Stone care specialists enter Australian market

New Zealand Slique commenced its Australasian expansion with the opening of the first Australian branch in Sydney, NSW in October 2006. Slique has brought to Australia a proven ability to protect the pristine good looks of new stone and tiles, and reverse the effects of damage due to ageing and wear-and-tear on existing stone and tiles.

The Sydney branch office along with the teams of technicians service the entire NSW area and key staff from the Head Office of the building and utilities franchise worked within the Sydney branch over the first six months of operations. Slique Auckland also loaned a number of top technicians to assist with the transition.

"The Sydney branch will be the first of many new operations that we plan to open throughout Australasia over the next few years," says Garry Phillips, Managing Director of the stone care franchise group. "The Australian marketplace in particular features a lot of stone and tile surfaces both in homes and commercial buildings, so we're looking forward to being able to add value to the owners of these valuable surfaces with our range of specialist treatments."

Slique Sydney - and all subsequent Australian branches - will follow the established business model that has been operating successfully in the Auckland market for over three years, and has seen the stone care franchise network become the firmly established New Zealand expert in the maintenance and treatment of all stone and tiles.

Slique is a stonecare specialist, with extensive experience in treating all types of natural and man-made stone and tile surfaces. The treatment range includes:

• Restorative treatments (to rejuvenate a surface back to its original condition
• Protective treatments (to preserve a surface and help prevent future damage)
• Maintenance treatments (to keep a surface pristine)

Each exclusive Slique treatment - all of which are formulated at the cutting edge of chemical technology - have been developed expressly for specific stone types.