BCF Annual Handbook and Membership Directory 2022/23

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President’s report

Guy Williams, BCF President and Chief Executive Officer, U-POL

Where to start? I’m sure like everyone reading this publication, the dreadful events of the last few months in Ukraine have made a real impact on our view of what’s important in life, and to keep issues we face on a daily basis in perspective. It made me reflect on the British Coatings Federation’s collaborative work, and how we work together through our industry body to help take on the many challenges we face. Clearly the issues we deal with are not a matter of life or death, but within the context of our sector, they are still important to the continued livelihoods of tens of thousands of employees across the country, and a significant part of the UK economy.

Last year I wrote about the importance of BCF’s work in trying to challenge the UK Government’s approach to UK REACH. To be honest, despite the valiant efforts of the BCF team, member companies writing to local MPs and a strong supply chain alliance all giving the same messages to Defra, the UK Government’s environment department in charge of UK REACH, I didn’t honestly expect us to make any progress.

As most of you will know, there was a change of direction just before Christmas last year, when George Eustace, Secretary of State for the Environment Department wrote to industry to confirm they were planning a re-think, given the level of concern and issues raised by industry on how UK REACH was to work. This will now result in at least a two year delay in the registration deadlines, giving the Department time to discuss with both industry and NGOs on how an alternative UK REACH model might work.

I was invited to join the Oversight Group for the new UK REACH model, in my role as President of the BCF. I was really impressed that from the six representatives from industry on this group, two are from our Federation (Tom and myself). Given there are 15 trade associations in the chemicals supply chain, it shows once again how the BCF is punching above its weight, and I am proud to be representing the voice of formulators using chemical products in this important forum. Tom is also the current chair of the Alliance of Chemical Associations and therefore also representing the wider trade association network in the process.

We wait to see the outcome of the UK REACH review, but it is very encouraging that they are re-considering their approach. It is also hugely important, as what industry needs right now is certainty. We have been battered over the last two and a half years and it feels like in crisis management mode the whole time, with Brexit, Covid and the raw material crisis taking turns in disrupting our businesses. We need Government to create a pragmatic regulatory environment, combined with a long term energy policy that allows us to trade equally with the EU, which isn’t the case at the moment. Without these two pillars, investment will remain muted, and we will not stimulate growth in either UK manufacturing or UK exports.

The other major topic the BCF are spearheading is sustainability. As a Board of Directors, we made a pledge back in October 2021 to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2050, and work has started on the BCF’s Roadmap to Net Zero for the sector. For SME members, BCF will help with a toolkit to measure scope 1 and 2 impacts, whereas the multi-nationals are coordinating this indivdually at a global level. BCF’s role will also be to help connect the industry with both upstream suppliers and downstream customers in estimating scope 3 impacts. I look forward to continuing to work with the BCF team and members on this important ambition.

As part of our 2050 pledge, we want to make progress with PaintCare – the scheme that will deliver our ambitious target of achieving growth from 2% today to 75% of leftover decorative paint being re-used, recycled or re-manufactured by 2030.

In my view, the BCF is going from strength to strength, showing its worth in achieving tangible successes with its lobbying (I also could have referenced the significant success with the Home Office on GBL/BDO for our printing ink members recently, as well as UK REACH). We are in a strong place financially, have a great team and membership retention has been outstanding – which is a great foundation to keep the momentum going in supporting the industry through turbulent times.

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CEO’s report

Tom Bowtell Chief Executive Officer, BCF

At the turn of the year, there were whispers that the second half of 2022 would see some easing in the raw material crisis, and things would start to return to normal. That was until 24th February when Russia invaded Ukraine.

Clearly the most important concern is around the citizens of Ukraine, and their wellbeing. Our thoughts are with them all and we hope there is a resolution and end to fighting soon.

We are also following how continued hostilities will impact both the global economy, and closer to home the coatings sector. Oil and gas prices have shot up again since the war started, and they were already at close to record highs. This significant increase in oil and energy prices will undoubtedly have a knock on effect on both prices and raw material supply pressures.

These additional burdens, faced both by consumers and industry, are something we have to accept as a consequence of standing united in the global community. I commend the BCF member companies who have stopped exporting to Russia, at a cost to their profitability but not their reputations.

Events in Ukraine put into perspective the issues we get animated about in our sector, but our work has and will continue to support the future prosperity of the UK coatings sector.

I’m so impressed with how members have responded to all the challenges thrown at them in the last 2 years, and despite many difficulties of Brexit and Covid they have continued to produce and deliver high quality paints, coatings, printing inks and wallcoverings for UK and export customers.

The raw material crisis, which our industry has battled with throughout 2021 is not abating, and despite lower demand in some coatings segments, supply availability is still restricted, and prices are at an all-time high. We have issued two updates to our raw material information notes in 2022, showing how quickly things are changing, and not for the better sadly.

At BCF we are making some headway on some big topics behind the scenes – thanks to our efforts, Defra have delayed UK REACH by two years and given us time to work with them on an alternative, more pragmatic model, and the Home Office has changed how the licencing arrangements will work on GBL and BDO following BCF’s interventions on behalf of printing ink members. We’ve launched the new Green Claims Code for Decorative Paints, and are working hard on our

The key objectives as agreed with the Board of Directors for BCF this year are:

1. Deliver on Roadmap and budget financial KPIs

2. Continue to influence and shape future UK chemical regulations post Brexit, to support the sector and UK manufacturing

3. Get sign off from Government and industry to launch PaintCare

4. Progress work with Defra to establish a licencing/ registration system for UK bodyshops, to control illegal solvent based sales

5. Update and modernise BCF’s website, more clearly articulating the industry’s important role, our sustainability credentials and our lobbying positions and automating more back office processes

6. Continue our careers outreach via the Coatings Careers Hub and Ambassador Programme.

7. Lobby to achieve a good outcome for printing inks regarding modulated fees as part of the new Packaging Extended Producer Responsibility legislation (at request of BCF printing ink council)

Looking ahead to future events, our 2022 Awards are still open for entries until early June, with the ceremony in October. We’ve also got the BCF sponsored bike ride to look forward to on 1st July, so it’s time to get training! BCF membership is stronger than ever, and for the first in my tenure as CEO, we have achieved a 100% retention rate for our 150 Full member companies in 2021/22. I’m really pleased with how the team has continued to provide first class support to our members and I want to thank them for their commitment and dedication.

With the number of issues we are facing seemingly only increasing, we cannot afford to get complacent. As always, please do get in touch with any comments, thoughts or feedback on how we can improve our service to you, and thanks again for your continued support.

decorative paint recycling programme (PaintCare) implementation plans and starting to piece together the Net Zero Roadmap.

Board of Directors

Chairs of Committees

Board of Directors

General Purpose & Finance Committee

CHAIR

President: Guy Williams, U-POL

Vice President: Ian Walker, Sherwin-Williams Protective & Marine Coatings

Guy Williams, U-POL

Ian Walker, Sherwin-Williams Protective & Marine Coatings

David Beckford, Pronto Industrial Paints

Printing Inks Council

Printing Inks Technical Committee

Decorative Coatings Council

Decorative Coatings Technical Committee

Industrial & Powder Coatings Council

Lewis Taylor, Flint Group

Andy Clifton, Domino Printing Sciences

Pete Waites, Crown Paints

Gareth Hayfield, Farrow & Ball

Patrick Smith, Manor Coating Systems

Aerospace and Defence Coatings Group Graham Armstrong, Indestructible Paints

High Performance Coatings Group

Marine Coatings Group

Vehicle Refinish Group

Malcolm Morris, Sherwin-Williams Protective & Marine Coatings

Geoff Mackrill, Teal & Mackrill

Simon Aldersley, U-POL

Intumescent Coatings Group

Mark Hubbert, Teknos

Industrial Wood Coatings Group Dipak Mistry, Hempel

Wallcoverings Sector Council

Wallcoverings Sector Technical Committee

Safety Advisory Panel

Carriage of Dangerous Goods Panel

Classification & Labelling Panel

Global Chemicals Group

Associate Technical Committee

Environment Panel

Sustainability Committee

Operations Management Group

Public Affairs and Communications Committee

Diversity and Inclusion Committee

Steve Mulheron, Fine Décor

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Brian Dowling, HMG Paints

Bill Atkinson, OHES Environmental Ltd

Anna Szlezak, Fujifilm Speciality Ink Systems

Kerry McLoughlin, U-POL

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Brian Dowling, HMG Paints

Duncan Lochhead, AkzoNobel Decorative Paints

James Parry, Domino Printing Sciences

Milly Hutchinson, AkzoNobel Decorative Paints

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Higher raw material prices, energy and freight costs hitting manufacturers hard

A new raft of higher raw material prices has again hit the decorative paints, industrial coatings, printing inks and wallcoverings industries in recent months with increased energy and freight costs adding further to manufacturers’ problems on top of growing concerns caused by the war in Ukraine and new uncertainties about the direction of the world economy.

According to the ONS, raw material prices in the sector are now up 20% compared with a year ago, easily outstripping the 15% increase for UK manufacturing as a whole, while many critical raw materials are up by more than three times this level or more.

consumer confidence this will further dampen demand in general over the next year. Tighter household and business budgets are also expected to see priority concentrated on essential areas of expenditure.

Much higher energy costs are also having a major impact with gas and electricity prices up by eyewatering amounts. According to the governor of the Bank of England, consumers are now facing an even bigger shock from energy prices this year than during the 1970s oil crisis.

Figures from Ofgem show gas prices per therm at £210 in January this year up from just $48 at the start of 2021 and with similar increases being seen for electricity prices. Member companies are also reporting plenty of cases where suppliers have applied energy surcharges.

As of Q1 2022, Brent spot prices were up 75% on a year ago with materials such as n-butanol and xylene, for example, showing similar increases. Elsewhere, higher prices were seen for resins and related materials with epoxy resin prices up 110% in the last year and Nitrocellulose prices 40% higher.

For pigments, prices increased in most areas with titanium dioxide 22% higher in January at a new high of £2,836 per tonne. Packaging prices were also sharply higher in recent months with, for example, 2.5 litre round tins seeing an increase of 44% and with plastic containers up by a similar amount.

Inevitably, this means higher prices and with inflation now impacting on both business and

Adding to companies’ problems are supply issues relating to the availability of many raw materials with this continuing to be a major concern for all firms. This has been the case since the easing of Covid-19 restrictions earlier last year but now with these added issues and sharply higher freight costs adding further to manufacturers’ worries. Freight costs have more than doubled since this time last year.

Further complicating the current position is the situation in Ukraine which is now disrupting global markets in multiple areas. For example, with Russia and Ukraine being major sunflower oil growers the war is now having a knock on effect in alkyd resins. In addition, many minerals come from Russia, some of which cannot easily be substituted while export routes by land through Russia are also being disrupted.

In China, a new wave of Covid-19 lockdowns is reducing feedstocks available for the European market.

It all means a perfect storm with higher raw material prices, sharply rising energy costs, much higher freight costs and a huge amount of uncertainty caused by the worsening situation in Ukraine.

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The last year was a period of readjustment for the decorative paint and industrial coatings markets following the huge fluctuations caused by the pandemic. Decorative and woodcare sales fell sharply in 2021 and into 2022 but the previously hard-hit industrial coatings sector recovered strongly from the lower levels of 2020 although volume growth in 2022 is now slowing rapidly.

For wallcoverings, 2021 was disappointing following the uplift seen during the worst period of the pandemic, but interest in home decoration and lifestyle trends remains strong and the hope is that sales growth will eventually reflect this enthusiasm amongst consumers. For printing inks, 2021 showed only a very modest recovery from the large scale falls seen in 2020 but the less cyclical packaging inks sector remained relatively immune to the harsher conditions affecting the publication market.

Decorative paints and Woodcare Printing inks and Wallcoverings

In decorative paint, the retail sector is currently having a tough time following the bumper year in 2020 when sales showed a record 28% improvement. In 2021, sales fell 18% and so far in 2022 litreage is down by a further 29% over the last 3 months. As a result, retail paint sales on a moving-annual-total basis are down to 142.2m litres (compared with 191.1m litres in 2020) which is the lowest level since the downturn of 2012 and 2013.

For woodcare, 2020 was an all time record breaking year as sales benefitted hugely from the surge in consumer demand during the worst months of the pandemic. 2021 and early 2022 have seen a marked slowdown where much of the earlier growth has been retained with sales currently still some 40% higher than typical pre-pandemic levels.

In the wallcoverings market, 2021 was a difficult year with lower sales offsetting all the uplift seen in 2020. So far in 2022, sales have seen a poor start to the year but there have been more positive signs in the fledgling digital sector, nonwovens and in exports in recent years. Average selling prices have also increased significantly in the last few years.

For printing inks, sales in the UK improved just 1% in 2021 following a steep 16% decrease in 2020 which was typical of what many large European countries showed in that year. By sector, sales of publication inks stabilised in 2021 while the less cyclical packaging ink sector was up slightly.

Industrial coatings

On the industrial coatings front, 2021 was a clear recovery year after the large volume falls seen in 2020. Sales litreage was 15% higher, easily offsetting the 10% decrease seen in 2020 and so far this year litreage is still up 9% on a year ago.

The bellwether market of all other industrial coatings improved 18% in 2021, being almost double the decrease seen in 2020 while sales for Q1 2022 are still up 7%. However, with future months shortly to come up against some very strong comparables at this time last year it seems highly likely that the next few months will see some significant realignments. This is especially so given the now much more uncertain outlook for GDP growth and manufacturing output amongst the major forecasting bodies who have recently significantly downgraded their expectations for the remainder of 2022 and into 2023.

Elsewhere in the industrial sector, high performance coatings and marine both did well in 2021 and have continued to see good increases into the latest year. So far in 2022, high performance coatings are up 14% with the marine sector 5% higher.

In the vehicle refinish market, 2021 showed an 8% improvement but this did little to dent the 23% plunge in sales seen in 2020 while sales in the last 6 months have continued to struggle.

On a more upbeat note, statistics from CEPE on powder coatings sales in the UK show a double digit increase in 2021 being the best outcome for 7 years. For can coatings, sales have also been in positive territory in all the last 3 years to the end of 2021.

#SustainableCoatings

The BCF is keen to promote the industry’s sustainability credentials, working alongside the World Coatings Council and other coatings organisations to develop ideas and projects to help members achieve their sustainability targets. BCF’s members’ products – paints, printing inks, wallcoverings, and specialist coatings - are essential to the UK economy and are all around us. Moreover, coatings are often part of a more sustainable solution in themselves: for example, more durable structures need replacing less often; cleaner, smoother hulls mean ships can move more smoothly through the water, requiring less fuel.

The March 2020 World Wildlife Fund (WWF) report entitled ‘Exploring the UK’s Contribution to Climate Change’ shows that ‘In terms of production, the coatings products accounted for <0.05% of the UK’s carbon footprint and the carbon level in 2016 was 50% of that of 1990 – a two-fold reduction.’ From a consumption perspective, coatings products accounted for 0.1% of the UK’s carbon footprint in 2016 and the carbon level in 2016 was 21% of that of 1990 – a near five-fold reduction.

Despite this excellent progress there is clearly more to be done, and in October 2021, BCF members joined other sectors in pledging to achieve Net Zero carbon emissions by 2050. The commitment will be backed up by a detailed Net Zero Roadmap by the end of 2022.

The industry has also committed to a highly ambitious target for its paint recycling scheme, PaintCare. This scheme, which aims to create a circular economy for leftover decorative paint in the UK will aim to increase the percentage of leftover paint re-used, recycled, or remanufactured from 2% today to 75% by 2030.

Sustainable production and recycling have been a key focus for the coatings industry in the UK since 1996 and are the basis for some of the 45 health, safety and environment key performance indicators monitored through the BCF’s Coatings Care programme - see more on page 35.

We will continue to showcase the work we and our members have achieved through the #SustainableCoatings campaign. We are committed to playing our part in the coming months and years in creating a greener future for all.

To view our progress and join in the journey with our members follow the hashtags #SustainableCoatings, #SustainableInks and #SustainableWallcoverings on social media.

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Case studies from BCF members

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Road to Net Zero

A starting location and endpoint – the destination is Net Zero but what are the baseline emissions data for the sector?

In October 2021, the BCF Board pledged that the coatings industry will reach Net Zero by 2050. We know that will be a demanding process but felt it important to take a lead in declaring that ambition for the sector.

The Board also agreed that a detailed Net Zero Roadmap will be created over the course of 2022 and that work commenced in January with a meeting of a Net Zero Working Group (an offshoot of our Sustainability Committee). There were 72 participants at that (virtual) meeting demonstrating the extent of interest in the road to Net Zero across the BCF membership. Discussion focussed on potential content, in particular how to gather appropriate baseline data. Based on initial feedback, and sticking to the travel analogy, the Roadmap will include:

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A recognition different members may need to travel by different routes at different speeds, both due to size but also sectoral differences.

Provide clear signposts to help members reach those waypoints and endpoints –suggestions and resources on how to collect data or cut emissions, case studies, links to government grants, and other relevant guidance.

Currently, we anticipate the document being developed in two phases. Phase one will focus on collecting industry-wide Scope 1 (emissions directly generated by manufacturing operations) and Scope 2 (emissions from purchased energy) data from across the membership, with a baseline year set in either 2018 or 2019 (to avoid a baseline in a Covid-interrupted year).

Phase two will then build in Scope 3 data, (although if some companies are in a position to provide it earlier as part of phase one they can do so). This is because Scope 3 emissions are those generated from our sector’s value chain and are therefore indirect and harder to measure and control. However, as Scope 3 emissions are likely to constitute the bulk of emissions it is vital they are measured and addressed, through conversations and negotiations with suppliers and customers, if Net Zero is to be truly reached.

We are consulting with members about data collection and will be sharing regular updates on the creation of the Roadmap throughout the year.

To get involved or for more information, please contact David Park at: david.park@bcf.co.uk.

Influencing Westminster

Long-term Campaigning & Influencing

A large portion of the BCF’s public affairs effort for the past few years has, of necessity, been focussed on reacting to large and immediate problems that needed navigating. Covid saw us channel resources into helping triage, interpret, and produce resources and guidance for members to help cope with the amount of Government advice and legislation being issued. We also put a lot of effort into helping members prepare for Brexit, especially as the clock ticked down on the end of the transition period. While neither of those issues have truly gone away – not least as the UK still finalises its own chemicals regulation regime and UK REACH – they are now receding to the extent we can look ahead a bit and be more

proactive in our future campaigning and influencing work.

Top of the list is our plan for an ‘Essential Coatings’ campaign. This will be our main umbrella campaign for some time, and will be aiming to explain to politicians - and other influencers and decisionmakers - just how important the coatings sector is to the UK. We want to ensure the entire range of our industry’s contribution is understood and acknowledged, increasing the understanding that our members’ products are not confined to, for instance, indoor decorating or publishing, but are vital to other manufacturing sectors from automotive to aerospace, and from food packaging to healthcare, right across the country. We will take the essential coatings campaign to Parliament and increase our output via traditional and social media channels to make our case. We will be looking for your support to help maximise the impact of our work, especially with local MPs. The essential coatings

campaign is likely to kick off in the second half of 2022.

In the meantime, we continue to build our other ongoing, strategic campaign: ‘Sustainable Coatings.’ We have added new pages to our website, and increased our social media output, to better display to the wider world the work the coatings, inks and wallcoverings sectors are doing to improve their environmental and sustainability performance. We are using the campaign not just to highlight the steps already taken to significantly improve our performance in areas such as recycling over recent years, but to publicise our pledges and plans for the future as we push towards Net Zero. Many members have already provided us with case studies of their own sustainability achievements to be shared online and if your company has a good example of best practice to share, please get in touch so we can add it to our growing list.

The Sustainable Coatings campaign in many ways dovetails with the essential coatings campaign, as so many of members’ products help extend the life-cycle of other products and infrastructure. And it also picks up on other initiatives being carried out by the BCF, from our Coatings Care work and our plans for a sector-wide Net Zero Roadmap, to the PaintCare and Paintsafe initiatives.

The other thing we will be looking to achieve this year is broadening and deepening our political contact base across the UK. While we already have excellent relationships with officials at BEIS, Defra and at the HSE, we should always be

looking to build on these so as to increase our lobbying power when needed. The work we have carried out through our sustainability initiatives has already helped open new doors and in early 2022 we held meetings with the Defra Minister in charge of chemicals policy – Jo Churchill MP – and also made new contacts at the Defra unit in the Treasury. Our campaigns and other planned activities should help us build new and deeper contacts at

Chemical Industries Association and the Chemical Business Association. We also continue to work closely with other groups on issues like education, skills and training, or sustainability, and will look to continue to utilise and enhance these relationships over the coming period.

At the same time, BCF continues to work with other partners outside of the UK. This year, our CEO, Tom

want and need to see to help benefit BCF’s membership. As it happens, that list of asks is a long one, and looks set to grow still further the more the UK’s future chemicals strategy is developed, and as the EU seeks to amend its own existing regulations and strategies still further. We discuss some of our ongoing, more granular lobbying activities in a separate article later in the Handbook.

David Park BCF Public Affairs Manager

david.park@bcf.co.uk

The BCF’s 2020-2025 Roadmap was developed pre-Covid-19, and adopted by the Board of Directors in February 2020.

The pandemic has changed some of BCF’s plans – such as dropping the idea of having our own coatings exhibition, and delayed others, such as our campaigns to try to reduce sales of hazardous industrial coatings to consumers via the internet, and to try to reduce the illegal use of solvent-based basecoats in vehicle refinish. Both of the latter campaigns are back on the radar in 2022, and we hope to report progress during the next 12 months. Some new opportunities, such as running the back office for another trade body (the Association for Specialist Fire Protection) were not foreseen, and have more than replaced some of the income expected from the UK Coatings Show. Membership satisfaction and retention have actually increased through Covid-19 and Brexit, and this, combined with lower operating costs, has helped deliver a significantly improved financial performance compared to the plan. Sustainability continues to be a key theme, and delivering the PaintCare programme a key strategic objective. We have had some good lobbying successes in the last 12 months, with UK REACH and GBL/BDO for printing inks being good examples. We have had very positive one to one meetings with Defra Ministers on UK REACH and PaintCare, and are punching above our weight in general in supply chain advocacy.

