BCF Annual Handbook and Membership Directory 2023/24

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INTRODUCTION

5 President’s report

Chairs of Committees

Industry performance

30 years of BCF

Priority issues

ROADMAP 2020-25

Priority One

Continued high member satisfaction

New members

Staff development

26 Finance

Priority Two

29 Coatings Care

30 PaintCare

32 2022 events

33 Upcoming events

34 Careers and training

Priority Three

40 Lobbying

External engagement and influence

Global coatings industry

COMMITTEES

Decorative coatings

Industrial and powder coatings

Printing inks

Wallcoverings

Sector wide support

Past Presidents & Silver Medalists

73 MEMBERSHIP DIRECTORY

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President’s report

Guy Williams, BCF President

By the time you read this, I’ll have come to the end of my two-year term as President of the BCF. I am being succeeded by Sharon Harte, owner and Managing Director of Dacrylate Paints, who will become BCF’s first female President. I know Sharon doesn’t want a big fanfare about this, and it is of course long overdue, given the BCF is now 111 years old.

I know Sharon will make a fantastic President, and with her background in the media, will be leading our work to deliver our new communications strategy, which the Board signed off back in February. This six-figure campaign will see BCF use a specialist public affairs agency to help create new content and messages to help raise awareness of the importance of the paints, coatings, printing ink and wallcoverings sector with key stakeholders such as the national media, civil servants and politicians. The focus in the first year will be on sustainability, and if successful, the campaign will be extended to future years.

BCF’s excellent financial performance, driven by delivering exceptional value to members (96% satisfaction in the January 2023 survey), whilst working hard to win new members, means that BCF can afford to invest in important strategic projects like this, which would not have been possible in previous years. The last two years have seen BCF achieve record financial surpluses in both years, culminating in the buying out the BCF legacy pension fund by Aviva in July 2022. This was just in the nick of time before Liz Truss and Kwasi Kwarteng came on the scene!

We are now in the last two years of the BCF’s five-year Roadmap, and we have already achieved the bottomline financial targets for the full five years in the first three. However, financial success is clearly only a small (but important) part of BCF’s raison d’etre. Our CEO Tom Bowtell will begin work on the next five-year cycle this year, and the Board are looking to see a bold new strategic plan that can build on BCF’s new financial strength, for example to make a step change in key areas such as our visibility to potential new entrants to the sector.

Looking at the progress of some of the key issues the BCF is dealing with, 2022 saw UK REACH deadlines further extended to 2030, yet the basic fundamentals of the model are still going to hugely impact on UK industry if we don’t achieve a more pragmatic solution. I know this is top of the list for Tom and the team, and I do hope Defra start to see sense and build on the new Windsor Agreement in Northern Ireland to set a path of closer alignment and collaboration with the EU in the area of chemicals regulation.

The other key project for me is PaintCare – BCF’s paint recycling initiative. This summer is a critical time to decide if we will launch in 2024 and if the members and the wider paint retailer network support the scheme. We have worked with Valpak, who have a strong track record of creating similar schemes in other sectors, to put forward the PaintCare national scheme prospectus.

Some of you will know that I’ve just left Axalta, after 7 fantastic years running U-POL, and 12 years as Managing Director of AkzoNobel Decorative Paints before that. That would normally mean I’d need to stand down from the board, but assuming it’s ratified by the BCF AGM in May, I’m delighted to have been asked by the BCF Board to stay on as a Non-Executive Director, particularly to help with the PaintCare project, which one of our other Non-Executive Directors, Steve Snaith, has done such a great job getting us to where we are today. Going live with PaintCare will create some significant changes to the BCF, running a significant subsidiary company, PaintCare Limited, which will have its own governance structure. Even if PaintCare hits more delays, there are so many challenges the sector is facing, be it influencing Government to make the UK an attractive place to make our products or inspiring young people to join the sector, I’m sure there will be plenty for me to get my teeth into. It has been a pleasure and honour to serve as your President – and thanks to all of you for your continued support of the BCF, our association, of which I’m hugely proud. Over to you, Sharon!

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It’s a really tough time for BCF members at the moment – demand is weak and raw material prices, whilst easing, are still close to alltime highs. There is also uncertainty around the future UK regulatory framework for chemicals, with concerns over divergence from the EU, which has already started, albeit mainly due to the UK not being able to keep up with the EU in terms of making decisions on substance classifications.

The BCF cannot really do much to help members with weak demand or high raw material prices. However, we do have a key role to play in regulation, in particular UK REACH. In March, I had a meeting with Rebecca Pow, Defra Chemicals Minister, to get across the detrimental impact UK REACH will have on downstream sectors like ours. We did welcome Defra extending the UK REACH deadlines to 2030, as well as their recognition that UK REACH as currently on the statute books will simply make the UK an uncompetitive place to manufacture. The last year has been spent evaluating an alternative UK REACH model (plan B as we are calling it), which is still in progress. Plan B involves using publicly available data to create the UK REACH database – but it is proving far from easy to find the extensive amount of data the regulators say they need, and many downstream users simply won’t be able to provide what is being asked for. In light of this, we are now asking the Government to consider a Plan C – which goes back to our original ask, which was to focus data collection efforts only on those substances that the Government wants to scrutinise and to follow a model that aligns more closely with EU REACH but allows for divergence in the small number of cases where the UK doesn’t agree with the EU. To achieve this, we will need a much closer working relationship with the EU.

For the BCF to continue to deliver regulatory and technical support for the sector, we need to have a strong and experienced team of experts to support our members. Ciara Dempsey and David Park have been doing an amazing job in the last 12 months, covering for Emily Bradley (who was on maternity and has sadly now moved on) with the help of James Highcock and Wayne Smith as part-time consultants. I’m delighted to say that we have now recruited three new staff to bolster our regulatory team, which I hope will allow us to really be on the front foot with regulatory support across all segments. Our new regulatory team members are Kathryn Tearle, who joins from BCF Associate member OHES Environmental, Kerry McLoughlin from Axalta Coatings Systems and Patricia Durany-Fernandez from waste company Viridor, who takes on a new role as BCF’s first ever Sustainability Manager. Together with Ciara and David, I believe we now have an outstanding lineup to help guide members through a period of significant change in regulation, but also a team that can help proactively lobby for the

sector, as well as support individual members with their needs.

I must also recognise our membership, marketing, and back-office administration team, who are all contributing to the outstanding levels of membership satisfaction we received in our January survey. I was thrilled that Amy White won the Trade Association Forum 2023 Rising Star award - Amy and Sophie have done such a brilliant job with BCF’s marketing, all of which is delivered in-house, such as this publication. Nadine and her team of Jo, Lorraine and Belle are the unsung heroes of the BCF, quietly making sure everything runs smoothly in the organisation, which is no mean feat given how much we have on. Ali Brown continues to be very proactive in supporting and growing our membership. I’d also like to thank the team for seamlessly introducing a fantastic new website and CRM system last Autumn.

As well as regulatory support and UK REACH, we will hopefully be moving forward with PaintCare, our paint recycling initiative in 2023, aligning with the new Packaging Extended Producer Responsibility legislation. We will also launch our Net Zero Roadmap in November, at an event to coincide with COP28 and I also have a personal target to create a new five-year roadmap for the BCF.

After 11 years at BCF, I still have a huge amount of passion, energy and drive to support the industry. We are your trade association and only exist to serve you, our members. I do really appreciate the positive feedback from members – it really motivates all of us at BCF, but do also tell us how we can serve you better – there is always more we can do.

Board of Directors

Chairs of Committees

SECTOR COMMITTEE

Board of Directors

CHAIR

President:

Sharon Harte, Dacrylate Paints

Vice President: Lewis Taylor, Flint Group

GOVERNANCE

General Purpose & Finance Committee

Sharon Harte, Dacrylate Paints

Lewis Taylor, Flint Group

David Beckford, Pronto Industrial Paints

PRINTING INKS

DECORATIVE COATINGS

Printing Inks Council

Printing Inks Technical Committee

Decorative Coatings Council

Decorative Coatings Technical Committee

Industrial & Powder Coatings Council

Aerospace and Defence Coatings Group

High Performance Coatings Group

INDUSTRIAL & POWDER COATINGS

Marine Coatings Group

Vehicle Refinish Group

Intumescent Coatings Group

Industrial Wood Coatings Group

Wallcoverings Sector Council

WALLCOVERINGS

Wallcoverings Sector Technical Committee

Safety Advisory Panel

Carriage of Dangerous Goods Panel

TECHNICAL SUPPORT COMMITTEES

Classification & Labelling Packaging Panel

Global Chemicals Group

Associate Technical Committee

Environment Panel

Sustainability Committee

Operations Management Group

BUSINESS SUPPORT COMMITTEES

Public Affairs and Communications Committee

Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Committee

Lewis Taylor, Flint Group

Barbara Paterson, Paragon Inks

Pete Waites, Crown Paints

Gareth Hayfield, Farrow & Ball

Patrick Smith, Manor Coating Systems

Graham Armstrong, Indestructible Paints

Malcolm Morris, Sherwin-Williams Protective & Marine Coatings

Geoff Mackrill, Teal & Mackrill

Simon Aldersley, Axalta Coating Systems

Dipak Mistry, Hempel

Mark Hubbert, Teknos

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David West, Graham & Brown

Brian Dowling, HMG Paints

Bill Atkinson, OHES Environmental Ltd

Jill Woods, Domino UK Ltd

Katarzyna Chmielinska, Flint Group

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Neil Hollis, BASF

Brian Dowling, HMG Paints

Duncan Lochhead, AkzoNobel Decorative Paints

James Parry, Domino Printing Sciences

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Lisa Kelly, BASF

Emma Stark, Sherwin-Williams

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RAISING OUR INDUSTRY'S PROFILE

Alongside our lobbying activities, behind the scenes we are working on a campaign to raise the industry’s profile and ensure our voice is heard when tackling key issues.

