Futuro house restoration – Coaters of the Universe
In 1968 Matti Suuronen was ahead of his time. His design landed in 68 countries but only 2 of them are open to public. One in Espoo, Finland and another one in Rotterdam. For years, no one wanted to face the restoration project of this fiber glass beauty. The Futuro is composed of fiberglass-reinforced polyester plastic and previous […]
Congratulations to Norsepower Oy for winning the JEC award of 2020!
We were delighted to read that Norsepower won the Maritime Transportation & Shipbuilding category at the JEC Group 2020 Innovation Awards! We appreciate your collaborative efforts and the time you devoted with us to tailor the perfect coating system for the Rotor Sail Lightweight Solution. As mentioned at the official JEC newsletter: “The Norsepower Rotor […]
HybridRED makes FRP footbridge over railway fire resistant
Two 28 m span steel footbridges in Ormskirk, Lancashire, were replaced with FRP footbridges by APB Group Ltd. FRP was chosen as material because of lightweight, low maintenance and good weather resistance. Both footbridges span over the railway and therefore, the tender documentation set requirements for protection against surface spread of flame to BS476 Part […]
Our work for the environment – Respecting ISO 14001 – Plastic inliners
“Do care” is a deep value among us Finnesterians. Be it about customer service, product quality or the environment.
Coated composite versus metal
No corrosion, lighter, stylish and easy to repair. Can coated composite material compete with metal as structural material outdoors? Absolutely.
Fire protection of energy sources for electric vehicles
New Energy is changing transportation rapidly. Our coating technology enables better fire protection of energy sources for electric vehicles. The ecological sustainability crisis is driving innovation in all industries. In transportation a big change is happening in the area of energy sources. Fully electric cars using batteries, as well as heavy-goods vehicles and buses equipped […]
Fire protection of Non-FR composties
Completing your composite to the next level Traditionally the fire protection of composites has been a trade off between other features and fire protection. Not any more. Find out why. Our research around ceramics led to a revolutionary innovation: a new fire protection and hybrid technology offering coating products with a unique combination of properties. […]
Future of plastics
How plastics have evolved, faced hurdles along the way. Our own current hurdle is to trash the image of “painting plastics” being a hoax.
Protecting composite airplane seats
An airplane seat has to be fire-safe, lightweight and easy on the eye. How to fire protect composite airplane seats without adding too much weight or having to compromise on looks? We accepted the challenge and got down to work. The results blew our minds:
hybrid RED
Industrial exterior high-performance coating for fire and thermal-resistant protection.