PRESS RELEASE
CONCRETE CANVAS PATENT SUCCESS REPEATED AS PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION AGAINST EUROBENT/TILTEX™ UPHELD.
11 NOVEMBER 2019
In April 2018 a Polish court granted a preliminary injunction against Eurobent Sp.zo.o – the manufacturer of Tiltex™ (a cement/sand filled GCL product marketed as a GCCM*) – to refrain from infringement of Concrete Canvas Technology Ltd.’s patent PL/EP 2027319. The preliminary injunction has been final and binding since June 2018.
The court has again ruled** that the preliminary injunction is upheld and Eurobent Sp.z o.o. must not infringe Concrete Canvas Technology Ltd.’s patent PL/EP 2027319.
The fine for non-compliance remains amongst the highest on record set by a Polish court for a case of this type.
Concrete Canvas Ltd. wish to reiterate that they will seek to enforce their intellectual property rights where they have grounds to believe that they are being infringed by a manufacturer, distributor or otherwise.
-ENDS
ABOUT CONCRETE CANVAS
Concrete Canvas Ltd. was incorporated in the UK in 2005, it manufactures three award winning products, Concrete Canvas®, Concrete Canvas Shelters™ and CC Hydro™. These products were developed to exploit a unique material technology invented by Peter Brewin (MEng) and Will Crawford (MEng) whilst studying Industrial Design Engineering at Imperial College and the Royal College of Art in London.
Concrete Canvas Ltd’s core material technology enables the supply of unique construction solutions that are extremely fast, easy to install and environmentally friendly. The company prides itself on innovation, quality and responsiveness to our customers’ needs.
The primary markets for Concrete Canvas Ltd are in the civil infrastructure (road and rail), mining and petrochemical sectors where CC is used for erosion control applications such as channel lining, slope protection and bund lining. The company has grown rapidly since 2005 and has sold its products to over 80 countries around the world.
*Geosynthetic Cementitious Composite Mat
** This decision may be appealed
Co-Directors of Concrete Canvas Ltd, Will and Pete, welcomed local MP Owen Smith to our site in Pontypridd today. Owen is the MP for Pontypridd. We hope to welcome him back soon.
Wales’ First Minister visited Concrete Canvas Ltd at their Pontypridd site last week, speaking to co-Directors Will Crawford and Peter Brewin about Welsh export statistics.
The First Minister also spoke to the Directors to get their take on how a ‘hard Brexit’ could effect company’s like CC, which rely heavily on exports.
Take a look at the short video shared on the First Minister’s Twitter page following his visit:
Really interesting visit to @_ConcreteCanvas – a successful Welsh company that exports 85% of its goods. pic.twitter.com/KYqZiecO9m
— Mark Drakeford (@fmwales) June 7, 2018
(Carwyn Jones was First Minister at the time of this post. Tweet shows content from his visit to CCHQ in Pontypridd at the time.)
Welsh Secretary of State, Alun Cairns, this week discussed the importance of Welsh manufacturing for the British economy.
The MP addressed an audience at the annual Barclays and SPTS Technologies Ltd ‘Voice of Welsh Manufacturing’ event on Monday, outlining the Welsh Manufacturing sector’s strengths.
In his speech he singled out the success of Concrete Canvas Ltd, alongside the likes of Aston Martin and Toyota, and how the company is “revolutionising construction processes by manufacturing concrete on a roll”.
This comes ahead of a visit from Wales’ First Minister, Carwyn Jones, at Concrete Canvas’ Pontypridd site on Thursday.
CC has recently expanded, purchasing a new site in Pontyclun, which the company hopes to move to in early 2019.
Read the full Gov.uk report about Alun Cairn’s speech here.
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Artist and friend of Concrete Canvas, Frances Richardson, has wowed once again, gaining critical acclaim for her latest designs which were featured at the London Art Fair.
The Fair, which ran between 17th-21st January, and celebrated its 30th year as the UK’s ‘premier Modern British and contemporary art fair’.
This year, Frances, a familiar face to Concrete Canvas, was featured at the Chiara Williams Contemporary Art’s stand, after winning the Solo Award co-founded by Chiara Williams in 2017.
Her work, entitled ‘In Times of Brutal Instability’, has been complemented and featured in articles on various art-focused platforms, and was specifically singled out by seasoned art critic Sue Hubbard. Read her take on the Fair, and Frances’ work here.
Artnet news also singled out Frances, read more about their take on her work here.