At the top of the pile is an effort to communicate the successes and essential nature of the coatings sector as a whole. The BCF Board of Directors has agreed on communicating the essential nature of coatings and investing in this to raise the industry profile to a wider audience. Starting in May 2023, we will be engaging a public relations partner to help us ensure politicians and policymakers better understand the contribution of the whole of our sector to the economy and society. From our substantial direct economic and employment impact to how coatings can deliver greater sustainability across the country, these are all benefits we can proactively be communicating through various media. And, if we get those messages across in the right way to the right people, it should make it easier for us in the longer term to make specific policy asks when we need to. The agency – Hanover – will be looking to speak with as many members as possible as we get to work on the new messaging, collateral, and activities, in the first instance through some messaging workshops. We hope as many of you

as possible will play an active role in this process to enable us to develop a communications output that will genuinely re-position the sector in the minds of important decision-makers around the UK.

Indeed, we recognise we need to reach out more widely to a broader range of stakeholders, so they are aware of us as a sector and our members’ needs as businesses within the sector. With a General Election likely in June or October next year, we have been upping our engagement with the Labour Opposition frontbench. In particular, and are pleased that the Shadow Business Minister, Bill Esterson MP, is speaking at the 2023 BCF Annual Conference. We have also been speaking to his Shadow Defra colleague, Ruth Jones MP, who covers the Defra chemicals brief for Labour, and there will be opportunities to feed into all political party manifesto processes over the coming months.

GREEN CLAIMS

The issue of ‘greenwashing’ continues to be a concern. Last year, the BCF produced its own Green Claims Guide, designed to help consumers of decorative paints navigate their way around some of the more dubious marketing claims being made by an increasing number of companies. Phrases like ‘lead-free’ when lead has not been used in paint for decades, or ‘organic’ when all paint is organic’ are designed to promote products over others unfairly. We want to see accurate marketing for paints and ensure a level playing field for BCF members who abide by the correct terminologies when marketing their products. We held a meeting with the Competition and Marketing Authority in April 2023 to share and discuss cases of concern with them.

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Challenging market conditions for all BCF sectors

The last year was another difficult one for our industry as companies continued to readjust to the after effects of the pandemic, the impact of the war in Ukraine and the effects of the continuing economic slowdown. In overall terms, total sales volume fell 11% in 2022 driven mainly by further big falls in decorative paint and woodcare but also by the onset of sharp falls for industrial coatings in the second half of the year.

For decorative paint, sales fell 9% in 2022, the same as the decrease reported for the previous year as the sector continued to readjust following the surge in sales during 2020 caused by the pandemic boom in DIY. Retail paint was especially hard hit falling 17% in 2022 while the trade market was just 2% lower. Woodcare reported similar, but larger falls, with litreage down 36% in 2022.

On the industrial coating side, sales were still growing strongly up until the end of May 2022 but the post covid readjustment, the war in Ukraine and a sharp slowdown in economic growth soon took its toll. While still seeing sales growth of 4% in Q2 2022 the next two quarters reported decreases of 11% in Q3 and 15% in Q4 with volume ending the year down 3%.

The bellwether market of all other industrial coatings was the hardest hit falling 6% in the last year but with the more specialist sectors of marine and high-performance coatings both holding up better and still showing small improvements at the year-end. Exports ended 2022 down 8%.

In the printing inks market, sales growth fell away sharply throughout Europe in 2022 with the UK being no exception. Starting in the second quarter of 2022 sales growth fell 11% for the UK with the final quarter of the year particularly tough and with sales ending the year down 8% easily offsetting a modest 1% improvement in 2021. Publication bore the brunt of the decline, but

the packaging sector also suffered as the impact of the economic slowdown started to bite from the second half of 2022 onwards.

For wallcoverings, the pandemic provided a boost to sales in 2020 and 2021 but the surge in inflation from September 2021 onwards put an end to the uplift. The situation was further exasperated by the huge increases in energy prices following the war in Ukraine and other events including higher mortgage interest rates, and as a result, consumer confidence plummeted. Sales rollage fell 23% in the final six months of 2022 although encouraging signs are being seen in the new growth market of digitally created wallcoverings.

Raw material prices show no signs of abating

Data released by BCF in April 2023 showed paint, coatings and printing ink manufacturers being hit from all sides with higher raw materials costs and sharply lower demand having a major impact across the industry.

ONS data for the 3 months to February 2023 showed raw material input prices up 16% on this time in 2022 and a massive 40% higher than in January 2020. At the same time energy prices have gone through the roof and although prices have fallen in recent months gas and electricity prices are still three times higher than 2021.

BCF’s own statistics on average raw material prices show big increases in many areas, especially solvents, pigments, extenders and packaging.

Our independently compiled statistics show solvent price increases often of 20% to 30% in Q1 2023. For example, average Xylene prices per litre were 36% higher with White Spirit up 30%, Petroleum Naphtha 28% higher and Acetone up 26%. There were a few materials that showed price falls, such as N-Butanol and N-Butyl Acetate but in both cases prices in February were still about double the typical level of 2020.

For pigments, the picture was also bleak with price increases of 38% and 44% for Zinc Dust and Zinc Phosphate with Titanium Dioxide prices still over £3,000 per tonne being up 8% in Q1 2023 on the same period in 2022 and nearly double the level of 2016.

For extenders, average purchase prices were typically up 30% with examples being Silica Matting Agent up 40% and China Clay Speswhite 32% higher the same period in 2022.

Packaging prices were higher across the board usually in the region of 10% to 20%. For example, 5 litre round tins were up 17% on the same period in 2022.

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The British Coatings Federation turns 30

July 2023 marks the 30th birthday of the British Coatings Federation. Today we take it for granted that we have paints, coatings, printing inks and wallcoverings in the same Federation, but back then it must have been a major change for both paints and printing ink sectors.

Moira McMillian, then CEO of the British Coatings Federation, oversaw the signing of the agreement that officially merged the Paint Makers Association of Great Britain with The Society of British Printing Ink Manufacturers.

Twelve years later the Wallcovering Manufacturers Association would be the final addition to the current BCF line up in 2005.

Since the formation of the first association in our family tree back in 1911, The National Federation of Associated Paint, Colour and Varnish Manufacturers of the United Kingdom, there have been several mergers and consolidations amongst the associations in our sector.

Both the Paint Makers Association and the Society of British Printing Ink Manufacturers were themselves formed from two other associations. The latter was formed in 1956 when the Federation of British Printing Ink Manufacturers and the British Printing Ink Association merged. The Paint Makers Association of Great Britain was created in 1963, with the coming together of the National Federation of Associated Paint, Colour and Varnish Manufacturers and the Society of British Paint Manufacturers.

The peacock on the front cover of this year’s Annual Handbook was inspired by the Paintmakers Association’s logo, which incorporated a peacock, to represent colour, and a portcullis, of course representing Westminster and the important role our association has played over the years to represent the industry to the highest level of policy makers in the UK. The crowned portcullis, which is still the symbol of the House of Commons, has been in use since 1967.

The BCF has had three different logos since its inception – the updated logo with colour wheel was introduced by Tony Mash in 2010, and this was further refined with a relaunch in 2020.

The BCF has had three Chief Executives in its thirty year history. Moira McMillian from 1993 to 2009, Tony Mash from 2009 to 2012 and Tom Bowtell from 2012 to today.

Coming into our fourth decade, BCF has never been in better financial health, having doubled the number of members in the last 10 years and acquired its own building in Coventry in 2018. The BCF was named UK Trade Association of the Year in 2017 and 2018 and continues to punch above its weight in representing the UK paints, coatings, printing ink and wallcoverings sector to Governnment. The Peacock and the Portculis from the old days of the Paint Makers Association continue to be relevant icons for the modern BCF today.

PRIORITY ISSUES

Our main focus on lobbying at the moment straddles two areas. The first is that old chestnut – UK REACH.

After spending the first 18 months after Brexit convincing Defra its original plans for UK REACH were too costly and unworkable we, alongside others, have spent much of 2022 and 2023 discussing with Government what an alternative REACH registration model might look like. This has been slow work but things are finally starting to move. An outline of an alternative registration model (ATR) has been scoped out and Defra have engaged consultants to assess the viability of the scheme. Other consultants are beginning a series of interviews with companies –drawn from different-sized businesses and different positions in the chemicals supply

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chain – including a number of BCF members. Feedback from these processes will be critical to establishing whether the new Defra model is more workable than the original. As this process progresses, we will continue to make the case for the needs of formulators and downstream users of chemicals to be taken into account in any new system.

Of course, we need to continue our interactions with the Government and continue to deepen and broaden our contact base there. Tom Bowtell recently met with Rebecca Pow MP, the Environment Minister in charge of the chemicals brief, to discuss our concerns about UK REACH. We continue to engage directly with the relevant civil service teams too.

The second immediate priority area for us at the moment is on post-Grenfell building regulation changes. The Government has introduced new regulations that will mean no building over 11m can have paint applied externally (previous regulations set the height at 18m) unless it meets strict testing standards. BCF has been engaging with the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) on definitions and interpretations for the past two years and are now finally receiving clarity as to their intentions. Having clarified exactly how the Government want to proceed, we are now working with members to ensure that we as a sector react appropriately to these changes. We need to make sure we are not just compliant but are seen to be so, not only to Government but also to customers and the general public. But we also need to make sure regulations are proportionate, workable, and evidence-based - we will be working with members to continue to feed key information and expertise into relevant Departments. To that end, we have established a new ‘building regulations taskforce’ drawing on the expertise of our members across the relevant fields.

PACKAGING EPR

Last on the priority list is Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) for packaging. We continue to report on Defra on our industry’s concerns about the speed at which the scheme is being introduced, with many elements from reporting mechanisms to the appointment of a scheme administrator running well behind schedule. The amount of data required to be collected is also far too onerous. There is real concern that not only will the scheme be inefficient and bureaucratic but that the way it is presently designed will not deliver the intended improvements to recycling rates. The number of major businesses and trade associations speaking out on the issue is becoming deafening. However, it seems unlikely any major changes will occur, but there is a chance the scheme may be delayed further to enable tweaks and revisions to be made. We shall see. In the meantime, BCF is doing its best to keep members informed of all the EPR requirements, both with our own email bulletins and by arranging bespoke webinars through organisations like Valpak.

