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The
History of Nawkaw Corporation
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Russell
Gray commenced masonry staining in Canada 30 years ago
and pioneered this process in Canada, and then in the USA. During
the early 1980s, Nawkaw developed and manufactured a whole range
of specialty masonry recolouring products that were designed and
rigorously tested to stand the test of time in a wide range of environmental
conditions. These products are still used today by Nawkaw's highly
trained colour technicians on projects across three countries.
Nawkaw presently
has seventeen offices
in three countries: Australia, Canada, and the United States. In
addition, the Nawkaw recolouring system has been successfully utilized
in providing a revolutionary alternative for colouring new masonry
and brickwork which is being applied in Australia and the US under
the Trademark of Nawtint
® (patent pending).
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Nawkaw Corporation Timeline |
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Nawkaw
Corporation has been in business for nearly 20 years and over time
has grown exponentially, expanding its product range and its availability.
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1988 |
Mr.
Russell Gray first established the company in 1986 in Toronto, Canada,
and traded as Masonry Art Limited. In 1988, the company’s name
was changed to Nawkaw Corporation and the company opened its second
office in Montreal, Canada.
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1990 |
The first territory
license was sold. Harold Dube, the manager of the Montreal Office,
purchased the business and now operates it as Nawkaw Quebec.
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1991 |
Nawkaw
opened its first office in the United States, located in Chicago,
IL and sold the first two US licensed territories in Baltimore, MD
and Dallas, TX.
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1993 |
Nawkaw opened
an office in Atlanta, GA to service the Southeastern USA. Nawkaw went
to England to provide work on a government project.
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1994 |
Nawkaw provided
masonry stains, blended in the USA, to be applied to projects in Australia.
These stains were formulated from brick samples sent from Australia.
The stains were used successfully to rectify mismatching brick projects
in Australia.
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1995 |
Nawkaw moved
its headquarters and key staff members to Atlanta, GA.
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1996 |
Nawkaw sent a
crew of colour technicians to Australia to rectify a large multi-residential
housing project's mismatching brickwork. The project was successful
and led to the formation of a New South Wales (NSW) and Australian
Capital Territory (ACT) licensed territory in Australia.
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1997 |
Nawkaw went to
Russia to provide work on a government housing project.
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1998 |
In early 1998,
Nawkaw Australia (the Australian Master Licensed Territory) commenced
trading in Sydney, NSW. Nawkaw's products and services became available
in NSW, ACT, Queensland (Qld), Victoria and South Australia (SA).
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1999 |
Nawkaw rectifications
of mismatching brickwork became more widely known and accepted in
four states of Australia leading to the establishment of a second
office in Australia. Projects were completed in NSW, Vic, QLD and
SA. The NSW and ACT licensed territory converted to an Australian
Master licensed territory.
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2001 |
A second office
was established in Australia in Brisbane Qld.
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2002 |
Nawkaw, in conjunction
with Austral Bricks, developed a new and unique system for brickwork
finishes in homes and buildings. This finish is demonstrated in the
Austral Bricks Mediterranean collection. This finish utilizes the
advantages of the Nawkaw brick and mortar recolouring products
developed and manufactured by Nawkaw Corporation. These new products
received positive customer acceptance. The system is supplied and
installed by our trained applicators and is called Nawtint.
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2003 |
Nawkaw
reached fourteen licensed territories in three countries, including
Australia, Canada and the United States.
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2004 |
Nawkaw presently
has seventeen offices in three countries, including Australia, Canada
and the United States. It is anticipated that the number of offices
will rise with future offices to be opened in Australia and the United
States.
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