Bulldog Abrasives Southern Africa

LATEST NEWS

SATA DISTRIBUTION CHANGES TO BULLDOG ABRASIVES SA - May 2010

OUR NEW RANGE OF PNEUMATIC TOOLS - July 2009

GARRYSON'S NEW FLAP DISC LABELS - June 2009

NEW PRODUCT INFORMATION ON MIRKA GOLD DISCS - June 2009

EXCITING NEWS FROM BULLDOG ABRASIVES SOUTHERN AFRICA

RECENT APPOINTMENT AS OFFICIAL SUPPLIER TO THE MAROUNS /INTERCITY GROUP

LAUNCH OF OUR TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT CENTRE

A HEARTY CONGRATULATIONS TO MARK KHAN

APPOINTMENT AS SOLE DISTRIBUTOR OF GERSON PRODUCTS

NEW PRODUCT INFORMATION ON MIRKA POLARSTAR

AUTONET ™ FROM MIRKA Why dry sand when you can use ultra-efficient Mirka net sanding?

SATA DISTRIBUTION CHANGES TO BULLDOG ABRASIVES SA

Currently the SATA company, who manufacture from their modern factory headquarters situated in Kornwestheim, remains a profitable and debt free company. A special logistics operation ensures that worldwide customer orders are dispatched with minimum delay.

Their focus on customer service has played a vital role in the company's steady growth on the world markets in the last 30 years. The SATAjet B range has become one of the world's most sought after spray gun.

"the super savers in the industry"

"Despite its sometimes heady cost," says George Drakos, Area Sales Manager for SATA, "our spray guns are acknowledged as the super savers in the industry with unsurpassed material transfer efficiency. This is from the professional primer gun right up to the special edition SATAjet Soccer, we have an answer to any spray painters current needs in the range."

The Bulldog Abrasives Trade Show was the venue chosen to launch the new brand structure from SATA. There they presented every single product on display in an exceptionally successful 3 day expo, where no less than 500 key customer came from all over South Africa. Trade representatives and a whole mix of current Bulldog Abrasives distributors also turned up and it proved to be a great start to the new operation.

"The interest shown in our main line of equipment was very encouraging," said Drakos. "It was an event that was very professionally organised and proved that SATA has a great following of customers in the South African collision repair business."

For more information on SATA or for distribution enquiries call 011 786 5991 or John Maroun on 082 333 2641.

Full SATA Catalogue - 10MB

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OUR NEW RANGE OF PNEUMATIC TOOLS

BASA is now the sole distributor in Sub-Saharan Africa for the Rodcraft range of pneumatic tools, workshop equipment, cordless tools and accessories.

The pneumatic tools are particularly exciting. Manufactured to high specifications with typical German precision it is one of the few ranges of pneumatic tools that comes with a full 12 month warranty. Even better still - its priced to sell!

There are some other unique products in the exciting Rodcraft range. Follow this link to view the full range.

www.rodcraft.com

We invite you to contact us for any enquiries and to arrange a demonstration of any of the products at your

convenience.

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GARRYSON'S NEW FLAP DISC LABELS

Download Garryson Flap Disc Product Info

Garryson are about to introduce some new labels for their ever popular range of flap discs.

It should make life easier all round.

Everyone knows flap discs beat depressed centre discs hands down. They grind and finish in one, create less vibration and noise and have multiple uses for all kinds of materials. Now they've made sure that identifying the right disc for the job is less of a grind.

Their new labels are packed full of information you as our customer needs and colour coded (Orange for general, Purple for industrial and Green for premium) so you can pick out the right one at a glance. And of course you've got the Garryson® name and logo so everyone knows you're getting the best. It's the same great product, just a different face.

They'll be introducing the new labels in the next couple of months, and in the short term you may get a mix of new and old.

If you require more information about flap discs, or any other Garryson product, please feel free to contact us on sales@bulldogabrasives.co.za or 011 786 5991 or alternatively contact your Sales Representative.

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NEW PRODUCT INFORMATION ON MIRKA GOLD DISCS

Please note that our stocks of the 6-hole Gold Mirka Disc will shortly be depleted and we will be replacing them with the new 7-hole Gold Mirka Disc.

The new 7-hole disc further prevents clogging in the centre of the disc and increases the lifespan of the disc as a result.

There is no change in the price of each disc which means therefore that the lifespan of the disc is increased and its effective cost is reduced.

