BAL ADHESIVES
LONGTON ROAD
TRENTHAM
STOKE ON TRENT
STAFFORDSHIRE ST4 8JB
Tel: 01782 591100
Fax: 01782 591101
Suppliers of: BAL ceramic tile adhesive grout
Building Adhesives specialises in the development, manufacture and distribution of ceramic tile adhesives, grouts, silicone sealants and ancillary products for a wide range of applications.
BAL has 40 years experience in the development and manufacture of a complete range of ceramic tile adhesives, grouts and ancillary products. BAL is the chosen brand of professional tile fixers, contractors, architects and specifiers.
BAL firmly believes in the quality of its products, manufactured and tested to the accreditation of BS EN ISO 9001. That confidence is underlined by the BAL 25 Year Guarantee, assuring customers that BAL products are fit for purpose and free from manufacturing defects. BAL operates a continuous research programme, which ensures the latest techniques and raw material technology are employed at all time.
BAL’s commitment to quality also goes beyond the product. The BAL Technical Advisory Service handles over 50,000 enquiries each year, offering free help and advice on all aspects of ceramic tiling including free specifications and field investigations.
BAL Powerspeconline, an interactive computerised tiling specification programme developed in conjunction with NBS, continues to lead the way in specification technology with significant improvement to provide fast and accurate specifications every time.
The BAL Training Centre accommodates up to 500 delegates every year. Courses range from beginner to advanced, covering all aspects of ceramic tiling. BAL also actively supports customised and off-site training on request.
The BAL range of products covers many different adhesive and grouting solutions; these include Floor Levelling; Cement/render preparation; Waterproofing; Priming; and floor preparation admixtures. Building Adhesives also offers ready-mixed adhesives which include Green Star, Blue Star, Grip and many others. The Cementitious Powders range include Polymer modified adhesives, highly polymer modified adhesives, elastomeric adhesives, the moto product range and grouts; also included is a range of antibacterial cementitious grouts in powder form. BAL also offers a range of grouts in many colours, silicone sealants, protective sealer and tile care products.
Building Adhesives are firmly committed to the environmental management of its manufacturing process undertaking in-depth benchmark testing from external bodies, BAL are also partnered with Cool earth to help protect the rainforests.
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BAL Best Value Guide
Published [11/01/12]File size [602 KB]
BAL Product Guide 2011
Published [11/01/12]File size [4140 KB]
BAL Professional Fixer Guide
Published [11/01/12]File size [1089 KB]
BAL Rapidbase Self-Smoothing Compound
Published [21/11/11]File size [249 KB]
BAL Sitework Guidance
Published [26/07/11]File size [1757 KB]
BAL Solidbase Self-smoothing Compound
Published [21/11/11]File size [235 KB]
BAL Supercover Rapidset
Published [11/01/12]File size [321 KB]
BAL Thickbase Self-smoothing Compound
Published [21/11/11]File size [247 KB]
BAL Tile Grout Board
Published [11/01/12]File size [272 KB]
BAL Variset XP Guide
Published [11/01/12]File size [652 KB]
BAL Waterproofing Shower Kit Leaflet
Published [11/01/12]File size [329 KB]
Green Screed in Conservatory Guide
Published [26/07/11]File size [1271 KB]
How to get Supercoverage Guide
Published [26/07/11]File size [551 KB]
Microcolour Guide
Published [26/07/11]File size [852 KB]
New Single Part Fastflex
Published [11/01/12]File size [521 KB]
New Supercover Rapid Flex
Published [11/01/12]File size [862 KB]
BAL Adhesives make a difference for Cool Earth
November 2011
BAL Environmental Adhesives make a difference for Cool Earth
1 m2 of tiling = 1m2 of protected rainforest
Building Adhesives Limited has become the first manufacturer from the tiling industry to be appointed a Partner of Cool Earth, the pioneering organisation working to protect threatened rainforests. As part of the agreement, Cool Earth receives a donation for every pack sold from BAL’s innovative ‘Go Greener’ range of five Environmental Adhesives, which are all manufactured using recycled content.
