2. JENOLITE IS OVER 75 YEARS OLD.
• ESTABLISHED IN 1939, JENOLITE HAS A RICH HISTORY WITH APPLICATIONS IN NUMEROUS INDUSTRIES TO
THE PRESENT DAY, WHEN JENOLITE IS STILL CONSIDERED ONE OF THE MOST EFFECTIVE RUST REMOVAL
TREATMENTS.
• BY THE 1950'S, THE BUSINESS WAS BASED ON PRODUCTS DEVELOPED FOR RUST REMOVING FROM
EQUIPMENT OF THE THEN MINISTRY OF SUPPLY. THE RANGE OF PRODUCTS DEVELOPED THROUGH THE 1950'S
AND 1960'S GAINED JENOLITE A REPUTATION AS A LEADING METAL TREATMENT SPECIALIST. THE COMPANY
GREW BOTH IN THE UK AND INTERNATIONALLY AND AT ONE TIME COVERED THIRTY-FIVE DIFFERENT
COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD. JENOLITE CONTINUES TO BE USED TODAY BY THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE.
3. OWNERSHIP
OWNERSHIP OF THE BUSINESS HAS CHANGED OVER THE YEARS FROM
ALEXANDER DUCKHAMS & CO LTD OF EGHAM, SURREY IN 1969 TO
PERMALITE LTD IN 1987. SINCE THEN, JENOLITE PRODUCTS HAVE BEEN
MARKETED BY BLUECOL AND SINCE THE LATE 1990'S BY PENNZOIL QUAKER
STATE AND SHELL CHEMICALS LTD.
4. THESE DAYS
TODAY, HOWEVER, THE
COMPLETE SUPPLY CHAIN IS
OWNED BY JENOLITE, THEREBY
IMPROVING THE AVAILABILITY
AND RELIABILITY OF SUPPLY.
5. THE PRODUCT
IN ADDITION, THE PRODUCT OFFERING ITSELF HAS IMPROVED.
RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN CORROSION TECHNOLOGY RUST
TREATMENT HAS SEEN THE MARRYING OF JENOLITE RUST
REMOVERS WITH SUBSEQUENT CO-POLYMER ACRYLIC COATINGS
TO GIVE CORROSION RESISTANCE IN EXTREME CONDITION.