SPRAYTEX A SUCCESS IN PAPUA NEW GUINEA
16 Aug 2017
Bescon's Spraytex concrete resurfacing system has proven a cost-effective solution for Hargy Oil Palms in coating their concrete prefab structures, offering a long-lasting solution that provides superior coverage for their projects in Papua New Guinea.
There is far more to the Bescon Spraytex System than meets the eye. Spraytex concrete resurfacing has always been a viable and a cost-effective method for permanently finishing and resurfacing both new and existing concrete. However, its ease of application, superior coverage and adhesion qualities have made it more popular than ever as a permanent alternative to render and paint for coating vertical concrete surfaces.
Steve West, Construction Manager for Hargy Oil Palms Limited in West New Britain, Papua New Guinea, builds approximately 80 prefabricated structures per year from a sandwich panel made from cement sheet and light weight concrete. 
Steve had used over $200,000 worth of exterior paint / render products on this project to date and has not been happy with the coverage and finish. He reports that several of the products he has previously used have been too thin to conceal the imperfections in the joins of the sandwich panels.
Steve is familiar with the Bescon Spraytex system and decided to trial Spraytex as a method of painting the prefab buildings inside and out. After his initial purchase of Bescon Products, Steve asked if Bescon would consider sending someone to PNG to train his staff in the correct application of the Spraytex system.
Andrew Dosser, General Manager Bescon Industries, travelled to PNG to facilitate the training of a crew of eight Hargy employees and commenced by demonstrating the traditional application of Straytex to a horizontal surface i.e., a carport and a speed hump. 
The following day, training took take place on six prefab dwellings all in various stages of completion. These presented a perfect opportunity to train the Hargy staff to apply Spraytex to the internal and external walls and floors of these buildings.
Gaps and imperfections in the sandwich panels had been previously filled with a flexible gap filling product but were still visible after the application of Spraytex.
To remedy this, the gaps were stopped up/filled with a drier mix of Bescon Statop and Allbond/water. Once perfected, this method resulted in the imperfections being completely hidden after the Spraytex had been applied. 
Hargy Oil Palms are extremely happy with the results and Steve has stated that Spraytex would be their preferred method of coating all prefabricated dwellings in the future. 
For more information on how your team can use Spraytex in upcoming projects, contact the team at Bescon today.
