Gib® Tough Zone Solutions are designed to maximise durability and minimise wear and tear in commercial buildings. The ‘total solutions’ approach incorporates established design principles and includes material recommendations and installation procedures to ensure that high traffic areas within a building maintain their attractive appearance for longer, with minimal maintenance.

There are three levels of Gib® Tough Zone Solutions-good, better and best. Which solution you choose for various area within a building depends on the function of the area and its exposure to wear and tear. For example, high traffic areas schools corridors or lobbies in hotels would benefit from a best solution whereas for areas not exposed to public view a good solution would be perfectly adequate.

This brochure is designed to give a general overview of the Solutions. More specific information and specifications for the various solutions are contained in our technical booklet ‘Gib® Tough Zone Solutions for Commercial Interiors’ which is available by contacting Duodex Engineering & Trading Sdn. Bhd.

What Gib® Tough Zone Solutions Cover: -

Wall Linings	Skating
Doors, windows	Paint and other decorative finishes
Fire protection	Floors and floor covering
Bracing and sound control	Wall corners
Jointing & finishing	Crash rails

BRANZ has estimated that installing a Gib® Tough Zone Solution can potentially reduce repairs and maintenance expenditures costs on commercial buildings, It can reduce these costs for wall linings and other specific areas by as much as 50%. This can result in significant improvement in the rate of return on a commercial property investment.

The graphs on this page show the value of a Gib® Tough Zone Solutions by high;lighting the rate of return on the initial additional cost of the solution. The graphs have been prepares by BRANZ and are used on information supplied by BOMA, interviews with property managers of New Zealand hospital and educational buildings, and Winstone Wallboards cost data.