The preferred finishing process
During the last thirty years powder coating has become the preferred finishing process for number of substrates within the construction industry.
The particular growth of the use of aluminium has attracted many organisations to establish powder coating companies, especially when the capital required to set up can be relatively small. Ultimately the industry has now become split between those companies who continually invest in process equipment, personnel and quality procedures, ie Approved Applicators, and those companies that provide a basic coating service without any technical support whatsoever.
The nature of the construction industry is such that whilst the architect and main contractor may have an appreciation for the importance of using approved applicators, as work is subcontracted this key requirement is lost. This often results in product being coated by companies without the necessary pre-treatment or technical knowledge. Cost will always be a significant factor in decision making but often it is no more expensive to use approved applicators, and in some cases considerably cheaper when things go wrong.