6-Hole Gold Mirka Disc 6-hole Gold Disc

New 7-Hole Gold Mirka Disc New 7-hole Gold Disc

Gold is a durable product very well suited for sanding at high speeds. Gold is an all-round sanding material that can be used for many purposes. In order to achieve an optimal sanding result, the semi-open grit binding and special stearate coating is designed to prevent clogging and pill forming.

Mirka devotes extensive resources to finding ways of enhancing the performance of its range of extremely high quality abrasives and remains one of the world's leading innovators in the abrasive industry.

We are certain that end users will benefit from this innovation.

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EXCITING NEWS FROM BULLDOG ABRASIVES SOUTHERN AFRICA ( B A S A )

BASA has come a long way since its inception in 1997. Initially the company was formed to acquire the agency for Mirka abrasives for Sub Saharan Africa. The company subsequently developed a comprehensive range of quality accessories which together with its superior technical back up and after sales support has seen it grow into the leading supplier of coated abrasives and allied accessories to the automotive refinishing industry and it is fast becoming a force in the woodworking, industrial, DIY and composites industries.

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RECENT APPOINTMENT AS OFFICIAL SUPPLIER TO THE MAROUNS/INTERCITY GROUP

For many years BASA supplied the automotive industry via a network of smaller independent distributors with whom we have developed strong ties and a mutual long standing loyalty and trust.

More recently and for some five years now BASA has been privileged to have been the official abrasives supplier to BASF in Southern Africa. BASF recently acquired the MAB Group significantly expanding its already prominent position in the automotive refinishing industry.

It is indeed a feather in our cap and a great privilege to have recently concluded an agreement with another leading distributor to the automotive refinishing industry, The Marouns/Intercity Group, appointing us as their official supplier of abrasives and allied products. With their support we will become the leading supplier of abrasives and accessories to the automotive refinishing industry an achievement of which we are extremely proud and a position we intend to use to add ongoing value to the industry through the establishment of a centre for training and development which will provide skills for the upliftment of unskilled laborers and will also provide essential ongoing training for industry employees.

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LAUNCH OF OUR TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT CENTRE

The construction of our training and development centre is well under way. We anticipate that it will be completed and launched by the end of February 2009.

The centre will be one of a kind in our industry in Africa
and possibly in the world. It is being established primarily to equip unskilled laborers with skills to enable them to seek employment in any of the automotive, industrial, woodworking or DIY industries. It will provide them with a real opportunity to find gainful employment and contribute to the Southern African economy.

There will be a unique theory training room looking on to a spray both. The room is designed to accom-modate 24 trainees at a time who will each receive weeks of comprehensive training. The centre will also be equipped with state of the art audio visual tech-nology and equipment to ensure that the trainees receive exceptional instruction, education and on
the job training.

The centre will also have a canteen to cater for the trainees and will be fully air conditioned to ensure that they are bodily and mentally at their peak so they maximize their knowledge intake.

Our instructors will be highly experienced hands on people who will not only impart their technical and hands on skills but will also provide the trainees with specific knowledge for all of the products we supply.
Each of our major suppliers will have its own display booth with its entire range of products on display. The booths will each have televisions and digital video facilities to run educational programs on our products.

Naturally the centre will be extremely useful for both
existing and new distributors and end users and will ensure they are using our entire product range optimally and are aware of all products in our range.

The centre will be approved and endorsed by the relevant Government educational and training auth-orities so that the courses receive official recognition and qualify for training grants for employers who send their staff for training. The cost of building the 1200 square meter training facility is significant and our final cost estimate is between R4 and R5 million. We have attached an artist’s impression of what the
training centre will look like when complete.

The monthly costs of running the centre will also be significant bearing in mind the cost of the rental, salaries of instructors, energy, materials, aintenance, catering, upkeep etc.

The long term benefits will however be significant for all and to the future of the industry. By equipping otherwise unemployed people with skills to enable them to earn a living and feed their families we will also help to prevent a shortage of skills in the industry. We will naturally assist both trainees to find employment and distributors and end users to source specifically trained employees.

The centre will also be available by pre-arrangement for our distributors and customers to use to host conferences.

Reception Area

Changing Room

Training Room

Canteen

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A HEARTY CONGRATULATIONS TO MARK KHAN

We congratulate Mark Khan on winning the 2008 South Africa National Jockey Championship.

