Rotafix, Guarantees, Accreditations and Training

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Rotafix® Ltd was established in 1974, at this time the company developed its own speciality timber repair and epoxy resins Wykamol are pleased to be able to offer these unique products for repairing structural timbers.

The use of resins enable existing damaged timbers to be upgraded for continued use without the need for complete

renewal or ugly metal repairs. Sensitive and careful use of modern technology permits maximum conservation and minimum destruction of historic timbers.

Rotafix® also supply a range of specialist epoxy coatings, to waterproof below ground walls see the range below

AQUACHEM • • • •

Water-based.

Solvent free, safer to handle and apply.

Can be applied to damp surfaces and green concrete.

A vapour barrier, prevents moisture movement under hydrostatic pressure.

• Trafficable, a floor finish in its own right.

• Resistant to chemical attack, can be applied immediately to new or repaired concrete surfaces.

It’s unique characteristics allow the material to penetrate into many types of damp substrates, thereby providing a vapour proof epoxy barrier.

Aquachem® is highly resistant to attack by ground water and other salts and is therefore particularly recommended where cement based materials would be considered at risk from sulphate, nitrate and other chemical attack.

PRODUCT CODE: AQUACHEM Size: 5 Litres

TG6 TIMBER GROUT TG6 TIMBER GROUT is one of a series of specially developed epoxy resin systems for the structural repair of timber. It is supplied in 7.5 litres and 2.5 litres. Each pail contains the correct amount of filler,resin and curing agent for the appropriate pack size. TG6 TIMBER GROUT is free flowing and very searching.

PRODUCT CODE: TG62.5LTR PRODUCT CODE: TG67.5LTR Size: 2.5 Litres - 7.5 Litres

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CB10T Crack injection system for timber or concrete. High strength timber/concrete adhesive. Low pressure crack injection. CB10T is a 2part thixotropic epoxy adhesive. It may be used in film thicknesses between 0.20mm and 12mm. CB10T is specifically formulated for timber and concrete engineering.

PRODUCT CODE: CB10T Size: 400cc

Box Qty: 6 x 400cc

TM3 MOULDING MORTAR TM3 MOULDING MORTAR is a unique product. It consists of 2 coloured epoxy pastes which when mixed in equal proportions may be shaped and trowelled, or placed, onto existing timber for repairs, filling of holes and the making good of gaps and spaces where decayed timber has been removed from structural members.

PRODUCT CODE: TM3 Size: 2 Litres

Box Qty: 4 x 2 Litres

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Guarantees Wykamol have the most extensive guarantee scheme in the preservation industry in the UK market place today and has been issuing guarantees for in excess of 30 years.

We are able to offer various schemes to suit all contractors and are able to offer product guarantees up to 30 years for our ranges of: • Damp proofing • Timber treatments • Waterproofing • Thor Helical range of products.

Wykamol can also offer back up guarantees for all of the above through our Wykamol guarantee scheme which is open to all our approved contractors.

Wykamol contractors who have attended our specific training courses also have access to Construction Guarantee Services a unique scheme see details below.

All CGS contractors are independently vetted and only contractors showing a high degree of technical competence, full knowledge of Health and Safety Regulations to protect the customer and financial stability over several years or have been otherwise financially approved, are eligible for membership and able to offer the security of insurance.

CGS offer insured guarantees with an insurance certificate specific to your property and issued by an FSA authorised and regulated UK insurance company. 70% of all contractors go out of business within 20 years and, though CGS contractors are considerably below the national average, because of the quality of the contractors allowed into membership, for a very small one-off premium you can insure against even this eventuality.

All CGS contractors have achieved what are probably the hardest approval standards in the industry, ensuring that members have an enviable position within the industry. They are held in the highest respect amongst specifiers, local authorities, housing associations, church councils and national institutions. *or such shorter period as specified in the contractor's guarantee.

WARNING

What is CGS Formed over 12 years ago, CGS as a company supports its members’ guarantees by arranging for them to be insured, at the request of the customer, by Millburn Insurance Co Ltd, a UK based FSA authorised and regulated insurance company. A small one-off fee can buy insurance for up to 20 years for remedial timber treatment, damp treatment, wall ties and lateral restraints, up to 12 years for Shire Piling and up to 10 years for structural waterproofing* and QuickBase.

Many contractors offer “insurance-backed” guarantees but this is invariably an annual insurance in the name of the guarantee company, does not relate to your property and if the annual fee is not paid then no protection is in place. If it dosen’t include IPT ( Insurance Premium Tax) it isn’t insurance.

CGS is an Appointed Representative of Millburn Insurance Company Limited and is a regulated company under the Insurance Mediation Directive 2000. www.cgsins.co.uk

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Accreditations Wykamol Group are registered to ISO 9001 2008 There is a long tradition at Wykamol Group of high quality as our contribution to our customers' success and it is an essential element of our company policy. Our aim is to achieve market and quality leadership in all areas of activity. Our concern for quality applies not only to our products and the services we provide in association with them, but also to our plant and our workforce.