ROAD TO NET ZERO

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.

All businesses have a role to play in helping the UK meet its Net Zero targets. Many companies have more ambitious targets and almost every member will have already taken steps towards achieving that goal.

To assist members along this path, the BCF is in the process of producing its own Net Zero Roadmap. This has taken longer than expected, simply because we do not want it just to be seen as a marketing document. We want our roadmap to be a resource that genuinely assists members to reduce

their carbon emissions, signposting them to available guidance and funding, provide case studies of success, and link to tools and materials that help make the necessary actions easier to implement. We also want to be able to establish a baseline of emissions for the sector as a whole – and our various sub-sectors – against which change can be measured with some degree of confidence. We appreciate the support of members in drawing together the relevant information and materials and hope to be able to publish the Roadmap later in 2023.

To get involved or for more information, please contact Patricia Durany-Fernandez at: Patricia.Durany@bcf.co.uk

The BCF is currently delivering on its 2020-2025 Strategic Roadmap. It is designed to ensure we are focused on the needs of members and the sector, establish the general parameters within which the BCF team works, and sets out KPIs for us to measure success against.

We are pleased to see membership satisfaction remains high and we continue to see excellent membership retention rates, and this has contributed to an excellent financial position which now exceeds that set out in the Roadmap. Our engagement work remains at the forefront and we have highly effective contacts within key Government Departments, such as Defra, and agencies, like the Health and Safety Executive (HSE). This means we continue to punch above our weight in our lobbying efforts, being seated around most tables where the discussions are taking place. Working alongside members, we also have a good breadth of political stakeholder contacts that we will be working closely with when we need to on key topics. Our media coverage continues to improve and we have a much enhanced website and social media presence, which will enable us to communicate more effectively in future. While the strategy and its objectives and KPIs are important, we also need to display flexibility when urgent issues come up. This has meant some of the specific campaigns envisioned in 2019 have not yet been delivered as we have diverted resources to emerging issues, from Covid-19, to EPR, to getting Government to redraw the planned law on GBL/BDO.

The BCF Board will now be looking to develop a new Strategic Roadmap for the next five years, building on the successes of the past, to make sure we keep delivering on members’ priorities.

Priority 1:

Delivering exemplary services and support programmes

Priority 2:

Driving a more sustainable industry

Priority 3:

Having a powerful lobbying team, and raising the industry’s profile

BCF 2020-25 Roadmap: objectives tracker

Progress against the objectives below will be tracked and reported in an update of the Roadmap to members each year.

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ROADMAP 2020-25 Priority 1

Delivering exemplary services and support programmes for members based on the core of excellence in technical and regulatory services, including programmes to address significant issues/opportunities at an industry level.

Objectives:

• To ensure a continued high level of member satisfaction

• To ensure a financially sustainable Federation

• To ensure a sustainable Federation by developing team expertise, team development, retention and recruitment

• To ensure the BCF brand remains strong and relevant

BCF membership survey confirms continued high member satisfaction

Member satisfaction was recorded at 96% in our 2023 survey, and we were delighted that members rated our most valued services at over 8.3 out of 10. Those services included our regulatory communications to members, engagement work with CEPE, lobbying and statistics.

However, we are always looking to improve, and any weaknesses highlighted in the survey have already started to help focus BCF’s activities, and action being taken against each issue has already been communicated to members. BCF membership continues to grow despite a challenging few years, with Full member retention at an impressive 96%.

In our last membership survey, completed in 2021, there was concern over resources in the regulatory team, and two new members of that team have been recruited, with a third starting as we go to print. Sustainability was also noted as a key issue in our 2021 survey and we now have our first dedicated Sustainability Manager on board, Patricia Duraney-Fernandez.

Overall, it goes without saying that we were pleased that over half of our members said that BCF has no weaknesses. And of course, it's great that we’re now back to face-to-face meetings and events, particularly as those networking opportunities are so important for our Associate members.

We feel that being a member of BCF adds additional creditability for our business, and the communication, support, guidance and stats that we receive from being a member is exceptional.

Really great, knowledgeable and dedicated team at BCF across media, events, PA and regulatory affairs.

The personal relationship is the most powerful attitude you have.

BCF membership has doubled since 2010

New members

From May 2022 to April 2023

Staff development

This year has seen some changes in the BCF Regulatory Affairs team. We said goodbye to Emily Bradley and Sam Simplay, whom many of you will have been familiar with, and wish them well in their future endeavours. With this change, we have bolstered the team with the new additions of both Kerry McLoughlin and Kathryn Tearle, our new Regulatory Affairs Managers, who will join Ciara in educating members on the significant regulatory and legislative challenges faced by the industry. In addition to this, we are pleased to announce that we have appointed BCF’s first-ever Sustainability Manager, Patricia DeranyFernandez, who will play a significant role in supporting members with the ever-evolving sustainability landscape, particularly on our upcoming Net Zero roadmap for the industry. Kerry, Kathryn and Patricia will all be meeting members in meetings in due course and will continue the outstanding level of support we strive to provide to our membership. Our extended thanks go to Wayne Smith and James Highcock, our Regulatory Affairs Consultants who have supported the team to maintain this standard of support to our members throughout challenging times and will continue to support our new team as they settle into their roles. Our utmost gratitude and thanks for the excellent support to members must also go to Ciara who has remained calm under the pressure of covering maternity leave and supporting the hiring of the new Regulatory team members.

David Park has also provided additional support to the Regulatory Affairs team, alongside continuing to liaise with Government and stakeholders to ensure the industry’s best interests are heard. He has done an outstanding job of navigating the political landscape and keeping members up to date with the latest changes,

particularly in the past 12 months. Behind the scenes, our Public Affairs and Marketing teams have been working hard on a communications strategy with help from an external specialist agency to raise the industry’s profile to stakeholders and the public in order to help leverage industry asks from Government when needed.

The office team of Lorraine, Jo and Belle continue to deliver outstanding support to our membership under Nadine’s leadership. The strength of our membership relations under Ali’s guidance was demonstrated through our continued impressive overall satisfaction score of over 90% for the sixth consecutive year from our recent membership satisfaction survey. The whole office team of Administration, Membership and Marketing all came together to develop and deliver the new BCF website and CRM, which launched in October and has significantly improved the user experience for BCF members.

As reported last year we continue to support staff through training and development, with a number of staff working towards qualifications. BCF’s Marketing team, Amy and Sophie, have both undertaken training in order to develop their skills, with Amy undertaking a business management course in order to grow and strategize the Coatings Training Institute, and Sophie developing her expertise in videography to continue to innovate BCF’s creative marketing and communications output.

We also recognise the specialist support from our team of consultants. Alison Henshaw has been doing brilliantly looking after wallcoverings. Steve Snaith continues to provide fantastic support on our PaintCare programme and John Dixon and his team on statistics.

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Membership and Marketing

Technical, Regulatory and Public Affairs

Administration and Finance Consultants

BCF achieved a record income in 2022 of just under £2m, 7.5% above 2021. The surplus in 2022 was also a record, at £403,000, up 17%.

BCF’s assets hit £2m at the end of 2022, two years ahead of the target in the 2020-2025 BCF Roadmap. Commercial income was £540k, by some way the highest ever (£127k above 2021). This brought in £255k gross margin (47%). 2022 expenses were £1.14m – 0.8% higher than 2021.

BCF total assets hit £2m in 2022

ROADMAP 2020-25

Priority 2

Driving, leading and encouraging the development of a more sustainable industry: economically, environmentally and socially.

Objectives:

• Reduce the impact of the industry on the environment and climate

• Ensure the industry is able to attract the relevant new talent for future growth

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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.

Energy use remained below

the levels seen prior to 2020.

Accident rates at sites fell

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.

To find out more about the 2023 Coatings Care programme, please contact alison.brown@bcf.co.uk or visit:

Here’s how our members made their mark.

to record-low levels.

Increasing number of companies providing formal training schemes and apprenticeships.

50% less waste, and recycling is now the norm.

69% of production waste is now recycled, compared with just 17% in 1996 - a four-fold increase.

2023 has seen significant progress for the PaintCare programme, the paint industry’s national voluntary product stewardship programme which will revolutionise how leftover paint is managed in the UK.

Stakeholders

Initial discussions and follow-up meetings with retailers, merchants, decorators’ associations, and other stakeholders have been held to build engagement and support for the proposal. Similar discussions have continued with national and local Government and the waste industry. These stakeholder groups have voiced their strong support to help make the PaintCare programme a reality. PaintCare had a stand at the RWM LetsRecycle Live 2022 Exhibition at the NEC in Birmingham. This is the leading exhibition for those involved in the waste and resource recovery industry and PaintCare exhibited to gauge interest in and opportunity for PaintCare within the sector. Interest in the programme and stand was much higher than expected resulting in two busy days. There is now a frequent and increasing dialogue with local authorities and Household Waste Recycling Centres (HWRCs) who want to start up with PaintCare now.

Collection of Leftover Paint

Following our discussions with the Environment Agency, it has confirmed that the NWFD4 (Non-Waste Framework Directive) exemption allows retail, trade and distribution sites to receive hazardous and non-hazardous material under a collection scheme and to store up to 5 cubic metres of hazardous waste and 50 cubic metres of non-hazardous material at any one time. This is a significant step forward as it means PaintCare collection points will not need to be permitted sites under waste regulations with all the onerous conditions placed on permitted sites.

Treatment of Leftover Paint and Packaging

Recognising the shortage of capacity to remanufacture leftover paint in the UK in the short term, a range of routes used across the world has been evaluated and opportunities identified to start up the programme at scale in the UK. This shortage of leftover paint reprocessing capacity in the UK will mean that routes used to treat leftover paint at the launch of the programme may need to be very different to the final desired state.

The PaintCare target to remanufacture 75% of leftover paint in the UK by 2030 remains unchanged.

A visit was made to see GDB International’s facilities in the USA and to share the PaintCare UK vision with them. GDB is the largest paint remanufacturer in the USA and works closely with PaintCare USA remanufacturing millions of gallons of leftover paint each year. They have expressed an interest in engaging with the PaintCare programme in the UK and this is being followed up.

