The Grad® clip grip, a circular saviour in times of need
18/04/2024
With vertical cladding, relentless gravity is often a challenge. Carpentier now offers an ingenious tool as a circular solution
Sustainability lies at the heart of our innovation strategy. We continuously strive to optimise our products and systems in order to improve ease of use for the professional and to promote circularity. With the Grad® clip grip, we now offer a new tool that prevents vertical cladding from sliding along the Grad® clips on the aluminium substructure.
Under the influence of the weight of the boards combined with relentless gravity, vertically installed QuickClip® profiles can slide along the Grad® clips on the aluminium rails. Traditionally, professionals often solve this problem with glue, which however comes at the expense of the unique circular character of our QuickClip® cladding.
In our pursuit of innovation with a sustainable impact, we have optimised the mounting system of our QuickClip® cladding with a smart solution: the Grad® clip grip. This ingenious grip is designed to fit seamlessly around the Grad® clip and to prevent the cladding from sliding. This keeps the timber cladding firmly in place without compromising the original circular design. Moreover, the clip grip still leaves room for the wood to expand and contract.
The clip grip has no impact on the dismantling process of the cladding. The wooden boards remain easy to unclip with a set of Grad® dismantling keys. After a new treatment or refresh, the QuickClip® profiles are also easy to reattach to the clips.
With this tool, we once again demonstrate our commitment to circular construction. After all, the clip grip not only offers a practical solution against the boards sliding, but is also a major step forward towards sustainability and circularity within the world of cladding. Professionals no longer need to use glue and can install the cladding according to the principles of circular construction. Our message is therefore: make use of the clip grip and avoid glue at all times. After all, that is the only way to fully embrace the circularity of our QuickClip® cladding.
