Cases of Success

QUIDE / DEVA

Quide

“Our key to success is to work hard, with great enthusiasm and passion, and to build on the innovation and technology hand-in-hand with TECNALIA”.

Mº Asun Ruiz de Gauna
Manager of QUIDE, S.A.

“An innovative project on solid ground”

About us

A worldwide benchmark brand that, with its two manufacturing plants in Gipuzkoa and a team of 35 workers, has been placed among the 10 best companies in the world in the manufacture of floor chemicals, with sales in more than 35 countries. A brand which began its activity by manufacturing floor varnishes and which, 67 years later, has managed to specialise, successfully addressing the international market and increasing its product range through a clear commitment: innovation.

Innovation: the key to setting ourselves apart and competing

Our constant commitment to innovation and R&D enables QUIDE/DEVA to develop new innovative products and to stand out, both in terms of product range and quality.

Success resulting from hard work, from facing the challenges with passion and, above all, from relying on innovation and technology as the key to opening the doors to a competitive future.

“Collaboration with TECNALIA is central to positioning ourselves against our competitors in the market but, more importantly, gives us major support when it comes innovation, when accessing R&D and controlling the various aspects our brand requires to improve and become more competitive”.

QUIDE / DEVA + TECNALIA collaboration

“Collaboration with TECNALIA is central to positioning ourselves against our competitors in the market but, more importantly, gives us major support when it comes innovation, when accessing R&D and controlling the various aspects our brand requires to improve and become more competitive”.

A collaborative relationship of more than a decade in the design, validation and certification of new products and processes that has enabled QUIDE/DEVA to take on new markets with security and confidence, to anticipate the challenges of the future and access new business opportunities.

  • Development of new products and collaboration:
    • High performance varnishes for wooden floors
    • Nanotechnological coatings based on silicon dioxide for protection of wooden surfaces
    • Low emissivity coatings for improving interior air quality for particularly critical environments
  • Product performance assessment through physical/mechanical, biological, durability and fire performance tests.