Routes and operators have now been identified for recycling the packaging collected through PaintCare with metal containers sent for recycling and plastic paint containers sent back into new plastic paint containers. We have obtained an informal agreement with Defra that any packaging that is collected via the PaintCare programme can be offset against brand owners’ Packaging EPR obligations.

Carbon Footprint

Leftover Paint

As part of the decision-making on which routes to use in reprocessing leftover paint, a high-level assessment of the carbon footprint for the collection and various reprocessing options for the leftover paint and recycling of the associated packaging has been completed by Resource Futures. All options under consideration for PaintCare leftover paint collection and paint reprocessing show a reduction in carbon emissions when compared to the current disposal process. Initial estimates suggest 100,000 tonnes of CO2 per year could be saved, the equivalent of the electricity consumption of one million homes in the UK.

Plastic Packaging

The assessment indicates that a 59% carbon reduction potential could be expected by recycling old plastic paint containers to produce recycled plastic containers, compared with producing an equivalent amount from virgin materials. This carbon reduction potential considers the necessary processes to shred, wash, clean, dry and reprocess the old paint containers into secondary raw materials of a standard suitable for the manufacture of new paint containers.

Operating Plan

Having developed a costed higher-level vision, strategy, and operating model, there was a need to develop a detailed operating plan for PaintCare to record the details of how PaintCare will operate in practice. We engaged with Valpak who has significant experience in developing and managing recycling schemes similar in principle to PaintCare to help develop this detailed operating plan. Valpak has experience in packaging recycling schemes, battery recycling schemes and the national cup recycling scheme for paper cups.

This plan details how the scheme will operate, and the responsibilities of all parties involved in the programme from HWRCS, paint retailers and distributors, manufacturers, haulage contractors and remanufacturers. It provides model contract templates for discussion with each party. Finally, it identifies the necessary data, data collection methods, analysis and reporting needs together with the necessary auditing methods

and processes to ensure an efficient scheme delivering the agreed objectives with a fully transparent process. Following consultation on this operating plan with the Decorative Coatings Council, further work was agreed to explore options.

1. To develop a financially viable model for the scheme to include leftover paint and empty packaging, to fully offset all Packaging EPR

2. To reduce the cost of the scheme

3. To optimise, automate and scale leftover paint and packaging processing

4. To further consider other recycling opportunities for leftover paint

5. To further consider the governance structure for PaintCare

Retailer and distributor consultation will follow this work and the commitment to the scheme from key retailers and distributors is an important requirement for launch. This means the decision to launch PaintCare will now be in late 2023 or early 2024. A PaintCare trial in Dorset has also started to help us better understand how the collection and bulking process will work and to get a better idea of the realistic costings of moving leftover paint back to reprocessing sites.

Next steps

• Work on feedback from manufacturers

• Agreement from manufacturers to move to retailer consultation - September 2023

• Consult with retailers and distributors to commit to the PaintCare scheme

• Consult with other stakeholders (Government, local authorities, waste sector) - Q4 2023

• Decision to launch, based on a commitment from the industry

- Early 2024

• Setting up PaintCare as a Scheme Operator, hiring key staff

- Q1/2 2024

• Scheme operation starts with levy collection, reporting etc.

- Q4 2024/Q1 2025

PaintCare: How will it work?

To find out more, please visit the PaintCare website:

OUR 2022 EVENTS REWIND

Annual Conference 2022

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On Wednesday 25th May 2022, over 150 senior decision-makers gathered at The Belfry Hotel for the annual BCF Annual Conference to discuss some of the major issues, challenges and opportunities faced by the sector, with a focus of sustainability and the state of the economy. In the evening, the delegates were entertained by award-winning comedian Barbara Nice, and a charity raffle raised over £3000 for BCF’s charity partner, the Community Heartbeat Trust.

Awards 2022

The winners of the BCF Awards 2022 were announced on 13th October at the Forest of Arden Marriott Hotel & Country Club. Over 150 delegates were there to watch Paul Sinha (Sinnerman from ITV’s the Chase) hand out the awards for over 10 categories.

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Sponsored by Tronox

Sustainable Innovation Supplier Award 2022

Hexigone Inhibitors Ltd – Intelli-ion®

Corporate Social Responsibility Award 2022

AkzoNobel – True Colours Community Fund

Customer Service Award 2022

Sherwin Williams Consumer Brands Group

Sponsored by BioCote

Marketing Campaign of the Year Award 2022

AkzoNobel – Dulux Simply Refresh, with Changing Rooms

Sponsored by GDB International

Student of the Year Award 2022

Sam Gumbley, Belzona

Sponsored by Synthomer

Apprentice of the Year Award 2022

Andrew Roser, AkzoNobel

Sponsored by Stort Chemicals

Young Leader of the Year Award 2022

Emma Porter, hubergroup UK Limited

Sponsored by Fenton Packaging

Coatings Care Progress Award 2022

Steyport Ltd

PPG Industrial Coatings, Runcorn

Sponsored by The Paint Foundation

Coatings Care Overall Best Performer Award 2022

Farrow & Ball

BCF’s Futureproofing coatings: Safe and Sustainable by Design Seminar, September 2022

Upcoming events

RWM LetsRecycle Live 2023

13-14th September 2023 - NEC, Birmingham

RWM and LetsRecycle Live serve as a platform to accelerate the transition to a better and more environmentally friendly planet through better use of our natural resources. Discuss critical topics, present innovative green technologies, and use the show as an international springboard to launch solutions to the world’s future challenges. BCF will be at the show to represent PaintCare UK, to raise awareness of the scheme with the wider waste recycling audience.

Road to Net Zero: Scope 3 Emissions in UK Paints, Coatings and Printing inks

November 2023 - Date and Venue TBC

Following the success of BCF's Futureproofing Coatings: Safe and Sustainable by Design Seminar in September 2022, BCF will be hosting another seminar in November. The focus of our upcoming seminar will be sustainability, particularly on the UK coatings and printing inks industry's journey to Net Zero by 2050, in line with the BCF Board of Directors' commitment to this target in October 2021. The seminar will also recognise the publication of BCF's Net Zero Roadmap.

Careers and training

Showcasing career opportunities in the coatings industry for the next generation

Apprenticeships are a great way of equipping young professionals with the skills to set them up for a career in their chosen industry. There are around 600 available apprenticeship programmes in England, and with at least 95% of the training costs being funded by the Government, apprenticeships are a costeffective way of developing the knowledge and skills of the workforce.

BCF are encouraging coatings employers to take advantage of the wide range of apprenticeships available to help recruit the next generation of talent into a career in the coatings industry and launched their own Apprenticeship Service in 2018, purposebuilt for BCF members by the Apprenticeship Training Agency (ATA), a Government-registered Flexi-Job Apprenticeship Agency. BCF’s Apprenticeship Service can help paints and wallcoverings companies find and hire new apprentices across all disciplines and functions and can also help larger coatings and printing ink companies utilise their Apprenticeship Levy funds. There is a range of relevant apprenticeship programmes available at appropriate levels to suit all members of staff, regardless of experience, for any department within your business. In addition to supporting and developing the many specialist STEM and Manufacturing functions of our sector, BCF members can also through Apprenticeships support the more general business disciplines of Accountancy and Credit Control, HR, Management, Sales, Marketing and IT, Cyber Security and Digital Development.

There are three main ways that you can implement apprenticeships in your business:

1. Recruit a new apprentice Employ new recruits to undertake relevant apprenticeship training as part of their role. A great way to bring new, talented people into your team with the opportunity to train them with the support of specialist training providers.

2. Enable recent recruits to do an apprenticeship This can be a great way to offer additional support to your newest members of staff and to allow them to gain deeper knowledge and understanding of their role with the support of specialist training providers. This enables companies to upskill their teams and keep them motivated and engaged in their role.

3. Support existing staff onto higher or degreelevel apprenticeships

For science-based training, employers can through the BCF Apprenticeship Service also take advantage of BCF’s innovative agreement with Tiro, a specialist training provider for science and technology apprenticeships. To ensure the knowledge element of two very useful Apprenticeships is as current and relevant as possible, it has been agreed that both the Laboratory Technician and Science Manufacturing Technician Level 3 apprenticeships will incorporate six modules from the Coatings Training Institute. Selection of which six modules is the decision of the apprentice and their manager as the apprenticeship programme supported by Tiro with the apprentice is delivered on an individual basis. As noted earlier the BCF Apprenticeship Service will support BCF members to access the available

Government funding to cover at least 95% of the cost of the apprenticeship so all that is needed is the decision to take the next step and engage in the exciting opportunities of apprenticeships.

For students or recent graduates looking to access these and more apprenticeship opportunities in the coatings industry, the Jobs Board on the Coatings Careers Hub is home to the latest vacancies in full time, part time, apprenticeship or internship roles in the sector. This is updated regularly and is a free service for BCF member companies to post their vacancies. View the Jobs Board at coatingscareershub.com/jobs-board.

Tom Bowtell, BCF CEO commented: “BCF actively supports apprenticeship schemes, and we hope to

Coatings Ambassadors

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 create a national network of coatings industry volunteers to help explain to young people the contribution the coatings industry makes to the economy and society, as well as the many varied roles and opportunities within it.

see more members taking up opportunities to train employees across the coatings sector in future. We believe we have some great solutions for our members to take advantage of, and apprenticeships are a great way to either upskill existing staff or bring in new recruits.

Our team at the BCF Apprenticeship Service are fully committed to helping the coatings industry with this significant challenge faced with recruiting new staff in the current climate. So, check out our Coatings Careers Hub today and find out how you can make a difference.”

To find out more about coatings apprenticeships, please visit:

The most recent session was held at the BCF office in April 2023, hosting a diverse group of attendees from organisations including AzoNobel, University of Cambridge, HMG Paints, Nazdar, Thomas Howse and Generation Phoenix. This year’s event follows the success of the previous events back in 2019, 2020 and 2022, with students describing the day as engaging and enjoyable.

