Awesome Distributors | Metalier Liquid Metal
International Awesome Distributors
This week is going to be an unashamed rave about Metalier’s awesome distributors.
First Brunei
Mettech Design Solution our awesome distributors in Brunei Darussalam posted on Facebook photographs of great work they have done on glass. Yes glass is a suitable substrate for Metalier Liquid Metal Coatings.
Then Russia
Andrew of Prime Décor in Yekaterinberg our awesome distributor in the Russian Federation proudly posted pictures of his first Metalier commission. He has every right to be proud. His work is beautiful and the design fantastic. Andrew is the newest member of the Metalier team and we’re very proud to have him on board.
And then we have the UK
Craig & Ali & Steve of Granlyn Specialist Coatings, our awesome distributors in the UK and Ireland and our European Hub, have excelled themselves again at the Surface Design Show in London. The show has just finished today and they have had 620 visitors to their stand in under 2 and a half days. Once again they were the star of the show. We love the iron ball in the forefront of the picture on this page. The little dots are magnets. They had 4 different visitors say that their stand was the most innovating and interesting in the whole show. And we can understand why. We expect they might be a mite exhausted by now!
There has to be a reason
There has to be a reason why so many people in such different parts of the world have become such awesome distributors. And the reason is quite simple – Metalier Liquid Metal Coatings are easy to work with and allow you to release your creativity and produce beautiful work that you couldn’t produce any other way.
If you think you would like to be part of the team but are hesitating – then don’t. Contact us by email or telephone or fill in the form below. To see more pictures of the work we’re bragging about, like us on Facebook and keep up to date with the Metalier world.
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Exterior metal coating | Metalier Liquid Metal
Metalier is an Exterior Metal Coating.
Metalier’s real metal can be used as an exterior metal coating or an interior one. It so happens that most of the recent commissions in New Zealand have been interior. We are, however, just as happy outdoors as we are inside.
The properties of Metalier make it an ideal exterior coating
First – the principal ingredient in Metalier is real metal. Metals oxidise with age: if not protected they patina or rust. But they are unaffected by UV which is a huge bonus for outdoor coatings. Think how many coatings fade and look dull when exposed to the sun. This just doesn’t happen with Metalier.
We like using the example of a pair of church doors to illustrate this property. Before Metalier they were varnished wood. One door was left open most days so people could pop into the building for a quiet time. The other was closed. The varnish on door that was open most of the time kept looking good for many years. The closed door which took the full force of the elements looked like it. When both doors were closed they looked quite different.
Metalier bronze was applied to the doors. Now, eight years later they look like the day they were installed. An excellent in situ uv experiment.
Second – Metalier real metal exterior metal coating is durable. It lasts for 25 plus years and protected with our nano clear coat, provided the clear coat is not heavily abraided there is no reason why it shouldn’t last 25 years too. So at 50 years that’s the life expectancy required for most new buildings and structures in New Zealand.
Third – water does not damage Metalier – an essential ingredient for an exterior metal coating. Metalier has been used in fountains and water features and we currently have a bath in our workshop which is being coated with Mountain Gold polish. It will look amazing and I promise photos.
Fourth – metal is a beautiful inorganic natural material. Metalier brings metal to architecture and design in a way that minimises the use of this precious resource. We are very proud of that.
Contact us here to organize us to coat your new water feature, the letters outside your house or on your apartment (we’ve just done the numbers for the Vert apartments on Jervois Road, Herne Bay) or for panels or features or maybe a statue. Metalier can do it all.
Or contact us using the form below.
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Metal Colors | Metalier Liquid Metal
Innovative metal colors from Metalier
Innovative metal colors are one of the many things that excite us at Metalier. Colour and design are, after all, what Metalier is all about and sometimes we have trouble containing our excitement. What with new metal colors of our own and a super new colour from Pantone, 2015 is going to be a great year for colour, variety and doing new things.
Metalier is introducing new metal colors
In the supposed quiet of January we spend a good many hours deciding on the new metal colors we will introduce to our range. I can let slip that these include zinc and nickel silver but the others must remain a secret for now.
Pantone has announced its new color for 2015.
It’s Marsala – a sexy and warm sophisticated blend that complements colder colors and pleases the senses. Combining it with a light grey-blue appeals to me. The picture in the header to this blog post is a rust interpretation of marsala. We like the little bark hearts too – just in time for Valentine’s Day. We think marsala is a wonderful colour and as it’s a form of rather splendid alcohol too, it ticks all the boxes for us, especially on a Friday afternoon.