100% Full member retention in 2022

BCF’s focus during 2020 and 2021 was on supporting members during the Covid pandemic and on the impact of EU Exit, and we were therefore delighted to have all Full members renew their subscription in 2022. Ensuring that existing members receive the support they require remains a priority for the membership team. However, there has been some successful recruitment activity too since last year’s publication with 10 new Full members, and 11 new Associate members at the time of print.

New members

New members from May 2021 to April 2022

Staff development

This year we have welcomed some new additions to our team. We welcomed Sam Simplay who joined in January 2022 as Regulatory Affairs Executive, followed by Sophie Dunham who joined the marketing team in March 2022 as Marketing Executive. She works alongside Amy, who has now moved into her new role as Senior Marketing and Design Executive, to create publications, generate articles and online content, as well as run our social media accounts. This last year has been one of celebration for the team, with three members of the team, Belle, Lorraine, and Emily, all getting married. Our Technical and Membership Administrator Belle also returned from maternity leave after welcoming her daughter Skye, and our Regulatory Affairs Manager Emily has also welcomed her son Oliver.

The Public Affairs and Regulatory team continue to provide outstanding member support. David, Emily and Ciara, now joined by Sam, have continued the great work from last year, educating members on the significant regulatory and legislative changes faced by the industry. As a result of this work, Emily was shortlisted for the Trade Association Forum (TAF)’s Rising Star Award for 2021. In her absence on maternity leave, her responsibilities have been shared out amongst the team. There has been a new addition in James Highcock, who is already familiar to BCF members. James has a wealth of experience and knowledge from an extensive career in the coatings industry and has been providing support as a (maternity cover) consultant to the Regulatory team. James was

previously Chair of our CLP Panel and we have been pleased to welcome him back as part of the BCF team. Wayne Smith has also been taking on more responsibility in his role as a consultant during this time and in addition to this, Ciara and David have taken on additional responsibilities.

The back office team of Lorraine, Jo and Belle continue to deliver outstanding support to our membership under Nadine’s leadership. The strength of our memberhip relations under Ali’s guidance was demonstrated by 100% Full member retention in 2022. Alison Henshaw, formerly with Fine Decor joins the lineup of consultants looking after wallcoverings. Steve Snaith continues to provide fantastic suport on our PaintCare programme, as well as John Dixon and his team on statistics.

As reported last year we continue to support staff through training and development, with a number of staff working towards qualifications.

New BCF website coming soon

BCF is currently building a brand new website which features a contemporary design and improved functionality and navigation, aimed at enhancing the user experience to ensure they find the latest news, advice and information they need.

The purpose of the new website is to better our website structure by reorganising and streamline content for members, stakeholders and consumers alike and to improve our visual brand and industry representation.

The site is linked to the BCF’s new Customer Relationship Management (CRM) system enabling us to provide a greater range of services to members.

BCF has been working on the new website and CRM behind the scenes since 2021, and the team have worked across all departments to collectively deliver a new and improved experience for users of the site.

Stay tuned for BCF communications on this in the near future as website construction continues!

BCF and ASFP

In 2020, the ASFP moved its secretariat and management services to be under the provision of the BCF. This move has seen the ASFP’s professionalism and resources grow significantly with the guidance and support of the BCF.

ASFP Business Manager Mike Ward comments: “The installation of the new signage rounds off what has been one of the most challenging years. Moving the ASFP during the Covid-19 pandemic and Brexit transition was interesting. However, recruiting new team members, developing new systems including a CRM, website and YouTube channel, plus initiating the creation of new training courses and learning platforms would not have been possible without the excellent support of BCF. Each Association is impressive in its own right; however, I think both respective management teams would agree we have all benefited from shared ideas and practices, and we are all the stronger for it.”

BCF Office Manager Nadine Saxon says: “It’s been an exciting first two years since being appointed as the ASFP’s secretariat provider. In supporting the ASFP’s growth and increase in headcount, it’s been really important for us to be able to share in the great facilities and office space here at the BCF. With the return of more face-to-face meetings and training it’s a significant step in the ASFP’s progression to have a home to welcome members and visitors alike. The arrangement for both organisations has been a huge success with us both benefitting from pooling our shared expertise. We are really looking forward to the continued success of our partnership.”

Members of both associations are encouraged to use the meeting and hospitability facilities at Spectra House, not only because of their central location and value for money, but also because it offers the team an additional chance to meet members and talk about important industry issues.

Meet the dedicated ASFP back office team

Sona Chandi Membership and Finance Executive

Georgina Fennell Training and Events Administrator

Reece Goodman Marketing Executive Max Joyce Production/Digital Content Executive

Lauren Smith Operations Administrator

The ASFP team with Steve Davies (Chief Executive Officer), Mike Ward (Business Manager) and Rich Green (Commercial Projects Manager) attending the Fire Safety Event 2022 at the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham.

2021 was another unusual year with lower costs than before Covid-19, which resulted in another very positive result. There was a strong recovery in event income, a full year of the Association for Specialist Fire Protection back-office contract and continued growth in membership, giving top line turnover of £1.8m, 14% over plan and 17% over the previous year.

Expenses were 7% below plan, and 2% below the previous year. As a result, the 2021 surplus was £342,000, 149% above plan and 49% over our record year in 2020. We await to find out the size of the

BCF’s legacy pension deficit, but the strengthening of BCF’s assets from £1m in 2020 to over £1.6m at the end of 2021 will help eventually buy out the deficit.

The BCF’s 5 year roadmap financial targets have been adjusted back to the original higher targets, given the outstanding financial performance in 2020 and 2021.

Vil Resins Ltd represented in the Nordic region by Bjørn Thorsen

Green Claims Guide

In an ever more competitive marketplace, the makers of decorative paints often rely on unique selling points to make their products stand out. Some companies however, may be misleading consumers with unsubstantiated green claims about their products. The BCF aims to help create a level playing field for the industry by debunking and fact checking some of these claims.

In March 2022, BCF published the Green Claims Guide for Decorative Paints, which outlines key claims which may be misleading for consumers. It is becoming more common to see unsustained greenwashing selling points from non-BCF members - it appears that these claims are marketing techniques rather than actual commitments to the environment. BCF joins a growing list of industry bodies on a global scale now issuing guidance for businesses making environmental claims to help consumers make more sustainable choices.

‘Non-Toxic’, ‘Natural’, ‘Vegan’, ‘Child and Pet-safe’, Eco-friendly’ and ‘Organic’ – these are just some of the claims that some businesses are using to market decorative paint products to consumers. The BCF are urging consumers to consult BCF’s guide when faced with claims in order to validate them.

There is guidance from the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) to help businesses understand how to communicate their green credentials while reducing the risk of misleading shoppers, called the Green Claims Code. This focuses on six principles that are based on existing consumer law and make clear that businesses ‘must not omit or hide important information’ and ‘must consider the full life cycle of the product’. BCF’s new guide aligns with the CMA’s Green Claims Code.

BCF’s Green Claims for Decorative Paints is available to read by scanning the QR Code here:

BCF welcomes the increased initiative being taken by UK regulators. It is likely that more action will be brought against those not complying with the CMA’s Green Claims Code, the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA)’s Advertising Codes and applicable consumer protection legislation.

BCF launch new Trace

VOC Globe

From May 2022, decorative paints manufacturers will be able to adopt the use of the statement ‘TRACE’ Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC) as part of BCF’s VOC Globe scheme to improve communication to consumers highlighting which products have the lowest levels of VOCs. The TRACE globe will be used for products with VOC content of less than 0.1%.

Paints contain different levels of solvents, also known as VOCs. Solvent content can vary from negligible amounts to, in a very small number of products, very high levels. Given that VOCs contribute to atmospheric pollution, the industry is committed to reducing the level of solvent in paints. Decorative paint manufacturers have significantly reduced the presence of VOCs in their products over the last two decades, with 84% of decorative paints now sold on the market being water-based, and therefore low or very low VOC.

The VOC Globe scheme is part of a wider initiative by the coatings industry to raise consumer awareness of the amount of VOCs contained in decorative paint products, allowing consumers to make more informed, and hopefully greener choices. Greater involvement from paint manufacturers in the scheme, with wider use of the globe symbol, will also greatly help paint recyclers separate solvent-based and water-based leftover paint with ease, which aids reuse and recycling.

The British Coatings Federation takes the position that the use of the terms ‘Zero-VOC’ and ‘VOC-free’ are false claims and should not be used in the paint industry. There will always be a trace element of VOCs, even if no raw materials containing VOCs have been added.

Even water can contain trace amounts of VOC, supply chains for the manufacture of paint are often complex and VOCs, even at negligible amounts, can also be introduced during any part of the process, through using raw materials that naturally contain VOCs, to processes that introduce VOCs, such as washing raw materials. It is impossible to ensure that every batch of paint is completely free of VOCs because of the potential for trace solvents to be introduced at any point throughout the supply chain.

The VOC Globe scheme is owned, managed and copyrighted by the British Coatings Federation. To coincide with the addition of the TRACE globe, the artwork for all the other ratings has also been updated.

Coatings Care

The BCF Coatings Care environmental programme demonstrates that the UK coatings industry cares about the health and welfare of employees, the safe operation of processes, and is actively working to reduce its impact on the environment.

It is a voluntary programme which provides an opportunity for members to benchmark their environmental performance against 45 KPIs, and has over 30 UK coatings and printing ink manufacturing sites taking part. We have been tracking the enviromental performance of BCF members manufactoring sites for more than 20 years via the Coatings Care programme and, over that time, have recorded significant improvements in production efficiency and waste and energy reductions.

Coatings Care Awards

The industry is working continuously to reduce waste, improve recycling and eliminate accidents. Coatings Care ensures that this is encouraged, recognised and awarded. Two Coatings Care awards are presented to BCF member sites each year.

Coatings Care Progress Award

Crown Paints Hull

Crown Paints Hull achieved below average solvent purchases and VOC emissions, and zero waste to landfill. There were no workrelated injuries recorded at the site.

Coatings Care Overall Best Performer Award

Teal & Mackrill Hull

Teal & Mackrill showed significant improvements in recycling rates, with a similar reduction in waste to landfill, despite higher production volumes. VOC emissions and solvent purchases were also well down on the previous year.

PaintCare programme moves to the next stage

Steve Snaith BCF PaintCare Consultant

This year has seen another major milestone reached for the PaintCare programme, the decorative paint industry’s national voluntary product stewardship programme which will revolutionise how leftover paint is managed in the UK. BCF’s Board gave the green light to the BCF team to start talks with retailers, merchants and decorators’ associations and other stakeholders to build engagement and support for the proposal.

Retailer/Distributor Support Confirmed

Discussions have been held with most of the major DIY retailers and trade paint distributors, with strong positive support to help make the PaintCare programme a reality. Following feedback from a number of retailers/ distributors who wanted to have collection points for leftover paint in their stores, we have modelled this in an update to the proposal.

National Government Support Confirmed

In a meeting with Defra Minister Jo Churchill, she expressed her enthusiasm for PaintCare and wants her

department to help make it happen. Meetings with the Deputy Director of Defra, Resources and Waste and his teams have been held to discuss the new Packaging Extended Producer Responsibility laws, and how Defra could help with potential obstacles PaintCare might face. Having support from Government for the scheme is clearly a very positive development. A detailed proposal is being prepared to present to national Government later this year seeking for decision-makers to provide a more formal response of support to help implementation of PaintCare as the national voluntary product stewardship programme for leftover paint.

Local Government Support Confirmed

As part of developing the implementation plan, we have undertaken a survey with local Authorities and Household Waste Recycling Centres (HWRCs) and the vast majority are very interested in taking part in the PaintCare programme. Discussions with a number of waste companies e.g. Veolia and Suez have also proved positive.

Consumer and Professional Painter Support Confirmed

Our research, carried out in 2021, confirms that 90% of professional painters and 80% of consumers surveyed found the PaintCare programme appealing and were prepared to pay a small eco premium to cover the cost of collecting and remanufacturing leftover paint, which would be sufficient to cover the cost of the programme. A separate discussion with the Painting and Decorating Association confirmed the Association support for the programme.

Development of the Implementation Plan

With strong broad stakeholder support for the PaintCare programme and agreement

from the BCF Board to fund the development of an implementation plan, 360 Environmental was appointed to help refine the business model and develop an implementation plan for a first phase rollout in 2023. 360 Environmental are an environmental consultancy of waste specialists that operate in the waste management, permitting, recycling and packaging fields.

Following further discussions with waste companies, local authorities and paint recyclers to model how PaintCare will work in reality has broadly confirmed the business model and assumptions used in the operation of an optimised national model. Work is now focused on identifying the best way to roll out the programme in a phased way and to overcome the barriers identified to scaling up to a national programme. The development of paint remanufacturing capacity to support a national scheme is seen as a constraint at the moment.

Packaging

Extended Producer Responsibility offset secured

One of the key requests from members was to make sure that we don’t pay twice for EPR, i.e. via PaintCare and the new Packaging EPR system. The good news is that we now have an (informal) agreement from Defra that any packaging that is collected via the PaintCare programme can be offset against brand owners’ Packaging EPR obligations.

Packaging EPR scheme delayed and more limited

The government has now confirmed that phase 1 of the packaging EPR will only include consumer waste which means only retail paint packaging will be in scope and not trade paint packaging. Implementation of the packaging EPR scheme has been postponed to 2025.

PaintCare and Empty Packaging

Cost estimates for collecting leftover paint have made us less enthusiastic about using the same system for collecting empty paint packaging from the public. It could be that retailers will themselves offer collection systems for various types of packaging, and we believe we should wait until this landscape becomes clearer before any commitment is made to include empty packaging in the PaintCare scheme.

Next steps

• Further stakeholder engagement

• Completion of the Implementation Plan –October 2022

• Phase 1 Rollout Mid/Late 2023

Careers and training

Promoting the industry to the next generation of talent is vitally important to the BCF. Members can advertise their job vacancies to potential new entrants on the Coatings Careers Hub free of charge. The jobs board is updated weekly, and vacancies will now be posted by the BCF directly for you. We will promote any available UK roles for BCF Full and Associate member companies, alongside an employer profile with a description of your choice, with web and social media links for candidates. If you have a job vacancy that you would like us to advertise, please send your details to Sophie Dunham, Marketing Executive, at sophie.dunham@bcf.co.uk.

seeing to grow the number of member companies taking up the free jobs board service, with over 50 registered employers and counting. Video profiles have been created of talented individuals in member companies who explain their career development and choices.

The Careers Hub also gives details of BCF’s Apprenticeship Service and the Coatings Training Institute’s distance learning training platform. Find

The Coatings Careers Hub will help to grow the profile and public awareness of the coatings, printing inks and wallcoverings industries. After siginificant work on the Hub behind the scenes in 2021, BCF are now

Coatings Ambassador programme

The British Coatings Federation has partnered with the Surface Coatings Group of the Royal Society of Chemistry, PRA and OCCA to create a national network of ambassadors for the coatings industry.

Through the Coatings Ambassador programme, we will show the younger generation the many benefits of working in the coatings industry. The training, delivered by Cogent Skills, is designed to equip our ambassadors with the skills and materials to run their own sessions with local schools and universities.

Our goal is to explain the contribution the coatings industry makes to the economy and society, as well as the many varied roles and opportunities within it. Following two successful events at the end of 2019 and the first virtual Coatings Ambassador training event held in July 2020, our 2022 workshop took place on the 4th May at the BCF office.

May’s workshop hosted a diverse group of attendees from organisations including AkzoNobel, SherwinWilliams, BASF, Lake Coatings, HMG Paints, Mylands, BTC Europe, Indestructible Paints, Fujichem Sonneborn, Neotech Speciality Chemicals and Nordmann.

As employees working within the coatings industry, whether as a scientist, or in key business departments such as HR, we need you to help us engage with those who are deciding their future careers.

We would like to thank both the companies and individuals who took part and who are now part of an important and growing network. Everyone who attended received a certificate and access to useful resources and session plans, enabling them to go into schools or universities and engage with those about to begin their careers.

For more information about the programme visit:

BCF Coatings Ambassadors workshop, May 2022

BCF’s Apprenticeship Service has been purpose built by the Apprenticeship Management Group (AMG). As an Apprentice Training Agency (ATA) the AMG can employ apprentices on behalf of BCF members. The AMG are specialists in recruitment with a dedicated team which works solely in the sector.

The AMG, have already helped several BCF members to scope the opportunities to incorporate apprenticeships as part of their own training and development programme, recruit new apprentices and identify the most suitable apprenticeship Standard for existing employees.

To further help members take advantage of technical apprenticeships, BCF’s Apprenticeship Service has teamed up with Tiro, a leading trainer provider for science and technology apprenticeships. Tiro’s level 3 Laboratory Technician and Science Manufacturing Technician apprenticeships will both utilise the Coatings Training Institute (CTI) as the knowledge element of the apprenticeship. Six CTI modules, selected by the apprentice and their manager to support their learning and job role, are included in the Laboratory Technician and Science Manufacturing Technician Apprenticeships with Tiro. This allows BCF members to benefit from government funding to cover the cost of the CTI modules, something that has not previously been possible.

Tiro apprentices will receive both a Tiro tutor, alongside a CTI tutor who has extensive knowledge of the coatings industry. They are also supported by a company mentor, who can support the apprentice as they move through the course material. The CTI training provides great benefits, both to the employee and the organisation. Our new partnership with Tiro enables their apprentices to develop an extensive knowledge of the coatings industry.

Roadmap 2020-25 Priority 3

Having

UK,

Objectives:

• In the UK, to become the single point of contact for issues relating to all facets of the paints, coatings, printing inks and wallcoverings industries across the value chain, both upstream and downstream

• To ensure a level playing field for members, and to ensure consistent and effective enforcement of legislation

• To develop a strong influencing position with Europe and the rest of the world

a powerful lobbying team to effectively influence key decision makers in the

Europe and globally to enable the best possible business environment for the industry through an extensive and relevant contact network with Government, key stakeholders and the media.

Lobbying

At the start of the year, a proposal to amend the Misuse of Drugs Act, and its possible substantial impact on a large part of the BCF membership, came onto our radar. The Government’s aim was to clamp down on the availability of GBL and BDO, as they can be converted to GHB when ingested. This was to be achieved, in part, by requiring legitimate users of those substances to obtain licences, which in turn would require onerous restrictions. The problem was, the way the legislation was drafted would have seen anyone selling or using mixtures containing these substances included in scope, including many thousands of printers using BCF members’ inks. BCF reacted swiftly and engaged in some frantic lobbying, in conjunction with other organisations like the Chemical Business Association, to make the Home Office recognise that what they were asking for from legitimate business users of GBL and BDO was disproportionate to the risk of illegal use. On 21st April we finally received notice that the Home Office will now revoke the regulations and look to table new legislation for implementation in March 2023. In the meantime, there will be consultation with industry to ensure the final position is proportionate as well as effective. This will mean that users of ‘neat’ GBL will still require licences and adhere to the restrictions of those licences, but it is likely that most industrial mixtures containing GBL will be exempted. The precise definitions will be developed through the previously mentioned consultation . We will continue to engage with the Home Office in the development of the new legislation and will carry on keeping you informed and seeking your input throughout.

In February, the National Poison Information Service (NPIS) sent an email to some businesses indicating that – contrary to all we had been told by various

Government Departments in the run up to and after Brexit – that Annex VIII of the CLP had been introduced into GB law after all. This would require the UK Poison Centre to be notified with a Unique Formula Indicator number for all hazardous mixtures, backdated to the day the UK left the EU. It would appear that this might have been ‘accidentally’ introduced through some bureaucratic legal oversight when the Brexit leaving date was delayed. However, subsequently, the NPIS website has put up a message saying the situation is under review and the HSE and Gov.UK websites continue to advise businesses they can carry on voluntarily submitting SDS’s, as we expected was the case postBrexit. At time of going to press there had still not been an official statement from the Department of Health and Social Care (which includes NPIS and Poison Centre Notifications in its remit) setting out what the position is. BCF is keeping on top of the situation and feeding into Government the consequences to the coatings sector should Annex VIII actually be introduced to GB. If there are attempts to implement it in GB we will, of course, be pushing for its exclusion, as we were told would be the case initially. We will keep members updated on this topic.

One of the issues that affects many BCF members is the reduction of available active substances to use as preservatives. The EU BPR has seen a gradual erosion of those products available for use in coatings and decisions continue to be made in the same stifling direction. Early in 2022 our partners in Europe - the European Council of the Paint, Printing Ink, and Artist’s Colours Industry (CEPE) – launched a new campaign, Coatings Need Preservatives. It explained how recent regulation is impacting on the coatings sector, and how this in turn will lead to an increase in spoilt paint

2022 began where 2021 left off, with an ongoing set of issues we need to lobby on to help prevent, influence or re-shape overzealous government proposals from various directions. An update on a selection of these is set out below.

products and a need for more frequent repainting, which directly contradicts the EU’s green and circular economy ambitions. The campaign calls for the EU to take a more holistic and proportionate approach in future. The BCF played a role in designing and promoting the campaign and we hope it will help change attitudes within the EU in future. On the same subject, over here in the UK we have been proactive, beginning conversations with the HSE about how the direction of the GB BPR will develop in future. We will continue to have dialogue on this subject over coming months.

