HISTORY
Equus Industries Limited is a private limited liability Company
(#120201) incorporated in Blenheim New Zealand in 1982 and the
Australian Companies Register in 2006 ABN 24 842 109 898
The Company commenced business, immediately after formation, as a
manufacturer of specialist coating systems for commercial buildings.
This remains the main thrust of the operation to this day, with
additional high quality complementary products introduced to extend
the range to encompass a full range of coating and waterproofing
materials for all types of construction.
The Company has been an exporter of specialist lines from late 1983
to date. The Company has exported regularly to Australia, the South
Pacific and South East Asia, and presently has strong links with
distributors in Australia and South East Asia. In late 2005 the
Company has set up a modern manufacturing facility and technical /
administration / sales office in Melbourne Australia.
Since formation, growth has been steady and continuous at an average
15% annual compound rate. The Company now has a multi-million dollar
turnover and is respected as a supplier of quality protection
materials to the construction industry.
PRODUCT RANGE
Equus Industries markets a wide range of high build waterproof
finishes, textured coatings, and protective coatings under the brand
names Chevaline, Traxx, Protexx, Thermexx and Equus.
Our expertise is particularly in the areas of high build acrylic
coatings and membranes, waterborne epoxies and high solids one - and
two component urethane coatings. The Company is most probably the
leading Australasian manufacturer in the area of liquid-applied
acrylic roofing
membranes, and single-component moisture-cure urethane coatings. The
Company has established very close relationships with its principal
raw material suppliers in these fields, and operates in the
forefront of technology in these areas.
Our prime object has been to place the Company in the position of
being able to supply all finishes and waterproofing materials
required to protect buildings from sub-basement to roof levels.
Where the technology or manufacturing requirements are outside of
our standard capabilities, the Company has secured distribution
arrangements for appropriate products from leading manufacturers in
their respective fields as noted under `Agencies' later in this
profile.
Where appropriate, materials are covered under a Warranty system
which is operated in conjunction with the Certified Applicator from
the Equus Network who carries out the work on any particular
project.
All products are manufactured under strict Quality Assurance
standards monitored and controlled by our in-house laboratory. The
Company has a TQM philosophy and is at present working within the
parameters of an ISO9002 framework.
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FACILITIES
The Company's production facility, laboratory
and Head Office New Zealand are located on 1.2 hectares of land in
the Riverlands Industrial Estate, Blenheim, New Zealand. The
Company’s Australian production facility is a modern manufacturing
plant with room for growth in Dandenong Melbourne.
The production equipment is modern and standardised, and the Plant
in Blenheim has a capacity of up to 1.2 million litres of product
per annum when operated on a single-shift basis. There is
considerable room for expansion of the facility to cope with all
requirements in the foreseeable future in New Zealand and the same
applies for the Australian operation.
Additionally, the Company operates stores in Auckland, Wellington,
Christchurch, Tauranga and Melbourne where basic stocks of commonly
used products are held for immediate supply. The Company regards
itself as a custom-formulator, rather than a manufacturer of
conventional products, and stock holdings of standard products are
rationalised for maximum stock turnover.
Technical representatives service both Clients and Certified
Applicators, working from offices associated with the stores in all
areas. Full technical back up to the sales staff is provided from
the Head Office/Laboratory facility in Blenheim.
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DISTRIBUTION NETWORK
Equus Industries Limited is not directly involved in retail sales.
Distribution of Equus products is
normally to Certified Applicators who are familiar with and trained
in the use of the Equus range of products either in part, as
Specialist Applicators for product ranges within the Network, or in
total for major Applicators and those working in smaller centres.
A close relationship between Equus Certified Applicators and Equus
Industries ensures that there is full co-operation on site between
the Manufacturer's Supervisory/Technical Staff, and the Applicator's
own staff. Quality Assurance Programs instituted by the Manufacturer
are therefore meaningful, noting that programs are generally written
for individual contracts to take in all aspects of work on that
particular contract. This facet of the operation is controlled by
the Company Compliance Manager. The Company is now operating within
a similar framework in Australia.
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DIRECTORATE
The Company was founded, and has been operated
since inception, by the current Directors, who are:
Brian J Greenall BE (Chem), MNZIC, FTSC, AMIChemE
Managing Director
Marinus Wagenvoort BSc, MNZIC, ATSC
Technical Director
They have recently been joined by:
Dean Barr – Operations Australia & Company Business
Development - Director
Rob Roxburgh – New Zealand Sales & Marketing Director
Nikki Brown – Administration Director
These new Directors have all been associated with the Company for a
number of years including time in Senior Management roles and bring
youth, skills and vitality to ensure the continued strength of the
organisation into the future.
It should be noted that the Directors and senior technical
representatives have amongst them over 250 years combined experience
in the surface coatings and construction industries.
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PARTNER COMPANIES
As mentioned previously, Equus Industries Limited has formed a firm
association with a number of companies outside Australasia to ensure
that the best possible products to fulfil market
requirements, and to meet our objective of ensuring that we have
available all protective materials required on a project, which can
then be sourced from one supplier, generally through one Approved
Applicator.
These companies for Australia include:
De Boer N.V – Belgium
Unique quality torch-on roofing and tanking membranes and
ancillary products.
Texmastic International Inc - USA
Self-adhesive membranes, protection board and associated
materials.
Keimfarben GMBH & CO KG - Germany
Silicate paints and plasters. (Victoria, South Australia,
Western Australia & Tasmania.)
Asahi Denka - Japan
Hydrophilic waterstops.
Shobond Construction Company - Japan
Epoxy Injection Systems for concrete repair.
RPM/Belgium NV - Belgium
High Performance Industrial Commercial flooring system.
Auro Pflanzenchemie AG - Germany
Natural “green” paints for interior and exterior area.
PSS - Interservice AG - Switzerland
Graffiti - resistant and protective finishes.
In all cases, Equus Industries Limited also has the distribution
rights for the New Zealand Market inclusive of Tremco Pty Limited
(subsidiary of Tremco Inc of USA) - Australia Torch-on roofing and
tanking membranes, construction sealants and liquid membranes.
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OUR MISSION STATEMENT
Through teamwork, to profitably manufacture and distribute the
optimum in waterproofing and protective materials to the
construction and allied industries.
OUR LOGO
Our
company logo is the "Sheng" from the Book of Changes (I Ching) -
"Pushing Upwards Steadily with Perseverance and Integrity".
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