Business & Money | Monday 16 March, 2015 9:31 am |

The best in endurance, clarity, reflection and in keeping the beauty of cities qualities


Al-Jazeera Paints, the giant high of quality paint industry giant in the Middle East and surrounding regions continued preserving the environment and extended that to the methods of manufacturing environmentally responsible paints made especially for roads. They characterized by exceptional qualities that are not found in other road paints such as their continuous clarity during the day hours and their reflectivity during night hours which in turn reduces maintenance works and prolong their service compared to other paints which require maintenance and repainting during a short period of time.
Al-Jazeera Paints keenness to manufacturing road paints stems from its keenness to preserve lives and comes as part of company social responsibility as a leading company in the field. The company has engaged in researches and studies about the latest and the best scientific discoveries in the field of road paints and safety. This includes endurance, clarity, reflection and the beauty of cities qualities. The colors were selected carefully representing the most clear, beautiful and long-life colors. The company provides a complete lineup of road and safety paints including (Al-Jazeera Afro) especially made for the roads which passed the 3rd most internationally recognized durable and endurance specifications criteria test based on (Federal Specifications), (Al-Jazeera Afro Pavement ) which is characterized with its beauty, color stability and clarity, (Al-Jazeera Afro Aman) which is used for concrete partitions cautioning to dangers on the roads, (Al-Jazeera Afro Aman Reflection) which is a reflective paint used for night warning from road risks. This product along with the two previous products have (UV) resistance qualities. The lineup included (Al-Jazeera Afro Florescent) which glows at night and day and is used for partitions and columns of car parking garages and finally (Al-Jazeera Afro Luminous) which illuminates for hours in dark places and is used for parking and emergency exits.
Eng. Naser Bin Muhammad Alromaih, Al-Jazeera Paints Deputy General Manger stressed on the important role that road paints play in safety, security and mitigation of painful accidents on main and bystreets in and out of cities. He explained that the importance of (Al-Jazeera Afro) is not limited to traffic safety and security but extended to environmental preservation as it is a water-base and environmentally responsible paint that plays a distinguished role in saving lives, vehicles and the environment altogether. He added that the participation of Al-Jazeera paints in the unified Gulf Traffic Week 2015 which was manifested in a number of Kingdom’s areas including Al Kharaj Governorate in Al Riyadh area, Bisha Governorate in Asir area under the slogan: “Your Decision Determines Your Fate” where it showcased its road and traffic safety paints bundle before officials and a wide range of visitors over a full week period, comes in this context.
Al-Romaih explained that (Al-Jazeera Afro) product is considered the best product according to Federal Specification No 111 Type TT-P-1952E in the field of clarifying the road marks and determining their paths before drivers along with reflecting light and being stable for a prolonged period of time on the road without losing its ability to being clear during day hours and being reflective during night hours yet allowing for adequate distances thus preventing traffic accidents. He added that the tests proved that it is the best in all these criteria compared to any other paint. He noted that this product allows drivers to enter into the road from the service area or the opposite in a short period of time. It also contribute effectively to prevent traffic jams on roads as a result of maintenance works. He pointed out to the risks associated with traditional road paints material (Thermoplastic) which requires high temperatures during application in addition to difficulties faced when repainting them compared to water-base and environmentally responsible paints which provide a safe environment and ease in repainting while preserving glass granules which reflect the light and consequently assist in delimitation of the road marks.