SERGE Ferrari, inventor of the patented Precontraint composite membranes, will be presenting its latest innovations at Saudi Build this month.

The French company, known across the world for its ability to innovate and provide high-performance composite membranes, has been constantly creating new and ever more efficient solutions to meet the full range of performance requirements for buildings.

For architectural purposes, the company provides new and unique composite membranes using its research and development (R&D) expertise.

“These eco-designed membranes, which are 100 per cent recyclable, comply with the new, energy conservation requirements (bioclimatic facades and solar protection) and the latest acoustic standards whilst retaining their aesthetic integrity,” says a company spokesman. “They fully comply with construction procedures in accordance with the new environmental standards (HQE, Leed and Breeam).”

Eco-designed membranes ... 100 per cent recyclable.

Amongst the innovations that the company will be exhibiting at Saudi Build are Soltis solar protection, Stamisol facades and the Batyline range.

Soltis screens are thermal shields with very high resistance, the spokesman says. They absorb and reflect the heat from solar radiation whilst maintaining optimal, glare-free outward visibility.

Stamisol facades, meanwhile, are “expressive materials” for architects and builders for transforming or renovating a facade to make it a unique and attractive feature, thanks to Stamisol’s transparency and colour tones, its flexibility as a textile cladding system and custom graphic printing.

And the Batyline range, which is lightweight and flexible, offers great freedom in choosing shapes and sizes for floor and wall solutions or as decorative elements.

Elaborating on Precontraint composite membranes, he says: “Composite membranes are made from a weave of micro-cables (such as high-tenacity polyester) covered with several layers of high-performance polymers. The Precontraint technology entails applying the coating while keeping the warp and weft threads in tension throughout the manufacturing cycle. This process gives the membranes exceptional dimensional stability and resistance.”

He states that Serge Ferrari’s composite membranes are lightweight, long-lasting and recyclable using the Texyloop process. “They provide technical, functional and environmental solutions that are ideally suited to the most stringent requirements for major sporting events, as is evidenced by the many references in this area including the Warsaw National Stadium used for Euro 2012; the main stadium, velodrome, aquatic centre and water polo arena for the London Olympics; the Pan-American Games; and the Foshan stadium in China,” he says.

Operating in more than 80 countries, Serge Ferrari has an effective sales and marketing strategy, which is based on close links with everyone it works with.

The group is vertically integrated from the production line (spinning, coating, extrusion, etc) to product recycling so that the manufacturing quality can be maintained right up to the end of the product’s service life.

The group has a turnover of €156 million ($201.968 million), and exports 70 per cent of its output. It has a staff of 630. Serge Ferrari manufactures in France and Switzerland and recycles in Italy. It has numerous distribution subsidiaries across the world. The company has a subsidiary in Dubai, UAE.

Serge Ferrari will exhibit at Stand 429, Hall 3, at Saudi Build.