Modern Oljefärg is a new generation of waterborne alkyd oil paint. The new way to paint exterior woodwork comprises a system of base oil, primer and topcoat. The new waterborne system can be used on unpainted or previously painted exterior wood surfaces, including those previously painted with conventional alkyd oil paints.

The new system provides better gloss retention, chalks less and has a faster drying time. It is more weather resistant and easier to paint with.

Little Greene now makes an eco-friendly Exterior Masonry Paint specially formulated to keep your house and garden looking smart for up to 15 years.

Little Greene’s Exterior Masonry Paint is easy to apply and quick to dry.

It has a smooth, matt finish that resists dirt retention, and with such a beautiful range of shades, there is a paint for walls everywhere, from townhouses to cottage gardens.

For a Little Greene Colour Card click here

Farrow & Ball Exterior Masonry is a highly durable exterior paint which provides exceptional protection for outside walls, brickwork and render.

This product has the same hallmark Farrow & Ball mattness and depth of colour to achieve a seamless look from inside to outside the home.

Farrow & Ball customer Services receive queries on the suitability and preparation for this finish during the Spring and Summer months, mainly on newly rendered surfaces. (more…)

The Alcro exterior wood painting system, Bestå, has been specially developed to cope with Sweden’s variable climate, which is why they can guarantee that it will protect a façade for up to 15 years.

Looking to the future, means looking to the environment and climate change. Alcro-Beckers are to the forefront in this area and have more eco-labelled products than any other paint manufacturing company.

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The goal of the Swan system – the official ecolabel for the Nordic countries – is to create a sustainable society in which we all choose and use the most environmentally-friendly products. The Swan ecolabel is managed by a non-profit corporation that has been commissioned by the Nordic Council of Ministers, an intergovernmental forum for co-operation between the Nordic countries. The Swan organisation checks products meet the highest standards through testing by independent laboratories, certification and inspection. The label is usually valid for three years, after which the criteria for ecolabelling are gradually made stricter and the company is required to apply for the label again. This system guarantees the development of more environmentally friendly products.  Bestå Täckfärg by Alcro carries the Swan Label

Premium paint brand Fired Earth has turned to metal packaging multinational Impress, based in Norwich, to provide lightweight cans for its new range of emulsion paints. The brand is to sell the National Trust range in Impress’ Ringo can, a new development which contains 10% less metal than standard paint cans. Fired Earth spokesman Nigel Dyer said that the ease of opening and closing the can was a key factor, alongside the reduction in weight. “The saving in packaging content allows us to demonstrate to our customers that we are genuinely looking at ways to meet the challenges of social responsibility.”

If you have outside wood to protect, be it windows, doors or even outside sheds and summer houses, we strongly recommend you use paints by Alcro Beckers.

Alcro Beckers is a Swedish company where some the worlds finest timber and timber coatings originate.

For further information why not order a Beckers Exterior Wood colour card.

This truly unique palette of 36 colours is the result of an extensive collaboration between Fired Earth and the National Trust and is inspired and informed by the extraordinarily rich diversity of Collections now in the Trust’s care.

From the beautiful White Garden at Sissinghurst, to humble back-to-back terraces in Birmingham, the National Trust palette references a wealth of architectural, garden, landscape and archival design detail. (more…)

Paint & Paper are proud to announce the arrival of Osborne & Little.

Pictured is Teatro, the latest collection from Osborne & Little.

Osborne & Little’s innovative designs are regularly selected for international projects in the leisure industry.

The Osborne & Little design studio can both customise existing designs to meet specific requirements and finishes and accept commissions for original designs to a given brief.

Further information can be seen here.

We are pleased to welcome Andrew South to our company. Andrew will take over responsibility for Sales and Purchase ledger accounting. Andrew joins us with a wealth of experience in accounting and we wish him every success in his new role.

Josie Dix (pictured), who has been looking after accounts, will now have more time to concentrate on her specialist role in Sales and Marketing. Josie has already built up some good contacts with the media and we all look forward to working with her.