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NUPACIFIC ASSOCIATED ENTERPRISES INC.

Taiwanese manufacturer of anti-slip stair nosings and safety flooring profiles, trading under the Wenly Anti-Slip brand.

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Overview

NUPACIFIC ASSOCIATED ENTERPRISES INC. is a Taiwanese manufacturer of anti-slip safety products, best known under its consumer-facing brand Wenly Anti-Slip (穩立防滑). According to Wikidata, the company was founded in 1974, and its own marketing describes roughly five decades of local manufacturing experience, positioning it as Taiwan's first dedicated anti-slip strip factory. The company designs, manufactures and installs stair nosings, ramp and floor anti-slip profiles, and edge-trimming profiles, and it supplies builders, contractors, public agencies and wholesale buyers. The product range is organised around three tread material families. The first is carborundum (金鋼砂) tread anti-slip strips, which the company says pass SGS green-building-material testing, are non-toxic and durable, and retain grip even on greasy kitchen floors; these are offered in self-adhesive PVC-backed, aluminium-foil-backed, pre-cast and screw-fixed variants, in widths from 5 cm to 60 cm and in colours including black, grey, red, yellow and transparent. The second is rubber/plastic (膠質) tread anti-slip strips, which are replaceable, SGS- and CNS-tested, and intended for indoor dry staircases; these use anodised aluminium alloy bases with an edge-trimming function and come in standard, economy and wide versions. The third is aluminium (鋁質) tread anti-slip strips with special grip patterns for durability, weather resistance and stain resistance in indoor and outdoor settings without oil. Wenly emphasises engineering-grade construction: high-load extruded aluminium alloy bases, thick anodised oxide layers for corrosion resistance, embedded multi-groove mechanical locking of the tread into the base, and flame-retardant Class 1 ratings. The company also highlights ASTM slip-resistance coefficients above 1, non-directional grip, chemical stability, heat and weather resistance, and compliance with green-building rules including heavy-metal testing and zero formaldehyde detection. Its reference projects are heavily public-sector and transport-oriented. The company lists work across the Taipei MRT network (Muzha, Bannan, Tamsui, Xindian, Neihu and Xinlu lines), Taoyuan MRT and airport line extensions, Taiwan High Speed Rail entrances in Yunlin, escape stairs and entrance anti-slip installations, the Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall, the Taipei City Mall underground shopping street, the National Center for Traditional Arts' Taiwan Music Institute, and National Property Administration driveway anti-slip improvement works. These references underline a positioning built on public safety compliance, high-traffic durability and large-scale project supply rather than consumer retail. Commercially, the company operates as a factory-direct supplier offering wholesale volumes to builders and construction firms, customisation and OEM services, and professional installation engineering. Its catalogue spans DIY self-adhesive consumer products as well as specification-grade profiles for architects and procurement managers. The brand's messaging targets procurement and EHS (environment, health and safety) managers, offering material and design indicators as objective bases for evaluating real durability. No parent company, ownership structure or stock listing is disclosed in the available evidence, and the company appears to operate as a private Taiwanese manufacturer.

