Added Benefits
Here at GAP we rarely change manufacturing suppliers. It is a core belief within our company that the products we sell are ‘fit for purpose’ which enables us to provide our customers with the best possible products which they themselves can be proud of.
- Increase your advantage over your competition.
- Improve your reputation with less complaints.
- Generate repeat business through customer satisfaction.
- Less costly remedials and revisits.
Whilst the overriding benefit of Heat Shield is its reduction in surface temperature, we are pleased to say that there are many more value added benefits that now come as standard with our new foil.
Scratch / Abrasion Resistance
Heat Shield foils are a massive 17 times thicker than hot stamp foils, which hugely reduce the chances of the panels being scratched or damaged when installing them into the outerframe. Life cycle test clearly indicate heat shield outperforms other foils on the market.
Thickness
Hot stamp foil is in effect a print laid onto a plastic substrate often with a thickness of only 20 microns. Heat Shield has been designed and developed at a thickness of 250 microns providing unbeatable performance. The extra thickness also masks minor imperfections often visible from the plywood reinforcing options your customer selects.
Embossed Finish
All panels are supplied with an embossing which exactly matches the equivalent wood grain foil present on window profile and roof line profile. This embossing effect is both visible to the eye whilst boasting a texture you can feel. The present hot stamp foiled sheet available in the market today, whilst having an embossed appearance, is in fact an effect built into the print, which is visible but not evident by touch.
BBA Accreditation
All Heat Shield foils have been tested by the BBA for weathering performance in moderate and hot/dry climates, colour stability under QUVA abrasion resistance along with gloss retention after UV aging. Documentation from BBA is available to confirm this.
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