In late March, Adaptavate hosted a launch event for the release of its new family of products, Breathaplasta Thermal, Universal and Smooth — a new range of bio-based plasters that are the latest extension of a portfolio that begam with the development of the Breathaboard breathable plasterboard. Focusing on the new products, PBM looks at the company’s development.
Created to adapt and innovate, Adaptavate is an award-winning business that is “rethinking and redesigning the way building materials are produced, used and disposed of.” Developing “low-carbon construction products for healthy buildings and inhabitants,” the firm was established by Thomas Robinson who began his working life as a builder and plasterer before studying for a Masters in Sustainable Architecture at the Centre for Alternative Technology.
Here, Tom developed what is now known as ‘Breathaboard’ and from this he was encouraged to apply for an entrepreneur competition, winning him a place on the Climate-KIC accelerator programme at Imperial College London. As the company’s website attests, these experiences gave Tom the tools to go from on-site builder to company builder and Adaptavate was born.
With the support of a “game-changing team” of talented individuals, the firm has grown successfully as Tom has looked to cement key strategic partnerships within the industry to enable the business to scale up further.
Back in January, Adaptavate enhanced its Board with the appointment of Andy Williamson as Non-Executive Director. Andy is very well known in the sector with over 20 years’ commercial and management experience in addition to positions with several industry trade associations and having recently served as the Master of the Worshipful Company of Builders’ Merchants. Prior to starting his new role, he was Commercial Director at SIG.
Speaking at the time of his appointment, Andy said: “I’m delighted to be part of a company that is making a significant improvement to the future of building materials. The construction industry has a serious impact on our carbon footprint, and for some time I have been aware of the vital need to adjust how things are currently done with the use of more sustainable products. Having worked with the team at Adaptavate for a while, and learned more about their products and plans, it’s great to be able to help them be a leading part of that change.”
The company states that by taking an innovative approach to product design and manufacture, it is “endeavouring to clean up and breathe a breath of fresh air into this traditionally conservative sector… shifting the construction industry by mainstreaming bio-based materials for use in standard building methods.”
Accordingly, it was eager to showcase the revamped and extended Breathaplasta family of ready-mixed, bio-based plasters at a special event at its modern facility in Bristol earlier in the year.
The range encompasses:
Breathaplasta Thermal — a highly insulating, lightweight plaster for solid walls. Quick setting and designed for rapid build-up, multiple coats can be applied in a single day with approximately two hours setting time per coat.
Breathaplasta Universal — a bio-based, quick setting, high performance and multi-purpose plaster designed for rapid build-up onto a wide range of backgrounds including plasterboard, wood fibre board, wood wool board, overcoating existing plaster surfaces and also solid masonry construction (brick, block, and stone).
Breathaplasta Smooth — a fine finishing plaster designed to be a super smooth final surface finish which is quick and easy to apply onto plasterboard and to overcoat existing plaster surfaces.
The portfolio has now gained the UK Conformity Assessed marking and ISO 9001 certification, along with being part of national distribution networks along with an increasing number of listings by merchants. Adaptavate has also just announced that it has been certified as an official Supplier member by the Builders Merchants Federation.
Click here for more information on the Breathaplasta family from Adaptavate.