History

NUPACIFIC ASSOCIATED ENTERPRISES INC. was founded in 1974, according to Wikidata, making it one of the earliest dedicated anti-slip product manufacturers in Taiwan. Its own brand communications describe roughly fifty years of local manufacturing experience and claim the status of Taiwan's first anti-slip strip factory, a positioning that has been sustained across decades of public-infrastructure construction in Taiwan. The company built its business around the engineering problem of stair and floor slip safety. Early and continuing product lines centre on carborundum (grit) tread strips, which combine a hard abrasive surface with adhesive or mechanical fixing. Over time the range expanded into rubber/plastic tread strips mounted on anodised aluminium alloy bases, and into aluminium tread strips with patterned grip surfaces. These three families correspond to different environments: carborundum for oily, wet or outdoor conditions; rubber/plastic for dry indoor high-traffic stairs where quietness and replaceability matter; and aluminium for durable, weather- and stain-resistant indoor/outdoor use without oil. A significant part of the company's history is its accumulation of public-sector reference projects. Its materials have been installed across the Taipei MRT network, including the Muzha, Bannan, Tamsui, Xindian, Neihu and Xinlu lines, as well as Taoyuan MRT and airport line extensions. It has supplied Taiwan High Speed Rail entrances in Yunlin and escape-stair and entrance anti-slip installations. Cultural and civic landmarks include the Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall, where standard rubber/plastic anti-slip strips with red visual warning lines were installed on interior stairs, and the Taipei City Mall underground shopping street, where high-wear standard rubber/plastic strips were specified for entrances and internal stairs to resist heavy commuter and shopper footfall and reduce wet-weather slipping. The National Center for Traditional Arts' Taiwan Music Institute and National Property Administration driveway anti-slip improvement works are also listed. Technically, the company has invested in materials and process engineering. It states that it does not use cheap recycled or inferior aluminium, instead using high-strength extruded aluminium alloy for bases, and it emphasises thick anodised oxide layers to seal out moisture and resist chemical gas corrosion, addressing the common failure modes of oxidation and discolouration in competing products. Its rubber/plastic strips use an embedded multi-groove mechanical locking design so that the anti-shrinkage tread grips tightly into the aluminium base, preventing foreign objects from lodging and causing breakage or tread detachment. Dedicated grip patterns at the front edge of the tread reinforce stair-edge safety. The company reports flame-retardant Class 1 ratings and CNS abrasion test results that it says outperform industry norms. For carborundum products, the company highlights ASTM slip-resistance coefficients above 1, non-directional grip that works on dry, wet and oily surfaces, non-flammability, high weather and heat resistance, and no ageing. It also stresses green-building compliance, including passing heavy-metal testing and zero formaldehyde detection, and SGS green-building-material certification. These claims are aimed at procurement and EHS managers who need objective bases for evaluating durability. Commercially, the company operates a factory-direct model. It offers wholesale volumes to builders and construction firms, customisation and OEM services, and professional installation engineering. Its catalogue spans DIY self-adhesive products for households and specification-grade profiles for large projects, with widths from 5 cm to 60 cm, lengths such as 45 m and 36 m rolls, and colours including black, grey, red, yellow, brown and transparent, plus optional glow-in-the-dark versions. Production is stated to be in Taiwan. No ownership changes, parent company, or stock listing are disclosed in the available evidence, and the company continues to operate as a private Taiwanese manufacturer.

  • 1974

    Company founded in Taiwan as an anti-slip product manufacturer.

  • Established as Taiwan's first dedicated anti-slip strip factory, per company communications.

  • Supplied anti-slip strips across the Taipei MRT network, including Muzha, Bannan, Tamsui, Xindian, Neihu and Xinlu lines.

  • Supplied Taoyuan MRT and airport line extension projects.

  • Installed anti-slip strips at Taiwan High Speed Rail entrances in Yunlin.

  • Completed anti-slip engineering at Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall using standard rubber/plastic strips.

  • Completed anti-slip upgrade at Taipei City Mall entrances and internal stairs.

  • Installed anti-slip strips at the National Center for Traditional Arts' Taiwan Music Institute exhibition platform.

  • Carried out driveway anti-slip improvement works for the National Property Administration.

Products and positioning

Factory-direct Taiwanese specialist in specification-grade anti-slip stair nosings and safety profiles for public infrastructure, transport, healthcare, education and commercial projects, combining DIY retail products with wholesale, customisation, OEM and installation engineering.

  • Self-adhesive PVC-backed carborundum anti-slip strip

  • Custom self-adhesive carborundum anti-slip strip

  • Accessible-space anti-slip strip

  • Self-adhesive aluminium-foil-backed anti-slip strip

  • Reinforced carborundum anti-slip plate for pedestrian use

  • Replaceable pre-cast anti-slip strip

  • Pre-cast self-adhesive carborundum anti-slip strip

  • Grit-coated self-adhesive carborundum anti-slip strip

  • Standard rubber/plastic anti-slip strip

  • Economy rubber/plastic anti-slip strip

  • Wide rubber/plastic anti-slip strip

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