David Hackett, Sales and Marketing Director said: “The great thing about being a Partner of Cool Earth is that, literally, it makes a measurable difference every time a fixer uses a product from BAL’s Environmental Adhesives range. For every square metre of tiling laid with one of the six products, a square metre of threatened rainforest is protected. In choosing where best to invest our support, it was a key factor that most of our ‘Go Greener’ investment would go directly to the rainforest. Cool Earth spends less than 10% of its income on administration.”
Cool Earth, which has the backing of both David Attenborough and Lord Stern, works with local rainforest communities to protect rainforest from being cut down. It makes a difference by protecting rainforest in imminent danger of being cleared, in such a way that this then forms a protective blockade for tens of thousands of acres of adjacent forest. It funds a local trust, making the local community the legal custodians of the land, and uses community rangers and satellite imagery to monitor and protect the rainforest 24/7 from illegal activity. It also institutes sustainable employment programmes, and supports schools and clinics, so that indigenous rainforest communities do not suffer from lost logging income.
Matthew Owen, Cool Earth director, said: “After checking the environmental credentials of the five BAL products, we were delighted to welcome BAL as a Partner. Some manufacturers talk about the issues, but BAL is actually doing something positive. Tilers and adhesive specifiers no longer need to wonder about the ‘greenness’ of a product. Now, whenever a BAL Environmental Adhesive is used, it results in a real, demonstrable difference on the ground in Peru.”
The six products in the BAL Environmental Adhesives range are easy to identify. BAL Supercover Rapidset, BAL Supercover Rapidset Flexible in both grey and white versions, BAL Single Part Fastflex in grey, BAL Flex and BAL Acousti-Bond all feature the ‘Go Greener’ logo on their packaging. Tilers can find them all at their local BAL stockist. Full details of the range can be found at www.bal-adhesives.com/gogreener.
Cool Earth believes that the best way to protect rainforest is from the ground up. By working with local people, Cool Earth is halting deforestation by keeping custodian communities intact and ensuring that the forest is always worth more to them standing than it is cleared.
Cool Earth ensures that all donations have the biggest impact possible by focusing solely on rainforest that is in imminent danger and will protect tens of thousands of acres of neighbouring forest. All of its projects are community-led and community-owned. With over 100,000 individuals and businesses from 16 countries behind it, Cool Earth is becoming a key tool in tackling rainforest destruction. Every single minute Cool Earth has been in business, its supporters have saved enough rainforest to prevent 14 tonnes of CO2 emissions being released.
New BAL grouts: fast, flexible and versatile
November 2011
New BAL grouts: fast, flexible and versatile
Professional tilers will welcome BAL Micromax, the comprehensive new range of fast-setting, flexible wall and floor grouts from the UK market leader. Its versatility makes it the perfect choice for almost every grouting job, indoors and outside and in wet or dry environments, with virtually any size or type of tile.
The capabilities of the new grouts makes product choice simple. With BAL Micromax being suitable for virtually any application, on both walls and floors, a tiler only has to pick a colour from the nineoffered. They do not even need to choose between standard or wide-joint options, as it is designed for use in any width from 2 mm to 20 mm.
BAL Micromax is highly polymer-modified for outstanding flexibility, allowing it to be used on almost any substrate from concrete to plywood overlaid timber floors, including use with underfloor heating. A further benefit is that it sets in just two hours, compared with an average five-hour setting delay for standard products.. As Micromax contains Microban antimicrobial protection it is particularly suitable for bathrooms, wetrooms, domestic kitchens, changing rooms and leisure centres.
Tilers will appreciate BAL Micromax for its consistency in application, good workability and eliminated efflorescence once dry. Their customers will appreciate the superb finish; Micromax will not crack.
BAL Micromax is offered in a range of attractive colours to complement any tiling design: smoke, brilliant white, gunmetal, manila, pebble, chocolate, cocoa, ebony and champagne. It is available from hundreds of distributors nationwide in 2.5 kg and 5 kg poly-bags. As with every product bearing the BAL name, the BAL Micromax range carries a full 25-year guarantee.
