HISTORY
Equus Industries Limited is a private limited liability Company
(#120201) incorporated in Blenheim New Zealand in 1982. 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. 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 are
located on 1.2 hectares of land in the Riverlands Industrial Estate,
Blenheim, New Zealand. The production equipment is modern and
standardised, and the Plant 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. 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 Programmes instituted by the Manufacturer are therefore
meaningful, noting that programmes 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 Business Development Director
Rob Roxburgh New Zealand Sales 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 New Zealand to ensure
that the best possible products to fulfill 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 include:
De Boer N.V Belgium
Unique quality torch-on roofing and tanking membranes and
ancillary products.
Tremco Pty Limited (subsidiary of Tremco Inc of USA) - Australia
Torch-on roofing and tanking membranes, construction sealants
and liquid membranes.
Texmastic International Inc - USA
Self-adhesive membranes, protection board and associated
materials.
Keimfarben GMBH & CO KG - Germany
Silicate paints and plasters.
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 has the distribution rights
for the New Zealand Market.
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OUR MISSION STATEMENT
Through teamwork, to profitably manufacture and distribute the
optimumin waterproofing and protective materials to the construction
and allied industries.
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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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