Press Release

Liquid Plastics Takes Centre Stage at Olympic Ceremony

British company Liquid Plastics, manufacturers of specialist waterproof membranes,

recently played a major role in the 2004 Olympics Opening Ceremony in Athens.

The imaginative concept of turning a 5500m² wooden stage into a lake to form the

centrepiece of the Ceremony was realised by Stage One Creative Services for Jack

Morton Public Events - Producers of the Opening and Closing Ceremonies.

This large volume of water needed to be carefully contained to avoid damaging the

arena as any leaks could have caused significant disruption to the start of the

Games.

Decothane SP, one of Liquid Plastics top-selling liquid membranes, normally used for

waterproofing rather more permanent roof structures, was the final choice to play this

role because of the strength and resistance of the material when reinforced with

Liquid Plastics Reemat Glass Fibre Matting.

There were also several other reasons for the choice of product: Decothane SP is

simple to apply and the work can be done quickly, allowing for application to be

carried out by the client's own labour force. The system is also elastomeric thus

providing flexibility for structural movements, particularly at the board joints.

Decothane SP was also available in the specified colour and proved to be fully

compatible with the client's own non-slip coating.

The lake was the setting for the Olympic Opening Ceremony, which hosted an array

of artists. The grand finale was a set of flaming Olympic rings, which appeared to be

floating on the lake. This also posed no problem for Decothane SP as it has passed

some of the highest fire ratings available and is proven to not support any spread of

flame. Furthermore, Decothane SP has the ability to self-extinguish.

Decothane SP, one of a complete range of specialist coatings from Liquid Plastics,

has been used on the roofs of many high profile international projects including Abu

Dhabi Airport, the Hong Kong & Shanghai Bank New York Headquarters and the

Melrose Arch Residential & Retail project in South Africa.

EndsFor more information please contact Christine Jones on: T: +44 (0) 1772 255024 F: +44 (0) 1772 255691E: clj@liquidplastics.co.uk