Two of the issues we have simply not had time to deal with over the past couple of years – largely due to Brexit and Covid-19 – has been the need to press for proper application of the rules on selling of professional industrial use products via online sales platforms, and the need to stop the illegal use of solvent-based basecoats in vehicle refinish. Both are a level playing field issue for our members – who do comply with the rules when others don’t – but also a reputational issue for the industry more widely. 2022 is the year these issues come out of the in-tray and start to be actioned, directly through the coatings sector but also through engagement with Defra, HSE and other stakeholders as appropriate.

And, of course, carry-over from last year were our efforts to reshape UK REACH. We were delighted in December when Defra announced they were delaying the registration phase of UK to allow discussions to take place on different models to that currently legislated for. It looks like the first registration phase – for substances of more than 1,000 tonnes and SVHCs – will be put back to 2026, three years later than originally planned. The 100t and 10t thresholds will also be delayed, although we

are not currently sure by how much. The move towards a new model is extremely welcome. It is not always easy (to put it mildly) to change government policy once it is set. However, the coordinated communication by industry, explaining just how onerous and costly the original plans for UK REACH would be to British business, ultimately paid off. Defra is now consulting again on possible alternative options, hopefully which will not mean a registration process that requires full data dossiers to be submitted for each substance used in the UK. BCF has a position on the policy oversight group, as well as the working group looking at more technical aspects of any future policy. We know we need to remain vigilant over the coming months to make sure whatever new UK REACH policy is developed, it does not unduly impact on downstream users of chemicals like our members in the coatings sector.

Finally, I just want to thank the many members who have engaged with the public affairs, regulatory and marketing teams over the past year as we have collectively lobbied and campaigned. Your help in providing practical case studies, detailed background information, being prepared to meet or speak with us, or respond to surveys and consultations, is all vital to our work and is gratefully received. We know there is a lot going on at the moment, and that your time is probably more at a premium than ever. But your input and feedback genuinely does make a difference and, ultimately, enables us to better make the case for you and the wider coatings sector.

David Park BCF Public Affairs Manager

Promoting the full supply chain of the UK coatings industry

BCF continues to punch above its weight by showing leadership in the supply chain for both the chemical industry, printing industry and manufacturing in general.

The impact of our members’ products on the UK economy is hugely significant. An estimated 7% of GDP depends on our members’ products. The primary sectors are manufacturing, construction and the printing

We achieve this through various efforts:

• President of the World Coatings Council

• Current chair of the Alliance of Chemical Associations, 15 chemical industry associations across the supply chain

• Chair of RSC Surface Coatings Special Interest Group

• Member of the UK Government Defra UK REACH Oversight Group, with CIA and CBA

• Proactive member and ex chair (2016-18) of the Graphics and Print Media Alliance, with 10 print industry supply chain associations

• Recent chair (2017-19) of the REACH Industry Cross Sector Group

• Proactive and leadership role in both CEPE/EuPIA

industry, totalling £297 billion, with 108,000 businesses employing 1.2 million workers.

Being the key point of contact for issues relating to all facets of the paints, coatings, printing inks and wallcovering industries across the value chain, both upstream and downstream, requires continual maintenance of our network and influence with other organisations.

• Proactive member of the UK Chemical Stakeholder Forum

Board member of Two Sides, charity to promote sustainability of print/paper

• Board member Construction Products Association Trade Association Council

• Active members of CBI, The Packaging Federation

• and Make UK

• Member of the Surface Engineering Advanced Coatings (SEAC) Leadership Forum

• Board member of the Trade Association Forum

• Proactive social media and public relations activity to show leadership

• Being visible and engaged with the UK Government on key issues affecting the industry

Strategic alliances in the supply chain

The BCF is continuing to build stronger relationships with many other trade associations and stakeholders in the supply chain.

BCF Chief Executive appointed President of World Coatings Council

At the World Coatings Council’s annual meeting in March 2022, Tom Bowtell, Chief Executive of the British Coatings Federation, was elected President for a two-year term of office.

The World Coatings Council is made up of members representing associations from the United States, China, European Union, Brazil, Mexico, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, Malaysia, Canada, South Africa, Turkey, France, Germany, Spain and the United Kingdom.

The Council, which provides a forum for exchange and cooperation on major issues and priorities facing the industry, has established itself as a global voice with the United Nations, Governments and NGOs for over 30 years.

Tom Bowtell said of his Presidency; “I’m incredibly honoured to have the trust of my industry colleagues from across the world to hold the President’s seat on behalf of the global coatings industry. I am looking forward to representing the industry and contributing to our global effort.”

Sustainability will be an important theme of Tom’s Presidency, with the World Coatings Council publishing their first Sustainability Report later this year.

Andy Doyle, President of the World Coatings Council and CEO of the American Coatings Association, commented: “I am thrilled that Tom has accepted the role of President of the World Coatings Council. He is a global leader not only in the association community, but in the coatings industry as well. Tom along with the WCC’s new Vice President, Monica Alcala of the Mexican Paint and Printing Ink Manufacturers’ Association (ANAFAPYT) will do a fantastic job leading our organisation. As the WCC celebrates its 30th anniversary in 2022, I can think of no one better suited to represent our industry on a world stage.”

For more information on the World Coatings Council, please visit their website by scanning the QR code.

Presidential handover at the World Coatings Council annual meeting in March 2022

Trusted supply chain solutions for product compliance, sustainability and chemical data management

Decorative coatings

Decorative Coatings Council

The Decorative Coatings Council has continued to meet every six months. The decorative coatings sector saw a decline in demand when compared to the lockdowns of the last two years.

Major topics include the future of UK chemical regulations post Brexit, with UK REACH and biocides the most important issues, and the ongoing raw material crisis.

PaintCare was again high on the agenda, and excellent progress has been made with major retailers and Government supporting the scheme. The request for investment from the Board in order to create a detailed implementation plan was approved, meaning that PaintCare is on the way to becoming a reality.

The work done by the Sustainability Committee was also an important topic of discussion and a working group was set up to create a Net Zero Roadmap in 2022. Packaging Extended Producer Responsibility became a significant agenda item, as it is seen as a major financial threat to UK brand owners. The BCF will continue to keep members informed on this important issue and explore options for the PaintCare scheme to reduce some of the regulatory burden.

A webpage dedicated to countering false eco advertising claims has been launched under the name ‘Green Claims Guide for Decorative Paints’. It aims to address common green claims that advertisers use such as claiming a paint is VOC free. The information on the page has already been used to successfully address two false advertising issues since its launch.

Chaired by Sam Balloch, AkzoNobel until October 2021, Pete Waites, Crown Paints from May 2022

Decorative Coatings Technical Committee

Chaired by Gareth Hayfield, Farrow & Ball

The Decorative Coatings Technical Committee held three meetings during 2021. As in 2020, the ban on combustible materials for 18 metre buildings was an important topic. The Buildings Safety Bill was published on the 5th of July 2021. The height had been kept at 18m and not reduced to 11m as had been previously suggested. The membrane definition for when an exterior masonry coating could be considered a membrane under the Building Regulations had been published alongside an FAQ on the BCF website.

The introduction of UK REACH was an important agenda topic, with the transitionary measure of Downstream User Import Notification (DUIN) a significant deadline for members to work towards in October 2021.

The labelling requirements for titanium dioxide was an important issue for DCTC. The new classification of titanium dioxide (to include category 2 carcinogen) entered into force in the UK and EU in October 2021. However, the Titanium Dioxide Manufacturer’s Association had determined that almost all grades of titanium dioxide were out of scope for classification due to the aerodynamic diameter criteria not being met. Another key substance was MEKO. There were several extraordinary meetings to discuss MEKO and agree the industry position to withdraw products containing MEKO from sale to the general public from the 1st of March 2022.

Biocide activity was also an important topic for discussion. Some positive news was that the ECHA Risk Assessment Committee (RAC) had proposed a much more workable specific concentration limit (SCL) for BIT than had been assigned for other isothiazolinones in the past. In the UK, the GB BPR was introduced on the 1st of January 2021. To remain on the GB market, active substance suppliers are required to resubmit data to the HSE and be based in GB by December 2022. There are already some indications that not all active substances will be resubmitted. The BCF has met with the HSE to voice concerns about this issue and highlight the importance of biocides.

‘Trace’ was agreed as the most appropriate term to be used for the new VOC globe rating for less than 0.1% VOC after gathering feedback from members.

Industrial and powder coatings

Joint Industrial and Powder Coatings Council and Vehicle Refinish Group

The industrial and powder coatings sector has seen a steady and continuous growth throughout 2021 after a decline in sales in 2020 due to Covid. The April 2021 meeting was virtual, but subsequent meetings in November 2021 and March 2022 were hybrid meetings with strong numbers for both in-person and virtual attendance.

The raw material crisis has been a major discussion point at all recent meetings. The current situation in Ukraine has impacted the raw material situation, with a large decline in exports of sunflower oil from Russia and Ukraine, as well as the stopping of the rail route from China via Russia causing further rises in shipping prices.

Industrial coatings contribute to extending the life cycle of metal, concrete and wood, and the Council agreed that it was important for life cycle to be an important part of the industry’s Net Zero Roadmap.

Campaigns that had been delayed due to Covid have now been given the greenlight to progress further. The BCF will also continue to push Defra to challenge the sale of solvent-based basecoats in vehicle refinish. A second campaign to attempt to limit the online selling of industrial and professional paints and coatings to the general public was also approved. Members agreed that there needs to be a clear definition as to what a professional user is to differentiate them from public and industrial users.

High Performance Coatings Group

Chaired by Malcolm Morris, Sherwin-Williams Protective & Marine Coatings

The High Performance Coatings (HPC) group met on two occasions in 2021. A key topic was the restriction proposal by Germany of BPA as it would affect epoxy coatings used in many articles. After two calls of evidence, it is now known that Germany have decided to delay the restriction intention dossier from April 2022 to October 2022.

Chaired by Patrick Smith, Manor Coatings Systems (IPCC) and Simon Aldersley, U-POL (VR)

There were also discussions on the activities surrounding ISO12944. In early 2021, the UK national committee STI/21 agreed to vote negative on a revision of ISO12944 as it had only been published in 2020. It was recommended to wait until the next systemic review in 2022/2023. Developments since this decision were that the ISO standards subcommittee TC35/SC14 had reconvened, and a potential substantial revision proposal would be decided on at the June 2022 conference.

There was also a suggested proposal for improving ISO8501-1 ‘’Visual cleanliness standard for steel substrates’’. The proposal will be refined using member feedback from the meeting in April 2022 prior to submission in the June 2022 ISO meeting.

Aerospace and Defence Coatings Group

Indestructible Paints from May 2022

The Aerospace and Defence Coatings group held three virtual meetings in 2021, the May meeting was joint with the Ministry of Defence. The implications of the introduction of UK REACH on authorisations was a focus for discussion. Downstream users of EU REACH authorised substances were required to provide the HSE with technical information within 60 days after the end of the transition period.

There were discussions on the BS X 42 standard that had been published in 2020, as well as the proposed BS X 43 standard. The MoD has also begun to review and rewrite DEF STAN 80-225, members comments were shared to the MoD.

An update on the status of chromium trioxide authorisation was provided at each meeting. The authorisation review period will come to an end in September 2024. Members were aware of this major issue, and it was noted that members were working closely with the ADCR Consortium on reauthorisation. Other regulatory updates on titanium dioxide, BPA and isocyanates were also discussed.

Chaired by Jim Rowbottom, ADDEV Materials until April 2022 Graham Armstrong,

Intumescent Coatings Group

Chaired

by Dipak Mistry, Hempel

The Intumescent Coatings Group held two meetings during the course of 2021. Updates on the Association for Specialist Fire Protection related activities were received, with a lot of the association’s activities focussed on the changes being proposed by the draft Building Safety Bill and understanding the practical implementation of the Code for Construction Product Information (CCPI).

Updates were provided on substance specific regulatory issues, including the latest updates on titanium dioxide, isocyanates, BPA and melamine. There was also concern that the possible further restrictions on the use of Medium Chain Chlorinated Paraffins (MCCP) could affect the use of the long-chain versions.

The group also discussed the status of UK Technical Assessments (UKTAs), which had seen some challenges due to Brexit, and the use of pre-existing European Assessment Documents (EADs).

Marine Coatings Group

Chaired by Geoff Mackrill, Teal & Mackrill

The Marine Coatings Group meetings focused on the concerns surrounding the changes in the Biocidal Products Regulation (BPR) in Great Britain. A representative from HSE provided an update on key changes to GB BPR including NI. Members were informed of the ongoing discussions with HSE regarding the future of PT21 products in the UK, including Zinc Pyrithione (ZnPt). Industry had presented to 19 members of HSE’s biocides team in the summer to highlight the technical requirements and importance of antifouling coatings and the level of engagement was encouraging.

Members were informed of other key changes to UK Chemicals legislation, including UK REACH, with an update provided on lobbying activity in this area. An update was provided on the latest regulatory activity on key substances such as isocyanates, microplastics and titanium dioxide.

A joint meeting was held with the CEPE Marine Coatings Sector Group. The activities of the CEPE antifouling working group and the World Coatings Council were highlighted, focussing on concerns surrounding the risk assessments as well as secondary microplastics. Secondary microplastics in relation to marine coatings is also a major concern. Marine Coatings are often cited as being a significant contributor to the environment and there are reports that DG ENV are already looking at possible regulatory action in this area. CEPE have put forward a research proposal with the aim to gather data on secondary microplastics for marine coatings and façade coatings initially.

Industrial Wood Coatings Group

Chaired by Mark Hubbert, Teknos from May 2022

The first meeting of the new Industrial Wood Coatings Group including members and non-members successfully took place via a hybrid meeting on the 23rd of November. There was a discussion on two critical biocides used as wood preservatives (PT8), propiconazole and tebuconazole, that are currently under the spotlight. A position statement on the use of ‘formaldehyde free’ for low formaldehyde products in the industry was prepared by the group.

Members agreed to create a lobbying campaign highlighting non-compliance with the Industrial Emissions Directive as well as agreeing to set up a Working Group to help educate users on their obligations for fire testing. The challenges that the raw material supply chains were facing was also a major point of discussion.

Printing inks

Printing Inks Council

Chaired by Lewis Taylor, Flint Group

The Printing Inks Council had two joint meetings alongside the Printing Inks Technical Committee in 2021 and one so far in 2022. This followed the same format first introduced in the March 2021 meeting, where the two groups would split halfway through. The meetings have been very successful and had strong attendances both virtually and face to face thanks to the hybrid option.

The joint meeting discussed the raw material crisis, UK chemical regulations strategy, sustainability and a future packaging extended producer responsibility law.

There was a very positive response from the group to lobbying successes on UK REACH in late 2021, which led to a discussion on the new proposed registration model for UK REACH. Members were in agreement that the process of registering a novel substance is still unclear.

A major issue for many members has been the proposed Home Office licencing scheme for two substances, GBL and BDO legislation. Following several meetings with the BCF and other industry bodies, the Home Office has decided to postpone and review the proposed licencing scheme, acknowledging that printing ink makers and their customers are not the source of the issue.

The importance of future Packaging Extended Producer Responsibility legislation on brand owners was acknowledged, and will be a focus for future meetings, with the aim to ensure inks are not unfairly disadvantaged in the scheme. Part of this work has been to improve the British Plastics Federation PackScore Tool’s scoring of the recyclability of printing inks.

BCF leadership in bringing together the Food Packaging Value Chain Alliance was welcomed – a first meeting with Food Standards Agency on future UK food contact regulations was successful, and a follow up meeting planned.

Printing Inks Technical Committee

Chaired by Andrew Clifton, Domino Printing Sciences

The Printing Inks Technical Committee met three times in 2021, two of these were joint with the Printing Ink Council. The impact of UK REACH and the October 2021 deadline for the submission of Downstream User Import Notifications under UK REACH were important topics of discussion.

The impact of inks in recycling processes was also an important topic for discussion. It was agreed to form a working group on ink recyclability, with the particular aim of updating the British Plastics Federation’s (BPF) PackScore tool to treat inks more accurately. The working group produced a traffic light table categorising inks for recyclability. This was welcomed by colleagues at the BPF, and further work is ongoing.

Notable updates in food contact materials included the confirmation that the German Ink Ordinance would go ahead, and that List B of the Swiss Ordinance will eventually be removed. The revision of food contact material regulation in the EU was also discussed. Updates were provided at every meeting on hazard reclassifications affecting UV inks, as well as other substances such titanium dioxide.

Wallcoverings

Wallcoverings Sector Council

Chaired by Steve Mulheron, Fine Décor

The Wallcoverings Sector Council met two times in 2021 after only being able to meet once in 2020 due to the lockdown in Spring 2020. Wallcoverings had experienced a sharp increase in sales during the pandemic, but sales were now returning to levels similar to those pre-pandemic. Members were also experiencing difficulties due to the increased cost of raw materials.

The BCF collaborated with the Global Wallcoverings Association (IGI) on a webinar in June 2021, on the topic of UK REACH. This engagement was welcomed by BCF members. There was a particular focus on sustainability within the wallcoverings sector. The ‘Net Zero by 2050’ pledge was an important topic for discussion as wallcoverings differ from other sectors within the BCF as the production is a more energy intensive process. The packaging EPR scheme and plastic packaging tax were other points of discussion.

Wallcoverings Sector Technical Committee

Chaired

by Chris Iredale, Muraspec Wallcoverings until December 2021

The Wallcoverings Sector Technical Committee met three times in 2021. The implications of Brexit and in particular the introduction of the UK CA mark were important topics for discussion. The UK CA mark presented particular challenges, with labelling requirements somewhat unclear initially and issues with Assessment and Verification of Constancy of Performance (AVCP) System 3 testing requirements. At the end of August 2021, it was confirmed that CE marking for goods on the Great Britain market could continue up until the 1st of January 2023, which was welcomed.

The introduction of Extended Producer Responsibility schemes in France and Italy were discussed, they may result in additional labelling requirements for consumer products.

Several members are also members of the BCF Climate Change Agreement scheme. The scheme was extended until 2023, and there had been a government consultation on a replacement scheme. The target for the next Target Period was set at 6.67%. Reporting will take place in early 2023.

Updates on key substances, titanium dioxide and ADCA were provided.

Chris Iredale (Muraspec Wallcoverings) stood down as Chair at the end of 2021, the Chair position is currently vacant.

Sector wide support

Health & Safety

BCF’s Safety Advisory Panel updated the annual Accidents Statistics survey to make it more user-friendly. This was sent to members in April 2022. A working group was being set up to review the ‘Code of Safe Practice: Powder Coating’. Members were reviewing various BCF guidance, including the ‘Use of Company and Private Vehicles at Work’ and ‘Safe Handling and Use of Flammable Liquids and Powders in the Surface Coatings Industry’ guidance. CEPE Safety Alerts, developed by the OSRA group, were circulated to members. Online tools made by the HSE for managing mental health of workers had been sent to members. Members shared recent issues arising on their sites, which could become learning experiences for others.

Environment Panel

The Environment Panel had held joint meetings with the Safety Advisory Panel. The development of Best Available Techniques for VOC controls were discussed, as were the proposed Extended Producer Responsibility controls. The BCF workbook on VOCs had been published, along with a helpful PowerPoint presentation and a spreadsheet containing a VOC calculator. The proposed move to digital waste tracking was of interest to the industry, as was the BCF’s sustainability activities and roadmap to Net Zero.

Classification, Labelling and Packaging Panel

The Classification, Labelling and Packaging Panel met virtually three times in 2021. The introduction of UK REACH and GB CLP were the most significant topics discussed at the CLPP meetings. The Downstream User Import Notification (DUIN) deadline in October 2021 was an important milestone in UK REACH compliance. Members provided insight into the challenges presented by UK REACH and DUIN submissions. Although members agreed that the process itself was relatively straightforward, the issues related to access to information remained. The announcement that Defra planned to consider alternatives to the UK REACH registration model was welcomed.

The changes associated with GB CLP were also discussed. One of the main challenges faced by members initially was the need to include an EU address on the label of products exported to the EU. While classifications would remain the same in both the EU and GB initially, the issue of divergence was also discussed, which is likely to present challenges for labelling in the future.

Updates on substances of interest were provided, including changes relating to titanium dioxide, MEKO and GBL.

Transport and Packaging

BCF’s Carriage of Dangerous Goods Panel worked alongside the CEPE Transport Committee in monitoring worldwide and regional changes to the carriage rules, ensuring that proposals did not unduly affect members. A paper, proposing an exemption to the packaging requirements for environmentally hazardous goods had been submitted to the UN transport committee.

Coatings Care

Coatings Care is an environmental programme that demonstrates BCF members’ commitment to the health and welfare of employees, the safe operation of processes and shows determination to contribute actively to a sustainable environment.

The Coatings Care programme recognises improvements in the performance of the coatings and printing ink industries across 45 KPIs in the fields of the environment, safety, health, distribution and product stewardship. In 2021, Teal & Mackrill won the Coatings Care Overall Best Performer, and Crown Paints Hull won the Coatings Care Progress Award.

Associate Technical Committee

The Associate Technical Committee met virtually twice in 2021 with representatives from the raw material supply chain, packaging manufacturers and associated organisations. The Committee focused on areas where technical and regulatory issues were of greatest common concern.

There were discussions on GB legislative developments with particular focus on substance registrations under GB REACH and concern about data availability for downstream user import notifications. The impact of divergence from EU legislation was reviewed and discussions on activities to obtain a workable legislation were held. The GB BPR was also reviewed, particularly the impact of the requirement for companies to resubmit data for active substances and product authorisations and be based in the UK by December 2022 to be able to continue to supply the GB market.

