Graphenstone UK sets the benchmark for sustainability with two new awards
GRAPHENSTONE UK SETS THE GOLD STANDARD FOR CERTIFICATION WITH NEW AWARDS - FIRE RESISTANCE AND INDOOR AIR QUALITY -
Euro A2 Fire Standard / Eurofins Indoor Air Comfort Gold Certification
Norfolk based Graphenstone (UK), the world’s most certified eco paint brand, announces the award of two further certifications for its GCS Premium mineral paint and Grafclean Eggshell formulations, cementing its position as a world leader when it comes to comprehensive, transparent, independent and sustainable certifications.
“Graphenstone UK once again proudly sets the benchmark when it comes to sustainability. The fact that all our mainline products are certified to the highest global standards, rigorously and independently tested, checked and verified gives our customers unequivocal trust and peace of mind.”
- Patrick Folkes, Founder, Graphenstone UK.
The first award is a new Fire Performance Classification for Graphenstone’s GCS Premium mineral paint. This ecological Lime silicate paint already boasts many impressive characteristics, including: BREEAM/WELL/LEED compliant, trace VOC's, Class 1 breathability, high yield and opacity, improved strength and durability, and holds the globally recognised Cradle to Cradle Silver certification amongst many others. Now it has also been certified to Euro A2 fire standards.
This vital certification demonstrates that this paint coating is inherently non-combustible and does not release any toxic chemicals or fumes in the event of a fire. Furthermore, it has been tested and proven to prevent the surface spread of flames. These standards are met and recognised under the EN13501-1 *Graphenstone GCS Premium paint formulation.
Already leading the industry in ecological, material health and sustainability standards, Graphenstone UK is committed to achieving the highest standards within the coatings industry. This new fire certification is the latest feather in its cap and offers specifiers and facilities managers a viable, tested and trusted product option.
The second announcement is that Graphenstone's Grafclean Eggshell has been awarded the Eurofins Indoor Air Comfort Gold certification. This highly acclaimed certification, which validates the manufacturing process as well as the end products, is a rare achievement in the paint sector, and even rarer for an eggshell paint to achieve this standard. In fact Grafclean Eggshell joins just a handful of eggshell products available in the global coatings market, and possibly the only one widely available in the UK that are BREEAM, WELL, LEED and SKA compliant.
Its high-quality formulation is perfect for retail, hospitality, education, leisure and social projects and is ideal for use on doors and trims whilst meeting the highest environmental assessment standards.
Latest Projects:
● Graphenstone UK specified to work on a unique project with the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford
● Graphenstone UK is currently working with Facebook's London head office Graphenstone specified in the refurbishment of the head office for leading architectural firm Richard Parr Associates
● Graphenstone creates 22m wide whale mural for St George's school in Battersea London
Graphenstone meets the highest Cradle to Cradle Gold Standard which provides consumers, regulators and industry peers with a clear, visible, and tangible validation of the manufacturers’ ongoing commitment to sustainability. Products are made from natural elements rather than chemicals and packaging is derived from 100% recycled materials which are fully recyclable too.
Graphenstone paints contain Graphene in the form of a patented polymer. Graphene is the strongest material now known to science. It was discovered in 2005 by two Nobel Prize winners at Manchester University. It is a highly inert, innocuous, nontoxic pure carbon. Graphene’s inclusion in paints, coatings and other building materials exponentially enhances hardness, durability, compression, tensile strength, elasticity and coverage.
It is carbon neutral – as the paint cures over its lifetime Graphenstone lime coatings absorb 5.5Kg of CO2 per 15 litres, from the local environment where it’s applied.
The porous nature of Graphenstone’s lime and graphene-infused coatings ensures that walls can breathe. This improves air quality and reduces humidity and condensation. Microorganisms and microbial growth of bacteria and mould are deterred from rooms where Graphenstone paints are applied due to the high alkaline pH of the lime and the paints’ ventilating properties. Indoor odours, as well as biological and chemical pollutants are diffused, and allergens are reduced. The low odour and non-harmful characteristics of Graphenstone paint allows rooms to be occupied within a few hours of application.