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United Anodisers

United Anodisers, with production facilities in Uxbridge & Huddersfield, is the world’s largest producer of Anolok II Grey colour finishes and has the widest range of architectural anodised colour options in Europe. The two plants can produce in excess of 1 million square metres a year in any one of 40 different colours.

United Anodisers offers its customers:

The widest range of anodising treatments in the widest dimensional range available anywhere in the world.
Unrivalled experience, quality, service and know-how.
Capacity – Largest Anodisers in Europe.
Colour Range - 40 Colours
Experience and Technical Resources
Plants in 4 Different Countries

As a world leader in the surface treatment of aluminium, our unrivalled experience in our industry permits us to offer expert advice on the selection of the appropriate metal and anodising treatment for any given application – whether architectural, design or industrial.

United Anodisers are active worldwide, supplying prestigious projects in the established markets of Europe, North America and more recently in the rapidly growing markets of the Middle East and Asia. United Anodisers is dedicated to providing a global solution to the challenges of creating a corrosion resistant, environmentally friendly, sustainable and long lasting material for architectural applications anywhere in the world. Buildings constructed with anodised finishes from United Anodisers will be enjoyed by generations to come for the sheer beauty of their pure anodised aluminium surfaces.

Italfinish joins the United Anodisers Group

UK architectural anodising specialists, United Anodisers Ltd announces it is in talks to acquire the product and production sites of the old Italfinish company. United Anodisers Ltd aims to strengthen its position in the global anodising market with this acquisition, enhancing its product portfolio and increasing production capacity.

Adding Value to Aluminium

Aluminium is an exceptional, modern material. It is lightweight, does not suffer from destructive corrosion and can be fully and repeatedly recycled. It is rapidly replacing more traditional materials such as steel and stainless steel across a whole range of industries.

Anodising is simply the best way to protect aluminium – allowing the natural metallic aspect of aluminium to be protected against the effects of pollution and corrosion for the lifetime of the project or product.

Anodising is the transformation of the surface of the aluminium into a structured oxide layer. Anodised aluminium remains pure aluminium, allowing it to be fully and repeatedly recycled through simple re-melting.

Anodising brings considerable added value to the material, giving it exceptional properties such as resistance to corrosion, resistance to abrasion and durability.

Decorative Anodised Panel Anodising enhances the aesthetic quality of aluminium over the very long term – the authentic metallic lustre of the metal is fully preserved in a perfectly homogenous surface, which can coloured to achieve the required surface finish.

Anodising technology has been in existence for over 80 years and its exceptional performance has been proven in the most hostile and aggressive environments. Traditionally based on the batch process, flat rolled aluminium can also anodised in coil form prior to transformation, permitting lighter gauge metal to be treated and guaranteeing maximum economy with perfect homogeneity of aspect.

Sample Swatches

Requests for sample swatches are welcomed from architects and specifiers - to get yours please click on the image and complete the request form with your details.

Architectural Hotline

For any technical information or enquiries, please contact our Architectural Support Team on:

+44 (0)1895 817700

or use our Contact Form to email us: Contact Form

Project Focus

12 Arthur Street, London EC4

Date of independent inspection November 2008

Use of building Prestigious office complex

Date of construction 2003

Environment Urban – Centre of London

Evidence of regular cleaning or maintenance No

External parts of building which were anodised Window frames – Extrusion sections

Description of anodic colour and treatment AnolokI Bronze 547

Type of anodising Batch

Anodiser United Anodisers: Heywood Metal Finishers, Huddersfield

Original anodic film layer on anodised parts (microns) Class 25 µm (AASC specifications)

Anodic film layer on date of independent inspection (microns) 28.5 µm

Visible signs of corrosion or surface degradation None

Conclusion No deterioration in anodic film protection after 5 years service life. No visible evidence of corrosion. No discernable colour change.

Date of independent inspection	November 2008
Use of building	Prestigious office complex
Date of construction	2003
Environment	Urban – Centre of London
Evidence of regular cleaning or maintenance	No
External parts of building which were anodised	Window frames – Extrusion sections
Description of anodic colour and treatment	AnolokI Bronze 547
Type of anodising	Batch
Anodiser	United Anodisers: Heywood Metal Finishers, Huddersfield
Original anodic film layer on anodised parts (microns)	Class 25 µm (AASC specifications)
Anodic film layer on date of independent inspection (microns)	28.5 µm
Visible signs of corrosion or surface degradation	None
Conclusion	No deterioration in anodic film protection after 5 years service life. No visible evidence of corrosion. No discernable colour change.

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