The impact of global events on raw material shortages were highlighted. Updates on substances of interest were provided, including changes relating to biocides, isocyanates, microplastics, TiO2, BPA. Future EU initiative on Chemical Strategy for Sustainability and UK developments including the Environment Bill, COP 26, Chemical Strategy and the Hydrogen Strategy were also discussed. BCF initiatives and positions on PaintCare, VOC-Free and sustainability were discussed.

Global Chemicals Group

The GCG met three times in 2021. This provided members with the opportunity to discuss significant changes in global chemical regulations. There were discussions on requirements for Russia, China and more recently the Extended Producer Responsibility legislation that has been introduced in France and Italy. Members reviewed some of the ‘How To…’ guides, including the Australian guide and introduced new guides for Thailand and the Philippines. Regulatory updates were provided at the meetings, anticipated regulation in India and Pakistan had been delayed due to Covid. The GCG plans to continue to update the ‘How To… ‘guides and make them more accessible.

Sustainability Committee

At the first meeting of the revived Sustainability Committee the group focused on developing the structure of the committee to guide the short-and longterm goals. Part of the meeting included a workshop where members were split in to sub-groups to complete an exercise in order to determine the most applicable UN Sustainable Goals for our industry sectors, which

included a discussion as to why these goals were important and relevant.

An update was provided on developments in waste and circular economy, which included updates on biocides, microplastics and waste. Members were also provided updates on developments surrounding emissions and climate change, which included updates on the recently published European Green Deal and the Defra Clean Air Strategy.

The commitment was made at the recent BCF Board of Directors meeting to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2050 in October 2021, and will be backed up by more detailed Net Zero Roadmaps for each BCF sector.

Public Affairs and Communications Committee

A new committee set up last year to help BCF ensure its lobbying and communications efforts are targeted in the right direction. The two meetings held so far have focussed on the broad, proactive public affairs strategy for the next couple of years. Members of the committee helped design the #SustainableCoatings campaign launched last year and will be key to making sure the main umbrella campaign for the end of 2022/23#EssentialCoatings – is wide-ranging and effective.

The committee provides members with updates on general legislative and regulatory issues and horizon scans for future obstacles likely to impact on businesses across the industry. Members feed into that process helping BCF’s team remain focussed on the key issues of concern to the sector.

The BCF Marketing team has worked through the committee to get member input on the design of some of their key pieces of work as well as execution of outward multimedia campaigns. They are looking to engage with members more closely to boost support for social media activities in future.

Diversity and Inclusion Committee

The first Diversity and Inclusion Committee meeting was held in November 2021. The committee was formed in order to share best practice methods for the industry, resources/suggestions for companies to implement for inclusive practice and to generate more interest in the subject.

At the inaugural meeting, the term Diversity and Inclusion was discussed in detail; exploring all areas of what it meant to be a diverse as well as inclusive industry. The difficulties faced in trying to reach D&I sustainably within a company was discussed, and an agreement between all members concluded that the D&I committee would not be focused on one issue but be inclusive of all issues within D&I.

BCF aims to provide help for members in their journey of D&I, using the committee as a platform for idea sharing. Further actions on the subject are planned for throughout the year.

Partnerships

Insurance, employee benefits and risk management

Verlingue Ltd is one of Europe’s largest independent insurance brokers, providing insurance, employee benefits and risk management solutions to businesses in the coatings industry.

Formerly known as ICB Group, Verlingue has managed BCF’s insurance arrangements for over 20 years. Our longstanding relationship means that we have an in-depth understanding of the challenges and risks faced by BCF members, and are able to provide them with the right insurance solutions and advice.

R&D tax relief

Markel Tax is the trusted tax partner to over 2,500 accountants with the dedicated in-house team of over 60 chartered accountants, chartered tax advisers and PhD level technical staff specialising in Research & Development (R&D) tax relief claims. The team can quickly identify whether you are eligible to claim this valuable relief - worth up to 33p for every £1 spent. Improvements to products or processes can qualify whether you are profitable or loss making.

Apprenticeship service

With the apprenticeship reforms now in effect in the UK, it is no longer as simple as handing your training needs over to a training provider to

a qualification. Employers now face several responsibilities to action and feedback we’ve received from members is that apprenticeship management can be burdensome. For this reason, the BCF’s Apprenticeships Service is on hand to meet the specific development and employment needs of paints, inks and wallcoverings companies. The BCF’s Apprenticeships Service can ensure that the complexities and associated administration involved in taking on apprentices, and making use of levy funds, is taken care of.

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The BCF has a carefully selected group of BCF Partners. Further information is available on BCF’s website (Members > Partnerships) or email info@bcf.co.uk.

BCF Events

Our 2021 Annual Conference and Awards were held on Thursday 14th October at the Mercure Manchester Piccadilly Hotel. At our first face-toface event in nearly two years, almost 300 delegates met with industry colleagues at the conference to discuss some of the major issues, challenges and opportunities faced by the sector. In the evening award winners were announced across 11 categories.

Tom Bowtell, BCF Chief Executive said: “After a really challenging time for our industry, it was great to come together face to face and celebrate the achievements of our member companies. It is also exciting to see so much young talent in our sector, demonstrated particularly in our Apprentice of the Year and Young Leader of the Year categories. Many congratulations to all those who were shortlisted, but especially to the winners”.

The evening opened with the Sustainable Innovation Award, won by PPG Automotive Refinish for MOONWALK™. The sustainability theme carried on through the evening with the Coatings Care Progress Award, and the Coatings Care Overall Best Performer Award, awarded to Crown Paints, Hull and Teal & Mackrill Hull respectively. The Corporate Social Responsibility Award was taken home by HMG Paints for their “First Thing - Sanitiser” campaign.

Celebrating individuals within the industry who have gone above and beyond were the Apprentice of the Year Award, won by George O’Reilly from IPL, Young Leader of the Year Award, won by Natalie Hood from Jotun Paints Europe and Student of the Year Award, which saw Linda Ferrante, from Fujichem Sonneborn win. The Award for Excellence in Training was won by U-POL.

The Customer Service Award saw two winners, AkzoNobel Decorative Paints, Dulux Decorator Centres, and Sun Chemical. For Marketing Campaign of the Year, it was the Leyland Trade Smart launch that took home the award for PPG. Diversity and Inclusion, which was a new Award in 2019, was awarded to UL.

The BCF would like to thank our Conference and Award sponsors, BASF, The DPO Centre, Fenton Packaging, LKAB, Stort Chemicals, Synthomer, The Paint Foundation, Tradebe and Verlingue for their support.

BCF Awards 2022

Thursday 13th October Forest of Arden Marriott Hotel & Country Club

categories are as follows:

Sustainable Innovation Award 2022

Sponsored by:

The Sustainable Innovation Award recognises and celebrates commitment to the BCF Sustainability Policy through the launch of innovative and sustainable products, processes or services.

Customer Service Award 2022

Sponsored by:

BCF’s Customer Service Award recognises the growing importance of customer service as a differentiator in the paints, coatings, inks and wallcovering industries.

Young Leader of the Year Award 2022

Sponsored by: Now in its fifth year, the BCF’s Young Leader of the Year Award will recognise an exceptional individual under the age of 35 working within a BCF member company who has proved to be an effective, innovative and impactful leader.

Excellence in Training Award 2022

The BCF Excellence in Training Award is presented for a company initiative rather than individual (which is recognised through the Student of the Year Award). Now in its fifth year, entries for both BCF training and non BCF initiatives will be considered.

Marketing Campaign of the Year

2022

The Marketing Campaign of the Year will be awarded to a BCF member company that has produced and delivered an innovative and effective marketing campaign that clearly meets organisational goals.

Apprentice of the Year 2022 Sponsored by:

Corporate Social Responsibility 2022

The Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Award will be given to a BCF member company which, in the opinion of the judges, has clearly demonstrated an outstanding and successful charity or CSR campaign across any aspect of social responsibility.

Diversity and Inclusion Award 2022

Sponsored by: The Diversity and Inclusion Award will be awarded to a BCF member company that best demonstrates an effective programme across a broad range of diversity and inclusion elements.

Apprentice of the Year will be awarded to an apprentice currently employed at a BCF member company who best demonstrates how they’ve used their apprenticeship to achieve great personal and professional development. The judges will also consider how the apprentice has added value to the workplace and to the industry through their hard work and dedication.

Student of the Year 2022

Sponsored by:

Coatings Care Overall Best Performer Award 2022

The Coatings Care Overall Best Performer Award is presented to the company that has demonstrated best in class performance across a range of key performance indicators, including VOC emissions, energy consumption, waste and recycling, and accident and incident statistics.

Coatings Care Progress Award 2022

Sponsored by:

This award is presented to the CTI student who, in the opinion of the tutors of BCF’s Coatings Training Institute, has consistently demonstrated the highest level of understanding and achieved outstanding scores in examinations and practical work when completing their training modules. There is no entry process for these awards.

The Coatings Care Progress Award is presented to the company that has made the most significant year on year improvement in its performance on the same health, safety and environmental criteria as above.

Many thanks to our sponsors: BioCote, GDB International, Fenton Packaging, Stort Chemicals, Synthomer, BASF, and The Paint Foundation, who make the event possible. This year’s award

Meet the judges

Sustainable Innovation Award

Marketing Campaign of the Year Award

Apprentice of the Year Award

Corporate

We

Diversity and Inclusion Award

Coatings

Coatings Care Awards

To

Peter Collins, Technical Consultant, BCF

Mike North, Professor of Green Chemistry, University of York

Jonathan Bourne, Vice President, Nexant

Social Responsibility Award

David Cornish, Cornish Consulting Jonathan Tame, Managing Director, Two Sides Campaign

Kay Hussain, CEO, WISE Member of Royal Society of Chemistry’s Diversity Team

Steve Snaith, BCF Non-Executive Director Andrew Lloyd Gordon, Marketing Strategy Consultant

Customer Service Award

Phil Durand, Forsta

Excellence in Training Award

Dr Jenny Clucas, Cogent Skills Tricia Henry, BCF’s Apprenticeships Scheme

Helen Hewitt, Chief Executive, BWF

Karly Lattimore, Managing Director for Training, BPIF

Tricia Henry, BCF’s Apprenticeships Scheme Young Leader of the Year Award

Steve Elliott, Chief Executive, Chemical Industries Association

Steve Bennett, Founder & Managing Director, Business of Science

Sravya Rao, Deputy Director, Economy & Strategic Analysis, BEIS Student of the Year Award

Training Institute Tutors

Huzaifa Matawala, CEO, The Paint Foundation

John Dixon, Whittle Industry Data

are grateful for the participation of all of our judges for this year’s awards. The closing date for award entries is 3rd June.

find out more about our individual awards and how to enter, please visit:

BCF’s charity cycle is back for its second year!

The British Coatings Federation (BCF) are hosting their second charity bike ride for the UK coatings industry to raise money for charity, following the resounding success of the inaugural charity cycle in 2019. The event, ‘BCF’s Charity Cycle: Ride Warwickshire’, is taking place on Friday 1st July 2022 and will start at the BCF office in Coventry and extend through the scenic countryside and villages of Warwickshire. The BCF hopes to raise £10,000 for The Community Heartbeat Trust.

The ride is open to BCF members and non-members and participants are invited to get involved as individuals, or as teams, choosing a 30, 50 or 100km route. The three routes will meander through the Warwickshire countryside, with drinks stations en route and the option to stop at village pubs. The entry fee to ride is £50+VAT which includes a goodie bag for each rider. Riders are encouraged to fundraise via their JustGiving page, which will transfer donations directly to the charity. The BCF would like to give special thanks to their sponsors: AkzoNobel Decorative Paints, INX International UK, Teknos UK, Tronox Pigments UK, U-POL, BioCote and ASFP whose invaluable support makes the event possible.

Tom Bowtell, Chief Executive of the BCF, commented: “The BCF are proud to be organising our charity bike ride once again as it benefits an incredibly worthwhile cause that helps save lives in rural communities across the UK. It’s wonderful that our industry can unite and give something back and we’re very excited about the big day.”

BCF Charity Cycle in 2019

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Board of Directors

May 2022

DIRECTORS

Matthew Baines

David Beckford

Darren Budd

Phillip Cefai

Gary Coniam

Anthony Davey

Gordon Dobbin

Farrell Dolan

John Falder

Mark Frost

Sharon Harte

Rob Jackson

José Antonio Jiménez

Hiroshi Kawai

Geoff Mackrill

Steve Mulheron

Peter Rieck

Patrick Smith

Steve Snaith

Richard Steele Lewis Taylor Ian Walker Pete Weaver Guy Williams

ALTERNATE DIRECTORS

Rachel Copley

David Bench

Richard Burnham

Jonathan Falder

Jane Ryder

Bjorn Skjelby

Pete Waites

PPG Architectural Coatings UK

Pronto Industrial Paints BASF

Crown Paints Owatrol UK Farrow & Ball Jotun Paints

Axalta Coating Systems UK HMG Paints Sun Chemical Dacrylate Paints Ricoh

AkzoNobel Decorative Paints Fujichem Sonneborn Teal & Mackrill

Fine Decor Wallcoverings Non-Executive Director Manor Coating Systems Non-Executive Director Beckers Group Flint Group

Sherwin-Williams Protective & Marine Coatings Domino Printing Sciences U-POL

PPG Architectural Coatings UK

AkzoNobel Decorative Paints

Teal & Mackrill HMG Paints

Sherwin-Williams Consumer Brands Jotun Paints Crown Paints

Past Presidents & Silver Medalists

PAST PRESIDENTS

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Leslie H Silver OBE E.W Osmond

Derick Johnson

Rex Chester Dennis C Wall

Peter H Burns

John Myland Quintin I L Knight

Peter Harland William Junner Geoffrey V R Watson David Penrice

John T Richards

Michael H Brent

Bram A Van Dijk

Jeff M Ratcliffe Chris Harris John Cunningham

Robert G Purshouse

Peter Harland Stephen Falder

Peter Rieck John Boland

Peter Rieck Nigel Bond Anthony Pitchford

David Thomas Richard Chapman

Steve Snaith Nick Smith John Falder

Vincent O’Sullivan David Beckford

SILVER

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MEDALISTS

Philip Sturge

Gervaise Willis

Harold Hardie

John Cox

Derek Eddowes

Dennis Reynolds

Leslie Silver OBE

Robert White

Tom Graham

Bill Moffat

Len O’Neill

Don Clement John Myland

Dennis Howe

Michael Levete

David Penrice

Quintin Knight

Arthur Hopgood

Tony Rieck

Jeff Ratcliffe

Peter Harland

Robert Purshouse

Bruno Giordan

Tony Newbould

Peter Henry Moira McMillan

Peter Rieck

David Thomas

John Boland

Richard Chapman Steve Snaith

Brian Widdop

Martin Wallen Wayne Smith

John Falder

HMG Chairman John Falder accepting his Silver Medal at the BCF Awards 2021, with BCF President Guy Williams and BCF CEO Tom Bowtell

Accounts

The company is entitled to exemption from audit under Section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 for the year ended 31 December 2021.

The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2021 in accordance with Section 476 of the Companies Act 2006.

The Directors acknowledge their responsibilities for:

1. Ensuring that the company keeps accounting records which comply with Sections 386 and 387 of the Companies Act 2006 and

2. Preparing financial statements which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of company as at the end of each financial year and of its profit or loss for each financial year in accordance with the requirements of Sections 394 and 395 and which otherwise comply with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 relating to financial statements, so far as applicable to the company.

Glossary

A

ADCA Azodicarbonamide

ADR European agreement concerning the international carriage of dangerous goods by road

AF Antifouling

AVCP Assessment and Verification of Constancy of Performance

ASA Advertising Standards Authority

ASFP Association for Specialist Fire Protection

ATP Adaptation to Technical Progress

B

BBA British Board of Agreement

BDO Butanediol

BEIS Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

BIT Benzisothiazolinone

BPA Bisphenol A

BPR Biocidal Products Regulation

BS British Standard

BSI British Standards Institution

C

CCPI Code for Construction Product Information

CEPE European Council of Paint, Printing Ink and Artists’ Colours Industry

CLP EU Classification, Labelling and Packaging Regulation (GHS)

CLPP Classifcation, Labelling and Packaging Panel

CMA Competition and Markets Authority

COMAH Control of Major Accident Hazards Regulations

CPR Construction Products Regulations

CTI Coatings Training Institute

D

DCC Decorative Coatings Council

DCTC Decorative Coatings Technical Committee

DEFRA Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

DG ENV Directorate-General for Environment

DGSA Dangerous Goods Safety Advisor

DHSC Department of Health and Social Care

D&I Diversity and Inclusion

DIT Department for International Trade

DUCC Downstream Users of Chemicals Coalition

DUIN Downstream User Import Notification

E

EADs European Assessment Documents

ECHA European Chemicals Agency

ECJ European Coatings Journal

EFSA European Food Safety Agency

EN Euro Norm (European Standard)

EOTA European Organisation for Technical Approvals

EPD Environmental Product Declaration

EPR Extended Producer Responsibility

ETAG European Technical Approval Guideline

F

FCM Food Contact Materials FSA Food Standards Agency

FTA Free Trade Agreement

G

GBL Gamma butyrolactone

GCG Global Chemicals Group

GHS Globally Harmonised System

GMP Good Manufacturing Practice

GPMA Graphics, Print and Media Alliance

H

HPC High Performance Coatings

HSE Health and Safety Executive

I

ICAO International Civil Aviation Organisation

ICG Intumescent Coatings Group

IGI Global Wallcoverings Association

IMDG International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code

IMO International Maritime Organisation

IPCC Industrial and Powder Coatings Council

ISO International Standards Organisation

IWCG Industrial Wood Coatings Group

L

LCCP Long-Chain Chlorinated Paraffins

LEV Local exhaust ventilation

M

MCG Marine Coatings Group

MCCP Medium Chain Chlorinated Paraffins

MEKO Methyl Ethyl Ketoxime

MHCLG Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

MIT Methylisothiazolinone

MOAH Mineral Oil Aromatic Hydrocarbons

MoD Ministry of Defence MOSH Mineral Oil Saturated Hydrocarbons

N

NIAS Non-Intentionally Added Substance

NGO Non-Governmental Organisation

NR Network Rail

NMVOC Non-methane Volatile Organic Compounds

O

OCCA Oil and Colour Chemists Association

OMG Operations Management Group

OSRA Operational Safety and Risk Assessment

P

PEF Product Environmental Footprint

PIC Printing Inks Council

PITC Printing Inks Technical Committee

PPCJ Polymers Paint Colour Journal

PPE Personal Protective Equipment

PRA Paint Research Association

R

RAC Risk Assessment Committee

REACH Registration, Evaluation and Authorisation of Chemicals

RSC Royal Society of Chemistry

S

SCL Specific Concentration Limit

SEPA Scottish Environment Protection Agency

SGDS Sub Group for Dangerous Substances

SME Small to Medium Size Enterprise

SVHC Substance of Very High Concern

T

TiO2 Titanium Dioxide

U

UV Ultraviolet

UKCA UK Conformity Assessed

UKTAs UK Technical Assessments

V

VOC Volatile Organic Compound

VR Vehicle Refinish

W

WSC Wallcoverings Sector Council

WTO World Trade Organisation WCC World Coatings Council

Z

ZnPt Zinc Pyrithione

MEMBERSHIP DIRECTORY

Members of the Federation

FULL MEMBERS

A

Addev Materials

Advanced Chemical Specialties Akcali UK Ltd (WRX Trade)

AkzoNobel

Automotive and Specialty Coatings

Decorative Paints Industrial Coatings Marine, Protective and Yacht Coatings Metal Coatings

Packaging Coatings Powder Coatings Vehicle Refinish Andura Coatings (DGH Manufacturing)

Annie Sloan Interiors

Anstey Wallpaper Company

Apollo Colours Aquarius Marine Coatings

AVKO

Axalta Coating Systems UK Industrial Coatings

High Performance Coatings Powder Coatings Vehicle Refinish Coatings

B

Bailey Paints

Bare Conductive BASF plc

Automotive OEM Automotive Refinish Becker Industrial Coatings Bedec Products Belzona Polymerics Benjamin Moore UK Britannia Paints

C

Chestnut Products (Finishes) Chugoku Paints (UK) B.V Churchill Paints

Colart International Holdings Colorcon Craig & Rose Crown Paints

D

Dacrylate Paints

DataLase

Decorative Resins International Derwent Domino Printing Sciences

E Envirograf Epson UK

F

Farrow & Ball

Fine Decor Wallcoverings Firwood Paints Flint Group Druckfarben FSi

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Addev Materials

2 Bordon Trading Estate, Old Station Way, Bordon, Hampshire, GU35 9HH

T:+44 01428 651246

E: sales.emea@addevmaterials.com

Contact: Technical Advice Centre

Addev Materials is the leading supplier of coatings and related surface treatment products to all major aerospace and defence specifications. In house colour mixing means we can deliver on very short lead times. Our Andpak division packs coatings into small packs designed for application including tubes, tins, sachets and cartridges.

www.addevmaterials-aerospace.com

Advanced Chemical Specialties Ltd

9 Bofors Park, Artillery Road, Yeovil, Somerset, BA22 8YH

T: +44 (0)1935 414 012

Contact: Phil Parton

Advanced Chemical Specialties, based in Yeovil, Somerset, specialise in the manufacture and distribution of niche market coatings and biocides for building refurbishment, rehabilitation and maintenance.

Akcali UK Ltd (WRX Trade)

Third Floor , 207 Regent Street, London, W1B 3HH

T: +44 (0)748 181 0270

Contact: Hakan Kulac

Manufacturer of high-quality trade paints, sy paints and technical sys, we support a wide variety of business including: Painting & Decorating, and the DIY sectors.

AkzoNobel Automotive and Specialty Coatings

1 Meridian West, Meridian Business Park, Leicester, LE19 1WX

T: +44 (0)1162 234 123

Contact: Richard Marston

Delivering cutting-edge coatings solutions to a variety of industries, Automotive and Specialty Coatings comprises Aerospace Coatings, Automotive OEM Coatings, Vehicle Refinishes and Sign Finishes.

