FAQ
TagShield cladding is designed to be fixed to road and rail transport infrastructure to discourage graffiti.
Our primary target users are state transport operators managing road and rail infrastructure with high incidences of graffiti and ongoing maintenance needs.
- Graffiti Illegibility: The complex patterns in the cladding make graffiti illegible, unlike the traditionally flat surfaces that taggers prefer.
- Discouragement: Taggers want their work to be seen. The illegibility of graffiti on these panels discourages them.
- Paint loses structure: The polymer formulation causes paint to lose structure, making it difficult to create legible graffiti.
We approach the problem from a security perspective rather than a maintenance/management perspective. If an issue reoccurs, the treatment isn’t working and needs to change. We’ve invested in design and surface formulation, ready for piloting. Changing embedded practices and considering innovation takes time.
- Each 1m square panel is up to 140mm deep and contains numerous channels, complex shapes, and angles that disrupt the defacing process.
- Paint-resistant polymer surface.
- Two years of laboratory testing to identify the properties of the polymer surface.
- Available in a wide range of colours.
- Manufactured using waste material from infrastructure builders and maintenance organisations.
- Lightweight, UV stabilized, and available in a range of colors.
- Designed for a 30+ year life and 100% recyclable at end-of-life.
- Suitable for large-scale, long-life external applications.
- Can be fixed to concrete, steel, and timber structures.
- Retrofitted to retaining and noise walls, bridges, tunnels, and associated support infrastructure.
- Can be integrated into new, major infrastructure projects to minimize maintenance.
We aim to repurpose Melbourne’s plastic waste, manufacture the panels in Melbourne, and export them to transport networks globally.
- Traditional products aid removal but don’t discourage graffiti.
- Numerous anti-graffiti products like films, coatings, and specialist paints are available, but they fail to break the cycle.
- Maintenance teams still need to regularly return to hotspots to remove graffiti.
- Repainting and cleaning are perceived as low-cost but are actually expensive.
- Better allocation of limited resources through alternative solutions that reduce cleaning costs, transport disruption, and risk.
- Improved sense of safety and amenity in public areas, leading to better social cohesion and reduced crime.
- Environmental sustainability at the forefront of design, in line with Victoria’s Recycled First Policy.
If you’re involved in the road or rail sectors, or interested in how TagShield could help you, connect with us and learn more.