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Introducing Knauf Drywall Your Ideal Partner in Drywall

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Introducing Knauf Drywall

Your Ideal Partner in Drywall

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Knauf GroupKnauf is a family owned building materialscompany with approximately 16,000employees worldwide. More than 100production plants in over 30 countriesgenerate annual sales in excess of 2.5billion Euros. Today, Knauf is one of thelargest independent building materialsgroups in the world and has a strongpresence in almost all markets throughoutEurope. In recent years, Knauf has alsoinvested extensively in areas such as China,South America and the USA, making thecompany a major force in the constructionindustry globally.

Founded on TraditionKnauf DrywallKnauf entered the UK market in 1988 withthe construction of a major plasterboardplant in Sittingbourne in Kent. A secondplasterboard plant was completed atImmingham in North East Lincolnshire and aplaster plant was established inSittingbourne shortly afterwards. To dateover £200 million has been invested in themost advanced manufacturing technologyavailable. A sales and distribution centrehas been established in Dublin to serveIreland and Knauf DIY has been formed as aspecialist DIY market sector operation.

In 2003 the Knauf Group invested furtherestablishing Knauf Insulation as Britain’slargest insulation manufacturer and brandingthe fast-growing plasters, plasterboard andsystems business as Knauf Drywall.

Knauf was founded in 1932 by the brothersKarl and Dr. Alfons N. Knauf. Today theirsons, managing partners, Nikolaus andBaldwin Knauf, steer the success of thecorporation’s numerous enterprises in closeconnection with other family members.

From its beginnings in gypsum processingalong the Saar and Main rivers in Germany,Knauf has expanded and diversified tobecome a corporation with worldwideactivities, delivering products and services inthe following fields:

Building materials and systems based ongypsum and gypsum-related productsThermal insulating and sound insulationmaterialsLimestone and lime productsChalk and cement related productsPlant engineering

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Product Range

Knauf Drywall offers an extensive range of

plasterboard, plasters and drywall systems.

Our Range includes:

Knauf Plasterboards

Wallboard

Soundshield

Plank

Moistureshield

Fireshield

Vapourshield

Core Board

Denseshield

Insulating Laminates

Apertura

Aquapanel

Knauf Plasters

Ultimate Backing Plaster

Multicover

Universal Board Finish

Universal One Coat

Knauf MP75 Projection Plaster

Knauf Bonding and Jointing Products

Joint Fillers

Joint Tapes and Accessories

Bonding Compound

Knauf Drywall Metal Systems

Partitions “C” and “I” Stud

Separating Wall Systems

Wall Lining Systems

Ceiling Systems

Separating Floors

Column and Beam Encasements

Shaftwall Systems

SBS Systems

Knauf Drywall Fixings and Accessories

Various fixings, screws and bracings

ServiceKnauf Drywall understands the high level of service thatour customers need and expect. We focus heavily onthe traditional areas of service and also on supportingour customer base. To that end Knauf Drywall adopts aflexible, professional approach. This enables us to offer,through our technical team, an excellent specificationsand problem solving capability. With an understandingof challenges facing our customers we can work inpartnership with them to achieve mutual goals. Our aimis to be your ideal partner in Drywall.

InnovationKnauf Drywall is committed to on-going technologydevelopments, working closely with our customers todeliver innovative cost-effective solutions. Innovation isnot only about product solutions but is also about theway in which we communicate information to our customers.With the development of the award-winning manualon-line www.knaufdrywall.co.uk/themanual and ourbrochure on-line service, customers are able to accessKnauf Drywall product information immediately anddownload the appropriate information quickly. KnaufDrywall understands the legislation that candramatically affect the industry and as such developsinnovative tools to aid the legislative minefield andsolutions selection.

QualityKnauf Drywall takes pride in the products and serviceswe provide and understands that the measure of qualitywill always be judged through the eyes of ourcustomers. Knauf Drywall continually strives to improvethe performance of the business, ensuring our productsconform to the quality needs of our customers. Allproduction has the assurance quality to BS ENISO:9001 2000.

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Customer Services Freephone:0800 521 050

Customer Services Freefax:0800 521 205

Customer Services email:[email protected]

Literature Hotline:0800 731 2108

Technical Service Hotline:01795 416 259

Website:www.knaufdrywall.co.uk

© Knauf Drywall 2004

Knauf Drywall, PO Box 133,Sittingbourne, Kent, ME10 3HWTel: 01795 424499Fax: 01795 428651