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Shieldcoat protective coatings wins Telstra Award

Queensland based protective coatings manufacturer Shieldcoat has been awarded the State Winner of their category at the recent Telstra Business Awards in July. From its inception in 1997 the company has grown to develop a range of products that covers organic anti-fouling coatings through to heat reflectant acrylic renders.

Managing director and founder of Shieldcoat, Mark Slater said he felt the win was recognition of the company's service policy. He said "Shieldcoat has been successful because we focus first on the quality and innovation of our product rather than just the bottom line." In recognition of this, the company was a finalist in the Queensland Government's GreenSmart Awards in 2003 for the environmentally friendly nature of their key product lines.

Shieldcoat was previously a State finalist of the Telstra Awards, an annual event which attracts hundreds of business entries. These are whittled down to 24 companies comprised of four categories with six finalists in each. The company was competing in the Panasonic division of the awards for 20-50 employees.

The company will launch their new range of acrylic renders later this year and will contest the national final of the competition in Adelaide in August.