Metalier’s Marsala Rust
Metalier produces a reddish rust similar to Marsala by applying its proprietary Patina M5 to iron. Our other patinas produce yellow, orange and volcanic rust so rust will fit any colour scheme you have in mind.
Metalier Innovation in 2015 is not just about new metal colors
We are also experimenting with new sharp patterns – stripes and squares and metal combinations. They will still be hand-done but the new techniques we have developed will allow a more uniform effect. We like it and are sure you will too.
To keep up to date with developments you could sign up for our blog, contact us through our contact page or complete the form below. Any way suits us just fine. We’ll look forward to hearing from you.
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Metal Sculptures | Metalier Liquid Metal
Metalier offers choices for Metal Sculptures
Metal Sculptures are on our minds as the biennial Waiheke Sculpture Trail has just opened. It coincides with glorious weather in Auckland and our annual city holiday so things couldn’t be better. The Sculpture trail is a 2km walk round one of the headlands of the island. The views back to Auckland City and magnificent and after the walk you can enjoy a glass (or two) of award-winning Waiheke wine. What’s not to like?
Metalier Liquid metal is suitable to use to create Metal Sculptures
The Waiheke walk (which was glorious – Auckland at its best) put me in mind of kinetic sculptures. There are no kinetic sculptures in the exhibition this time but there is one in the garden of a house that borders the walking track. Fascinating! Our featured image is of a kinetic sculpture named Tailwind by Troy Pillow, an American sculptor. You can read more about his work here.
At Metalier we have often been called upon to assist with the creation of works that are impossibly expensive in solid steel. An example currently on the books is a civic scale kinetic sculpture. I can’t tell you who the artist is as it’s a BIG secret. What I can tell you is that to build it in Stainless Steel would cost $7M – that’s right – seven million dollars. To build it using fibreglass with a Metalier Coating will cost $500000 – five hundred thousand dollars. That is a whopping saving of 93%. The rate-payers will jump for joy!
I couldn’t help thinking, while on the walk, that a number of the metal sculptures could have been executed with different substrates and Metalier coatings. This could be achieved without in any way detracting from the authenticity of the work.
And with Metalier everyone wins. The artist wins because the cost of the materials is so much less that he/she is able to put a higher value on their creativity. The artist also wins because more cities and towns will be able to afford their works – more money, more exposure, more commissions. The cities benefit because they pay so much less for great works of art.
Metalier benefits too, of course. The greatest thrill for us though is being involved in something so creative. We love artists.
If you are an artist, know one or just want to talk creatively to our team contact us here or complete the form below.
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Water-based Liquid Metal
Water-based liquid metal is leading edge.
Metalier is the world's leading manufacturer of our flexible and water-based liquid metal. Of course we have a solvent binder too, but the world is heading towards zero VOCs and green materials. With our water-based liquid metal binder Metalier is at the forefront of this development. Respecting our environment is very important to us.
Water-based liquid metal has many advantages
One of the advantages is that it actually smells pleasant. This is a great boon to applicators and finishers and their neighbours.
Another is that it dries so quickly. This allows for a speedier turnaround of work – important in this present age of immediacy.
It makes applications in situ much easier.
It has fewer ingredients than the solvent liquid metal system so there is less chance of errors.
With the water-based liquid metal binder you don’t need acetone, gun-cleaner, thinner or catalyst so it is much quicker to make a mixture.
It has a longer shelf-life than the solvent binder.
Water-based liquid metal is non-hazardous
Our dispatch department tells us that water-based liquid metal is a dream to freight around the world. There is no expensive Haz Mat documentation, no additional documentation fees, no off-loading by shipping companies or airlines. And it is so much cheaper to ship.
Auckland City refurbishment
When the Auckland City offices moved into a building formerly occupied by a bank, it was essential to remove the bank branding and replace it with its own. Part of the requirement was to coat lintels at the main doorways – a job that needed to be done in situ. Our custom-made metal, Gunmetal Bronze, a dark gun-metal grey, was chosen by the architects. A light-textured finish was rolled onto the lintels in situ. The resulting effect is fabulous and very New Zealand in flavour.