Manufacturing Members of the Property Care Association (PCA) The PCA is the premier trade body for the structural waterproofing, wood preservation, damp proofing, flood remediation and structural maintenance industries in the UK. Members of the BWPDA British Wood Preserving and Damp Proofing Association.

Training affiliate of the Association of Building Engineers Wykamol Structural offer CPD training courses in structural repair which are approved by the ABE Members of the Lancashire Business Environment Association.

Wykamol Group strive to improve their Environmental performance as active members of the BEA, utilising specialist help, advice and training. Wykamol are actively reducing their environmental impact as Resource Efficiency Club members.

Wykamol hold no less than 8 BBA Certificates for their remedial products Wykamol membrane systems Agrément Certificate No 05/4261 This BBA covers moulded HDPE membranes and fixings/sealing materials including CM8, CM20 and CM Plaster.

Wykamol chemical damp-proofing systems Agrément Certificate No 02/3961 This BBA covers a range of products for forming a damp proof course. Products include DPC No.1, Wykamit PI, Microtech PI, Injection Mortar, Siliconate K, Replastering Specifications, HydraDRY and Ultracure™.

Members of the BSWA The British Structural Waterproofing Association seeks to improve standards within the structural waterproofing industry, for example by means of Qualifications and training for members involved in specifying and applying waterproofing systems.

Publications such as Waterproofing Existing Basements and the Basement Waterproofing Design and Site Guides Promoting standards through the trade press and construction authorities.

Helping customers to find the most appropriate member for their requirements. Thorough vetting of applicants to ensure provision of the necessary expertise in this specialist field.

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Training Courses Training Course One Condensation & Dampness in Buildings Workshop

The Wykamol Group are pleased to be associated with the Property Care Association (PCA) and are manufacturing founder members.

We are proud of our training record and are pleased to be able to offer the following courses in conjunction with the Property Care Association.

Looking To The Future Training and examinations are an important area of the work undertaken by the PCA and the Association continually reviews and updates the course programme.

Recently, new courses on the subjects ‘Cavity Walls’ and ‘Condensation and Dampness in Buildings’ have been added to the syllabus.

Examinations As well as training, the PCA also offers examinations, which lead to the following nationally recognised qualifications; • • • •

Certificated Surveyor in Remedial Treatment (CSRT) Certificated Surveyor in Structural Waterproofing (CSSW) Technician’s Exam Assessed Surveyor in Remedial Treatment qualification (ASRT).

This is a qualification awarded on the basis of practical assessment rather than an examination.

This course will appeal to a large number of people, the one-day course aims to provide information and guidance on the problems of condensation and its link with toxic mould.

The course is aimed at: • Property Developers • Estate Agents • Environmental Health Inspectors • Property Managers • Home Inspectors • Building Surveyors • Property Care Surveyors • Architects • Home Owners • Landlords and Tenants Subjects include: • Sources of water in buildings • Importance of identification • Features of the sources of water • Distribution of water in materials • Methods of measuring and assessing moisture • Moisture meters • Carbide meters • Gravimetric methods • Environmental moisture • Contaminant salts • Origins and effects • Damp Meter

Examination Support Preparation courses are provided which allow students, especially those who have not taken examinations for some time, the opportunity to practice. With advice and guidance from experts in the industry, every student is offered support and encouragement to reach their full potential.

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Training Courses Training Course Two

Training Course Three

Monitoring Dampness in Buildings Workshop

Surveyors’ Training course

Flood remediation is becoming increasingly important in the UK property industry. This new half day course has been developed by the PCA following requests from professionals for a tailored training programme that brings together the subject in a succinct format and can be delivered in-house.

The course is aimed at: • Loss Assessors • Specialist Building Drying Companies • Insurers • Housing Associations • Building Surveyors Subjects include: • Distribution of water in buildings • Through masonry and wood • Contaminant Salts • Efflorescent • Hygroscopic (salt damp) • Assessing moisture in the materials • Electrical moisture meter usage and interpretation of results (including wood) • Use of carbide meters • Oven dry – method, uses and interpretation of results • Assessing moisture in the environment • Relative humidity and vapour pressure • Internal conditions – the occupancy and condensation • Use of data loggers • Assessing floors after flooding

This modular course is run in a three-day block designed to provide students involved in the surveying or remedial work of buildings, or in any related capacity, with the knowledge and skills necessary to identify and resolve problems relating to dampness and timber infestation.

Day 1 - Timber - biology, decay and insects • • • • • •

Methods of construction Structure of wood Surveying procedures Wood borers Fungi Methods of treatment of timber infestations and fungal decay • Types of Preservatives and their application Day 2 - Dampness/diagnosis & remedial treatment • Materials used in construction.