AkzoNobel Decorative Paints

Wexham Road, Slough, Berkshire, SL2 5DS

T: +44 (0)3332 227 070

Contact: Technical Advice Centre

Renowned for delivering high quality decorative paints for both the DIY and professional markets with brands Dulux, Dulux Trade, Cuprinol, Armstead, Hammerite, Polycell & Sikkens.

AkzoNobel Industrial Coatings

Unit 4a Mercer Way, Shadsworth Business Park, Blackburn, Lancs, BB1 2QZ

T: +44 (0)1254 687 950

Contact: Technical Department

AkzoNobel Industrial Coatings supplies premium coatings and adhesives for the industrial wood finishing market. Our brands include Sikkens Wood Coatings, AkzoNobel Adhesives and the AkzoNobel trademark.

AkzoNobel Marine, Protective and Yacht Coatings

Stoneygate Lane, Felling, Gateshead, Tyne & Wear, NE10 0JY

T: +44 (0)1914 696 111

Contact: Adam Stephenson

AkzoNobel Marine, Protective & Yacht Coatings (International Paint Ltd) is one of the leading global manufacturers and suppliers of marine, protective and yacht coatings.

AkzoNobel Metal Coatings

Tenth Avenue, Deeside Industrial Park, Deeside, Flintshire, CH5 2UA

T: +44 (0)1244 281 315

AkzoNobel have been pioneering a world of possibilities to bring surfaces to life for over 200 years. As experts in making coatings, our portfolio of famous brands are trusted by customers around the globe - so there’s a good chance you’re only ever a few meters away from our products.

www.akzonobel.com

AkzoNobel Packaging Coatings

Limited

Rotterdam Road, Sutton Fields, Hull, HU7 OXX

T: +44 (0)1482 825 101

Manufacturer of inks and UV curing varnishes for metal packaging, including food, beverage and aerosols.

AkzoNobel Powder Coatings & Cromadex

Unit 5 Redwood Business Park, Oldbury Road, Smethwick, West Midlands, B66 1NJ

T: +44 (0)121 555 1500

Contact: UK Customer Support

Manufacturer of powder and industrial liquid coatings under the Interpon, Resicoat and Cromadex brands. Global manufacturer offering superb value, premium coating solutions.

AkzoNobel Vehicle Refinishes

Unit 2B Didcot Park, Church Ward, Southmead Industrial Estate, Didcot, OX11 7HB

T: +44(0)1235 862 226

Contact: UK Customer Support

AkzoNobel Vehicle Refinishes supplies paint and services to the car repair and commercial vehicle markets. Our brands are Sikkens, Lesonal, Dynacoat and Mason CT.

Andura Coatings and Hanford + Green (DGH Manufacturing Ltd) 20 Murdock Road, Bicester, OX26 4PP

T: +44 (0)1869 240 374

Contact: Elliott Hunt

Andura Coatings are UK based manufacturers who produce highly durable exterior masonry coatings and high quality interior paints. Andura serve both commercial and residential market.

Annie Sloan Interiors Ltd

Unit 1 Ashville Way, Oxford, OX46TU

T: +44 (0)1865 803 168

Contact: Customer Services

Annie Sloan transformed the world of furniture paint in 1990 with the creation of Chalk Paint™,  manufactured on site in Oxford.

AkzoNobel Deeside supplies plastisol, polyester and polyurethane paints to the coil coatings industry. Applications include architectural cladding, caravan coatings, domestic appliance coatings and transport coatings.

AkzoNobel Packaging Coatings Limited

Bordesley Green Road, Birmingham, B9 4TQ

T: +44 (0)121 766 6600

Manufacturer of coatings for the packaging industry. Specialising in all types of coatings for beer & beverage can bodies, food cans and ends.

Anstey Wallpaper Company

Ladybird House, Beeches Road, Loughborough, Leics, LE11 2NR

T: +44 (0)1509 225 250

Contact: Lee Renshaw

Anstey is the UK’s largest commission manufacturer of high quality gravure, flexo, surface, rotary, digital, hand printed and scattered paper, non-woven and vinyl wallcoverings.

Apollo Colours Ltd

127 Nathan Way, London, SE28 0AB

T: +44 (0)208 854 0017

Contacts: Stan Spurling

UK manufacturer of screen and offset printing ink, supplying globally. In 2009 Apollo Colours was awarded The Queen’s Award for Enterprise in International Trade.

Aquarius Marine Coatings Ltd

10 St Patricks Industrial Estate, Shillingstone, Dorset, DT11 0SA

T: +44 (0)1258 861 059

Contact: Jayson Kenny

AMC Ltd is the manufacturer and distributor of “Coppercoat” and “Coppercoat-Superyacht”, the world’s longest lasting high-performance marine anti-fouls.

AVKO Ltd

Hamble Court Business Park, Hamble Lane, Hamble, Southampton, SO31 4QJ

T: +44 (0)238 045 5855

AVKO distribute specialist paint products for plastic, glass, metal and wood as well as interior coatings for walls, ceilings and woodwork. ISO accredited since 2001.

Axalta Coating Systems Tewkesbury UK Ltd

Units D1-D4, Northway Trading Estate, Ashchurch, Tewkesbury, Glos, GL20 8JH

T: +44 (0)1684 273 040

Specialists in coatings for glass, we supply water borne coatings for the cosmetics, beverage and other highly specialised markets.

Axalta Powder Coating Systems UK

Whessoe Road, Darlington, DL3 0XH

T: +44(0)1325 347 000

Contact: Phil Fisk

Axalta Powder Coatings have an extensive portfolio of high-quality thermosetting and thermoplastic powder coatings for the decorative and functional coatings industries.

Bailey Paints Ltd

Griffin Mill Estate, London Road, Thrupp, Stroud, Glos, GL5 2AZ

T: +44 (0)1453 882 237

Contact: Richard Townsend

Independent manufacturer and distributor of industrial and decorative paints and finishing accessories.

Bare Conductive

First Floor, 98 Commercial St, London, E1 6LZ

T: + 44 (0)207 650 7977

Axalta is a global coatings company focused on providing customers with innovative, colorful and sustainable solutions. With more than 150 years of experience in the coatings industry, Axalta continues to find ways to serve more than 100,000 customers with the finest coatings, application systems and technology.

www.axalta.com

Axalta Coating Systems UK Ltd

Unit 1, Quadrant Park, Mundells, Welwyn Garden City, Herts, AL7 1FS

T: +44 (0)1707 518 000

Contact: Mark Andrews

Axalta develops, manufactures and sells a wide selection of performance and transportation coatings - liquid or powder - around the world.

Bare Conductive provides functional coatings, printed sensors and IoT integration solutions to industry for applications including water leak detection on any building surface.

BASF plc

4th & 5th Floors, 2 Stockport Exchange, Railway Road, Stockport, SK1 3GG

T: +44 (0)161 475 3000

Automotive OEM contacts: Tim Lawrence, Paul Flavell

Automotive Refinish contact: Colin Drain

BASF supplies coatings to car manufacturers and Glasurit and R-M refinish paints to body-shops and automotive manufacturers

Becker Industrial Coatings Ltd

Goodlass Road, Speke, Liverpool, L24 9HJ

T: +44 (0)151 488 1010

Contact: Jared Ireland

Bedec Products Ltd

Units 1&2, Poplars Farm, Aythorpe Roding, Dunmow, Essex, CM6 1RY

T: +44 (0)127 987 6657

F: +44 (0)127 987 6008

Contact: Michelle Greenfield

Bedec are specialists in manufacturing problem solving paints. We have been creating premium water based products for over 30 years..

Belzona Polymerics Ltd

Claro Road, Harrogate, HG1 4DS

T: +44 (0)1423 567 641

Contact: Laura Bell

Belzona is a global designer and manufacturer of industrial protective coatings and polymer repair composites for the repair and protection of buildings, structures, machinery and equipment.

Benjamin Moore UK Ltd

804 Oxford Road, Slough, SL1 4LN

T: +44 (0)1753 575 756

Contact: Helen Shaw

Benjamin Moore is a leading global manufacturer of premium quality paints, renowned for its exceptional quality products and beautiful colour palette.

Britannia Paints Ltd

Unit 7/8 King Trading Estate, Cheshire, CW10 9LF T: +44 (0)1606 834 015

Contact: David I Johnstone

A family company who draw upon a paint manufacturing tradition stretching back to 1890 producing coatings for roofs, walls, floors and sports surfaces.

Chestnut Products (Finishes) Ltd

PO Box 260, Stowmarket, IP14 9BX

T: +44 (0)1473 890 118

Contact: Terry Smart

Chestnut Products is a retail market supplier of wood finishing products and sundries, mainly but not exclusively to specialist outlets dealing with hobby woodworkers.

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Coating Systems Huthwaite UK Ltd

Blackwell Road, Huthwaite, Notts, NG17 2RG

T: +44 (0)1623 510 585

The UK market leaders in tower paints, we supply the ACE, general industrial, modular buildings and specialist pipe coatings markets.

Europe’s leading supplier of coil coatings for steel and aluminium. Supplier of industrial coatings to the ACE, transport, and automotive markets.

Chugoku Marine Paints Ltd (CMP)

Godliman House, 21 Godliman Street, London, EC4V 5BD

T: +44 0(207) 778 0021 Marine – sales@cmpeurope.eu Protective & Industrialindustrial@cmpeurope.eu Yacht – seajet@cmpeurope.eu

Chugoku Marine Paints Ltd. manufactures paints and coatings for the marine, yacht (Seajet brand), protective, industrial and container markets. CMP has offices and production facilities worldwide to service all customers with high quality paints.

www.cmp-chugoku.com www.seajetpaint.com

Crown Paints Ltd

PO Box 37 Crown House, Hollins Road Darwen, Lancs, BB3 OBG

T: +44 (0)1254 704 951

E: joanne.riley@crownpaints.co.uk

Contact: Jo Riley

With a heritage dating back to 1777 we’ve been making paint for longer than most, so you can be sure that every tin of paint is crafted with knowledge, experience and passion. Our brand family, including Crown, Sadolin and Sandtex, is tailored to both DIY enthusiasts and industry professionals alike.

www.crownpaints.co.uk www.crownpaintsprofessional.com www.crowndecoratingcentres.co.uk www.sandtexpaints.com

Derwent

Derwent House, Jubilee Road, Lillyhall Business Park, Workington, Cumbria, CA14 4HS

T: +44 (0)1900 609 588

Contact: Barbara Murray

With a heritage dating back to 1832, Derwent is a world class manufacturer of artists quality pencils and art materials.

Domino UK

Bar Hill, Cambridge, CB23 8TU

T: +44 (0)1954 782 551

Contact: Pete Weaver

With industrial and commercial printing expertise, Domino helps our customers to achieve their margin goals, eradicate waste, and smash production targets.

Churchill Paints Ltd

Riverdane Road, Eaton Bank Trading Estate, Congleton, CW12 1PN

T: +44 (0)1260 290 666

Contact: Peter Holland

Churchill Paints is focused on manufacturing and supplying the independent dealer with paints and related products for the automotive, commercial and light industrial markets.

Colart International Holdings Ltd

Huckletree West, The MediaWorks Building, 191 Wood Lane, London, W12 7FP T: + 44 (0)208 424 3200

Contact: Customer Service Team

Manufacturer of artists quality paint, producing oil, watercolour, and acrylic mediums and home to creative brands Winsor & Newton, Le Franc Bourgeois and Liquitex.

Colorcon No-Tox® Products

Flagship House, Victory Way, Dartford, Kent, DA2 6QD

T: +44 (0)7525 130 635

Contact: Steve Walpuski

FDA and EU compliant printing inks for direct contact with food, pharmaceutical, and medical products. ISO 9001:2015 certified and FDA registered manufacturing. Most major printing processes.

Craig & Rose Paints

Halbeath Industrial Estate, Crossgates Road, Halbeath, Dunfermline, Fife, KY11 7EG

T: +44 (0)1383 740 011

Contact: Edward Brown

Creating premium paints since 1829 with quality, simplicity, and beautiful homes in mind. Craig & Rose is one of the oldest established UK paint makers.

Dacrylate Paints Limited

Lindley’s Lane, Kirkby-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, NG17 8AL

T: +44 (0)1623 753 845

E: sales@dacrylate.co.uk

Contact: Mark Townsend

British manufacturer and Royal Warrant holding, Dacrylate Paints supplies high performance bespoke and stock coatings to industrial and decorative markets. Through dedication to research, development, quality and customer partnerships, Dacrylate have developed one of the widest ranges of coatings available.

www.dacrylate.co.uk

DataLase Ltd

Unit 3, Wheldon Road, Widnes, Cheshire, WA8 8FW

T: +44 (0)151 423 9360

DataLase Ltd provides revolutionary inkless printing solutions for products and packaging based on its patented laser-reactive colour change pigment technology.

Decorative Resins International Ltd

Dean Farm, Dean Street, East Farleigh, Kent, ME15 0HT

T: +44 (0)1622 725 304

Contact: Michael Revell

Decorative Resins International manufacture and distribute Paintcote, RAL, Pantone, BS and NCS coloured 2-pack acrylic resin system for the coating of glass.

Envirograf

Envirograf House, Barfestone, Dover, Kent, CT15 7JG

T: +44 (0)1304 842 555 F: +44 (0)1304 842 666 E: sales@envirograf.com

Contact: Derek Ward

Envirograf’s versatile range of unique products includes fire protection treatments for internal and external use that can be applied over existing coatings. Options are available to treat timber, plasterboard, lath & plaster, steel and aluminium, providing fire ratings to BS/EN standards. (SBI/B-s1,d0 or 30, 60 or 90 minute fire integrity.)

www.envirograf.com

Epson UK Limited

Westside London Road, Apsley, Hemel

Hempstead, Herts, HP3 9TD

T: +44 (0)1442 261 144

Contact: Chris March

A global manufacturer of imaging technologies, including printers, projectors and scanners, dedicated to solving societal issues through sustainable innovations.

Farrow & Ball

Uddens Trading Estate, Wimborne, Dorset, BH21 7NL

T: +44 (0)1202 876 141

Contact: Customer Services Team

Farrow & Ball is dedicated to creating richly pigmented paint and handcrafted wallpaper using only the finest quality ingredients and following its closely guarded formulas.

Fine Decor Wallcoverings Limited

Victoria Mills, Macclesfield Road, Holmes Chapel, Crewe, Cheshire, CW4 7PA

T: +44 (0)1477 544 000

Contact: Steve Mulheron

Designer, distributor & manufacturer of wallcoverings & decor products under our heritage brands (Crown, Fablon, Coloroll, Vymura, FineDecor) along with product developments (NuWallpaper, Wallpops AStreetPrints).

Firwood Paints Ltd

Oakenbottom Rood, Bolton, Lancashire, BL2 6DP

T: +44 (0)1204 525 231

Producing paints since 1925. Production is based in Bolton England from where products are distributed throughout the UK and across the world.

Flint Group

Varn House, Brinell Drive, Northbank Industrial Park, Irlam, Manchester, M44 5BL

T: +44(0) 161 776 6870

Contact: Jill Martin - Flint Group Image Transfer Technologies Deanna Klemesrud - Flint Group Packaging Inks & Resins

Flint Group is dedicated to bringing colour and function to the printing and packaging products that consumers touch, see and use each day.

FSi Limited

Westminster Industrial Estate, Tamworth Road, Measham, DE12 7DS

T: +44 (0)1530 515 130

Specialist manufacturer of fire protection coatings, designed to prevent the passage of fire and to protect a substrate or component against the effects of fire.

Fujichem Sonneborn Ltd

91-95 Peregrine Road, Hainault, Ilford, Essex, IG6 3XH

T: +44 (0)208 500 0251

Contact: Tom Crowley

With a singular focus on developing advanced coating systems for OEM applications, we manufacture and supply thermal, dualcure, UV and PVD technologies globally.

FUJIFILM Speciality Ink Systems Ltd

Pysons Road, Broadstairs, Kent, CT10 2LE

T: +44 (0)1843 866 668

Contact: David Jenner

The UV ink technology development and manufacturing centre within Fujifilm’s global Ink Solutions Group, producing high quality inks for inkjet, screen, flexo and industrial printing.

Gardiner Colours Ltd

Douglas House, Ripley Drive, Normanton Industrial Estate, Normanton, West Yorkshire, WF6 1QT

T: +44 (0)1924 222 600

Contact: James Gardiner

Manufacturers of the market leading sealer and varnish GardSEAL range, fluorescent and metallic inks, fragrance varnishes and press chemistry products including, founts, washes and silicones.

Glixtone

2E Eagle Road, North Moons Moat, Redditch, West Midlands, B98 9HF

T: +44(0)1527 599 470

Contact: Nick Hodgetts

Manufacturer and distributor of top quality problem-solving paints and decorative coatings. Our products include anti-mould paints, masonry paint, render coatings and seamless board coatings

Graham & Brown

PO Box 39, India Mill, Harwood St, Blackburn, Lancs, BB1 3DB

T: +44 (0)1254 691 321

Contact: Claire Sheridan

Graham & Brown is the UK’s leading wallpaper manufacturer. We inspire people to think differently about their walls through continuous innovation, creativity, and craftsmanship.

HMG Powder Coatings Ltd

Dill Road, Castlereagh Industrial Estate, Belfast, BT6 9HU

T: +44 (0)2890 794 930

Contact: Denis Corry

A premium manufacturer of powder coatings, supplying Qualicoat-approved products exstock; an industry leading range of primers and topcoats for the ACE markets, including ultradurable finishes.

Thomas

Howse Ltd (est 1903)

Cakemore Road, Rowley Regis, West Midlands, B65 0RD

T: +44 (0)121 559 1451

Contact: Steve Bucki

A well established family company, manufacturing and distributing industrial paints and powder coatings, supplying excellent quality and value products with full technical support.

HP Inc UK Limited

Earley West, 300 Thames Valley Park Drive, Reading, RG6 1PT

T: +44 (0)20 7660 0403

HP Graphics Solutions Business enables its customers (print service providers and packaging converters) to improve production and supply chain workflows and create new print applications.

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Hempel UK Ltd

Berwyn House, The Pavilions, Llantarnam Park, Cwmbran, South Wales, NP44 3FD

T: +44 (0)1633 874 024

Contact: Sophie Freeman

A world-leading coatings supplier for the decorative, energy and infrastructure, marine, performance OEM and yacht markets. From windmills and bridges to hospitals, ships and power stations, our coatings protect manmade structures from the corrosive forces of nature. If you have something to paint, we have a solution for it.

www.hempel.co.uk

HMG Paints Ltd

Riverside Works, Collyhurst Road, Manchester, M40 7RU

T: +44 (0)161 205 7631

Contact: Danny Cleary

Family-owned business HMG’s portfolio of coatings covers virtually every type of surface imaginable. From industrial to defence coatings and decorative to toy & hobby.

Unit D4 Linkmel Close, Queens Drive Industrial Estate, Nottingham, NG2 1NA

T: + 44 (0)115 986 0477

E: Andrew.Pike@hubergroup.com

Contact: Andrew Pike

A leading international specialist, with more than 250 years of experience in printing inks, print-related packaging and commercial printing. To provide best-in-class results, the enterprise works on innovative solutions, technologies, and services and has become a trendsetter in the printing industry introducing environmental benchmarks e.g low migration or cobalt-free inks.

www.hubergroup.co.uk

Indestructible Paint Ltd

16-25 Pentos Drive, Sparkhill, Birmingham, B11 3TA

T: +44 (0)121 7022 485

Contact: John Bourke

Manufacturers of high performance, specialist coatings for a wide range of industries, including: aviation, defence, rail and general industrial.

Industrial Protective Paints Ltd

Moorville Cottage Farm, Foxearth Cellarhead, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, ST9 0DG

T: +44 (0)178 255 0733

F: +44 (0)178 255 0970

Contact: Matt Galley

Industrial Protective Paints manufactures a wide range of industrial coatings for the UK, Europe and West African markets. We will not be beaten on price.

Inktech Ltd

Crawford street Rochdale, Lancs, OL16 5NU

T: +44 (0)1706 868 844

Contact: Richard Duckworth

Inktech Ltd is a leading UK manufacturer of solvent & water based liquid inks, specialised coatings and pressure sensitive adhesives for the flexible packaging industry.

INX International UK Ltd

Hilltop Road, Hareshill Distribution Park, Heywood, Lancashire, OL10 2TW

T: +44 (0)1706 695 150

Contact: Ben Grant

An industry leader, offering a full line of ink and coating solutions technology for commercial, packaging, and digital print applications. Our product solutions focus on metal decorating, flexographic, gravure, web offset, lamination, corrugated, sheetfed, inkjet, UV/EB inks, digital ink systems and integration technologies including the development of inkjet printers.

www.inxinternational.com

ISF Group Ltd

Thurmaston Boulevard, Leicester, LE4 9HS

T: +44 (0)116 274 2222

Contact: Mark Iliffe

Intercoat Industrial Paints Ltd

Bridgeman Street, Walsall, WS2 9NW

T: +44 (0)1922 638 821

E: michaelv@intercoat-paints.co.uk

Contact: Michael Vann

Intercoat are a leading UK manufacturer of premium wood finishing products. We currently service a nationwide network of customers directly and also through a network of exclusive distributors. With nearly 50 years of developing and supplying products into the sector we continue to lead the way in sustainable finishing technology.

www.intercoat-paints.co.uk

International Paint Ltd

Stoneygate Lane, Felling Gateshead, Tyne & Wear, NE10 0JY

T: +44 (0)191 469 6111

Contact: Adam Stephenson

AkzoNobel Marine & Protective Coatings (International Paint Ltd) is one of the leading global manufacturers and suppliers of marine, protective and yacht coatings.

