long been prominent in helping bring prosperity to Hull, as well as across much of East Yorkshire and North Lincolnshire.
The region’s long and proud marine and maritime history has supported the growth of a wealth of allied industries, and for decades our client has manufactured paints, varnishes and finishes in Hull for use across a wide range of applications, including above and below the water line on marine vessels as part of dry dock ship and boat servicing. Lakeland has worked in partnership with our client in recent years to reduce solvent content in its products through new, VOC-free wax emulsions that continue to offer an excellent finish, no matter the surface.
Sector: Engineering and maritime
Location: Hull, East Yorkshire, UK
Products & Services: Industrial and commercial paints and specialist coatings
The UK Solvent Emissions Directive mirrors legislation in force across the EU, aiming to minimise the health risk to those working with, or coming into regular contact with, solvent-based paints and treatments, which are widely used in many industries to give an attractive yet durable and impact-resistant finish.
Lakeland’s European distributor client uses our high and low-foaming amphoterics, PA100 alcohol phosphate esters and wax emulsions to supply small batches to its multi-sector customer base in Europe, comprising food manufacturing, hospitality, healthcare, metal cleaning and automotive. Continually monitoring our European distributor client’s customer base, Lakeland creates highly effective speciality surfactants that are bespoke to each sector, enhancing performance and providing raw materials with consistent reliability.
Committed to research and development for over 60 years, Lakeland Laboratories works closely with our clients to understand their business sectors, regulatory requirements and customer demands in order to manufacture wax emulsions and surfactant chemicals that perform exactly as intended in the field.
Our technical laboratory team has supported our paint manufacturer client in East Yorkshire in VOC reduction, allowing it to remain compliant with industry regulations without compromise on the standard of finish offered by its paint and varnish products. Solvents allow finishes to dry quickly and evenly, and our replacement waxes needed to deliver the same results.
Our client’s Lakewax products are effective, helping paints to dry evenly and adding an aesthetic sheen to the finished surface. Aiding waterproofing, and with anti-corrosion properties that protect against salt water, wax emulsions by Lakeland Laboratories are relied upon by our client for consistency in quality that keeps its customers coming back year after year.