2020 - Dragon Building Products

Quality Comes First, Always

July 17, 2020/in News/by admin1

At Dragon, we pride ourselves on our reputation. Renowned amongst some of the nation’s biggest and best housebuilders and contractors, our robust plastic products find themselves on building sites in all corners of the UK. One reason for this is our commitment to quality.

Quality must always come first in construction. No matter where you are in the supply chain, without paying close attention to quality, reputations can become damaged and site programmes delayed.

Knowing that builders rely heavily on their tools, ensuring these are of the highest quality to avoid disruption and frustration is a major importance to us as manufacturers. That is why, at Dragon, we personally guarantee the quality of every product that leaves our factory.

How? We’ll tell you…

When we first manufactured the plastic mortar tub all those years ago, to replace easily damaged and heavy metal counterparts, we knew that they had to withstand life on a building site.

As roto-moulding experts, we one-piece mould our building products for maximum strength and durability. We have also ensured that we have the quality assurances in place to instil even more confidence in our products.

At Dragon Building Products, we have held ISO 9001:2015 certification for the last decade. This seal of approval helps to demonstrate to the industry that we are committed to ensuring the manufacturing process and the quality of the final product is to the highest standard.

As a declaration to the industry of our commitment to manufacturing products that can withstand the bustling builder’s yard, our ISO 9001:2015 takes pride of place in our guarantee to customers.

Give our tubs a try and test the quality out for yourself… view our range here.

Keep it clean: getting more from your mortar tub

June 17, 2020/in News/by admin1

To the frustration of many purchasing managers, builders often forget to clean out the mortar tubs towards the end of the working day (and even when they do, it’s not always up to scratch). While Dragon mortar tubs are already competitively priced – they are also built to last and keep site programmes moving at a pace.

So, when you get your tub there are some top tips you need to remember on keeping it clean to keep your build moving.

Carefully pop off hardened blobs of mortar with a wooden stick or something similar – trying to avoid damaging the plastic tub.

Collect all loosened mortar – use suitable industrial cleaning apparatus if possible. This will help avoid scraping the sides and protect the lifespan of your tub.

For the more stubborn bits, take a non-abrasive cleaner and give the tub a good scrub! Alternatively, a pressure washer will work just as well.

Following these three simple steps can help to keep mortar tubs clean and ready to report for duty the next day – speeding up onsite processes, supporting efficiency and reducing waste!

But, we are well aware that sometimes this just isn’t possible…

So, when you do need to replace your tubs, we’re here to save the day!

We’ve made it our priority at Dragon to ensure your construction consumables remain at consumable prices. Not only this, but we hold in stock an array of colours and sizes of mortar tubs to suit your requirements and can get them to your site for the very next day.

So, if you need to get a plastic mortar tub on your site, view our product range today: www.dragonbuilding.co.uk/products/.

Get What you Pay for with Dragon

May 17, 2020/in News/by admin1

The phrase ‘get what you pay for’ gets banded around quite often, but it’s usually tainted with negative connotations. Traditionally used in distaste at a product that was ineffective and cheap, at Dragon Building Products, we want to change that. Because, we truly believe that with us, you DO get what you pay for – and that’s quality.

Renowned for our plastic building products, something else we are proud of is our reputation of delivering quality construction commodities that support the building site, at affordable prices.

All our products are manufactured onsite at our own facility in Bridgend, and every product that leaves has undergone rigorous quality control checks to ISO 9001:2015 quality assurances. Our entire product range has been one piece moulded for maximum strength. And, it has all been specifically designed for a life that’s a bit rough around the edges.

That’s why, when it comes to construction, quality is the key to success… and it’s reliable construction products that will help you get there. The build programme is busy enough as it is, without needing to purchase expensive commodities to support completion.

But with Dragon, there’s no need to compromise on quality over price. We promise:

Quality construction products, at affordable prices (the very next day if you order before 1pm!).

And as specialists in the manufacture of plastic building products for the UK construction industry, we are committed to ensuring our plastic products are not only as strong as their metal counterparts, but also help to save builders time and money in the long run.

So, if you want to get what you pay for, view our entire product range here: www.dragonbuilding.co.uk/products and get some Dragon on your site.

Striving for a Win with Twin-Skin

March 6, 2020/in News/by admin1

As leading manufacturers in the production of plastic building products, our high-quality, durable and reliable commodities have been the foundation of our success. We also recognise that ‘plastic’ has been tarred with a broad bad brush over the last few years and we’ve worked hard to do our bit in making sure that our manufacturing processes have minimal environmental impact.