Through our ambassador programme and the Coatings Careers Hub, the industry’s online forum with vacancies, career resources and social media outreach, we will encourage the next generation to see the world of opportunities in our industry.

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.

For more information about the programme visit:

What does the future look like for BCF Training?

We’ve been at the forefront of industry training for the last 30 years. We started off with classroom learning, moved on to audiotapes and then embraced modern distance learning with digital technologies. The nature of learning is always changing, just like the paint and coatings industry, which is why the Coatings Training Institute has relaunched with a dynamic new website.

The Coatings Training Institute Courses, written by the industry, for the industry, are suitable for anyone who needs to know more about coatings technology. This means not just people involved directly in coatings formulation and manufacture, but also people right across the supply chain, including suppliers to the industry, users of coatings products or those who work in a related industry. We created our new website with our users in mind, prompting us to make browsing and learning as easy as possible for those with any level of knowledge or any kind of coatings background.

The website features explanatory videos and handy graphics to break down how the courses work, supplemented by FAQs and a section on how courses benefit workers and, by extension, their employers. For example, technical knowledge helps workers in Quality Control identify problems and solutions more effectively, while a good background in paint and coatings allows salespeople to more accurately describe their products. All of this is laid out in a bright, user-friendly format.

Our courses offer a flexible learning experience, with a ‘mix and match’ approach to our contentrich modules. Take our Level 2 Foundation course, which only requires a basic knowledge of physics and chemistry paired with a keen interest in paint, ink and coatings. A student would start off with introductory modules, such as our ‘General Overview Of Coatings’, supplemented with their choice of optional modules from higher levels, which allows students to dive deeper into more specialised topics as they learn more about the industry.

Our courses range from our Level 2 Foundation right up to our advanced Level 5 course, which teaches specialised skills through modules like ‘Thermosetting Coating Powders’ and ‘Industrial Coatings for Automotive and Packaging Applications’. Students who successfully complete their study will be awarded a globally recognised certificate tailored to the industry – the International Certificate in Coatings Technology. Furthermore, completed courses can be used as evidence for acquiring key attributes of Chartered Chemist status with the Royal Society of Chemistry.

After purchasing a course online, our team contacts prospective students with registration and login details, which they use to access the study portal. Through the portal they can do the required reading and set work, which takes a total of about 8-10 hours per

module, before sitting a written exam invigilated by a workplace mentor. After the exam, it will be scanned in and marked by a dedicated CTI tutor, whom the student can contact for answers and advice via emails and one-to-one calls. Our courses have been undertaken by chemists, salespeople, technicians and managers, accelerating their journey through the industry.

Part of our vision when making the website was to start building a community, consisting of a wide array of industry members. To this end, we’ve included a website blog and monthly newsletter, enabling people to stay abreast of all developments at CTI, with an eye to the wider industry.

To explore our new website, browse our modules or sign up to our mailing list, visit:

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ROADMAP 2020-25

Priority 3

Having a powerful lobbying team to effectively influence key decision makers in the UK, 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.

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

One of the examples of effective proactive working with officials is our work with the Health and Safety Executive (HSE). At the end of January 2023, BCF hosted some of the senior HSE chemicals team officials at our Spectra House HQ to discuss the development of UK Biocides policy. At that meeting we also touched on the UK’s future approach for CLP. The HSE confirmed that it had attended the December meeting of the United Nation GHS. HSE confirmed to us that there are no plans to establish additional hazard classes in the GB CLP Regulation without consensus at the UN GHS. With the EU looking to move ahead on its own on this area, this suggests there may well be increased divergence between the EU and UK on CLP in future. Forward looking conversations like this are extremely helpful and we look forward to continuing that close working relationship with the senior HSE team.

On a more granular level, we continue to also engage productively with the Home Office on how they are proposing to regulate the substances GBL and BDO under the Misuse of Drugs Act. The regulations put forward last year were unworkable, meaning anyone handling mixtures, like inks, containing GBL would have required a licence and all the security measures that entails. After lengthy conversations, we now expect new regulations to be drafted which will apply only to ‘neat’ GBL or BDO and exempt mixtures, which it is very difficult to extract the pure substance from. While some members may still need to obtain licences, others will no longer require them and, importantly, neither will their customers.

We describe elsewhere (Page 16) the three priority lobbying areas for the BCF at the present time. However, while they may be the main focus there is a lot of other activity in terms of engagement, communication and campaigning taking place.

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EXTERNAL ENGAGEMENT & INFLUENCE

Packaging Federation Council meeting, focusing on upcoming

EPR

Department for Business and Trade round table with officials on chemicals.

Construction Products Association meeting on regulatory issues.

World Coatings Council annual meeting in Istanbul.

Make UK Annual Conference

Meeting with Bill Esterson MP, Labour Shadow Business Minister, about UK REACH and other priorities for the coatings sector.

Coordination meeting with TDMA and other organisations on ECJ TiO2 appeal decision.

Make UK Economic and Policy subcommittee.

Spoke at an event at Manchester University about graphene-enhanced coatings.

Chaired meeting of the Surface Engineering Leadership Forum.

BCF is regularly meeting with policymakers and influencers, either directly with Government or through external organisations. These meetings are separate from the ongoing round of internal BCF meetings and CEPE committees. The below outlines where we have been focusing our outreach efforts in 2022 and 2023.

Make UK Affiliate Partner Board

Government Trade Advisory Group chemicals team on FTA progress around the world.

Chaired meeting of Alliance of Chemicals Associations – focus on UK REACH.

UK REACH technical working group with Defra and HSE officials.

Meeting with Defra Minister Rebecca Pow MP and officials on

UK REACH

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:

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

• President of the World Coatings Council

• Proactive social media and public relations activity

• 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

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.

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

• Proactive leadership role in both CEPE and EuPIA

• 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 the Packaging Federation and Make UK

• Chair of Surface Engineering Leadership Council

• Board member of the Trade Association Forum

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.

A YEAR IN PRESIDENCY

It has been a busy first year in office for BCF’s Tom Bowtell in his voluntary role as President of the World Coatings Council. Tom helped set up a new trade association in the Middle East, co-chaired the Coatings Summit in Miami and presented at a joint Turkish/World Coatings Council congress in Istanbul.

Tom also oversaw the launch of the World Coatings Council’s first ever Sustainability Report in November, presented an overview of the Council to the German Coatings Engineers meeting in Frankfurt and remotely presented at the Asia Paint Industry Council.

“It’s been a really busy first year, but I’ve thoroughly enjoyed the role so far. I think the highlight was setting up a new association in the Middle East from scratch in just nine months, which was a big challenge and hugely rewarding to see it get off the ground, filling an important white spot in the World Coatings Council network. I am grateful to Nadine Saxon for her support with this project”.

The World Coatings Council is made up of trade association members representing the paint industry 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.

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

Many BCF members export to the EU and so have to manufacture to EU standards. Even those who do not export rely heavily on imports of raw materials from the continent and, again, will be affected by new laws and regulations being devised on the other side of the Channel. For these reasons, since Brexit came into effect on 31st December 2020 and the UK Government no longer has a seat at the EU decision-making table, it has been more important than ever for the BCF to work as closely as possible with our sister organisation in Europe, CEPE - European Council of the Paint, Printing Ink and Artists' Colours Industry.

At a governance and directional level, BCF’s Tom Bowtell sits on the CEPE National Association and Operational Boards, and former BCF President David Beckford, from Pronto Paints, has replaced Geoff Mackrill, from Teal and Mackrill, on the main CEPE Board.

Then the CEPE committee structure sees UK companies represented across the whole swathe of industry sub-sectors, from inks to vehicle refinish and decorative paints. These meetings are being held in person again in Brussels, as well as virtually via Teams when necessary. BCF Regulatory team members also take active roles in these committees to ensure proper exchange of information and views.

Beyond the formal committee structure, CEPE provides excellent briefings on upcoming changes to rules and regulations in the EU, and their monthly webinars on this topic have been incredibly helpful to both the BCF regulatory team but also directly to BCF member companies who dial in to take part. Moreover, and importantly, working closely with CEPE means that UK company concerns and suggestions about upcoming EU legislation are fed into CEPE in advance, who in turn brief and lobby the EU Commission and Parliament: this allows at least some sort of representation process and the putting across of BCF member priorities to the EU institutions. Indeed, CEPE’s new public affairs committee is upping its game and being much more proactive in engaging with the EU institutions across a range of subjects – from EU REACH to Green Deal, to microplastics. The more proactive approach already appears to be bearing fruit and we hope this continues as more important and potentially transformative issues are put under the legislative microscope in future.

Of course, collaboration is a two-way process and - increasingly as the UK develops its own independent chemicals regime –BCF has a role to play in helping EU and wider-European trade associations and companies understand the new regulations emerging in the UK. BCF provided a webinar for CEPE members earlier this year and we look forward to keeping our European colleagues informed on further developments as they occur, as well as hearing their own concerns about the emerging systems.

BCF will continue to feedback on its work and cooperation with CEPE at each of our various committee meetings, as well as through our in-house newsletters where appropriate. We also regularly encourage feedback on EU consultations and CEPE requests for information via our member email bulletins, so please keep an eye out for these and make sure you have your say on the upcoming issues that are likely to affect your own company.

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Decorative Coatings Council

Chaired by Pete Waites, Crown Paints

The Decorative Coatings Council met in April and November 2022, in what was a challenging year for the sector, with sector volume down 9% compared to 2021. This was the second year of close to double digit decline, after the peak lockdown sales of 2020. Challenges with raw material supply started to ease during 2022, but record high input prices were recorded, both for raw materials and energy.

The Council has worked on several key topics – packaging extended producer responsibility, microplastics, biocides, sustainability and the circular economy.

The Council discussed the detailed PaintCare operational plan, and have asked for some more detailed workings before signing off the scheme for launch. This can be expected later in 2023 with a potential launch towards the end of 2024. A new sub-group has been set up to develop new substrates for Fire Performance testing, and BCF had agreed to produce a video on best practice when using and cleaning paintbrushes, in partnership with the Painting and Decorating Association, to reduce impact on environment.