100 years’ experience as a UK paint manufacturer. Manufacturing a wide range of QUALITY high performance coatings for wood, metal, plastic and leather.

W. S. Jenkins & Co. Ltd.

Jeco Works, Tariff Rd, Tottenham, London, N17 0EN

T: +44 (0)208 808 2336

Contact: Keith Humphrey

Manufacturer and supplier of wood finishes and finishing materials incorporated in 1931.

Jotun Paints (Europe) Ltd

Stather Road, Flixborough, North Lincolnshire, DN15 8RR

T: +44 (0)1724 400 000

Contact: Reception

Jotun protect property by providing solutions that enhance the appearance of your asset ensuring long-lasting durability. Our coatings are designed to meet the latest industry standards and developed with sustainability in mind. Our specialties include coatings for corrosion of metal substrates and intumescent fire protection of structural steel.

www.jotun.com

ITAC Limited

Bankfield Mills, Bank Field St, Stoneclough, Radcliffe, Manchester, M26 1AS

T: +44 (0)1204 573 736

E: info@itac.uk.com

Contact: David Darbyshire-Clarke

ITAC specialise in developing highperformance adhesives and coatings. We provide expertise throughout the formulation, sampling, trialling, upscaling, and qualification processes. Itac also provide confidential toll manufacturing services. With proven competence in polymer compounding, these enable partners to focus on their business objectives and ensure continuity of supply for their clients.

https://itacadhesives.co.uk/

James Briggs Ltd

Salmon Fields, Royton, Oldham, Lancs, OL2 6HZ

T: +44 (0)161 627 0101

Contact: Andrew Taylor

Private label and branded chemicals and aerosols manufacturer to the industrial, MRO, hygiene and automotive markets. Specialising in paints, coatings and maintenance products.

Liberon Ltd

Mountfield Industrial Estate, Learoyd Road, New Romney, Kent, TN28 8XU

T: +44 (0)1797 367 575

Contact: Andy Barker

For over 100 years, Liberon has built a reputation on high quality restoration and finishing of wooden furniture. In 1990, V33 Group purchased Liberon and has continuously innovated to create a growing range of woodcare products all with the assurance of Liberon’s high quality finish .

www.liberon.co.uk

Little Greene

The Coach Works, 420 Ashton Old Road, Manchester, M11 2DT

T: +44 (0)845 880 5855 (UK)

Mobiles and International: +44 (0)161 230 0880

Contact: Ben Mottershead

Little Greene’s high quality paints and wallpapers bring together over 300 years of the best in English decoration.

Luminescence International Ltd

The Fairway, Bush Fair, Harlow, Essex, CM18 6NG

T: +44 (0)1279 456 400

Contact: Dawn Cook

Manufacturers of high security inks and threads. Luminescence Sun Chemical Security is the global security business unit of Sun Chemical, a member of the DIC group.

LVH Coatings Ltd

Chelmsley Works Station Road, Coleshill, Birmingham, B46 1HT

T: +44 (0)1675 466 888

Contact: Ron Vanes

Since 1982 we’ve been supplying innovative electrocoating solutions for customers all over the world. E-coat problems, we’ve got them covered.

Lysis Technologies Ltd

Unit 11c Kings Farm Estate, Hordle, SO41 0HD

T: +44 (0)1425 200 461

Contact: Dr Ramin Djalali

Europe’s leading innovators and producers of specialist printing inks, paints and coatings for challenging substrates like polyethylene, glass and rubber for industrial applications.

Maker Ltd

Wellington Street, Bury, BL8 2BD

T: +44 (0)161 762 0044

Contact: Kieran Rafferty

Maker Industrial is a toll manufacturer and custom blending operation, specialising in the manufacture and packaging of water based pigmented solutions.

Mankiewicz UK LLP

Unit 26, Ashville Way, Whetstone, Leicester, LE8 6NU

T: +44 (0)1162 847 780

Contact: Customer Services Team

With 17 locations worldwide, driven by the desire to supply innovative coating technologies, we manufacture and supply to the automotive, aerospace and general industrial markets.

Manor Coating Systems Ltd

Otley Road, Shipley, West Yorkshire, BD17 7DP

T: +44 (0)1274 587 351

Contact: Patrick Smith

Independent family owned UK based supplier of industrial paints for structural steel, original equipment and fabrications together with paints for commercial building. Toll manufacturing services.

Mapei UK Ltd

Mapei House, Steel Park Road, Halesowen, B62 8HD

T: +44 (0)121 508 6970

Contact: Stephen Price

A leading global manufacturer of construction chemicals with 85 years’ experience. Mapei’s 21 product lines include Protective & Decorative Coatings for use across all building sectors.

Marabu (UK) Ltd

Unit 2, Harrison Close, Knowlhill Milton Keynes, MK5 8PA

T: +44 (0)1908 251 180

Contact: Karsten Soerensen

From Milton Keynes we supply high quality inks for graphic and industrial applications, along with tailor-made solutions to specific challenges, based on an in-depth understanding of customers’ markets. Specialising in screen, pad, digital printing& roller coating inks and sy coating paints, we also offer colour-matching and trouble shooting services.

www.marabu-inks.co.uk

Mipa Paints Ltd

Fulflood Road, Havant, PO9 5AX

T: +44 (0)2392 474 234

Contact: Alex Morley

Mipa Paints Ltd develops, produces, and sells professional coatings to the automotive, industrial and defence sectors through approved distributors across the UK and Ireland.

Mirage Inks Ltd

Unit J5, Imperial Way, Commerce Park, Frome, BA11 2FD

T: +44 (0)1761 436 498

Contact: Steve Millen

With 30 years’ experience in manufacturing printing inks for food packaging applications, Mirage Inks has a reputation second to none for service, quality and value.

Muralplast

11 Invicta Business Park, London Road, Wrotham, Kent, TN15 7RJ

T: +44 (0)1732 884 022

Contact: Danny Lucas

Founded in 1958, Muralplast has become a household name with the UK’s leading architects, providing sustainable surface treatments to address today’s BREEAM & WELL requirements.

Muraspec Wallcoverings

Zodiac 2, Boundary Way, Hemel Hempstead, Herts, HP2 7SJ

T: +44 (0)1442 883 181

Contact: Bernadino Martin

A UK manufacturer and distributor of highquality fire rated contract wallcoverings with a heritage dating back to 1852 delivering unrivalled design and product excellence.

Myland Ltd

26 Rothschild Street, London, SE27 0HQ

T: +44 (0)208 670 9161

Contact: Dominic Myland

Manufacturers of high end decorative paint into the exclusive paint colour market. Manufacturers of wood finishes, including interior lacquers, stains and traditional finishes.

Nazdar Limited

Nazdar House, Battersea Rd, Heaton Mersey, Stockport SK4 3EA

T: +44 (0)161 442 2111

Contact: James MacDonald

Nazdar specializes in Screen, Digital, and Flexographic technologies utilizing a variety of chemistries (UV/LED, Water, (Eco)Solvent) for industrial, graphics, packaging, and coding/ marking.

Neogene Ltd

14 Caxton Way, Watford Business Park, Watford, Hertfordshire, WD18 8UJ

T: +44 (0)1923 213 737

Contact: Paul Brown

Neogene is a manufacturer and supplier of surface coatings specialising in glass, plastics and toll manufacturing.

Newlife Paints Ltd

Unit A, Fort Road, Littlehampton, BN17 7QU

T: +44 (0)1903 716 183

Contact: Keith Harrison

Newlife Paints recycles waste paint back into high quality, commercial grade paint.

Newpaintco Ltd

Unit 19, Knightcott Industrial Estate, Well Lane, Banwell, BS29 6JN

T: +44 (0)1934 352 399

Contact: Bob Holt

Sole European licensee of Kynar® PVDF Aquatec. Supplier of specialist architectural finishes & colour matching service.

Nippon Paint Automotive (UK) Ltd

Britannia Trade Park, Radway Rd, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN3 4ND

T: +44 (0)1793 823 361

Contact: Colin Denness

Manufacturer of waterborne and solventborne paints to the automotive industry.

ohpopsi

Bankside House, Unit 7, Bankside Business Park Coronation Street, Stockport, SK5 7PG

T: +44 (0)161 923 0234

Contact: Gemma O’Britton

ohpopsi are a digital wall mural and wallpaper manufacturer who are proud to put our ‘made in the UK’ stamp onto all our products.

Owatrol UK Ltd

23 Scott Road, Luton, LU3 3BF

T: +44 (0)1582 592 707

Contact: Gary Coniam

For more than 40 years Owatrol have produced high quality coatings for the timber, metal protection and decorative markets.

Paint 360 Ltd

Belfont Trading Estate, Mucklow Hill, Halesowen, B62 8DR

T: +44 (0)121 561 5353

Mob: 07484 084802

Contact: Lee Cole

A social enterprise that squares the circular economy for waste paint to the construction and facility management industry.

Paintmaster 2000 Ltd

Units 12-17 Bingswood Industrial Estate, Whaley Bridge, High Peak, Derbyshire, SK23 7LY

T: +44 (0)1663 733 633

Contact: Alisha Large

An established family run business for nearly 40 years, mainly recycling and reworking worldwide brand paints and manufacturing industrial & domestic paints.

Palatine Paints & Chemicals

55 Smallbrook Lane, Leigh, Lancashire, WN7 5PZ

T: +44 (0)1942 884 122

Contact: Jason Huyton

We pride ourselves on customer care and believe in our products and their capabilities. That is why since 1946 we have established ourselves as a leading British independent paint manufacturer.

Paramount Powders (UK) Ltd

4 Viveach Close, Hayes, Middlesex, UB3 4RY

T: +44 (0)208 561 5588

Contact: Colin Brown

Paramount Powders (UK) Ltd, established in 1986, are specialist UK manufacturers of industrial thermosetting powder coatings with a reputation for quality, excellent service and flexibility.

Plascoat Systems Limited

Farnham Trading Estate, Farnham, Surrey, GU9 9NY

T: +44(0)1252 738 233

Contact: Safraz Khan

Plascoat is an international leader in repairable thermoplastic powder coatings, used to prevent the corrosion of metal items in demanding environments. An Axalta Coating Systems company.

Polyvine Ltd

Vine House, Cheddar Business Park, Wedmore Road, Cheddar, BS27 3EB

T: +44 (0)1934 740 305

Contact: Peter Wells

Manufacturers of acrylic/alkyd/polyurathane - interior and exterior varnishes - oils and woodstains - adhesives - decorative effects (faux finishes) - paints and colourantsindustrial coatings.

PPG Architectural Coatings

Huddersfield Road, Birstall, Batley, West Yorkshire, WF17 9XA

T: +44 (0)1924 354 000 F: +44 (0)1924 354 601

Contact: Customer Service E: customersupport.acuk@ppg.com

A global supplier of paints, coatings and speciality materials. Trusted by our customers for nearly 140 years, PPG Architectural Coatings delivers a range of coating solutions from decorative paints, woodcare and render systems to protective coatings and flooring; through a portfolio of leading brands including Johnstone’s Trade and Leyland.

www.johnstonestrade.com www.leylandtrade.com www.johnstonespaint.com

PPG Automotive OEM Coatings

Needham Road, Stowmarket, Suffolk, IP14 2AD

T: +44 (0)1449 771 779

Contact: Lee Brown

PPG is the world’s leading supplier of Automotive Coatings, providing a full portfolio of products and services to all global automotive OEM companies.

PPG Automotive Refinish

Needham Road, Stowmarket, Suffolk, IP14 2AD T: +44 (0)1449 771 779

Contact: Customer Services

Paragon

Inks (Holdings) Ltd

Starlaw Business Park, Livingston, West Lothian, EH54 8SF.

T: +44 (0)1506 401 260

Contact: Martin Fowler

Paragon Inks is a UV ink & coating manufacturer, suppling the global web printing decoration market. Their one-world manufacturing facility is dedicated to product formulation, GMP manufacture, innovation & development. Specialising in FCM and LED UV ink and coating solutions, offering a complete portfolio of products & services.

www.paragoninks.co.uk

Through leadership in innovation, sustainability and colour, PPG helps customers in industrial, transportation, consumer products, and construction markets and aftermarkets to enhance more surfaces in more ways than does any other company. In 2021, PPG and the PPG Foundation invested $13.3 million to support more than 500 community partners and programs around the world that are focused on education, social and racial equity, and community sustainability.

www.ppg.com

PPG Aerospace

Darlington Road, Shildon, Co Durham, DL4 2QP

T: +44 (0)1388 772 541

Contact: James Frean

PPG Aerospace is a leading manufacturer of transparencies, coatings, sealants, packaging & application systems for commercial, regional, military & general aviation as well as MRO.

PPG Automotive Refinish is a leading global supplier of automotive coatings and operates on the leading edge of automotive refinish technologies and solutions.

PPG Industrial Coatings

Needham Road, Stowmarket, Suffolk, IP14 2AD T: +44 (0)121 423 7300

Contact: Richard Goode

Suppliers of liquid, electrocoat, and powder coating solutions and support to the global industrial coatings market.

PPG (formerly Whitford Ltd)

11 Stuart Road, Manor Park, Runcorn, Cheshire, WA7 1TH

T: +44 (0)1928 571 000

E: salesuk@ppg.com

Contact: Sales UK

A global manufacturer of specialty, highperformance coatings, providing technical expertise in coating R&D. A continuous investment and innovation across multiple markets keeps us at the forefront of technology. Our complete line of highperformance fluoropolymer and ceramic coatings are available worldwide and supported by offices operated in nearly every major market.

www.ppgindustrialcoatings.com

PPG Packaging Coatings

Needham Road, Stowmarket, Suffolk, IP14 2AD

T: +44 (0)1449 771 779

Contact: Chris Denton

PPG is one of the world’s leading producers of packaging coatings, and supplies innovative, high performance products for virtually every end-use market sector.

PPG Protective & Marine Coatings

Huddersfield Road, Birstall, Batley, West Yorkshire, WF17 9XA

T: +44 (0)1525 375 234

Contact: PPG PMC Customer Services

PPG PMC combines the strength of Sigma Coatings and Amercoat brands to offer an unrivalled product range for marine, protective coatings and fire protection markets.

Pronto Industrial Paints Ltd

Stainsby Close, Holmewood Industrial Estate, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S42 5UG

T: +44 (0)1246 857 777

Contact: David Beckford

Pronto Industrial Paints Limited, a fast, friendly, family run manufacturer and supplier of high technology surface coatings.

Protective Polymers

Industrial Estate, Lydford Rd, Meadow Lane, Alfreton, DE55 7RQ

T: +44 (0)1623 441 106

Contact: Richard Banks

Protective Polymers manufacture high performance coatings, sealers and primers for challenging applications. Specialists in Water and Chemical resistant membranes for roofs, tanks, floors and bunds.

Pulse Printing Products Ltd

Church Road, Wick, Bristol, BS30 5PE

T: +44 (0)1179 719 797

Contact: Gary Sheppard

Manufacturer of high quality WB coatings, UV curable coatings & adhesives sold worldwide. Exclusive UK agents for Epple conventional & UV inks, and PCO chemistry.

Pulse Roll Label Products Ltd

Unit U, Lawrence Drive, Stover Trading Estate, Yate, Bristol, BS37 5PG

T: +44 (0)1454 272 433

Contact: Gary Seward

Manufacturer of UV flexo, UV screen and water-based flexo inks, coatings, varnishes and adhesives for the global narrow web label and package printing market.

Purecoat Ltd

Marsh Hall Farm, Marsh Hall Lane, Chapel-En-Le-Frith, High Peak, SK23 9UQ

M: +44 (0)7855 034 821

Contact: Mike Cheyne MRSC

Purecoat is a specialist manufacturer of the market leading PURESEAL range of lithographic varnishes as well as offering the full print consumable portfolio.

Remmers (UK) Limited

Unit 4, Lloyds Court, Manor Royal, Crawley, West Sussex, RH10 9QU

T: +44 (0)1293 594 010

Contact: Paul Scott

We are a global supplier of innovative wood coatings manufactured in Germany for industrial and trade applications.

RENOLIT Cramlington Ltd

Station Road, Cramlington, Northumberland, NE23 8AQ

T: +44 (0)1670 718 222

Contact: Chris Prested

An international leader in manufacturing high-quality thermoplastic films and products. We manufacture products for use in the furniture, window, interiors and roofing markets.

Resitex Ltd

Unit 1 Wharncliffe Business Park, Carlton, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, S71 3HR

T: +44 (0)1226 242 322

Contact: Greg Burton

Resitex, established 1983, are specialist manufacturers of a range of textured coatings, renders, paints and primers and are leading suppliers to the relocatable buildings industry.

H.S.Richards Ltd

King Street, Smethwick, West Midlands, B66 2JW

T: +44 (0)121 558 2261

Contact: Rob Colman

General industrial coating manufacturer supplying own brand bespoke products into manufacturing, building and specialist markets

Ricoh UK Products Ltd

Priorslee, Telford, TF2 9NS T: +44 (0)1952 290 090 Contact: Changlong Sun

Specialising in office imaging equipment, production print solutions, document management systems and IT services. Headquartered in Tokyo and operates in about 200 countries.

RPM International Inc

2628 Pearl Road, Medina, Ohio, 44258 T: +44 (001)330 273 5090

RPM has several companies in BCF membership including: Rust-oleum, Tor Coatings, Tremco CPG UK, and Watco.

Rustins Ltd

Waterloo Road, London, NW2 7TX T: +44 (0)208 450 4666 Contact: Ian Slater

Manufacturing paints, wood-finishes, waxes, adhesives, wood-fillers and cleaning products including: Briwax, Antiquax, Wudcare, Stone’s, Brummer, Heldite, Bonda, OvenMate, Lord Sheraton, BigD, Hotspot and Peek Polish.

Rust-Oleum Europe

Unit 21, White Rose Way, Follingsby Park, Gateshead, NE10 8YX

T: +44(0)191 410 6611 Contact: Jan Roberts

Premium quality industrial paints & coatings. We offer specialist solutions for metal protection, floors, roofs, exterior walls and antislip.

Schloetter Co Ltd

Abbey Works, New Road Pershore, Worcestershire, WR10 1BY T: +44 (0)1386 552 331

Contact: Paul Griffiths

For over 100 years Schloetter continue to focus on research and development of surface finishes which give your products improved properties and greater market appeal.

Seagulls Reuse Ltd

Units 3 & 4, Aire Place Mills, Kirkstall Road, Leeds, LS3 1JL

T: +44 (0)1132 467 510

Contact: Cat Pearson, Kate Moree

Seagulls is a social enterprise specialising in the reuse of leftover household paint for resale in our shops. Currently based in Leeds.

The Sherwin-Williams Company delivers the best in paint and coatings products to the world. Every day, our more than 60,000 employees provide the energy and experience to build on our track record of success – enabling us to innovate and grow in new and exciting ways. With our people as the foundation of our Company, we offer industry-leading innovation, value-added service and expertise, and differentiated distribution to our growing base of professional, industrial, commercial and consumer customers.

www.sherwin-williams.com

Sherwin-Williams Automotive Finishes

Unit H, Normandy Lane, Stratton Business Park, Biggleswade, Bedfordshire, SG18 8QB

T: +44 (0) 2037 885 906

Contact: Tom Noble

The automotive unit supplies paints and coatings for refinishing cars and commercial vehicles. Brands include Sherwin-Williams, Ultra 9K, Ultra TC1, DeBeer, Octoral and Pro-Sy.

Sherwin-Williams Packaging Coatings

220 Wharfedale Road, Winnersh, Wokingham, RG41 5TP

T: + 44 (0)1993 707 400

Contact: Keith Hills

Sherwin-Williams Packaging Coatings is the number one global supplier of light metal packaging coating solutions for beverage, food, tube and monobloc, and general packaging containers.

Sherwin-Williams Protective and Marine Tower Works, Kestor Street, Bolton, BL2 2AL

T: +44 (0)1204 521 771

Contact: Alison Hutchison

A global leader in protective, passive fire protection, pipeline and resin flooring coatings serving diverse markets including infrastructure, oil & gas and food & beverage.

Sherwin-Williams Industrial Wood

Coatings

A1 Business Park, Knottingley, West Yorkshire, WF11 0BU

T: +44 (0)1977 673 363

Contact: Graham Buchan Suppliers of Sayerlack, OECE and SherwinWilliams innovative industrial coatings for wood and all related surfaces. Global solutions, delivered locally.

Solar Inks Ltd

Unit E3, Halesfield 23, Telford, Shropshire, TF7 4NY

T: +44 (0)1952 680 066

Contact: Jonathan Mack

Solar Inks manufactures high quality waterbased and UV flexographic and screen inks providing environmentally friendly solutions for any application.

Steyport Ltd

Centurion Way Roman Road, Industrial Estate, Blackburn, Lancs, BB1 2BT

T: +44 (0)1254 583 737

Contact: Matthew Edwards

Steyport is a privately owned manufacturing company specialising in own label decorative paints for both trade and retail, and also printing inks for wallcoverings.

Sun Chemical Ltd

Taylor Road, Urmston, Manchester, M41 7SW

T: +44(0)161 619 1110

Contact: Mark Frost

Sun Chemical, a member of the DIC group, is the world’s largest producer of printing inks and pigments, supplying packaging, commercial, publication and industrial markets.

Surface Print

Broadley Mill, Hill Street, Clayton-le-Moors, Lancashire, BB5 5EA

T: +44(0)1254 397 631

Contact: James Watson

Surface Print is a 4th generation, family run company that produce luxury wallcoverings for celebrated interior design houses throughout the world.

