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Welding, cutting and adhesive bonding
News Release from: Stevens Industrial Services | Subject: Pre-Weld
Edited by the Processingtalk Editorial
Team on 06 February 2004
Largest selling UK anti-spatter product:
Pre-Weld
Stevens Industrial Services (SIS) has reported a sales surge in its flagship welding anti-spatter spray, Pre-Weld, which is part of "The Works" range of spatter control products
Stevens Industrial Services (SIS) has reported a sales surge in its flagship welding anti-spatter spray, Pre-Weld, which is part of "The Works" range of spatter control products Sales suggest that Pre-Weld is now the UK's largest selling anti-spatter product
This article was originally published on Processingtalk on 18 Nov 2003 at 8.00am (UK)
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A new, inexpensive anti-spatter spray for welding, which is free of the health damaging chemical dichloromethane, has been introduced to the market by Stevens Industrial Services
Its increased use over the past twelve months is due to its effectiveness coupled with health and safety and environmental benefits.
Many of the world's largest car manufacturers are among those turning to Pre-Weld to deal with spatter problems.
SIS is receiving multiple orders for 45-gallon drums of the product.
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Each of these drums has enough anti-spatter to cover metal the area of three full size football pitches! Pre-Weld is sold by distributors throughout the UK.
Leengate Welding Supplies sells Pre-Weld in the north east of England.
"This stuff is flying out the door," exclaimed Paul Hindess, managing director at Leengate.
"Customers like the fact that it works really well and is safe to use".
Unlike many anti-spatter treatments on the market, Pre-Weld is free of the health damaging chemical, dichloromethane.
"Unlike other dichloromethane free anti-spatters, Pre-Weld is genuinely effective," stated Graham Stevens, managing director at SIS.
"It makes welding easier, cleaner and cheaper.
It is selling so well because it outperforms its competitors and is safe to use".
The Pre-Weld popularity is also due to increased awareness of the dangers of dichloromethane.
According to new health and safety regulations, as of June 2003, any product containing this should display information to the user, which states that it is harmful by inhalation, swallowing and contact with the skin, in addition to being carcinogenic.
"Pre-Weld sales also suggest that employers are finally wising up to health and safety issues and taking action to protect their staff and, consequently themselves too," Stevens claimed.
"No company wants to run the risk of having to pay out hefty compensation claims any more".
Apart from being proven to cause damage to the blood, the nervous system and the liver, if used long-term, dichloromethane can also cause cancer.
Pre-weld is most commonly available as a pressure spray, which vastly outlasts aerosols, is more environmentally friendly and provides better spray consistency.
The used canister can also be freely disposed of.
Pre-Weld is able to cope with even the most heavy duty welding applications.
It eliminates weld spatter problems and allows for easy removal of any slag or crust.
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