Mark has now won the title five times and has recently won the title four out of the past five years.

These victories are the result of an incredible amount of commitment, devotion and skill and are

achieved through tremendous personal sacrifice.

We are indeed proud to have been your sponsor and are pleased to announce that we will be

renewing our sponsorship for 2009 and that BASF has decided to become a joint sponsor.

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APPOINTMENT AS SOLE DISTRIBUTOR OF GERSON PRODUCTS

We are proud to announce that we have recently been appointed the sole distributors of the Gerson range of products for Sub Saharan Africa.

The Gerson range of products is well known as a range of exceptional quality tack rags, paint strainers and other
related products.

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NEW PRODUCT INFORMATION ON MIRKA POLARSTAR

As you would expect from a world leader in abrasives technology, Mirka Polarstar is not your average sanding disc. It has been specifically developed to efficiently tackle the latest demanding coatings applications and uses a polyester film backing material (in contrast to paper) to create a more flexible and much smoother abrasive surface. As a result, Polarstar produces a finer, more consistent surface finish more quickly and, because it also has excellent resistance to clogging, it lasts longer, too.

• Outstanding performance on demanding applications such as hard tooling gel coats and the latest scratch resistant automotive clearcoats.
• Manufactured using Mirka’s unique, environmentally friendly solvent-free coating system.
• Unique abrasive material resists clogging and delivers long lasting performance.
• Designed for optimum performance on both wet and dry sanding.
• Excellent durability – retains its high performance sanding properties for far longer, especially on harder applications.

POLARSTAR RANGE

Another major advantage is the versatility of the range. With grades covering P800, P1000,P1200 and P1500, Polarstar is the ideal solution for a wide variety of
tasks from paint rectification (P1200 and P1500) through to the surface conditioning of primer fillers and the rectification of tooling gel coats (P800) in the marine and automotive sectors.

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AUTONET ™ FROM MIRKA

Why dry sand when you can use ultra-efficient Mirka net sanding?

Specially developed to satisfy the unique demands of the automotive refinish industry, Mirka Autonet is the fast, efficient and cost effective abrasive technology that revolutionises the sanding process.

The Autonet secret Mirka’s innovative ‘net’ sanding concept is unlike any other. The patented construction consists of a dense network of polyamide fabric threads onto which the abrasive grit is bonded. This open weave, net structure means that no dust particle is more than 0.5mm from a dust extraction
hole. The result is phenomenal dust extraction across the entire abrasive surface and virtually dust-free sanding!

Net sanding has already been hugely successful in the Mirka Abranet range of abrasive products. Now the technology has been focused on providing Autonet with performance characteristics ideally suited to the automotive refinishing sector.

Autonet™ clever construction, many advantages

• True dust-free sanding The exceptional dust extraction ability of Autonet has to be seen to be believed. Tests have shown that Autonet produces a miniscule amount of dust compared to conventional dry sanding technology with extraction.
• Eliminates clogging and pilling Radically reducing the amount of dust means it can no longer collect in lumps on the abrasive surface. Therefore, Autonet eliminates the frustrating problem of dust clogging the abrasive and creating pills which cause defects in the sanding surface.

• Cleaner and healthier working environment Autonet is so efficient at removing potentially dangerous sanding dust it minimises dust contamination in the workplace and creates a far healthier environment for everyone.
• Long life-span with the abrasive surface constantly kept dust free, Autonet retains its original aggressive sanding performance for far longer resulting in fewer abrasives being needed for a given job.
• Visual control since dust is continuously being sucked away it’s always possible to see exactly what is happening at the sanding surface. This gives the user greater control over the job and avoids problems such as over sanding.

A versatile range to suit any application

Autonet is available in a range of abrasive grits that allows users to benefit across a full spectrum of automotive refinish industry applications.

• Grits P80 to P180 are ideal for filler sanding and removal of substrate down to bare metal with optimal fast cut characteristics, excellent visual control and long-lasting durability.
• Grits P180 to P320 are ideal for surface preparation and feathering of repair edges. They provide a fast cut with an even, uniform sanding pattern, as well as excellent visual control and long-lasting durability.
• Grits P320 to P800 are ideal for primer sanding as well as the`keying’ of all surfaces including the latest high tech top coats and clear coats. They offer a particularly long lifespan when sanding new low VOC primers.

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