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In 1973 Serge Ferrari founded his company and invented Précontraint, an innovative, patented technique that produces cloths that combine low weight with strength and durability. Innovation has always remained an important guiding principle for Serge Ferrari, and the French company has developed into a technological leader for flexible composite membranes. Again and again, new products are added to the range and new companies are incorporated into the Serge Ferrari Group.
From the beginning of its existence, Serge Ferrari has strived to design innovative products with high added value for its customers. Serge Ferrari has no less than three R&D facilities, where new products are constantly being worked on. Thanks to all the R&D efforts made over time, Serge Ferrari today masters all the technologies that allow the production of flexible composite materials of very good quality. Recent examples include Soltis Veozip and Soltis Proof W88.
Soltis Veozip is a product for (zip) screens and for pergolas. It is highly valued for its transparency, colorfastness, fire-retardant and thermal properties. Serge Ferrari is discussing it with all the major manufacturers for zip screens. The special feature of this screen fabric is that it incorporates hemp thread for a natural look. This has been treated and is therefore as durable as the other threads used in the fabric. The special feature of the hemp thread is that it gives the screen fabric a beautiful matte appearance. The composition of the PVC used by Serge Ferrari for this fabric makes it particularly durable and even suitable for marine applications. Veozip is available in fifteen colors, fully in line with current trends in the screen market.
Soltis Proof W88 is the ideal awning fabric for pergola or veranda roofs. In addition, it has already been found suitable for articulated awnings by several major German awning system manufacturers. This cloth combines full weather resistance - it is UV-resistant and 100% waterproof - with a thin, lightweight design to facilitate rolling up and unrolling. This fabric is sun-resistant, but also translucent. Its Précontraint® technology makes it extremely dimensionally stable and dimensionally stable. Importantly for safety, Soltis Proof W88 has a high fire retardancy rating: B2: very limited contribution to fire/very difficult to burn.
Fireproofing or fire retardancy is a major issue these days. Serious incidents, such as the Grenfell Tower fire in London in 2017, have intensified attention to it and led to increasingly stringent standards. Serge Ferrari is therefore announcing a new fabric for outdoor awnings in the second toughest category A2: barely contributing to fire. It is hoped that the first examples of this cloth will be seen in 2022.
In the course of its nearly fifty years of existence, Serge Ferrari has grown into an industrial group that, with branches in numerous countries, also operates emphatically at the international level. The recent acquisition of the German cloth manufacturer Verseidag Indutex GmbH of Krefeld, North Rhine-Westphalia, is a manifestation of this. A specialization of this company are durable fabrics used, for example, for stadium roof structures, conveyor belts and truck tarpaulins.
In addition, Verseidag offers a wide range of fabrics for indoor blinds, including roller blinds and pleated blinds. Serge Ferrari already had his Soltis Touch for indoors, but wants to develop further in that market. With the acquisition of Verseidag, the range for indoors is now greatly expanded in one fell swoop, giving Serge Ferrari an even more broadly oriented and stronger market position and allowing him to offer his customers an even more complete product.
At present, Serge Ferrari in the Benelux countries is placing full focus on serving the sunshade market. Intensive contacts are maintained with manufacturers and many requests for information are received from assemblers and producers of screens. It encourages Serge Ferrari to continue to invest unabatedly in new and high-quality products.
