11/15/2021
Sika Corporation and Omnis Panels Collaborate in US Rainscreen Market
Sika Corporation, a premier supplier of innovative adhesive and sealant solutions, is proud to announce our collaboration with Omnis Panels as our specialized and exclusive distributor of SikaTack® Panels, an adhesive rainscreen attachment system. Popular across Europe and with rising interest in the US, the SikaTack® Panel System is a high-performance bonding solution uniquely designed to aesthetically fix ventilated façade rainscreen panels to a sub-frame system. In addition, SikaTack® Panel-50 is a tested structural sealant that replaces rivets and screws seen on the exterior of building panels and provides architects, installers, and contractors with competitive and creative opportunities for a practical facade design and productive installation process.
“We are looking forward to working with Omnis Panels," says John Babun, Director of Building Components with Sika Corporation. “Their nationwide representation, expertise in the rainscreen panel market, and dedication to the rainscreen community add value to the SikaTack® Panel System and the products and services provided by Sika's Vertical Glass Team.”
From Beau Preston, President of Omnis Panels: "We are thrilled to add the SikaTack® Panel System to our product lineup. Sika's worldwide reputation for innovative, sustainable, and long-lasting solutions in the construction and building industry is directly aligned with our core business." "Our installers love the cost-effective and fast installation of SikaTack® Panel System,” says Brad Preston, Sales Manager of Omnis Panels. “Architects looking for a smooth appearance for exterior wall panels will appreciate the system, an ideal complement to our Steni and Petrarch engineered stone panels. In addition to the strength of the attachment that Sika's panel bonding system provides, it allows our rainscreen façades to become a perfectly clean canvas for natural, graphic, or color designs."
Headquartered in Chicago, IL, Omnis Panels LLC is a national distributor of innovative and sustainable rainscreen panels and rainscreen systems. The company represents rainscreen panel manufacturers that use earth-friendly production techniques and reclaimed natural materials in their products. Working with a network of top US building envelope representatives, Omnis Panels strives to provide unparalleled service to installers, architects, contractors, and building owners.
CONCEALED RAINSCREEN PANEL BONDING SYSTEM
Sika Corporation has partnered with Omnis Panels to be our specialized distributor of SikaTack® Panel System here in the U.S. for Rainscreen Panel Bonding. Architects looking for a smooth appearance for interior or exterior wall panels appreciate the aesthetics and strength of the SikaTack® Panel System, while installers love the speed and cost savings of the system. SikaTack® Panel System is an ideal complement to various lightweight panel products.