The Council was pleased to see the European General Court ruling on titanium dioxide, which annulled the classification following an appeal by industry, including the BCF as an intervener.

Decorative Coatings Technical Committee

Chaired by Gareth Hayfield, Farrow & Ball

The Decorative Coatings Technical Committee held three meetings during the course of 2022. The ban on combustible materials for 18 metre buildings was an important topic. Despite the Buildings Safety Bill (2021) retaining the height at 18m, changes to the statutory guidance in Approved Document B reduced the limit to 11m for many types of buildings. A fire-testing sub-group was established to look at developing a replacement for the Warrington Blue Board for reaction to fire tests. The scope of this group was widened to include the need to withdraw the membrane definition and the response to the consultation on changes to Approved Document B, which included the removal of references to the national classes in BS 476.

UK REACH remained an important agenda topic, with the development of the alternative registration model a key item at the meetings.

The Green Claims Guide for Decorative Paints was published and was well-received. The aim of the Green Claims Guide is to help create a level playing field for the industry by debunking and fact checking some of these claims. Microplastics became more prominent issue with the publication of the EA report which suggested that paint was a leading contributor to microplastics in the aquatic environment. This report is being used against the industry, despite being based on some outlandish assumptions.

Members were keen to support the production of a brush and roller cleaning video. The intention is to inform decorators and the general public about ways to reduce the amount of water used to clean brushes and rollers and to reduce the amount of paint that is wasted.

Industrial and powder coatings

Joint Industrial and Powder Coatings Council and Vehicle Refinish Group

Chaired by Patrick Smith, Manor Coatings Systems (IPCC) and Simon Aldersley, Axalta Coating Systems (VR)

The joint Industrial and Powder Coatings Council and Vehicle Refinish Committee met twice in 2022, in March and November. Total industrial coatings sales in 2022 were just 3% below previous year, but sales in the second half of the year were down 12%, reflecting the slowing of the UK economy in that period. The raw material supply situation hit industrial coatings particularly hard, given the large hikes in solvent and resin prices.

The green light was given to progress BCF’s campaign to attempt to limit the online selling of industrial and professional paints and coatings to the general public, which will be a focus for the second half of 2023.

BCF committed to continue to push Defra to challenge the sale of solvent-based basecoats in vehicle refinish, but the revolving door ministers and officials has made this very difficult. The council also agreed to reprint the car repair bodyshop isocyanates poster, to help reinforce best practice when spraying car paints, given the impending isocyanates restriction.

The Council discussed the positive advocacy efforts, particularly UK REACH and titanium dioxide, but there continue to be concerns about the shortage of skilled workers and lack of new apprentices coming into the workforce.

High Performance Coatings Group

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

The High Performance Coatings (HPC) group met on two occasions in 2022. A key set of proposals were developed for improving ISO8501-1 ‘’Visual cleanliness standard for steel substrates’’. The proposal was developed and refined using member feedback from the meeting in April 2022 prior to submission in the June 2022 ISO meeting. The proposals were well received by the ISO committee and many of these have been incorporated in the draft revised standard. The working group meetings are still ongoing and will lead up to the main ISO summit in Houston in June 2023 when resolutions will be made to ISO TC35.

The diverging legislative environment between GB and EU is a concern for members as the EU continues to expand its control of chemicals and GB works on its future direction. The group reviewed a number of restriction proposals by the EU that will impact the sector and the proposals on BPA and the consequence on epoxy resins remain a concern.

The Protective Coatings for UK Infrastructure (PCUKI) group continues to be an important part of the High Performance group meetings and the group met twice in 2022. The forum brings together organisations such as National Highways and Network Rail with the coatings manufacturers, and creates a forum for issues facing the industry. These organisations have been working with SOCOTEC on testing a few of the coating systems to ISO 12944 parts 6 and 9. The results of the testing have been very encouraging, and they lead to the possibility that the existing salt spray static test may change to ISO 12944 parts 6 ,9 or they could be used as an alternative to them. The HPC team would welcome the move to use international standards as the test regime for approval of coatings products, as it would remove the need for customised products for these organisations. Network Rail have now produced a draft specification incorporating these findings and the HPC team are continuing to work with National Highways to encourage them to move in the same direction.

A significant issue facing the PCUKI group is the current problems with training and apprenticeships schemes. OFQUAL took over the End Point Assessment Organisation (EPAO) quality assurance and approval role in 2022 and have increased the audit requirements for approvals. Several organisations were taken off the register due to this change, and this is causing a delay and slowing down the uptake on new apprentices attending the programme. The training need for users of products which contain 0.1%+ di-isocyanate was also reviewed.

Aerospace and Defence Coatings Group

Chaired by Graham Armstrong, Indestructible Paints

The Aerospace and Defence Coatings group held three meetings in 2022, the meetings in May and December were joint with the Ministry of Defence. After a long period as Chair, Jim Rowbotham stepped down and Graham Armstrong was appointed Chair of the committee at the May meeting.

Feedback from the BSI ACE/65 committee was an important agenda item, there were discussions on the BS X 43 and the updates to various Def-stans.

The status of chromium trioxide authorisation was discussed. The review period will come to an end in September 2024, members affected have been working closely with the ADCR consortium. The restriction on isocyanates was also an important agenda item. Members discussed the upcoming training requirements and how best to inform customers about this.

Intumescent Coatings Group

Chaired by Dipak Mistry, Hempel

The Intumescent Coatings Group held two meetings in 2022. The introduction of UKCA marking and the question of the continued use of CE marking was a major point for discussion.

Members were updated on the progress of the Buildings Safety Act and the likely impact for intumescent coatings. The regulatory changes associated with isocyanates, melamine, BPA, titanium dioxide and MCCPs were also on the agenda.

Marine Coatings Group

Chaired by Geoff Mackrill, Teal & Mackrill

The Marine Coatings Group meetings continued their discussions with the HSE, in particular the use of environmental risk assessment for the authorisation under the GB Biocidal Products Regulation (BPR). Representatives from HSE have attended both meetings of the Group, keeping industry updated on key changes and listening to our concerns.

The Group renewed their links with the Royal Yachting Association and British Marine. Guidance on removing antifoulings and control of waste washings/scrapings was developed with them, culminating in a video released for the Protect, Collect and Dispose week.

The BCF Group had a presentation from Dr Andrew Turner, Plymouth University who had some major concerns with microplastics from marine paints. We were able to put forward the industry concerns that they could not take any action on legacy issues. The industry’s actions with regard to the control of antifouling washings were in line with the suggestions.

Industrial Wood Coatings Group

Chaired by Mark Hubbert, Teknos

The Industrial Wood Coatings Group met twice in 2022 in May and September.

A major issue facing the group is the potential future availability of biocides used as wood preservatives (PT8) under both the EU Biocide Products Regulation and the GB Biocide Products Regulation. Although a number of substances are still to face scrutiny, propiconazole and tebuconazole, in particular are under the spotlight. At the May meeting Biocide suppliers presented members with the latest updates on the regulatory situation of the commonly used biocides and provided updates for the September meeting.

A working group was to be created to make an information guide on certification for ‘reaction to fire’ testing of coatings and their substrates. This group met remotely and developed an information guide which was shared with the main group at the September meeting and was subsequently approved by the group. As the next step this is being shared with the test houses to gather their comments.

At the meeting in September, John Dixon from Whittle Industry Data provided an example of the data collected for the Industrial Wood Coating Sector in 2009 and possible categories that could be included in a potential future BCF Industrial Wood coatings group monthly statistics. A suggested programme was refined and shared with members for their views on restarting the programme.

Printing inks

Printing Inks Council

Chaired by Lewis Taylor, Flint Group

The BCF’s Printing Ink Council has continued to meet jointly with the Printing Ink Technical Committee every six months, with a split half way through the meeting into two groups.

BCF have taken a leadership role in bringing together the Food Packaging Value Chain Alliance, which has met twice with the Food Standards Agency, including the Devolved Administrations, on future UK regulations. This now includes a BCF Food Contact Materials group, that will meet ahead of meetings with Government.

The British Retail Consortium gave a presentation on the planned Packaging Extended Producer Responsibility scheme, which will have a significant impact on brand owners’ choice of substrates. The full cost of household waste collection and recycling is planned to be moved to brand owners from 2024. This will put up packaging costs significantly, particularly for packaging deemed not to be recyclable, or widely recycled. This will have a radical impact on substrate and printing ink choices for brand owners. In light of this, the Council and Technical Committee have been focused on the recyclability of coated or printed packaging, with discussions started with the British Plastics Federation and Confederation of Paper Industries on their recycling guidance as it relates to printing inks.

Printing Inks Technical Committee

Chaired by Barbara Paterson, Paragon Inks

The Printing Inks Technical Committee met three times in 2022, two of these were joint with the Printing Ink Council.

The impacts of the new chemical regulations in the UK were high on the agenda. This included the development of the alternative transition model for registration under UK REACH, and the potential difficulties presented by divergence from the EU in terms of mandatory chemical classifications.

The proposals to change the scheduling of gamma butyrolactone (GBL) under the Misuse of Drugs Act was an important topic earlier in the year. After significant engagement with industry the Home Office withdrew the legislation and proposed to implement more workable legislation in 2023.

The significance of packaging EPR (Extended Producer Responsibility) was an important point for discussion with a great deal of members interested in the impact of printing inks on recycling processes.

Barbara Paterson (Paragon Inks) took over as Chair of Committee, with gratitude to Andy Clifton (Domino Printing) for his long tenure of the position previously.

Wallcoverings

Wallcoverings Sector Council

Chaired by Steve Mulheron, Fine Décor until May 2023

The Wallcoverings Sector Council met in July and November 2022. Sales rollage dropped by 29% in 2022, and compared to 2019, the most recent year before the pandemic and the subsequent economic challenges, sales are down 38%. At the November meeting an extensive discussion took place around the potential of increasing the group’s membership and improving statistics by engaging with newer micro/digital printers of wallcoverings. This will be a key project for 2023.