• Causes and effects of dampness in buildings.

• Diagnosis and methods of treatment of rising damp.

• Surveying procedures.

• Ancillary procedures.

Day 3 - Health & Safety, Regulation & Legal aspects • Legal requirements and the Law • Health & Safety • COSHH and Assessments • Safe Methods of Use • Product safety • Survey Report

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Training Courses Training Course Four

Training Course Five

Timber Resin Repair

Cavity Wall Tie Repair

Resin repairs to timber are being carried out more widely.

This is because contractors are recognising the economies of a ‘low disturbance’ approach to in-situ repair, as opposed to the more established ‘scrap and replace’ practices – increasingly deemed wasteful of valuable materials, as well as being responsible for the unnecessary destruction of many historic structures. This one-day course provides a practical insight into the methods and materials used in the repair of timbers.

Cavity walls have been a common feature of buildings in the UK for over one hundred years. Two leaves of brick or stonework are held together using metal straps or ‘wall ties.’ The cavities between the two leaves of masonry provide an effective barrier to water penetration and also act as an insulation layer.

Course Programme • Introduction – A brief history of resins and their uses • Research and Development • Selling the Low Disturbance approach to Specifiers, Engineers, Architects, Builders, Listed Home Owners and Public Buildings.

• Examples and Job Costs • The Materials – Demonstration • The Sales Opportunities • Type A and B Repairs • TRS Type Repairs and Practical • Surveying and Measuring • Sales Tools, Materials and Media

In some circumstances these wall ties can corrode or fail. Failure can manifest itself as cracking in the external leaf of masonry, structural movement, or in severe cases, the collapse of sections of masonry.

To combat this problem, repair strategies have been developed. These usually involve the installation of new remedial wall ties through the outside leaf of masonry into the internal leaf. The original wall ties are then removed or isolated from the structure to prevent further damage to the building. In some special circumstances, it may be possible to leave the existing ties in place.

Subjects include: Structural Restraint This definition covers a great number of structural repair techniques that can be utilised to repair or restrain masonry walls. Unwanted movement can occur in buildings for a great many reasons, these may include: • Ground movement or subsidence.

• Inadequately restrained or tied walls.

• Movement brought on by water ingress and timber decay into the structure.

• Failed lintels or building materials.

• Movement fatigue.

• Mechanical impact or disturbance.

In all these examples a structural surveyor may recommend some form of mechanical restraint as part of the remedial repair

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Training Course Six

Training Course Seven

Thor Helical Surveyors’ Training Course

Technicians’ Training Course

This two day course provides an introduction to masonry defects, their diagnosis and the preparation of appropriate remedial schemes using Thor Helical Remedial Systems and Shire Piles and Stabilizers. The course also includes sessions on identifying market opportunities, estimating and costing projects and the production of digital overlay project designs on scheme photographs using the Serif DrawPlus design package.

Provides information and guidance to technicians with some experience, or those embarking on a career in the remedial industry with enough background knowledge on the common and recognised industry methods of attending to damp-proofing and timber treatment problems that occur in buildings.

On successful completion of the course, delegates will be provided with Thor Helical Remedial Approved Surveyor Certification.

Qualification of Thor Remedial Surveyors is one of the requirements for contractors wishing to attain “Thor Helical Remedial Approved Contractor” status which carries the associated benefits of project insurance, listing and accreditation on the Thor Helical web site and project leads via Thor Helical marketing activities.

The course is accredited by the ABE – Association of Building Engineers

The PCA uses experts recognised for their experience of training industry operatives and technicians, for this one-and-a-half-day course.

Subjects include: • Introduction • Health & Safety: Assessments and PPE • DPC Installation: Theory and practical • Pressure Injection: high and low • Injection Mortar • Transfusion Timber Treatments • Wood Boring Insects: Roof Voids & Floor Treatment • Fungal Decay: dry and wet rot Technician Training Exam optional, separate booking on the afternoon of the second day.

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Wykamol at the Home building renovating show - NEC

Wykamol are continually hitting the road to promote its unique property preservation solutions - attending a series of shows. We are take part in the Self Build Show, The Home Building and Renovating Show and Interbuild.

"We have built up a strong presence in exhibitions - both for trade and for the general public - in recent years. It's a crucial part of our marketing strategy," says Sales Director, Andrew Latimer. "These shows have been a real catalyst in our recent success."

Wykamol Opening Hours Wykamol Group is constantly looking to improve its levels of service to our Customer base. Our lines are now open from 8am to 12.30pm and 1.30pm to 5.15pm Monday to Friday where our trained sales staff will be pleased to take orders and help with your enquiries. Our sales office number is 0845 400 6666.

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