Big Brands at Greengates: Bostik
Here at Greengates Builders Merchants, we are proud stockists of a wide range of products from highly-renowned brands including such major names as Stanley, Sika, Everbuild, K-Rend, Wykamol and many more. Another brand of products we supply are designed, developed and engineered by Bostik, which is the subject of this edition of our blog.
Established in France well over a century ago, Bostik has grown to become the undisputed global leader in the adhesives and sealants industry. With its name appropriately deriving from the Greek word 'bastikos', meaning 'to stick'. Bostik is now a well-recognised name in more than 40 countries all over the world.
Bostik is a company that has thrived on innovation, always adapting and responding to changing customer needs while embracing new technologies. In recent years, as the spectre of climate change has loomed ever larger, the company has begun to focus strongly on reducing its environmental impact in numerous ways, including:
- The research into and subsequent development of adhesives, sealants and other chemicals that make more use of renewable and sustainable materials
- A drive to dramatically improve the efficiency of its operations across the board, in an effort to reduce its consumption of energy and waste of materials
- The support of sustainable initiatives, including developing packaging that can be fully recycled and using renewable energy sources in its various premises wherever possible
The range of products manufactured by Bostik and available from Greengates Builders Merchants Accrington includes:
Bostik Plasterer's Stabilising Primer
Created using Bostik's unique and innovative Plasprime® technology and containing a full 20% recycled material, this product is designed to prime and stabilise surfaces before the application of new plaster. The formula works with equal success on almost any interior surface, including block, concrete, bricks, render and old plaster. Quickly and easily applied, Plasterer's Stabilising Primer from Bostik leaves an evenly-dried surface that provides exceptional adhesion. Available from Greengates in containers of five or ten litres.
Bostik Vitri-Flex
A flexible thick- or thin-bed adhesive, Vitri-Flex is a versatile product that is suitable for bonding a wide variety of surface coverings to floors and walls: such surface coverings include mosaics, natural stone, ceramic/vitrified tiles and porcelain. Guaranteed to deliver excellent adhesion and grip, Vitri-Flex boasts an extremely rapid setting time of as little as two hours, after which tiles can be successfully grouted. In addition to standard projects, the formula can also be used for those that are more demanding, such as with under-floor heating and in permanently-wet areas like showers.
Discover our complete collection of Bostik products on our website.