4. History

Powder coating was invented in the late 1940’s and early 1950’s at a time when organic polymers were still being spray coated in powder form onto metallic bases. A German scientist developed the fluidised bed process and between 1958 and 1965, all powder coatings were processed by means of the fluidised bed application. Electrostatic processing of powder followed shortly after that. Since the early 1980’s powder coatings have developed worldwide, driven forward by continuous innovations pertaining to the available materials, an improvement of the knowledge coupled with advances in application technology.

Ferro recognised the advantages of powder coatings and entered the Southern African market in 1985 with VEDOC, Versatile Economical Durable Organic Coatings.
VEDOC has grown substantially over the years and is currently recognised as the leading brand in the powder coating industry.