Updates were given on the BCF’s Brexit impact survey and the new chemical regulations facing the UK. A number of ideas for collaborating with the International Wallcoverings Association (IGI) were agreed, including several joint webinars. A common approach for CE & UKCA marking was agreed in late 2022. Members also discussed recent & historic cyber security case study lessons learnt.

Wallcoverings Sector Technical Committee

Chaired by David West, Graham & Brown

The Wallcoverings Sector Technical Committee met in April and September 2022. The continuing implications of Brexit and in particular the imminent introduction of the UKCA mark which has now been postponed as well as the UKTR were important topics for discussion. The UK CA mark presented particular challenges, with testing & labelling requirements somewhat unclear initially. At the end of 2022, it was confirmed that CE marking for wallcoverings on the Great Britain market could continue up until the 30th June 2025, which was welcomed. The BCF continue to provide sector & bespoke guidance on these issues to members.

The introduction of Extended Producer Responsibility schemes in countries globally including UK France and Italy were discussed, they may result in additional reporting & labelling requirements for consumer products. Several members are also members of the Climate Change Agreement scheme. At Spring Budget 2023, the Government announced their intention that the current Climate Change Agreements Scheme would be extended for a further two years until 31 March 2027. There had been a government consultation on a replacement scheme for which the BCF submitted comment on key eligibility criteria & additional reporting aspects.

The CW35 British wallcoverings technical committee has been reinvigorated in 2022 & remains open despite BSi’s plan to close it due to inactivity at the start of the year. This was only achieved due to collaborative work between the IGI & BCF as well as active contribution by BCF Technical Committee members who have volunteered for membership. The first “new” CW35 Committee Meeting was held in September 2022.

Updates on key substances, titanium dioxide and ADCA were provided as well as ongoing monitoring of key global chemical regulations in Europe, UK & USA.

Health & Safety

BCF’s Safety Advisory Panel continued to support the annual Accidents Statistics survey and updated it to make it more user-friendly. Members were reviewing various BCF guidance, including the ‘Safe Handling and Use of Flammable Liquids and Powders in the Surface Coatings Industry’, ‘Preventing Falls from Tanks and Tankers’, ‘Use of Company and Private Vehicles at Work’, ‘Hazard Coding System for Raw Materials’, ‘Lift Truck Proximity Principle’ and the ‘Code of Safe Practice: Powder Coating’. The industry was kept up to date with HSE and CEPE Safety Alerts being circulated 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 UK environmental controls, post-EU Exit were discussed, as was the extended producer responsibility controls. The Panel is keen to work with the industry on the BCF’ s sustainability activities and roadmap to Net Zero.

Classification, Labelling and Packaging Panel

The Classification, Labelling and Packaging Panel met in March and September 2022. The evolving divergence between GB and EU legislations, particularly affecting REACH and CLP were the most significant topics discussed at the CLPP meetings. Updates on these legislations in both territories was provided including progress of EU ATP’s. There was a discussion on the new EU SDS format that became compulsory from 1 January 2023 and concerns about the divergence between the UK and EU SDS format.

The evolving situation with UK REACH was reviewed including experiences with Downstream User Import Notification (DUIN) submissions and concerns about the NRES process. The announcement of a revised timetable and the Defra plan to consider alternatives to the UK REACH registration model was welcomed.

The changes associated with GB CLP were also discussed. The process for publishing updated mandated classifications in GB was reviewed and progress with substance evaluations was noted. The changes implemented in December 2022 in the EU with the 17th ATP are yet to be implemented in GB causing some classifications differences.

Updates on substances of interest were provided. These included proposed EU/GB CLP changes (e.g. cumene), those from the POP legislation (e.g. hexachlorobenzene) and GB Misuse of Drugs Regulations (GBL/BDO).

Transport and Packaging

BCF’s Carriage of Dangerous Goods Panel has not met recently, with industry’s concerns monitored by the CEPE Transport Committee. They continued to follow the worldwide and regional changes to the carriage rules, ensuring that proposals did not unduly affect members. Discussion continued on a possible exemption to the packaging requirements for environmentally hazardous goods with 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 2022, Farrow & Ball won the Coatings Care Overall Best Performer Award; Steyport and PPG Whitford were joint winners of the Coatings Care Progress Award.

Associate Technical Committee

The Associate Technical Committee met twice in 2022 with representatives from the raw material supply chain, packaging manufacturers and associated organisations. The Committee focused

on those technical and regulatory issues that were of greatest common concern.

There were discussions on GB legislative developments with particular focus on substance registrations under UK REACH, concerns about data availability for downstream user import notifications (DUIN) and the issues surrounding the NRES process. The impact of divergence from EU legislation was reviewed. 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.

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 were also discussed.

Results from the BCF Brexit Trade survey were shared with members and a decline in exports was discussed. The impact of global events on raw material shortages were highlighted. There was a discussion on raw material prices and energy costs. Members had found availability issues of raw materials to have eased, although prices still remained high due to energy costs.

Global Chemicals Group

The GCG met in June and December 2022. Members agreed to review the ‘How to..’ guides for the various countries with an intention to consolidate them into a single document and publish them on the member section of the BCF website. During 2002 these were converted to a spreadsheet format available on a Microsoft Teams group for editing and available on the BCF website for a read-only version. Members were requested to volunteer to review individual countries in these guides and to update them when appropriate.

The meetings also provided members with the opportunity to discuss significant changes in global chemical regulations. There were discussions on changes to the Swiss Ordinance related to the languages used on labelling, EPR schemes were now in place in Europe, China’s new pollutants list and online platform for submitting hazardous chemical registrations, Changes to Japan’s SDS and labelling, US & Canada’s revisions to align with GHS 7.

Sustainability Committee

Re-established two years ago, the Sustainability Committee has become a forum for discussions on topics of increasing importance to BCF’s membership. Starting out by giving direction to the development of BCF’s upcoming Net Zero Roadmap, the meetings have also provided updates on upcoming legislation in the sustainability sphere, most notably on Plastic Packaging Tax and Extended Producer Responsibility for packaging. Other topics discussed at the most recent meetings have included recent studies on microplastics, emerging

regulation on the topic in the EU, and industry’s response; and the BCF’s Green Claims Guide and the wider issue of ‘greenwashing’ within the manufacturing sector. The Committee has also acted as a ‘ginger group’, with members pushing the BCF and coatings sector to move faster on initiatives such as PaintCare. With the employment of a full-time BCF sustainability manager from April 2023, we hope the Sustainability Committee will continue to grow and provide support to members in this increasingly vital area of business.

Public Affairs and Communications Committee

The PACC serves as a two-way communication vehicle to assist the BCF in its lobbying and communications activities. Drawing on the expertise and industry knowledge of BCF members, the group has helped horizon scan for upcoming legislative and regulatory issues emanating from Government, helping to make sure BCF is focussed on the issues that are going to affect the sector most. Likewise, members’ internal communications and marketing expertise has assisted the BCF in the development of its own resources and material, including the recent website upgrade.

Particular issues focussed on at recent meetings have included progress on UK REACH, post-Grenfell building regulations, and Extended Producer Responsibility for Packaging. Looking ahead to 2023/24 the PACC will play a big role in the development of the BCF’s new communication strategy, which is being designed to help boost our future influencing activity with the Government and other key decision-makers and policy formers.

Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Committee

The Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Committee met three times in 2022, and once in 2023 to date. The committee’s name was changed from Diversity and Inclusion to Equity, Diversity and Inclusion.

In October 2022, the committee sent out a survey to BCF members to gauge the current situation surrounding ED&I in different member companies and used this feedback to inform the future work of the Committee to meet the needs of the members. With the launch of the new BCF website, members approved having a resource hub dedicated to ED&I support for BCF members, which has since expanded to a microsite with subpages on key focus areas.

The committee collectively drafted and presented an ED&I statement of commitment to BCF’s Board of Directors, with the purpose to confirm the Board’s support of the committee’s work and to have the Board act as champions of the aims of the Committee as senior representatives of the UK coatings and inks industry. This was received with unanimous support at the February 2023 BCF Board meeting.

Partnerships

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

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.

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 deliver 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.

Charity partners

The Community Heartbeat Trust (CHT) is a charity whose aims are to help and support communities in the correct provision of defibrillators, but in sustainable, resilient and governance led manner. BCF and CHT work closely on the Minutes Matter scheme.

The Printing Charity is the only dedicated charity for people in the print sector. Their Rising Starts Awards provide funding of up to £1,500 for skills training and personal development and are open to the employees of any BCF printing inks members between the age of 18 and 30. A 24/7 helpline is also available to provide wellbeing support to all their employees.

Many thanks to our sponsors, Stort Chemicals, BASF, The Paint Foundation, Verlingue, Synthomer, Xyntra, Fenton Packaging, Tronox, GDB International and Crusader Vehicle Leasing who make the event possible. Thanks also to all our independent award judges.

This year’s award categories are as follows:

Sustainable Innovation Award

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.

Judges:

Peter Collins Technical Consultant, BCF

Mike North Professor of Green Chemistry, University of York

Mais Haddadin Principal Global Sustainability Lead, NexantECA

Customer Service Award

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.

Judge:

Phil Durand Principal Consultant: CX Consulting, Forsta

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Race to Net Zero Award

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.

Judges:

Peter Collins Technical Consultant, BCF

Mike North Professor of Green Chemistry, University of York

Mais Haddadin Principal Global Sustainability Lead, NexantECA

Diversity and Inclusion Award

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.

Judges:

Marina Resmini

Professor of Materials Chemistry, Queen Mary University of London

Jack Painter Head of Products and Services Delivery D&I Lead, WISE Excellence in Training Award

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.

Judges: Dr Jenny Clucas Cogent Skills

Tricia Henry BCF’s Apprenticeship Service

Young Leader of the Year Award

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.

Judges:

Marketing Campaign of the Year Award

Sponsored by:

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.

Judges:

Coatings Care Overall Best Performer Award

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

Sponsored by:

Corporate Social Responsibility Award

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.

Judges:

Apprentice of the Year Award

Sponsored by:

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.

Judges:

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.

Student of the Year Award

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.