That said, it’s also important to remember that not all plastic is bad. At Dragon Building Products, our much loved mortar tubs and other construction commodities are not single use plastic that are bad for the environment. In fact, they find themselves widely used (and re-used) in building sites across the UK, supporting our housebuilders and construction workers to meet the needs of our growing population.

However, the plastic problem is important and what does resonate with us is sustainability. That’s why we’ve already been doing our bit for the environment by manufacturing a range of tubs with recycled content.

But recently, we’ve gone one step further…

Recycled products in construction can be faced with some resistance over the perception that they are less robust in comparison to virgin materials. Also, there can be more stringent requirements for industrial use.

Using our twin-skin mortar tubs, our sister company, Corilla Plastics is working with Resilience Sustainable Solutions Ltd, Cardiff University and Green Edge Applications on the research and development of sustainable manufacturing solutions for the construction industry, spearheaded by WRAP Cymru and funded by the Welsh Government.

The project, which is coming to the end of its first of three stages, is aiming to reach up to 80% – 100% recyclate without compromising on quality of the twin-skin mortar tubs. The project will also be aiming to establish a circular economy model to collect waste mortar tubs to be re-manufactured. This will help to overcome the challenge of sourcing suitable recycled material and creating a neat closed loop recycling system.

The entire Corilla Group is incredibly excited about this project and is committed to exploring sustainable means of plastic manufacture. To find out more about the project as a whole, read Corilla Plastics’ blog here.

Brighter, Bolder, Buffer – New Colours in the Twin-skin Range

February 3, 2020/in News/by admin1

At Dragon Building Products, mortar tubs are our area of speciality. Committed to ensuring we provide the UK construction industry with the very best, we can personally guarantee the performance of all our mortar tubs. But that’s not all. We wanted to ensure that our products can handle everything the building site has to throw at it, and then some… so we developed the twin-skin range.

The twin-skin range has been designed for ultimate durability. Being manufactured with a double wall of polymer material, our 250 litre twin-skin tubs are robust, suitable for heavy duty use and one piece moulded for maximum strength.

But we haven’t stopped there. Using good old fashioned market research, you asked, and we delivered. We have recently expanded the twin-skin range to include an additional three colours to the standard selection of tubs.

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Buffer, bolder and brighter than before, your building site can now benefit from red, grey and green twin-skin tubs (your personal favourites from our combi range) adding some colour and choice to your construction commodities!

Remember, although we’ve expanded our standard range to give you more immediate choice, if you want to brand your tubs to your business – we can do that too! As long as you can provide the Pantone reference, we can do the rest and even add your logo for ultimate ownership.

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If you’re reading this and think a twin-skin tub that’s guaranteed to perform is something you need, get in touch with us today. We also offer next day delivery if you order before 1pm (custom made colours will take slightly longer…), so what are you waiting for?

Keeping the Costs of Construction Consumables at Bay

January 15, 2020/in News/by admin1

If you were to describe a builder’s yard, one word you wouldn’t be inclined to use is ‘tidy’. Much as a building site isn’t dirt free, often the bustling environment is so busy that the simple tasks get overlooked to ensure the project stays on track. We are of course talking about – cleaning out the mortar tubs at the end of the working day.

Although a frustrating outcome for the site’s purchasing managers, here at Dragon Building Products, understanding that these things happen – we’ve made it our mission to ensure the cost of construction consumables, stay easily consumable.

Our plastic commodities are already saving builders money by replacing their expensive, heavy and easily damaged metal counterparts. The metal models are difficult to move around site and are even more difficult to keep clean – plus if they’re not correctly maintained they’re costly to replace.

At Dragon, with ease, reliability and quality at the forefront of our manufacturing decisions, our plastic mortar tubs and other construction products are cheaper to replace if damaged or dirty and have been specifically designed to handle the rough and tumble of the building site.

It’s also important that you can rely on your products to be there when you need them. Recognising the vitality of keeping projects on track, we offer next day delivery of all products to ensure the ball keeps rolling (provided you order by 1pm the day before…)

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The building site is a demanding environment but working with a manufacturer who specialises in construction products without the large price tag can ensure you stay one step ahead, even if your labourers aren’t the best at maintaining their commodities!