Sherwin-Williams UK Ltd

220 Wharfedale Road, Winnersh, Wokingham, RG41 5TP

T: +44 (0)1189 215 707

E: marketing.cbg.eu@sherwin.com

Contact: Katie Budgen

Sherwin-Williams Consumer Brands includes a comprehensive range of wood care, sealants, applicators and high performance paint products. Our portfolio includes household brands such as Ronseal, Valspar, Geocel and Purdy, delivering consumers value without compromising on performance.

www.sherwin-williams.co.uk www.valsparpaint.co.uk www.ronseal.co.uk

Sherwin-Williams General Industrial Coatings

Goodlass Road, Speke, Liverpool, L24 9HJ

T: + 44 (0)151 486 0486

Contact: John Bagley

Manufacturer of general industrial powder coatings, wet paint, e-coat. We offer complete solutions across all aspects of general industry including waterborne and military land systems.

Siegwerk UK Ltd

Unit H & H1, Robian Way, Swadlincote, Derbyshire, DE11 9DH

T: +44 (0)1283 220 732

E: uksales@siegwerk.com

Founded in the 1830’s Siegwerk is an international market leading manufacturer of printing inks for all kinds of packaging applications.

Focusing on helping to shape the future of packaging for a circular world, Siegwerk has the functional and technical knowledge to help customers develop innovative and sustainable packaging solutions.

www.siegwerk.com/en/home.html

Smith & Rodger

34 Elliot Street, Glasgow, G3 8EA

T: +44 (0)141 248 6341

Contact: Ron MacLeod

Smith & Rodger are the UK’s oldest family run manufacturer of paints and shellacs. A fourth generation business we were established in 1877.

Teal & Mackrill Ltd

Lockwood Street, Hull, HU2 0HN

T: +44 (0)1482 320 194

Contact: Richard Burnham

Teal & Mackrill manufacture exceptional floor, problem-solving, agricultural and marine coatings. We provide outstanding training and technical support and our brands include Coo-Var and Teamac. Established in 1908 we remain a family owned business and continuously modernise our production and distribution to deliver class leading quality and service.

www.teamac.co.uk www.coo-var.co.uk

Technico Surface Coatings Limited

Unit 14, Blythe Park, Sandon Rd, Cresswell, Stoke-on-Trent, ST11 9RD

T: +44 (0)1782 397 400

Contact: Peter Barlow

Manufacturer of Automotive and Industrial coatings.

Tor Coatings

Unit 21, White Rose Way, Follingsby Park, Gateshead, NE10 8YX

T: +44 (0)191 410 6611

Contact: Jan Roberts

A leading paint manufacturer and market leader in the field of specialist protective coatings for roofs, anti-graffiti, fire upgrading, cladding, communal areas, walkways and balconies.

Tremco CPG UK Limited

Coupland Road, Hindley Green, Wigan, WN2 4HT

T: +44 (0)1942 251 400

Contact: Richard A Barcock

T&R Williamson

36 Stonebridgegate, Ripon, HG4 1TP

T: +44 (0)1765 607 711

Contact: Gary Palt

Keeping at the forefront of technology, Williamson’s manufactures a diverse range of specialist paint, varnishes and lacquers.

Wikoff Colour (UK) Limited

Unit 2, Crescent Trading Estate, Dewsbury Road, Beeston, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS11 5LQ

T: +44 (0)1132 707 358

Contact: Darren Sykes

Teknos GBI

7 Longlands Road, Bicester, Oxfordshire, OX26 5AH

T: +44 (0)1869 208 005

E: sales@teknos.co.uk

Contact: Emma Moore

We are a global coatings company, specialising in waterborne paints for the joinery and manufacturing industry, professional decorators and designers. We make the world last longer by providing smart, technically advanced paints to protect and prolong.

www.teknos.com/en-GB

Tetrosyl Ltd

Newgate House, Newgate, Rochdale, OL16 1AT

T: +44 (0)161 7645 981

Contact: James Lomax

Tetrosyl Group Ltd. manufactures car care, automotive, and homecare products. The Company supplies motor oil, lubricants, fillers, adhesives, decorating sundries, decorative paints and cleaning products.

The leading developer of intumescent protective coatings in Europe. Offers trusted, independently certified solutions to protect steel structures, service penetrations and construction movement joints.

Inks and coatings for all markets, including label, packaging, commercial, security and digital. Wikoff are in the business of helping their customers make money.

Witham

Oil & Paint (Lowestoft) Ltd

Units 5 & 6, Newcombe Road, Lowestoft, Suffolk, NR32 1XA

T: +44 (0)1502 563 434

Contact: Ralph Godbold

Manufacturers and formulators of specialised and bespoke industrial paints and coatings targeted at the agricultural equipment, marine, steel and general industrial market sectors.

Trimite Global Coatings

2E Eagle Road, Moons Moat Industrial Estate, Redditch, Worcestershire, B98 9HF

T: +44 (0) 1527 599 470 E: groupinfo@trimite.com

Leading British manufacturer of paints, coatings, pretreatments and toll manufacturing. For over 80 years Trimite have proudly been ‘The Paintmakers for Industry’ our name being synonymous with high performance and quality. Serving an array of markets our products are used by some of the biggest global names in industry. www.trimite.com

Xymertec

Linton Trading Estate, Bromyard, Herefordshire, HR7 4QT

T: +44 (0)188 548 3124

Contact: Bonnie Mann

Xymertec are a UK manufacturer of highperformance two-pack coatings for the flooring and industrial markets. Specialising in problem solving solutions, and innovative technology.

Zeller & Gmelin UK Limited

Queensbridge Industrial Park, 795 London Road, West Thurrock, Essex, RM20 3LH

T: +44 (0)1708 899 091

F: +44 (0)1708 899 092

Contact: Paul Regan

Thermaset Ltd

Anders, Lichfield Road Industrial Estate, Tamworth, B79 7TA

T: +44 (0)182 755 777

Contact: Nigel Crane

Established in 1984, Thermaset are a manufacturer of highly competitive, quality powder coatings to a wide range of industries throughout the UK and Europe.

www.thermaset.co.uk

U-POL Ltd

Dennington Road, Wellingborough, Northants, NN8 2QH

T: +44 (0)1933 230 300

Contact: Simon Aldersley

U-POL is a member of the Axalta group and is a leading manufacturer of fillers, coatings and aerosols for the automotive refinish market.

Supplier of UV flexo and Litho inks for labels, packaging, shrink sleeve, in mould, proformed cups and tubes. Approved low migration systems available.

Watco UK Ltd

Eastgate Court, 195-205 High Street, Guildford, Surrey, GU1 3AW

T: +44 (0)1483 418 418

Contact: Chris Budd

The UK’s leading manufacturer of industrial strength repair, paint and safety solutions for floors, steps and ramps. Formulated and tested to withstand the toughest environments.

ASSOCIATE MEMBERS

24-7 Emergency Advice (provided by OHES Environmental)

Wassage Way, Hampton Lovett Estate, Droitwich, WR9 ONX

T: +44 (0)333 600 2424 Option 4

Contact: Bill Atkinson

24-7 Emergency Advice emergency numbers can be displayed on safety data sheets, product labels, tanker placards, transport declarations etc. Worldwide cover and multilingual services available.

6 Engineering Limited

Springboard Business Centre, 24 Ellerbeck Way, Stokesley, North Yorkshire, TS9 5JZ

T: +44(0)1287 750 911

Contact: Nick Howard

6 Engineering are safety engineering consultants for the major hazard industries. Based in the UK, we serve our clients worldwide.

Advanced Polymer Inc

400 Paterson Plank Road, Carlstadt, NJ 07072, United States

T: +001 (0)201 933 0600

A respected provider of a variety of technically innovative specialty chemicals in industries including architectural, industrial and specialty coatings; textiles, inks, adhesives, lubricants and personal-care.

AdvanSix Inc

Suite 101, 300 Kimball Drive, Parsippany NJ 07054United States

T: +39 (0)335 615 1273

Contact: Fabio Fusi

AdvanSix provides solutions for the paints and coatings industry including EZ-Blox® as a safe anti-skinning agent for alkyd paints.

Ahlstrom Munksjö

Rue Alfred Fredet, F-38196 Brignoud Cedex, France

T: +33 (0)637 409 303 M: +33 (0)474 578 905

Contact: Peggy Lazian

Ahlstrom-Munksjö is a global leader in fiberbased materials. We are a leading producer of high quality wallcover nonwoven, delivering high printability, stability and ease of use.

Applied Graphene Materials UK Ltd Wilton Innovation Centre, Redcar, TS10 4RF

T: +44 (0)1642 438 214

E: info@appliedgraphenematerials.com

Contact: Andy Gent

Applied Graphene Materials is proud to be a leading innovator in graphene dispersion and application technology.

Our Genable dispersions are based on two-dimensional graphene nanoplatelets that significantly enhance the performance of industrial paints and coatings, such as improved anti-corrosion and barrier, chemical resistance, electrical and thermal conductivity and anti-static properties.

www.appliedgraphenematerials.com

Arxada

Hexagon Tower, Delaunays Road, Blackley, Manchester, Lancashire, M9 8ES

T: +44 (0)161 316 8639

Contact: Peter Van Aken

Arxada provides speciality biocides and performance additives for industrial applications.

ASA UK & Ireland Ltd

Unit D, Bridge Industrial Estate, Speke, Liverpool, L24 9HB

T: +44 (0)151 448 7920

Contact: Stephen McDonald

Independent ISO9001:2008 accredited can manufacturer based in Liverpool and operating nationally offering lever lid, aerosol and open top cans in various heights and diameters.

Banner Chemicals

2M House, Sutton Quays Business Park, Clifton Road, Runcorn, Cheshire, WA7 3EH

T: +44 (0)1928 597 000

Banner Chemicals is a major distributor to the surface coatings industry. The company supplies a comprehensive range of specialist raw materials for the coatings formulator.

BTC Chemical Distribution (a brand of BASF)

4th & 5th Floors, 2 Stockport Exchange, Railway Road, Stockport, SK1 3GG

T: +44 (0)7831 684 933

Contact: Chris Morgan

BASF’s pan-European distributor supplies speciality chemicals for coatings applications including resins, dispersions, performance & formulation additives, solvents, vinyl monomers, plasticisers, PU raw materials and colourants.

Bens Consulting d.o.o.

Bakovniška ulica 7, 1241 Kamnik, Slovenia

T: +386 (0)1 5160 3763

Contact: Bojan Dimic

In the market since 1996 serving more than 700 clients in the field of chemical regulatory, biocides, transport of dangerous goods and general chemical compliance.

Berry Superfos

Schofield Road, Oakham, Rutland, LE15 6RW

T: +44 (0)1572 723 771

Contact: Mark Seddon

The market leader in innovative packaging solutions for paint, surface coatings and DIY. Our plastic containers are ctical, attractive, user-friendly and have minimal environmental impact.

BioCote Ltd

3 Parade Court, Central Boulevard, Prologis Park, Coventry, CV6 4QL

T: +44 (0)2477 712 489

E: biocote@biocote.com

Contact: David Hall (Managing Director)

BioCote® supplies premium antimicrobial additives to leading brands, manufacturers and product innovators worldwide. Formulated into concentrated powder or liquid suspension, BioCote® technology can be easily integrated into paints, coatings, inks and lacquers during the manufacturing process to make them resistant to microbes for added hygiene.

www.biocote.com

BioLabTests Limited

T: +44 (0)333 240 8308

Contact: Richard Smith

BioLabTests is a highly skilled testing laboratory offering a wide range of microbiological services including environmental testing, bespoke research, antimicrobial efficacy testing and audit support.

Blackburn Chemicals Limited

Whitebirk Industrial Estate, Blackburn, Lancashire, BB1 5SX

T:+44(0)125 452 222

Contact: Simon Spurr

Blackburn Chemicals specialise in producing Foam Control Agents for a diverse range of industries. Our trade name, Dispelair™, is synonymous with quality and technical excellence.

Blagden Specialty Chemicals Limited

Osprey House, Black Eagle Square, Westerham, Kent, TN16 1PA

T:+44(0)1959 560 831

Contact: Michael Austin

Partnering with world class Principals, Blagden offers specialty additives providing technical innovation and solutions through its sales and distribution hub, to the UK and Ireland.

BRE Global Ltd

Watford, Hertfordshire, WD25 9XX

T: +44 (0)3333 218 811

Contact: Customer Service

BRE Global Ltd is an independent third party organisation offering testing and certification of fire, security and sustainability products and services to an international market.

Business of Science Ltd

38 Cherry Lane, Church Lawton, Stoke-on-Trent, ST7 3QF

T:+44 (0)1270 875 710

Contact: Steve Bennett

The annual business of science conference explores the relationship between science, innovation, skills and economic or societal growth.

Camida

3000 Manchester Business Park, Aviator Way, Manchester, M22 5TG

T: +44 (0)161 266 2226

E: gary.whyte@camida.com

Contact: Gary Whyte

Camida’s Industrial Division offers a wide range of Chemical Intermediates and Additives to Coatings, Printing Inks, Adhesives, Sealant and Resin Manufacturers. Camida also offers a highly effective chemical sourcing service with over 30 years’ experience in global supply. Vendor reduction programmes are also part of Camida’s portfolio.

www.camida.com

BYK-Gardner UK

BYK-Gardner Service Point UK and Ireland c/o BYK Additives Ltd.

T: +44 (0)800 9178 298

E: matthew.tolton@altana.com

Contact: Matthew Tolton (Customer Care Centre)

BYK-Gardner offer unique Q.C. test solutions for paint, coatings and ink, from gloss, appearance, solid, metallic & effect colours, to a comprehensive range of equipment to apply and test physical properties. BYKGardner can also offer instrument repair and certification to ISO 17025 – BCF Award Finalist 2016, and Winner 2017.

www.byk-instruments.com

Centre Colours Ltd

5 & 6 Bypass Park Estate, Sherburn-in-Elmet, Leeds, LS25 6EP

T: +44 (0)1977 685 458

F: +44(0)1977 685 125

Contact: Andrew Clarke/James Neil

Centre Colours is an independent manufacturer of triple-roll milled pigment dispersions for use in printing inks, paints and other coatings.  Standard ranges of conventional and UV-curable dispersions, bespoke product design tailored to individual customers’ needs and toll manufacture are all available. UK and international enquiries are welcome.

www.centrecolours.co.uk

Chantry Chemicals Ltd

Wharfebank House, Top Floor West, Wharfebank Mills, Ilkley Road, Otley, LS21 3JP

T: +44 (0)1274 569 126

Contact: Jess Taylor & Lesley Jones

Chantry Chemicals is an independent distributor of specialty chemicals to coatings manufacturers throughout the UK. Stockist of Titanium Dioxide, Metal Driers, MEKO, Lecithin and more.

Chemical Inspection & Regulation Service Limited (CIRS)

Harcourt Centre, Regus, Dublin, D02 HW77 Ireland

T: +353 (0)147 737 10

E: bryan.zhou@cirs-group.com

Contact: Bryan Zhou

CIRS is a world-leading regulatory consulting firm, our subsidiaries are located throughout our experts in Ireland, the UK, the US, Korea, and China. Our free webinars and articles through the year will keep you up to date while our tailor-made solutions ensure compliance with global Chemical, Cosmetic, and Food regulations.

www.cirs-group.com/en

Colour Genie Group Limited

Enterprise House, Old Courthouse Road

Bromborough, Wirral, CH62 4UE

T: + 44 (0)7766 493 224

Contact: David Gill

Colour Genie Group Limited provides products and services to support paint and coatings manufacturers and distributors, from process machinery through to colour marketing.

Corrodere Academy

Peel House, Upper South View, Farnham, Surrey, GU9 7JN

T: +44 (0)1252 732 236

Contact: Lucy Pavia

The Corrodere Academy offers the most advanced and innovative training for the coatings industry. Fully accredited courses in coating application, inspection and management available.

Covestro UK Ltd

Earl Road, Stanley Green Trading Estate, Cheadle Hulme, Cheshire, SK8 6PT

T: +44 (0)161 485 7000

Covestro is a renowned supplier of high performance polyurethane raw materials and resins and polyurethane and polyacrylate dispersions for formulation in the coatings industry.

DCL Corporation

Holt Mill Road, Waterfoot, Rossendale, Lancashire, BB4 7JB

T: +44 (0)1706 214 751

E: afenlon@pigments.com

Contact: Andy Fenlon

DCL is a leader in the supply of pigments and dispersions for the coatings, plastics and ink industries. DCL is poised to positively impact our customer’s business by continuing to innovate, rapidly respond to customer needs, and be the difference our customers are looking for. “See the Difference We Make.”

www.pigments.com

Dow Europe GmbH

Bachtobelstrasse 4, 8810 Horgen, Switzerland

T: +44 (0)7527 423 798

Contact: Zafar Iqbal

Dow Coating Materials offer a broad portfolio of binders, dispersants, rheology modifiers and surfactants for a wide variety of end markets.

Eurofins Consumer Product Testing Services

T:+44 (0)7387 416 033

Contact: John Hynd

Eurofins Construction Product Testing are long term BCF Associate Members, supporting manufacturers with VOC Content, VOC Emissions, Bio-based Content and Vegan Testing & Accreditation.

Fenton Packaging Limited

Kinetic 45, Unit 1, Newmarket Lane, Leeds, LS9 0SH

T: +44 (0)1132 528 222

M: +44 (0)7741 035 885

Contact: bobclarke@fentonpackaging.co.uk

The UK’s leading wholesaler/distributor of packaging to the coatings industry. We buy globally working with multi-national manufacturers to supply metal, plastic, flexible packaging and corrugated board at competitive cost with short lead times ex stock. We take care of sourcing, stock and supply when you need packaging for production.

www.fentonpackaging.co.uk

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Holland Colours UK Ltd

Unit 16-18 Sabre Court, Gillingham Business Park, Gillingham, Kent ME8 0RW

T: +44 (0)1634 388 727

E: uksales@hollandcolours.com Contact: Jack Clifton

Holland Colours, an employee-owned manufacturer of the highest quality solid and liquid colorants. With decades of experience in creating unique and exceptional colouring solutions for the coatings market. Our site in Gillingham provides direct technical and sales support to the local market, backed by our European team in the Netherlands. www.hollandcolours.com

Ltd

NETPark, North East Technology Park, Thomas Wright Way, Sedgefield, Durham, TS21 3FD

T: +44 (0)161 826 2350

Contact: Shoaib Qureshi

First Graphene Ltd. manufactures high performance graphene products for coatings and inks, which help sustainability and improve durability by conferring barrier, conductive and mechanical properties.

GB Technical Coatings

India Mill, Harwood Street, Blackburn, BB1 3BD

T: +44 (0)1254 949326

Contact: Roger Halsted

Our focus on the wallcoverings industry enables us to provide high quality specialised plastisol and coated substrates for traditional and digital printing applications.

GDB International, Inc.

1 Home News Row, New Brunswick, NJ 08901, United States

T: +1 732 246 3001

Contact: Santosh Sarawgi

GDB International is a leading paint and raw materials recycling company, with locations in multiple countries. We serve global paint industry in improving environmental sustainability.

Hexigone Inhibitors Ltd

Baglan Bay Innovation Centre, Baglan Energy Park, Central Avenue, Port Talbot, SA12 7AX

T: +44 (0)1792 606 494

Contact: Giorgia Cacace

Hexigone’s anti-corrosion technology is smart, sustainable & highly effective. Used in primers, it protects assets for up to ten times longeroffering longevity / cost-savings.

HPS Product Recovery Solutions

46 Evelyn Street, Beeston, Nottingham, NG9 2EU

T: +44 (0)115 925 4700

E: info@hps-pigging.com

Contact: Peter Elgar

HPS liquid product recovery (‘pigging’) technology is in wide use in the paint and coatings industry. It will increase your yields and capacity, cut your product waste, save water and cleaning chemicals, reduce contamination risks, speed up changeovers and lower your waste disposal costs. It’s also good for the environment!

www.HPS-Pigging.com

IMCD UK Ltd

Times House, Throwley Way, Sutton, SM1 4AF

T: +44 (0)20 8770 7090

Contact: Simon Libby

IMCD can provide solutions to the coatings, paints, construction, adhesives and inks industries from our comprehensive portfolio of additives, fillers, pigments, resins and specialty solvents.

Imerys

43 quai de Grenelle , 75015 Paris, France

T: +33 (0)561 502 020

Contact: Estelle Blaize

Imerys has a portfolio of 30+ different minerals, produced in 230 facilities, 50 countries. Imerys offers formulators unparalleled minerals solutions to enhance coatings performances.

Industrial Microbiological Services Ltd (IMSL)

Pale Lane, Hartley Wintney, Hants, RG27 8DH

T: +44 (0)1252 627 676

E: BCFenquiry@imsl-uk.com

Contact: Peter Askew

IMSL is a testing and consultancy service specialising in the microbiology of coatings and related materials as well as their manufacturing processes. We are highly experienced in testing and validating the performance of treated materials/articles including antibacterial and antiviral coatings as well as wet-state and film preservatives.

www.imsl-uk.com

Ingevity UK

Times House, Throwley Way, Sutton, SM1 4AF

T: +44 (0)1925 987 801

Contact: Amanda Tosh

Ingevity produces specialty chemicals, highperformance carbon materials and engineered polymers. We develop, manufacture and bring to market products that purify, protect and enhance the world.

Kammerer-Paper GmbH

Roemereschstrasse 33, D-4909 Osnabruck T: +49 (0)541 6040

Contact: Michael Hottentrager

KÄMMERER is a well known producer and expert of wallcover paper and nonwoven, poster paper, pre-impregnated decor paper, abrasive base paper and electrical grade paper.

Kromachem Ltd

Unit 10, Moor Park Industrial Centre, Tolpits Lane, Watford, Herts, WD18 9ER

T: +44 (0)1923 223 368

Manufacturers of Radiation Curing additive technology, UV pigment dispersions and water based inks. Distributors for world class manufacturers: Micro Powders, Habich, Cathay Industries and Tokuyama.

