FINISHES
PAINT AND POWDER COATS
Acrylic "Wet"
Paint
These paints are water-borne cross-linked acrylic coatings, and meet USDA, EPA,
AAMA, and ASTM specifications normally associated with Gordon products for interior
use. Gordon has virtually unlimited custom color matching capabilities.
Powder Coat
Powder coat finishes are comprised of acrylic and polyester, and the electrostatic
application offers many advantages over solvent based liquid coatings. Dry powder
coating emits virtually no volatile organic compounds (VOC) into the atmosphere
during application.
ACROGUARD® - Enhanced Durability Powder
Coat
ACROGUARD is a revolutionary, polyester based, high performance powder coat finish.
The durability of ACROGUARD makes it ideal for airports, schools, hospitals, malls,
or other high abuse areas. ACROGUARD is primarily applied to products like column
covers or wall panels.
Environmental Policy
Gordon values its reputation for actively pursuing aggressive environmental policies.
Gordon utilizes vendors who share these same values and whose processes employ the
use of recyclable components. Likewise, a strong recycling initiative prevails in
all Gordon manufacturing processes.
Extruded Aluminum is the principle substrate that is utilized in manufacturing of
our ceiling and wall system products. We annually purchase over 4 million pounds
of aluminum extrusions. Our primary supplier for this material currently uses 66%
recycled aluminum materials. This material is composed of 33% post consumer and
33% post industrial content which meet the requirements for both LEED®1 (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design)
Credits MR 4.1 & 4.2 – Recycled Content. Other systems components such as aluminum
ceiling panels are sourced from mills that use approximately 50% recycled materials.
In addition to what we purchase, the excess drop materials that naturally occur
in the manufacturing processes are returned to our suppliers for recycling.
Our in-house finishing facility uses only water-soluble / biodegradable materials
yielding no VOC’s. All waste from this process is rated safe for discharge to our
city storm sewer system which is ultimately delivered to our city waste water treatment
plant with no adverse impact to the environment. No hazardous materials are used
in this or any other process within our facility.
Our Environmental Policy is embodied in our Core Values, Beliefs, and Principles.
It is the responsibility of every Gordon employee to continually identify new and
expanded opportunities to not only recycle, but to reduce the root causes of waste.
1 LEED is a registered trademark of the U. S.
Green Building Council