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Monday 21 December 2009

Decorative concrete

Article about decorative Concrete
in the magazine Bâtirama (Nov 09)

GuardTechRemover 25

Article about GuardTechRemover 25
on the website France BTP (Nov 09)

Decorative concrete

Article about Decorative Concrete
in the magazine Le Moniteur (Oct 09)

Spires Car Park, Leicester (England)

3 000m² of limestone treated with ProtectGuard

Bridge (New Caledonia)

250m² of concrete treated with ProtectGuard FT by our distributor Bio Concept

Wooden terrace (New Caledonia)

Wood cleaned with WoodGuard Revitalizer and protected with WoodGuard Special Flooring by our distributor Bio Concept

Chang'An Avenue, Beijing

12 000 m² of granite treated with ProtectGuard FT by our Chinese distributor Guard Bao Te Jia

Technical University, Athens

600m² treated with AntiGraffitiGuard Special Concrete and ProtectGuard FT by our Greek distributor Kix Solutions

The work of the month: Terminal of the Tianjin Passenger Liner Port (China)

Tianjin port is the biggest artificial port and important foreign commercial port of China. It plays a significant role in the development of the nation's transportation and trading. In order to welcome cruisers’ passengers,a fantastic building the Terminal of the Tianjin Passenger Liner Port is under construction. This 76 000m² terminal will be finished in 2010. The terminal is built with white delicate GRC pannels protected and decorated with ProtectGuard Color Basic White.

Supermarket, Sins (Switzerland)

Concrete facade treated with Faceal Colour by our distributor PSS Interservice SA

Annual conference of Chinese distributors: exceptional achievement for China

44 distributors for Guard Industrie products from all over China attended the China Annual Distributors Conference held in Tianjin from November 28th to December 1st to making‐up the year 2009 and 2010 projects.

On this occasion, Alain Wayser (Guard Industrie’s CEO) and Barnabé Wayser (Managing Director) highlighted 2009 innovations and 2010 projects. Tim Tang (President of Guard Industry Asia Pacific) emphasised the great achievements of Guard Industrie’s products in the Chinese market and the efficiency of the distributors network.

In 2009, Guard products have been applied in more than 30 projects in China, protecting and cleaning about 130,000.00 square meters of building surfaces.

ECO EXPO ASIA 2009

From 28th to 31st October, Sino Linker (Guard Industrie’s distributor in Hong Kong) was present at ECO EXPO ASIA 2009, a fair exhibiting revolutionary green technology.

The 4th ECO EXPO ASIA brought together in AsiaWorld‐Expo (Hong Kong) worldwide green products and eco technologies. Sino Linker has joined to promote Guard Industrie’s products lines in 'the French Pavilion', which is organized by The French Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Hong Kong. This event attracted more than 10 000 visitors from 105 countries.

PAYSALIA, new trade fair for landscaping

The 1st edition of PAYSALIA, trade fair for landscaping, took place from 2nd to 4th December in Lyon. About 200 companies exhibited to highlight their products and offer solutions to professionals (city planners, architects, landscapers…). Guard Industrie’s stand welcomed many visitors and presented its protection products for terraces and its wood range of products.

BATIMAT, the world's leading construction exhibition

Some 2 400 exhibitors and 400 000 visitors from the building industry visited the 27th edition of BATIMAT which took place from 2nd to 7th November in Paris.

The world’s leading construction exhibition brought together the most comprehensive array of products, equipment and services in the world and the largest number of French and international professionals (developers, specifiers, contractors and distributors). BATIMAT has played its role of catalyst for the spread of new developments. Guard Industrie’s stand in Hall 1 (heavy construction) welcomed over 600 visitors and many distributors and clients.


Meet us at SWISSBAU 2010



PSS INTERSERVICE, our distributor in Switzerland will participate in the SWISSBAU trade fair which will take pace from 12nd to 16th January in Basel (Switzerland). SWISSBAU is the most important metting place of the Swiss building industry and one of the leading trade events in Europe. It is the perfect platform to highlight innovations and meet partners and clients.

Find out more information about SWISSBAU 2010

Some Technical Data Sheets have evolved, keep informed!

Bio GraffiGuard® 2060 is a new ecological graffiti cleaner developed to remove most graffiti paints in current use. Bio GraffiGuard® 2060 is ideal for removing graffiti from enclosed and delicate surfaces such as: road signs, vehicles, vending machines, metal, paints and coatings in general.

Request a technical data sheet...

AntiGraffitiGuard® Special Concrete is a 2-pack anti-graffiti coating that gives a durable protection for porous materials used in the building industry: concrete, lime coatings, terracotta, natural and artificial stones...