Lake Coatings

Lake Innovation Hub, 3 Moons Park, Burnt Meadow Road, North Moons Moat, Redditch, Worcestershire, B98 9PA

T: +44 (0)1527 594 630

Contact: Nikki Cosgrove

At Lake Coatings, we’re innovators – we bring thinkers together to make incredible things happen – delivering real value for suppliers and customers.

Lankem

Charles Street, Dukinfield, Cheshire, SK16 4SD

T: +44 (0)161 513 4125

Contact: Jessica Wieland

We continue to develop and innovate to meet the demands of greener technologies by introducing our new range of novel products aimed at the coatings industry.

LANXESS Limited

Oxford House, 12 -20 Oxford Street, Newbury, RG14 1JB

T: +44 (0)7831 892 641

Contact: Joanna Jefferys

LKAB Minerals Ltd

Raynesway, Derby, DE21 7BE

T: +44 (0)1332 673 131

E: steve.banahan@lkab.com

Contact: Steve Banahan

LKAB Minerals is an international industrial minerals group with a leading position in several product applications. We develop sustainable mineral solutions in partnership with our customers, supplying natural minerals engineered for functionality and usability. LKAB Minerals is part of the Swedish company LKAB, Europe’s leading mining and minerals group.

www.lkabminerals.com/en/

Lubrizol Ltd

Performance Coatings, Floor 2, Hexagon Tower, Blackley, Manchester, M9 8ZS

T: +44 (0)161 721 6808

Contact: Sarah Boothby

Lubrizol supplies polymers and speciality additives for innovative coatings solutions, helping our customers balance the aesthetics, durability and functionality needs of their products.

Manaseer UK Ltd

Northwood House, Bromham Road, Bedford MK40 2QW

T: +44 (0)203 034 2888

Contact: Mark Wareing

IPL Global Pim House, Mariner, Lichfield Road Industrial Estate, Tamworth, Staffs, B79 7UL

T: +44(0)182 760 555

E: Tamworth.orders@iplglobal.com

Contact: Mark Connolly

IPL Global is a world-leading packaging provider, including plants in the UK producing paint cans, buckets, crates, tubs and custom moulds. At the state-of-art Tamworth site there is a specific BRC (Grade AA) area supplying a range of products, plain or IML, including our own patented designs.

www.iplglobal.com

J1 Technologies Ltd

Unit 6, CentrePoint, Marshall Stevens Way, Trafford Park, Manchester, M17 1PP

T: +44 (0)161 875 2110

Contact: Frank Procter

J1 Technologies is a speciality chemical company focused on the development of formulated products and surface active agents through application testing and research.

Leading manufacturer and supplier of Preventol® active ingredients and finished formulations, for ‘in-can’ & ‘dry film’ preservation of coatings and wood protection products.

Manufacturers of flame retardant and anticorrosion coatings. Our R&D department work with clients to develop new products for the coatings sector.

Markel Consultancy Services

1 Ecclesall Road South, Sheffield, S11 9PA

T: +44 (0)345 223 2727

Contact: Justine Dignam

Markel Tax provides specialist support to companies eligible to make R&D tax relief claims. We are happy to discuss new or existing claims.

Massilly Portugal S.A.

Travessa dos Pelames, 3730-656 Vale de Cambra, Portugal

T: +351 935 535 396

Contact: Pedro Alegria

Massilly is a family owned company since 1911. With 25 subsidiaries in 15 countries, making closures, food cans, aerosol cans, industrial packaging and tin boxes.

MERCK KGaA

Frankfurter Str. 250, 64293 Darmstadt

T: +44 (0)7973 949 085

Contact: Donald Francis

Market leading range of effect pigments and also functional additives for ceramic coating, surfactants, anti-scratch, easy clean, temperature-resistance, anti-graffiti, laser marking and conductivity.

Microban (Europe) Ltd

Pera Business Park, Nottingham Road, Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, LE13 0PB

T: +44 (0) 1543 464 070

Contact: Kimberley Cherrington

Microban is the global leader in built-in antimicrobial solutions. Our proven formulations can be manufactured into a range of paints and coatings to deliver permanent product protection against microbial growth.

NexantECA

110 Cannon Street, London, EC4N 6EU

T: +44 (0)20 7950 1600

Contact: Mais Haddadin

NexantECA is pleased to offer BCF members a business review to determine opportunities for improved profitability and earnings; initial consultation is free of charge.

Nordmann U.K

1 Maidenbower Office Park, Balcombe Road, Crawley, RH10 7NN

T: +44 (0)1293 880 800

Contact: Helen McCormack

Nordmann UK Ltd. distributes specialty chemicals to manufacturers in the UK and Irish markets. Nordmann supplies complex challenging products and supports this with technical expertise.

Novasol Chemicals

8 Northumberland Avenue, London, WC2N 5BY

T: +32 (0)7883 756 054

Contact: Lee Vernon

As a global distributor, we supply specialty & commodity chemicals for Resins, Coatings, Pharmaceutical, Industrial, Construction & Cosmetics industries. Most products have UK REACH registration.

Organik Kimya

Mimarsinan Mahallesi, Cendere Yolu No. 146 34075, Kemerburgaz, Turkey

T: +90 (0)7854 956 950

Contact: Jason Campbell

Organik Kimya manufactures water-based dispersions. Production sites include Istanbul & Rotterdam. We provide a full range of technologies for decorative and industrial coatings.

ORONTEC GmbH & Co. KG

Carlo-Schmid-Allee 3, 44263 Dortmund, Germany T: +49 231 4773 07770

Contact: Ulf Stalmach

Error-free coatings is the theme behind all of ORONTECs activities: measurement, automation, process optimization, digitalization, software, consultancy! Cofounder of the Smart Paint Factory Alliance.

Pidilite Industries Ltd

Ram Krishna Mandir Road, Andheri East, Mumbai -400059, India T: +91 9819621264

Contact: Dakshay Matani

Pioneers of Violet 23 in India & providing customised solutions, PIDILITE offers highperformance pigment powders & pastes for Coatings, Inks, Plastic applications. “Try Us Out”.

Plascoatings Ltd

14 Charter Point Way, Ashby de la Zouch, Leicestershire, LE65 1 NF

T: +44 (0)1530 561 957

Contact: Joanne Holmes

Plascoatings distribution specialists for curing and cross linking agents in the UK. Specialising in polyurethane and epoxy additives for all market sectors.

Pre-Treatment Solutions

134 High Street, Barwell, Leicestershir, LE9 8DR

T: +44 (0)24 7509 0133

Offering pre paint preparation technologies over the past 15 years, offering alternatives to the traditional use of high phosphate, & chrome based solutions.

ProductVision Ltd

PO Box 1545, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN7 9BY

T: +44 (0)208 123 3196

E: eu.sales@asdsoftware.com

Contact: Jonathan Martin

ProductVision® product development software is a PLM system that manages all aspects of the product development process. With modules including formula management, workflow, testing, regulatory compliance (including GHS Safety Data Sheets), project management, document management and more - ProductVision® is capable of covering every aspect of your product lifecycle.

www.asdsoftware.com

Promtek Ingredient Handling

Fisher Street, Brindley Ford, Stoke-on-Trent, ST8 7QJ

T: +44 (0)1782 375 600

PML Applications

PML Applications Ltd, Prospect Place, The Hoe, Plymouth, PL1 3D

T: +44 (0)1752 633 412

E: thva@pml.ac.uk

Contact: Dr Tom Vance

Independent test-house and R&D Centre for marine coatings, providing efficacy testing, dynamic test rigs & polishing trials, bioassays (including biofilms), leach rate studies, offshore test platforms, vessel-based patch tests, bespoke in-situ tests, biocide efficacy studies and environmental monitoring. To view our facilities and exclusive & secure test sites, visit: https://youtu.be/D41iqb31Fc0

www.biofoulingcorrosion.co.uk

(Paint Research Association)

Pera Business Park, Nottingham Road, Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, LE13 0PB

T: +44 (0)1664 501 212

Contact: Dale Pollard

is one of the world’s most complete paint & coatings specialists, providing independent knowledge based services, comprehensive testing facilities & dedicated coating development laboratories.

Promtek Ltd assists our customers in meeting their net zero, quality and traceability objectives by customising smart manufacturing technologies for their ingredient handling process control.

Q-Lab Europe Ltd

Express Trading Estate, Stone Hill Road, Farnworth, Bolton, BL4 9TP

T: +44 (0)120 486 1616

Global provider of material durability testing products since 1956. We design and manufacture standard test substrates as well as weathering, light stability, and corrosion testers.

Rakem Ltd

Wellington Street, Bury, Manchester, BL8 2BD

T: +44 (0)161 762 0044

Contact: Kevin Rafferty

Rakem Ltd is an agent and distributor for manufacturers of white pigments, fillers and polymer emulsions. We provide technical solutions for formulation and commercial challenges.

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Ravago Chemicals UK Ltd

Unit 1, Everill Gate Business Park, Everill Gate Lane, Barnsley, S73 0FJ

T: +44 (0)1226 818 318

Contact: Gary Ogden

Ravago Chemicals UK are your local chemical distribution partner for UK-Ireland, providing a wide portfolio, technical expertise coupled with efficient and quick supply chain.

RBH Group & Dunwood Specialities

Ayrton House, Parliament Business Park, Commerce Way, Liverpool, L8 7BA

T: +44 (0)161 938 3000

Contact: Nick Shilton

Dunwood Specialities supplies water-based polymer dispersions and high-quality performance materials. Parent company Richard Baker Harrison sources speciality functional-materials, additives and chemicals to enhance product performance.

Reallusion XR Simulations Limited

Innovation Centre, Gallows Hill, Warwick, CV34 6UW

T: +44 (0)7550 163 325

Contact: Nithya Rajendrababu

Simulators for environment friendly ctical training in air sy, airless sy, air-assisted airless sy and electrostatic sy for applicators in decorative, auto-refinish and protective coatings.

sales-i

Floor 3, 31 Homer Road, Solihull, West Midlands, B91 3LT

T: +44 (0)345 508 7355

Contact: Dan Aston

Our award-winning sales performance software delivers smarter selling to manufacturers, distributors and wholesalers creating a more complete picture of what’s really going on with your customers.

Sanitized AG

Lyssachstr. 95, CH-3401 Burgdorf, Switzerland T: +41 34 427 1616

Contact: David Tierney

Sanitized is a global specialist in material protection offering a full range of in-can, dry film and antimicrobial ingredients for the paints and coatings industry.

SAPICI SpA

Via Porlezza 16, Milano, Italy

T: +39 (0)392 965 5121

A full-quality driven developer and manufacturer of advanced and highperformance polyurethane products for such applications as coating, flexible packaging, industrial adhesives, prepolymers, inks etc.

Schoeller Allibert Swiss Sàrl

11 route de la Condemine, CH-1680 Romont, Switzerland

T: +41 (0)266 519 211

Contact: Neil Mascall

Manufacturer of UN approved liquids and solids HDPE pails. No liners or any other packaging required. Protecting high value coatings during transit for 50 years.

Seqens Custom Specialties

All Saints Refinery, Cargo Fleet Road, Middlesbrough, TS3 6AF T: +44 (0)1642 248 555

Providing next generation, ZERO VOC coalescent and other solvents to the coatings industry Globally.

Stort Chemicals Ltd

Unit 6 Ducketts Wharf, Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire, CM23 3AR

T: +44(0)1279 755 151

Contact: Iain Coull

Stort Chemicals Ltd is one of the leading independent speciality chemical distributors to the coatings and allied industries in the UK & Ireland.

Sudarshan Chemical Industries

Kingsfordweg 151, NL-1043 GR Amsterdam

T: +31 (0)20 403 7505

Contact: Vincent Bembaron & Milan W. Krumbe

The leading pigment manufacturer in India, with a whole pallet of products ranging from classical and highperformance pigments through to effect pigments and pigment dispersions.

Sun Chemical Color Materials

Avenue Fleming 2, B-1300, Wavre, Belgium

T: +32 (0)102 31500

Contact: Marko Ramp

Sigmund Lindner GmbH

Oberwarmensteinacher Str.38 95485 Warmensteinach, Germany

Sales Office UK: T: +44 (0)161 628 7832 E: sili-uk@sili.eu

Contact: Elisabeth Lindley

A fifth generation family business with over 160 years history of manufacturing and supplying glass and ceramic grinding media. Also offering bead recycling and process analysis for manufacturing optimisation. We also supply a range of hollow glass beads and decorative glitters, to include biodegradable options. Accreditation and certifications on request. www.sigmund-lindner.com/en.html

Silberline

Banbeath Road, Leven, Fife, KY8 5HD T: +44 (0)1333 424 734

Creators of the finest aluminium pigments. We strive to provide the best in the market, through innovation, improved processes, quality materials and world-class customer service.

Simpsons UK Ltd

Unit 1 Beacon Business Park, Caldicot, Monmouthshire, NP26 5PX

T: +44 (0)1291 431 788/799/755

F: +44 (0)1291 425 127

Contact: Vikas Modi

Simpsons, with an extensive product portfolio is one of the leading suppliers of dyes, pigments and pearls in the UK and European markets.

Soujanya Color Pvt. Ltd

C - 35/36, TTC Industrial Area, MIDC Pawane, Navi Mumbai - 400 705, India.

T: +91 22 6906 1264

Contact: Jashan Bhumkar

Soujanya Color, a global leader in providing sustainable color solutions. Headquartered in Mumbai, India, and been in the business of manufacturing pigment dispersions for last 37 years.

Sun Chemical offers innovative, on-trend, and sustainable pigment solutions for the automotive, industrial, architectural, decorative and powder coatings markets.

Synthomer (UK) Ltd

Central Road, Templefields, Harlow, Essex, CM20 2BH

T: +44 (0)1279 436 211

Contact: Mike Wallace (UK Sales) T: +44 (0)7580 313 179

Synthomer is one of the world’s leading manufacturers for dispersions and speciality polymers used as binders for the coatings industry. We provide a full range of high performance acrylic, styrene acrylic and vinyl acetate based binders for architectural and industrial coatings that matches the requirements of end-user markets including relevant eco label standards.

www.synthomer.com

The Paint Foundation

377 Rector Place, New York NY 10280, United States

T:+1 646 619 7185

Contact: Huzaifa Matawala

A sustainable circular economy paint recycling reuse non-profit foundation. A place where disposal becomes donation and recycling becomes charity.

Thomas Swan & Company Ltd

Rotary Way, Consett, County Durham, DH8 7RN

T:+44 (0)1207 505 131

Contact: Gabriele Benzi

Thomas Swan offers extensive range of polyamide resins for printing inks, curing agents for thermosetting powder coatings and matting agents for interior and exterior applications.

Thor Specialities (UK) Limited

Wincham Avenue, Wincham, CW9 6GB

T:+44 (0)1606 818 800

Contact: Scott Betts

The Thor Group is a global producer and supplier of biocide active substances and biocidal products for industry including the decorative coatings industry.

Trivium Packaging UK Ltd

Salhouse Road, Norwich, Norfolk, NR7 9AT

T: +44 (0)1603 427 313

Contact: Brett Steggles

Trivium Packaging created by the merger of Ardagh Metal Food & Specialty and Exal are a market leader in metal packaging for the paints & coatings Industry. We operate across 60 sites in 20+ countries, with 8,000 employees, and a global revenue of nearly $3 billion.

Tronox Pigment UK Ltd

PO Box 26, Grimsby, N.E. Lincolnshire, DN41 8DP

T: +44 (0)1469 571 000

Contact: Gary Yorke-Robinson

The world’s leading vertically integrated producer of titanium dioxide pigment (TiO2) with production sites around the world including a 165Kt ‘chloride’ site in the UK.

UL International (UK) Ltd

Kingsland Business Park, Unit 1-3 Horizon, Wade Road, Basingstoke, RG24 8AH

T: +44 (0)1925 258 870

Contact: Chris Miles

Helping the coatings industry with onshore and offshore safety compliance and innovation via reliable, cost-effective product testing and certification for 125 years.

UL Supply Chain Insights

9 Langley House, Wheatcroft Business Park, Landmere Lane, Nottingham, NG12 4DG

T: +44 (0)115 965 1888

Contact: Andrew Brooks Email: andrew.brooks@ul.com

TotalEnergies Marketing UK Limited

183 Eversholt Street, London, NW1 1BU

T: +44 (0)207 339 8008

T: 07786 502 278

E: specialfluids@totalenergies.com

Contact: Emmanuel Ehenemba

TotalEnergies provides high purity solvent solutions for applications in the paints, coatings and wallcovering industry. Our extensive portfolio includes dearomatised white spirits, odourless kerosene, conventional aromatics and renewable isoparaffins. We offer UK wide support to customers with local storage facilities, commercial, technical and regulatory support.

https://services.totalenergies.uk/

Troy Biosciences UK Ltd

71 Queen Victoria Street, London, EC4V 4BE

T: +44 (0)740 881 6133

E: Schofieldk@troycorp.com

Contact: Kirsty Schofield

Two leaders in material protection and performance additives have joined forces. Troy and Arxada are now one company. Harnessing the strengths of our legacies, we are developing new platforms of performance and service for our customers.

www.troycorp.com www.arxada.com

TWI Ltd

Granta Park, Great Abington, Cambridge, CB21 6AL

T: +44 (0)1223 899 000

Contact: Amir Khamsehnezhad

Toupret

Capital Business Centre, UNIT 58, 22 Carlton Road, South Croydon, CR2 0BS

T: +44 (0)208 916 2134

F: +44 (0)208 916 2136

Contact: Mark Squire

E: toupretuk@toupret.com

A specialist manufacturer of professional fillers since 1938, we offer a complete range of high-quality, performance products for background preparation in renovation and refurbishment. Including fillers for interior and exterior, skimming and levelling, plasterboard jointing, wood filling, decontaminating skimming and machine-syable fillers, plus a new Joint, Skim & Fill range.

www.toupret.co.uk

TWI provides its industrial clients with a range of services related to coatings/surface engineering, including guidance on coating formulation/selection, application and performance assessment.

UK Direct Business Solutions

Franklin House, Houghton-Le Spring, DH4 5RA

T: +44 (0)8000 31 5 470

Contact: Liam Spence

As one of the largest energy consultancies in the UK, Direct Business Solutions can take the hassle out of businesses utilities with comprehensive utility management services.

UL provides innovative solutions to help thousands of companies meet the EHS and chemical compliance requirements of the dynamic demands of the global marketplace today. With best-in-class software, robust regulatory data, backed by a team of global regulatory experts, you can proactively manage your supply chain with transparency and confidence.

www.ul.com/supply-chain

Veolia

Garston Solvent Recycling Facility, King Street, Garston, Liverpool, L19 8EG

T: +44 (0) 203 567 4540 M: +44 (0)7584 263 540

Contact: Richard Wagner

A global environmental solutions provider, contributing to the circular economy and resourcing the world with an extensive range of energy, water and waste management services.

Verlingue Insurance Brokers and Employee Benefits

Forum House, 41-51 Brighton Road, Redhill, Surrey, RH1 6YS

T: +44 (0)7702505 333

Contact: Amanda Image

Verlingue is one of Europe’s largest independent insurance brokers, providing Insurance, Employee Benefits, Trade Credit and Risk Management solutions to businesses in the coatings industry.

Vil Resins Ltd

Union Road, Bolton, BL2 2DT

T: +44 (0)1204 388 800

E: jamie.maugham@vilresins.co.uk

Contact: Jamie Maugham

Our core business is the production and development of acrylics, alkyds, polyesters, isocyanate modified resins and epoxy esters. We also have a growing reputation for products within the greener technologies of aqueous resin dispersions, both internally and externally emulsified, as well as resins with increasingly lower VOC contents.

www.vilresins.com

Vita Liquid Polymers Ltd

Harling Road, Wythenshawe, Manchester, M22 4SZ

T: +44 (0)161 998 3226

Vita Liquid Polymers is dedicated to innovative polymer science. Vita Liquid Polymers supplies PVC plastisols to the wallcoverings industry.

Wilfrid Smith Ltd

Elm House, Medicott Close, Oakley Hay, Northants, NN18 9NF

T: +44 (0)1536 460 020

Contact: Phil Knowles

Wilfrid Smith Limited is one of the leading independent distributors of raw materials and high performance chemicals to the surface coating and printing ink markets.

Xyntra Chemicals B.V

Unit 65, Greenway Business Centre, Harlow Business Park, Harlow, Essex, CM19 5QE

T: +44 (0)127 940 8252

Contact: David Graham

Xyntra develop, produce and market water based polymer dispersions for the surface coating and allied industries. We have a Technical centre based in Harlow, Essex.

Yordas Group Ltd

Lancaster Environment Centre, Lancaster University, Lancaster, LA1 4YQ

T:+44 (0)1524 510 278

Contact: Sandra Meijer

Leading provider of chemical regulatory support, expert scientific services, chemicals management and product stewardship for industrial and speciality chemicals, consumer products and advanced manufacturing.

Warringtonfire Testing & Certification Ltd

Holmsfield Road, Warrington, WA1 2DS T +44 (0)1925 655 116

E: ben.stockburn@warringtonfire.com

Contact: Ben Stockburn

Leaders in fire resistance and reaction to fire testing of intumescent paints, cementitious sys, boards and protective materials for structural and non-structural elements in building, offshore and marine applications. Cost-effective testing programs and technical assessments to extend the scope of application. Third party certification schemes to demonstrate product quality consistency.

www.warringtonfire.com

West & Senior Ltd

Milltown Street, Radcliffe, Manchester, M26 1WE

T: +44 (0)161 724 7131

Contact: Steve Quinn

West & Senior was established in 1952 and is now an employee owned business, supplying RAL and British Standard colours to the epoxy and polyurethane coatings market.

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