In Profiile: Pandomo®

February 29th, 2012

What does your company supply?
Pandomo® from ARDEX is a premium brand which offers a range of advanced cement based Flooring and Wall finishing products. Using superior technology, coloured modern finishes and the benefits of Green Building credentials; these products will provide architects, designers and property developers with an unlimited ability to specify new system solutions that were previously difficult to consider.

What’s the history of your company?
The history of ARDEX can be traced back over 60 years to Witten, Germany where ARDEX Chemie Gmbh was founded by Herr and Frau Fortmann and Dr. Kraft. In December 2001 ARDEX acquired Norcros Building Products (NBP) Australia. In 2002 Vibro Products Pty Ltd, manufacturers under licence of ARDEX floor levelling and adhesives, was acquired and integrated into ARDEX Australia.

Where do you distribute?
The ARDEX Group comprises of 36 subsidiaries and some 1,700 employees with offices and branches in more than 50 countries around the world. In Australia, ARDEX has a sales office and manufacturing premises in each state. ARDEX products are sold through well-known distributors in the Tiling, Flooring and Waterproofing industries. Pandomo® products are sold exclusively to Pandomo® Trained Installers.

Describe your customers?
ARDEX products are mainly sold through Tiling, Flooring and Waterproofing distributors as well as some direct services to Installers in each industry. In the case of Pandomo® products, ARDEX deals directly with trained installers and provides supporting services to architects, designers and builders as well as investors and home owners including technical information.

What sets your company apart?
Product Innovation has defined ARDEX for over 60 years. Products such as Ardit Z8 and Ardur K15 have created the ARDEX identity and set a benchmark around the world in a technology that changed the way we used to build.

Who should we speak to when specifying?
ARDEX has a dedicated person in each state for each product category Tiling, Flooring, Waterproofing and Pandomo® who provide assistance for project specification needs. Ideally our Technical Services Centre will be the first point of contact, they can be contacted on (1800 224 070) or via email (techinfo@ardexaustralia.com).

What is good design to you?
Good design is the reflection of imagination, research, and style.

What does the future hold?
Pandomo® from ARDEX will be featured in this year’s DesignEx Event in Sydney mid-May. The main showroom in Sydney will also be completed by May and will be open for all to view.

Ardex
ardex-pandomo.com

INDESIGN is on instagram

Follow @indesignlive

An untethered design for a fluid workplace: Joel Sampson discusses the Bay Work Pod

How can design empower the individual in a workplace transforming from a place to an activity? Here, Design Director Joel Sampson reveals how prioritising human needs – including agency, privacy, pause and connection – and leveraging responsive spatial solutions like the Herman Miller Bay Work Pod is key to crafting engaging and radically inclusive hybrid environments.

The uncharted plate: Ivan Brehm’s pursuit of crossroads cooking with Gaggenau and human connection.

In this candid interview, the culinary mastermind behind Singapore’s Nouri and Appetite talks about food as an act of human connection that transcends borders and accolades, the crucial role of technology in preserving its unifying power, and finding a kindred spirit in Gaggenau’s reverence for tradition and relentless pursuit of innovation.

panDOMO featured throughout newly refurbished University of Technology

The newly refurbished Faculty of Engineering and IT at University of Technology, Sydney, has featured Ardex panDOMO heavily throughout the multi-million dollar project. panDOMO is a range of advanced cement finishes suitable for the floor, wall and ceiling from Ardex Australia which give a stylish and robust design and can be used to open up a wealth of exclusive design options.