Request a technical data sheet...

AntiGraffitiGuard® Special Steel & painted Surfaces id a 2-pack anti-graffiti coating that gives a durable protection for steel, plastic and all non-porous materials used in the building industry: timber, painted substrates...

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Guard Industrie winner of the « Trophées Excellenc’Export » award

After having won the Ambition Prize in 2008, Guard Industrie’s export strategy and international development has just been awarded one more time !

On 9th December, the Paris Chamber of Commerce awarded 3 companies committed to international development. On this occasion, Guard Industrie was awarded the « Excellenc’export » prize in the « successful setting‐up » category for its international growth.


Décap'Rust, revolutionary rust remover

Décap’Rust Guard® completely removes rust stains, iron sulphate and copper deposits. Décap’Rust Guard® may be used on a wide variety of surfaces such as: tiling, terracotta, brick floor tiles, natural stone, thermoplastic finishes...

Find out more...


GuardTechRemover, Industrial concrete remover

GuardTechRemover® is a new high performance cleaner specifically developed to effectively and efficiently remove build-ups of hardened concrete and cement. GuardTechRemover® is designed for industries associated with the concrete industry .

GuardTechRemover® was developed in collaboration with DuPont de Nemours and experianced professionals within the concrete industry. This concrete remover increases an operator's safety, repects the Environment and offers outstanding performance properties.

GTR 25 is a ready-to-use solution designed to be used on a daily basis to remove light deposits of concrete and cement that accumulate over the course of a working day.

GTR 100 is a concentrate solution specifically developed to periodically remove gross build-ups of concrete and cement, restoring vehicle surfaces, tools and equipment.

View the demonstration DVD of GuardTechRemover !

Tuesday 15 December 2009

The WoodGuard range, care of wood

Today, Guard Industrie extends its know‐how within the Wood Industry, offering a range of complementary and radically new products which enable individuals and professionals to treat, protect and decorate wood.

The WoodGuard® range of products, developed by our laboratory in collaboration with major wood manufacturers, contains innovative and very efficient products designed to decorate, maintain and protect all wooden surfaces against humidity, sun (UV rays), premature ageing, soiling and greasy stains.

WoodGuard Professional
Water repellent, oil repellent and resistant to UV.
Full protection of wooden surfaces.
Long lasting efficiency > 8 years

WoodGuard Special Flooring
Water repellent, oil repellent, resistant to UV, abrasion and scratches.
Full protection of wooden floors.

WoodGuard Antigraffiti
Antigraffiti protection, water repellent, oil repellent and resistant to UV.
Permanent anti-graffiti protection for wood.
Long lasting efficiency > 8 years

WoodGuard Composite Wood
Protection against stains and soiling and resistant to UV.
Total protection of composite woods.

WoodGuard Color Professional
Water repellent, oil repellent and resistant to UV
Protects and decorates wood.
Long lasting efficiency > 10 years

WoodGuard Color Special Flooring
Water repellent, oil repellent, resistant to UV, abrasion and scratches
Protects and decorates wooden floors.

WoodGuard Color Antigraffiti
Antigraffiti protection, water repellent, oil repellent and resistant to UV.
Permanent anti-graffiti protection and decoration for wood.
Long lasting efficiency > 10 years

WoodGuard Revitalizer
Cleans, giving wood a new lease of life and removing any grey appearance.

See the technical data sheets of these products...

Friday 11 December 2009

House (England)

1 200m² treated with ProtectGuard, ProtectGuard FT and ImperGuard XP

Tuesday 1 December 2009

2009 project reference contest, and the winners are…

Organized from 1st August to 30th September, the « 2009 project reference» contest aimed at awarding projects carried out with Guard Industrie’s products.
Many distributors and applicators of our products participated in this contest in order to promote their original and aesthetic work references.

The jury awarded three winners :

1st prize: Guard Baotejia Technology Co. Ltd Erdos Grand Theater (China)

Located in the city of Erdos within the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, this Mongolian style building is an outstanding 7000 m² project made of GRC and protected with ProtectGuard Color.

 Le Grand Théâtre


2nd prize: Ray Munn Ltd Imperial College (London)

Located in London, the Imperial College is a 6800 m² building made of stone treated with ProtectGuard.

 Imperial College (Londres)


3rd prize: Sino Linker Ltd Housing Authority Headquarters (Hong Kong)

Located in Kowloon (Hong Kong), the Housing Authority Headquarters (15 000m² of ceramic tiles) were treated with ProtectGuard FT.

Ministère du Logement (Hong Kong)

Congratulations to the winners !