Associated Companies

Artex is part of the construction products arm of the Saint-Gobain Group, giving the company access to international resources and an unrivalled knowledge base. The group is also home to:

British Gypsum

British Gypsum is the UK’s leading supplier of internal wall and ceiling systems, with a proven record of providing effective drylining solutions. Although their core expertise is in gypsum-based plastering and dry lining systems and products, the company also has a range of around 3,500 complementary products under the Thistle (plaster products), Gyproc (plasterboard products), Glasroc (specialist board products), Gypframe (metal products) and Arteco (ceiling products) brands.

British Gypsum has built strong relationships with clients, building owners, specifiers, designers, merchants and contractors to ensure that their products and systems provide cost effective and warranted system solutions. All of these satisfy the most rigorous of building requirements.

The company’s Drywall Academy has been providing technical support and training in the selection, application and installation of drywall systems for almost 50 years. The academy’s technical advice centre receives around 10,000 enquiries per month, making it the busiest in the construction industry.

Gypsum Industries

Gypsum Industries is a market leader in plasterboard and plaster. They’ve been manufacturing in Ireland since 1936, mining gypsum from a deposit at Knocknacran, County Monaghan. From this raw material, an extensive range of plasterboards and plasters are manufactured at their production plant in Kingscourt, County Cavan.

All of Gypsum Industries’ products are specifically designed and formulated for the Irish construction industry. Their plasterboards and plasters are marketed under the Gyproc brand, although the company also distributes Gypframe Metal, Gyproc Ceiling Products, Blue Hawk and Artex DIY products.

Isover

Across the world one name stands for excellence in insulation; ISOVER.  Isover insulation already warms and protects 1 in 3 homes in Europe and protects 1 in 5 homes in America, and the company’s commitment to ongoing research and development will see those figures rise further still. As the world’s leading manufacturer and innovator in mineral wool insulation, the company’s mission is simple – to create safe, efficient and environmentally positive thermal, acoustic and fire safe solutions for its customers and end-users.

For over 40 years, Isover has pioneered and perfected the technologies that have set new standards in the building industry. And today, when lower energy costs in manufacture and use are not just economically important but vital to the future well being of the planet, ISOVER are putting their knowledge and commitment to work to create a safer, cleaner, more comfortable world for those who’ll follow us.