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Dulux Trade and Jones Building Contractors form a winning contract partnership
Major health care provider, Notaro Care Homes, offers the highest standards of nursing and clinical services and is noted for providing its residents with both quality of life as well as quality of surroundings. This is why, when it came to building a new care home for approximately 100 people, it was essential to source a design-build contractor that would not only deliver within a tight timeframe, but would also demand an exactingly high standard, using only top quality products.
Whilst a number of national contractors pitched for the 6m design-build project, Jones Building Contractors in Yeovil won the business due to the overall package it could provide, which comprised quality products and workmanship along with speed, precision and value for money.
Strengthening its reputation even further, was the fact that Jones Building Contractors is a Dulux Trade Contract Partner, which means it has received an independent seal of approval from one of the UK's leading and most respected brands.
Dulux Trade Contract Partnership is the ICI Paints contractor accreditation scheme that provides a solid benchmark for procedural excellence and brings together quality approved contractors and leading products to create unique partnerships. Dulux Trade ensures ICI Paints, contractors and end clients all work closely together to achieve joint objectives and receive quality specifications and quality products, applied by quality and accredited contractors. It's unique to the industry and only open to the best.
Comments Martha James, Dulux Trade Senior Marketing Manager - Commercial Market: "Jones Building Contractors won this piece of business based on the excellent package it could offer. Dulux Trade products were specified, knowing that they would be delivered on-site on time, and would not only provide the best finish but their high quality and durability would extend maintenance cycles as well.
"When a painting contract is won on cost alone, it can come at the cost of quality. For instance, cheaper paints can provide a short term solution, yet the durability will be questionable. We hold very high regard for Jones Building Contractors, as they understand that skills, integrity and quality products are fundamentally important if a high quality and long lasting finish is to be achieved. It's also what will ultimately result in happy clients and subsequent long standing working relationships."
Dulux Trade Supermatt was specified for this project: a top quality, water-based, high opacity matt emulsion, which is perfect for use on interior walls and ceilings, particularly new plaster. Being water-based as opposed to solvent-based means it also simultaneously reduces the carbon footprint of a job. To ensure a quality and durable high gloss finish on all interior woodwork, from doors and door frames to skirting boards and window sills, Dulux Trade High Gloss was also specified along with Dulux Trade Undercoat. Comments Nigel Gillett, Painting Contract Manager at Jones Building Contractors: "The reason we chose these particular Dulux Trade products for this job was because we knew they would deliver the excellent opacity and finish that was required. Having a broad colour range was also a key contributing factor in the decision making process.
"Dulux Trade offers an excellent value for money package along with unmatched service levels, not only in the delivery of its products but also in the backup it provides from its reps and offices. We have used other paint manufacturers in the past who sell us cheaper paints, but none can offer the unrivalled overall package and quality that we get from Dulux Trade."
Construction Director Chris Neil at Jones Building Contractors adds: "With a job of this magnitude we knew we needed to work with a reliable paint manufacturer, who would understand the needs of the job at hand, provide us with the support we needed and also deliver quality product quickly, so that down time was kept to a minimum. The products worked extremely well and the colour palette fitted the brief and complemented the interior furnishings perfectly.
"The result was an extremely happy client, as the high quality they desired, was delivered with expert workmanship and a quick turnaround - all within budget."
