What a month we have had! – A new apprentice joined, Furniture + open day, Strategy Re-launch, plus the official release of the VARLAQ Brochure.

To reward and develop our team, we hosted a company event day at Armourgeddon tank driving in Lutterworth on Friday 23^rd June. 
 
We worked in small teams where each team learnt how to drive a tank, shoot, and aim, so that when it came down to the final paintball battle, they were able to identify each other’s strengths and weaknesses and choose roles that worked to the team’s advantage so that they were able to beat their opposition. 
 
This was a fantastic opportunity to thank the wholWe had a  great day, expanding relationships and knowledge within the industry. We would like to say a huge thank you to everyone who attended our open day, it was great to see you and discuss the future potential in the furniture-manufacture market.

We hope you all had a fantastic day and experience at Furniture+, and we wish to see you at more events by Kortec in the future. Please leave us feedback on the day here: Trustpilot

Thanks also to Cefla, Anest Iwata, Festool and Kortec teams who delivered the day - we really appreciate everyone's contribution.e team for all their hard work so far this year, and for everyone to experience our company values in a different environment!

Welcome To Our New Quality Control Technician, Nathan Bowler! 

Nathan is our newest apprentice at Kortec. His role is to support and carry colour checks across our production of paint colours, using spectrophotometer and visual checks. He will also be assisting our laboratory team with new colour-matching and general maintenance tasks. Nathan has previous experience in training new team members making sure they follow health & safety procedures, and that the final product goes out to customers at a high standard.

Peak Strategy Re-Launch

When setting our targets at the beginning of 2023, we became aware that we weren’t thinking sufficiently long-term – a lot of good things were happening, but not necessarily with the right priorities. Following on from this we’ve run an extensive programme to review Kortec’s goals and plans to hit them, including a number of external advisors.

We launched the result last week – a clearly defined set of targets and strategies to reach our PEAK! The Kortec leadership team were supported in this by consultants from the CFO Centre, People Puzzles and Universal Business Team.
 
Thanks for everyone’s contributions – we look forward to implementing the plan and climbing the PEAK together, resulting in great experiences for our clients and Kortec team!

A Sneak Peak Of The New VARLAQ Brochure 

After weeks of creative work on the VARLAQ Brochure design we can finally announce that is now complete! 

Throughout the process of creating this brochure, we have worked to keep the brand purpose as the focal point throughout – Enhance & Protect!

Now that the design has been approved we are excited to get these printed so that you can start to see these in person… 

A Quick Recap

Looking back at our recent LinkedIn updates:

A few weeks ago our technical consultant Paul had an opportunity to carry out on-site training with one of our clients.

Kortec were asked to provide a training/demonstration day to support their company needs by ensuring their new sprayer was fully up to speed with preparation and application techniques. During the training they covered all products supplied by Kortec including water-based interior, solvent-based Interior and exterior systems on various substrates.

We're glad to say that the sprayer is now fully confident with using all systems efficiently, delivering the productivity they need!

Solid foundation for industrial wood coatings - News and insights for the European coatings industry.
 
As discussed in the European Coatings News this month the outlook for the wood coatings market is strong, but environmental concerns are continually increasing and regulatory standards are starting to become more stringent around the world. This makes it more important than ever to consider whether you need to make changes to your coating systems
 
Here at Kortec, we have been supporting our customers to explore changing from traditional solvent-based coatings to more environmentally friendly water-based ones. If you are looking to become more environmentally friendly while maintaining or improving productivity, book a discover session today. 

Keep an eye out for our next edition, with more news and updates! 



• Meet our New Driver
• A new focus on our company values