1960 - 2010, 50 Years of Jointing Precast Concrete Units with Tokstrip

After celebrating 80 Years of Pipeline and steelwork protection in 2009, we are pleased to continue with another milestone product - Tokstrip, the market leading box culvert, manhole and ring chamber sealant. This year marks 50 years of service to the building industry.

Launched in 1960, at the leading edge technology then, as it still is today. Tokstrip is a rubber bitumen compound with a built in tree root inhibitor which solves the old problem of sealing precast concrete sections, which prior to this was messy, time consuming and prone to leaking.

Tokstrip solved these problems by offering a strong flexible waterproof and long lasting seal and was readily accepted, being specified and utilised by all areas of the market from the concrete pipe manufacturers civil engineers and drainage contractors through to house builders - and it is still going strong today.

Still the brand leader today, Tokstrip is the one asked for and specified by name. It offers the same reliable performance after 50 years and is continually updated to meet the different demands and specifications of its customers.

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2009 marks the 80th Anniversary of Denso Petrolatum Tapes being used around the world and continues the long success story that shows no signs of ending.

When Denso Tape was launched in the UK in 1929, the extensive market potential was underestimated for this permanently flexible tape wrap coating, which still today provides the most effective solution for long-term corrosion prevention when applied over minimally prepared steel surfaces.

The tape provides a controlled thickness over all pipe and steelwork profiles and is normally used in conjunction with a primer and mastic for profiling awkward shapes such as pipe couplings or back-to-back steelwork angles in highly corrosive environments.

This petrolatum based system can also be applied to damp surfaces and even underwater due to moisture displacing properties. A selection of plastic or liquid applied outer Armourings provide different degrees of mechanical protection to suit most pipeline, steelwork or marine jetty pile projects.

Simple yet devastatingly effective with no better cost-effective way available for protecting valuable steel assets, we are confident the Denso Petrolatum Tape Systems will continue to play an important role in the never ending fight against corrosion for many years to come.

A Visit by HRH Princess Alexandra - 16th July 2008
Winn & Coales International Ltd - 125th Anniversary Celebrations

HRH Princess Alexandra signing the visitors book		HRH Princess Alexandra shaking the hand of Company Chairman David Winn OBE, after she had unveiled the specially commissioned commemorative plaque

To mark the highlight of the 125th Anniversary celebrations in 2008, we had the pleasure of a visit from HRH Princess Alexandra to our head office and factory on the 16th July.

HRH Princess Alexandra was received at the company premises by HM Lord Lieutenant Sir David Brewer and the Mayor of Lambeth Councilor Angela Meader, who both accompanied her whilst she was shown around by Company Chairman David Winn OBE. The Princess had accepted an invitation to come to the West Norwood company to unveil a specially commissioned plaque which incorporates a roundel previously unveiled by HRH when she visited them on the centenary in 1983.

Winn & Coales International Ltd, 125th Anniversary
International Conference and Celebrations June 2008
With this year 2008, marking anti-corrosion and sealing specialist manufacturer Winn & Coales International's 125th Anniversary, the month of June was chosen to start the celebrations by holding a four day International Conference beginning on Monday 16th.

Key members of staff and their partners along with important business associates from each of the company's world-wide chain of subsidiaries, attended the event which was split equally between the manufacturing headquarters and offices in West Norwood and the company's conference centre at South End House in Twickenham. The main conference objectives of information exchange, new ideas and the practical demonstration of new products were all realised and adequate relaxation was provided during the course of the week by several social evening functions. These included a Welcome Dinner on the first day on the conference and a midweek
River Thames Dinner Cruise to enable the delegates to unwind and enjoy the beauty of an
illuminated London at dusk.

The main social function of the week however was a special Gala Dinner held in London's Guildhall Library on the 20th June where staff, agents, important customers and guest from all over the world gathered together to celebrate the special occasion. A total of 320 people attended the dinner during which many gifts were formally presented to Chairman David Winn OBE for the company on behalf of the subsidiaries companies and agents.

A special engraved gift was also commissioned by Winn & Coales International to give to many of its customers and associates who attended the Dinner as a memento of the occasion. Looking forward in 2008, further 125th Anniversary celebrations are planned with a factory and office visit by HRH Princess Alexandra in July followed by a special conference in September involving delegates specifically from the Far East and Asia culminating in a Dinner at the palatial Brighton Pavilion.

A conference presentation session in full swing		One of the numerous product workshops in progress
The delegates taking a break at the conference centre		To end the week, a Gala Dinner in the Guildhall Library

Winn & Coales International Ltd - Celebrating 125 Years Service to Industry in 2008

We are extremely proud to announce that Winn & Coales International Ltd remain an independent company and are celebrating ‘125 years Service to Industry’ in 2008.

To commemorate the occasion the company have produced a special historical 2008 calendar and will be holding several conferences and gala dinners during the year, inviting key staff and customers from around the world to attend.

The company, founded in London by Paul Winn in 1883, began its life by importing and exporting commodities such as starch, sugar and coke but started to specialise in anti-corrosion and sealing waxes at the turn of the century. Petrolatum tapes and mastics were introduced in 1929.

During the following years the company expanded rapidly, increasing and selling their product range not only in the UK but globally and setting up subsidiaries in the USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. With the additional support of a substantial network of dedicated agents around world, the products were made available, virtually anywhere.

Notable events are as follows. In 1946 when Paul Winn died, Frank Coales was appointed Chairman. In 1957 the company launched its ‘Sylglas’ range of DIY water and weatherproofing products in the UK, reaping benefits gained from years of experience dealing with sealing solutions. In 1960 ‘Tokstrip’ was introduced for jointing precast concrete units and rapidly became the brand leader in this market. In 1965 David Winn joined the company and was appointed Chairman in 1991, only the third Chairman since it all began in 1883. He remains Chairman today.

The success of Denso and Sylglas products, was and still is, based on effective, long-lasting, solutions to customers problems and using the latest technology the company has continued to develop novel systems such as Archco-Rigidon’, ‘SeaShield’ and ‘Steelcoat’ to satisfy their demands.

Denso CD-Rom

For comprehensive details on our products a Denso CD-Rom is available to our customers, free of charge.

The disk contains full product information available through a simple-to-use menu system. This information is available to the user either by product name or by application.

Utilising Microsoft Internet Explorer, the CD will simplify the task of obtaining product details and we hope that users will find it an efficient way of viewing our extensive product range. Looking towards the future, as a safeguard against having an out of date disk, customers are advised to visit a dedicated area of the Denso Website where they can check the latest version number and make sure that they have the most recent release of the CD.