The health gurus keep telling us to drink more water. While we don’t want you to drink our water-based liquid metal we do want you to use it more and more. You’ll be pleased you did.
Contact us for more information and advice and to get your design crafted in Metalier.
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Distributeurs en Europe | Metalier Liquid Metal
At Metalier Liquid Metal we are excited to announce that our search for distributeurs en Europe, distributors in Europa has begun in earnest.
Representatives have been appointed in France and Belgium.
Check out our new page in French for contact with our agent in France, Alain Neplaz or telephone him on (33)6 07 66 80 88 or email him here.
Check out our new pages in French and Dutch for contact with our agent in Belgium, Moustafa Mokhtari, or telephone him on (32)499986019 or email him here.
It’s easy to get started with Metalier Liquid Metals in Europe.
Granlyn in the West Midlands UK is the hub for distributeurs en Europe.
Training Centre
Granlyn have set up a training centre in West Bromwich near Birmingham. There is easy access to Birmingham by train from London and it boasts an international airport too. So getting to training is easy. Contact Alison by telephone at (44) 121 588 7888 or Mob: (44) 7791 890459 or email her to check the current price for training and book your place.
We can’t recommend training too highly. In fact, we’ve just changed the labels on our products to include the warning that they are for use by trained applicators. It is possible, we concede, to teach yourself, but you will waste a lot of time and a lot of product. And if your New Year’s resolution was to take the stress out of your business, then training is a no-brainer. It makes economic sense too.
Technical Support
Granlyn offers technical support in your time zone. Granlyn have the application and finishing of the product down to a fine art. They have also completed prestigious projects. You can also still contact us for support at Head Office in New Zealand but practically we are likely to be in the Land of Nod when you need us most.
Start small and grow your business
Our European hub means that you can choose whether to begin as an applicator/applicateur and purchase small amounts from Granlyn or take the bigger step and order in bulk from HQ in NZ.
Flexibility
Above all we offer flexibility and assistance to get you started. And you’ll have fun while you learn. Laughing is one of the things we do best both here in NZ and in the UK.
Contact Alain, Moustafa, Alison, or Mary at HQ and join our team. Let's make the Metalier map as good as the picture.
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Thank you to all Metalier Distributors
Our Metalier Distributors create our success.
It’s holiday season and time to reflect on the amazing year we’ve had in 2014. And our success can be attributed first and foremost to our amazing Metalier Distributors.
First of our Metalier Distributors is Granlyn in the UK:
First on board and first to spread the word – Craig and Ali are great business people, great Metalier advocates and great friends. Thanks guys.
Second of the Metalier Distributors is Mettech in Brunei:
Yani and Wafi do fabulous work which they post regularly on Facebook. They are great friends too and the produce beautiful children as well as beautiful metal. The talent! Go Brunei.
And third we have Singapore:
Richard and his team have presented Metalier at a show in Singapore and got great feedback. They are poised to leap forward – we’re poised to see where they land!
Fourth of the Metalier Distributors is in Yekaterinburg in the Russian Federation: You won’t believe how long and how difficult it has been to get Metalier products into Russia. But now they are there and in the hands of a team that we know are going to be fabulous performers. Andrew’s tenacity has been amazing – I would have thrown my toys long before but Andrew has persisted. Thank you so much.
AND WE’RE TALKING TO:Indonesia, Thailand, the Middle East, India and Iran. And we have appointed “finders” in France and Belgium. We have had a phenomenal year. We are truly grateful.
Thank you Metalier Distributors! Yeah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
If you want to join the party contact us soon.
Happy holidays everyone from:
Mary, Ken, Will & Lizzi
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Rust doors | Metalier Liquid Metal
Rust doors by Metalier Liquid Metal featured in the TV Show “How did you do that”.
If your missed the show you can check out the video here. The rust door in the show was done in the pattern we call transition.
Metalier has many rust door options
Because we make our own patina Metalier can offer many different rust options for your doors.
The different patinas available mean that you can choose a dark brown, yellow, red or even a volcanic colour for your rust door. One of the beauties of Metalier rust is that it is only the fine Metalier coating that is actually rusting not the substrate which remains intact. And with Metalier Nano Clear Coat you can protect the rust from damage by the elements or from curious people touching it.
Metalier rust gives you all the design beauty of rust without the degradation and destruction associated with regular rust.
