JAT Holdings leads with world class wood protection coatings

Installing expensive wood work is seen by most as an investment – from doors and windows made of the highest quality timber to exclusively made furniture.

Maintaining wood surfaces and ensuring they stay protected from the elements is something not many pay attention to.  But therein lie the durability and long lasting aspects of the wood, making it a worthwhile investment of a lifetime.

For over 18 years, JAT Holdings has been active in providing the world’s finest wood care protection systems, Sayerlack, to the Sri Lankan market. Having commenced operations at a time when the furniture industry was not exposed to new and innovative wood care solutions, JAT Holdings has been able to consolidate the market for Sayerlack which is an easy to apply, long lasting and reliable product, globally acknowledged for its superior performance.

JAT has also expanded its markets to Bangladesh, Maldives and India. Sayerlack interior wood coatings provide a scratch-free, chemical and heat resistant surface to all interior wood – from interior doors, furniture, kitchens, and timber floors to office furniture.

Being a two pack polyurethane lacquer of superior quality and excellent adhesion, Sayerlack interior wood coatings can even be applied in rainy and cold weather. It dries very fast and can be packed for transport within eight hours of application.

Sayerlack interior wood coating is available in a wide range of colours and finishes as well. Sayerlack’s state-of-the-art High Scratch Resistant Top Coat wood care is recognised globally as the hardest scratch resistant topcoat for wood up to date. Easy to apply and fast drying with anti-yellowing properties, it is dry heat and cold liquid resistant with long lasting durability.

To add to its excellent PU lacquer for interiors, JAT is the pioneer to introduce a water based lacquer for interior furniture from Sayerlack. These water based interior coatings have the same scratch, heat and chemical resistant properties of a PU lacquer without having to use solvents. This is the most environmentally friendly “green” lacquer that is available to be used on all wooden surfaces.

Sayerlack exterior wood coating is a water-based lacquer that provides an armour of protection for all exterior woodwork. The technically superior product does not peel, crack or fade, as it is UV resistant. Even in high temperature tropics such as Sri Lanka due to the technically superior characteristics of the product, which contains UV absorbers, Sayerlack, the pioneer of water based wood coating to the world, stands apart from any other exterior wood coating.

Designed to minimise water saturating the coating, Sayerlack exterior wood coating also offers borer and fungi resistant protection and long lasting elastic properties. The exterior wood work stays looking as good as new – all it requires as maintenance is that it be cleaned with a wood surface cleaning solution such as Sayerlack’s detergent for joinery and glass HT8011 that can easily be sprayed on and washed off followed by HH8012 a water based revitalising lacquer for exterior applied with a cloth.

All Sayerlack products are non-toxic and environmentally friendly. JAT Holdings has today grown into an industry leader in the surface coating market, providing Sayerlack interior and exterior wood care solutions to the leading furniture manufacturers, hotels and large industrial projects as well as households.

JAT Holdings was founded by Aelian Gunawardene, a Sri Lankan entrepreneur, in 1993 with a vision for world-class performance. Today, having grown into a dynamic organization representing some of the world’s best-known brands in wooden surface protection coatings, interior design solutions, furniture hardware systems and industrial adhesives, JAT Holdings provide employment to over 200 people. On its team are some of the country’s pioneers of the paint industry whose expertise and professionalism has enhanced the company’s leadership position in the surface coatings industry.

“We believe in giving our consumers the best there is – the brand names we represent and the products we market are of high quality that combines elegance with a fine finish. Our superior products backed by the advanced technical customer service provided by our extremely motivated and dedicated team is our biggest strength,” said Gunawardene.

In addition to the world class brands already represented, JAT Holdings plans to enter into strategic partnerships with some of the world’s best known companies who are industry leaders themselves.