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Environmental credentials win Jotun School coating contract
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The prestigious Hamilton School in Aberdeen, Scotland is renowned as one of the leading and most innovative educational establishments in the country. A recent redecoration programme of the school has made use of SENS paints from Jotun Paints, a range which, in keeping with the individuality of the school, offers its own unique qualities.
The SENS range of paints has remarkable environmental credentials unlike any other comparable paint on the market. It is the only paint to fulfil the requirements of the Norwegian Asthma and Allergy Association, making the ideal specification for an environment where young children may be susceptible to infection.
The school was established in 1975 as a pre-school for 25 pupils and over the years, it has evolved to incorporate reception and primary school departments in purpose-built premises on the Queen’s Road. It also houses a training arm, the Children’s House, which has trained hundreds of childcare workers throughout the Grampian region and beyond.
With over 300 pupils and 90 full-time staff, it was essential that the painting would not only minimise disruption but would also meet the stringent environmental standards of the school. SENS contains no harmful substance and its 100% acrylic formulation offers the lower VOC emission rate of any other interior paint. Health-wise, it is ideal for use on high occupancy environments such as the Hamilton School, where young children are prone to early years’ allergies.
As Sean Taylor, Business Development Manager at the school explains, SENS fitted the specification perfectly. “The school is very discerning and there are some children with allergies,” he comments. “The qualities of the SES paint were truly unique in that it has an impeccable environmental and safety credentials and we specified it for the entire interior of the school in white.”
In addition, Jotun has supplied an exterior solution to repainting the external woodwork with its Demidekk Ultimate coating. This product is water-borne, presenting an opaque silk-like finish for enhanced decoration, formulated for UV resistance and long term colour durability.