It’s not only rust doors that are popular at Metalier right now – we have recently completed two double doors for an apartment in Fiji that are light-textured copper. (Clever client –he must have heard the whisper that copper is the new black!) And we’ve in the process of completing copper doors in a filigree pattern for a soon-to-open Parnell restaurant. Now they were a challenge but more about that later.
There are so many design options available with Metalier and we love the chance to help you make your front door (or boardroom door – or bathroom door for that matter) make a statement. You know that we can section off parts of doors and use different metals or different patterns and textures to create unique statements.
We’ve got lots of designs which we’d love to show you or we will work with your ideas.
To make a statement with your door rusty or not – contact us
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Distributors | Belgium & Netherlands
Metalier Coatings is looking for distributors, applicators and OEMs in Belgium and the Netherlands
So what is Metalier?
It is a cold liquid metal coating system. It is a metal veneer that enables you to make any substrate look like solid metal.
It’s alchemy at its best and most scientific.
Metalier Liquid Metal is used by architects, designers, sign-writers, boat-builders, joinery companies, film companies and artists.
As a Metalier applicator or distributor you will have a vast range of people wanting our product. We will show you how to apply and finish the coatings. We will show you how to make textures, to use wax, to make rust and other wonderful effects. We also show you how to make money using Metalier – we show you our panel systems, our flooring and our art options. You can make money by becoming a stand-alone Metalier applicator or by adding the range to your existing business.
Our UK distributors, Granlyn Specialist Coatings, have changed their business from supplying auto-paints to becoming a coatings specialist. It was Metalier and the success of the coating that gave Granlyn the confidence to make this change.
But don’t take our word for it – ask Craig or Alison McDonald yourselves.
Craig’s telephone number is +44 7855 487532 and you can email him here.
Alison’s telephone number is + 44 7791 890459 and you can email her here.
There are other coatings in the market place and we expect you to do your due diligence.
As you will find out Metalier is head and shoulders above the opposition mainly because Metalier is easier to work with and because we offer competitive pricing. We also offer good technical support and we are actually good people to deal with.
Our Russian distributor Andrew Skipin to us but Андрей Скипин at home says of us:
“I never tire of thanking you for your such matchless service and care. Your attitude to our business like to your own one.”
Our happy customers include Paul Smith in London and Hamburg, Hacketts of Regent Street, The Sugar Club and Christian Dior in Auckland and Melbourne. Metalier finishes are featured in Restaurant no 18 of Architecture and Design’s article 24 Life Changing Restaurants to Experience before you die.
Our representative in Belgium and Netherlands is Moustafa Mokhtari.
If the world of Metalier sounds like you contact Moustafa now on Tel +32499986019 or email him . Moustafa speaks French and English and his wife speaks Dutch as well. So there is nothing to hold you back!
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Metal in art | Metalier Liquid Metals
Metal in art brings to mind great sculptures
Like the wonderful works of Terry Stringer, featured on this page, metal in art can mean sculptures and heavy cast metal in bronze. We at Metalier are devoted fans of Terry and his work and have a little collection of our own. And we love visiting Terry’s sculpture garden, Zealandia.
Metal in art can also mean using Metalier Liquid Metal
Metalier liquid metal has also been used artistically in a variety of ways. It was used as a feature of the Shadows of Shoah Exhibition. Shadows of Shoah is a touring exhibition bringing to life the horrors of the Holocaust. Metalier’s textured iron was used to create a menacing background to the pictures of the survivors.
Metal in art can be playful too
Metalier is very proud to sponsor young artist, Alex Bartleet. If you go to Alex’s website the home page features a work he created in Metalier brass. Alex uses thousands of objects in his artworks that document the environment he currently lives in. Some of the objects he uses are more recognizable than others. He assembles the objects as randomly as possible and preserves them in resins, metals and paint.
Alex had a solo exhibition in 20112 based entirely round his works being coated in Metalier metals. Metalier provided the coatings and applied them using our spray method onto the works. Alex, to our relief, was more than happy to sand and finish the works – a process which, in this case, because of the intricate, delicate and immense number of surfaces was very time-consuming. It was also a major part of creating the art in any case.
As part of the sponsorship, Alex donated to Metalier one of the works featured in the exhibition. It is in aluminium and we love it.
Now all we have to do is to think of a way to sponsor Terry too!!
We are here to hear about your ideas for using Metalier to bring art and beauty into your décor. Give us a call or send us an email.