Entries have now closed. The winners will be announced at the awards ceremony on Thursday 19th October at The Grand Hotel in Birmingham. To book your place at the dinner, please visit:

We’ve created a range of products derived from more renewable materials. We’ll continue to invest in new formulations, to achieve outstanding surface coatings based on even more sustainable resins.

BCF’s Charity Cycle: Ride Warwickshire

Friday 23rd June 2023

In support of

Limited last minute registrations available!

BCF's Charity Cycle is back for another year! The ride is taking place on Friday 23rd June starting at the BCF's offices in Coventry.

What are the routes?

The route will start at the BCF office, Spectra House in Coventry, and take in the scenic countryside and villages through Warwickshire. There will be three distances available - 100km, 52km & 35km. The 100km & 52km rides will require grit and endurance to get to the finish line, whilst the 35km is a nice gentle ride that will challenge the novice. We’re hopeful that with this choice of level, you and a team of colleagues will be able to participate.

Who can ride?

The entry fee is £50 (+VAT) per rider, which includes your cycle jersey and goodie bag. Entries are open to individuals or teams, and members can register on our website.

The event is not limited to BCF members though so please share the invite with your contacts outside of BCF membership, family and friends! Any nonmembers can register via Belle Lake at belle.lake@bcf.co.uk who will be pleased to help with any queries.

Not riding, but would still like to help?

To make our Charity Cycle event possible, we need the help of volunteers to help us run the day smoothly. If you could help us, we have a number of opportunities available. Please contact Belle Lake at belle.lake@bcf.co.uk.

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Board of Directors

May 2023

DIRECTORS

Matthew Baines

David Beckford

Darren Budd

Phillip Cefai

Gary Coniam

Farrell Dolan

John Falder

Mark Frost

Ian Harrison

Sharon Harte

José Antonio Jiménez

Geoff Mackrill

Ben Mottershead

Peter Rieck

Brian Roulstone

Jane Ryder

Roger Segret

Robert Sheppard

Bjorn Skjelby

Nigel Smith

Patrick Smith

Steve Snaith

Lewis Taylor

Pete Weaver

Guy Williams

ALTERNATE DIRECTORS

Rachel Copley

Richard Burnham

Jonathan Falder

Carl Flavell

Lisa Kelly

John West

Pete Waites

PPG Architectural Coatings UK

Pronto Industrial Paints

BASF

Hempel

Owatrol UK

Axalta Coating Systems UK

HMG Paints

Sun Chemical

Beckers Group

Dacrylate Paints

AkzoNobel Decorative Paints

Teal & Mackrill

Little Greene

Non-Executive Director

Craig & Rose

Sherwin-Williams Consumer Brands

Hewlett Packard Inc UK

Fujichem Sonneborn

Jotun Paints

Trimite Global Coatings

Manor Coating Systems

Non-Executive Director

Flint Group

Domino Printing Sciences

Non-Executive Director

PPG Architectural Coatings UK

Teal & Mackrill

HMG Paints

Sherwin-Williams Protective and Marine Coatings

BASF

Jotun Paints

Crown Paints

Past Presidents & Silver Medalists

PAST PRESIDENTS

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

Guy Williams

SILVER 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

Accounts

ACA Alliance of Chemical Associations

ADCA Azodicarbonamide

ADR 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

BBA British Board of Agrément

BDO Butanediol

BIT Benzisothiazolinone

BPA Bisphenol A

BPR Biocidal Products Regulation

BS British Standard

BSI British Standards Institution

CCPI Code for Construction Product Information

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

CLP 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

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DBT Department for Business and Trade

DCC Decorative Coatings Council

DCTC Decorative Coatings Technical Committee

DEFRA Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

DESNZ Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

DG ENV Directorate-General for Environment

DGSA Dangerous Goods Safety Advisor

DHSC Department of Health and Social Care

DUCC Downstream Users of Chemicals Coalition

DLUHC Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

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FULL MEMBERS A-Chem Limited T/A Timbashield

Dunsford Road, Meadow Lane Industrial Estate, Alfreton, DE55 7RH

T: +44 (0) 1773 833 881

Contact: UK Customer Support

Family-owned manufacturer of our Timbashield® high-performance Wood Protection and paint products, as well as providing bespoke [A-Chem] Timbercare solutions to trade for over 50 years.

Addev Materials

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

T:+44 01428 651246

E: sales.emea@addevmaterials.com

Contact: Robert Waddell

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.

https://eu.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 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

Advanced Chemical Specialties Ltd

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

T: +44 (0)1935 414 012

E: info@acslimited.co.uk

Contact: Phil Parton

Based in Yeovil, Somerset and specialise in the manufacture and distribution of niche market coatings and products for building refurbishment, rehabilitation and maintenance. The product range includes fungicidal and condensation control coatings, water repellents, interior and exterior masonry binders, fire retardant and intumescent coatings, masonry biocides, wood and joinery preservatives.

https://acslimited.co.uk/

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 Automotive and Specialty Coatings

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

T: +44 (0)1162 234 123

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 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.

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: Darren McComb

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: Paul Sheppard

UK based manufacturers who produce highly durable exterior masonry coatings. Hanford + Green supply high quality interior paints. We serve both commercial and residential markets.

Annie Sloan Interiors Ltd

Unit 1 Ashville Way, Oxford, OX46TU

T: +44 (0)1865 770 061

Contact: Customer Services

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

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.

Bankside Decor Limited

Bankside House, Unit 7, Bankside Business Park

Coronation Street, Stockport, SK5 7PG

T: +44 (0)161 923 0234

Contact: Gemma O’Britton

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

Bartoline

Barmston Close, Beverley, East Riding of Yorkshire, HU17 0LW

T: +44 (0)1482 678725

Contact: Paul Robbins

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.

Axalta Coating Systems Huthwaite

UK Ltd

Fulwood Road South, 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.

Axalta Powder Coating Systems

UK Ltd

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.

Bartoline is a leading manufacturer of decorating sundries, exterior woodcare and coatings and related ancillary products for the UK DIY and trade sectors.

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: Stephen Crabb

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

Bedec Products Ltd

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

T: +44 (0)127 987 6657

Contact: Michelle Greenfield

Bedec are specialists in manufacturing problem solving paints. We have been creating premium water based products for over 50 years..

Belzona Polymerics Ltd

Claro Road, Harrogate, HG1 4DS

T: +44 (0)1423 567 641

Contact: Laura Bell

Belzona composite solutions and protective coatings empower industry to reduce its ecological footprint by conserving equipment and sustaining the life and performance of industrial assets.

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.

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

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.

Crown Paints Ltd

Crown House, Hollins Road, Darwen, BB3 0BJ

T: +44 (0)1254 704 951

E: Josie.Cawdry@crownpaints.co.uk

Contact: Josie Cawdry

At Crown, we believe that every pot of paint is brimming with potential. And we want to put that in the hands of everyone. Because with paint, you can change a room, change a mood, even change a life.

Crown supports specifiers, decorators and homeowners to paint their own possible.

www.Crownpaints.co.uk

www.Crownpaintsprofessional.com

www.Sandtexpaints.com

www.Sadolin.co.uk

Dacrylate Paints Limited

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

T: +44 (0)1623 753 845

E: enquiries@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

Barham Court, Teston, Maidstone, Kent, ME18 5BZ

T: +44 (0)1622 725 304

Contact: Luke Revell

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

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.

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 handcrafts richly pigmented paints and unique wallpapers using only the finest ingredients at its home in Dorset, as it has since 1946.

Fine

Decor Wallcoverings Limited

Varey Road, Eaton Bank Trading Estate, Congleton, Cheshire, CW12 1UW

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).

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

Unit 1 Colemeadow Road, Moons Moat North Industrial Estate, Redditch, B98 9PB

T: +44(0)1527 599 470

Contact: Nick Hodgetts

Manufacturer and distributor of high quality problem-solving paints and decorative coatings. Our products include anti mould paint, 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.

Hempel UK Ltd

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

T: +44 (0)1633 874 024

E: sales.uk@hempel.com

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, HMG’s portfolio covers virtually every surface imaginable. From industrial to defence and decorative to toy & hobby. HMG also specialises in toll manufacturing.

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, Garry Plant

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

Cain Road, Bracknel, Berkshire, RG12 1HN

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.

hubergroup UK

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.

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.

INX International UK Ltd

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

T: +44 (0)1706 695 150

Contact: Customer Service

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

Over 120 years’ experience as a Leading UK paint Manufacturer. Manufacturing a wide range of QUALITY high performance coatings for wood, metal, plastic and leather.

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.

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

In UK and Ireland, we produce and sell coatings for corrosion protection, beautification, fire protection and high-performance antifouling to the marine industry.

Liberon Ltd

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

T: +44 (0)1797 367 555

Contact: Ricky Hills

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 confidential toll manufacturer and custom blending operation, specialising in the manufacturing and packaging of water-based and 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 manufacturer of industrial paints principally for steel and specialist maintenance coatings for commercial buildings. Toll manufacturing service available.

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 86 years’ experience. Mapei’s 23 product lines include Protective 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

E: Sales-UK@marabu.com

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 spray coating paints, we also offer colour-matching and troubleshooting 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, Hertfordshire, HP2 7SJ

T: +44 (0)1442 883 181

Contact: Dean Hammond

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

14 Bushby Avenue, Rustington, West Sussex, BN16 2BZ

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.

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.

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 with a complete portfolio of UV & LED products, complimented by bespoke solutions to support & optimise ink departments into the future.

“Power behind the brand” as a proud member of the Aldus Group.

www.paragoninks.co.uk

Paramount Powders (UK) Ltd

4 Viveash 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 - decorative effects (faux finishes)paints and colourants

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 2022, PPG and the PPG Foundation invested $16.2 million to support more than 650 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 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

PPG Architectural Coatings is a trusted global supplier of paints, coatings, and specialty materials with 140 years of experience. Delivering a wide range of coating solutions, including decorative paints, woodcare and render systems, protective coatings, and flooring, through leading brands including Johnstone’s Trade, Johnstone’s Retail 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

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

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

PPG Industrial Coatings

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: Florence Béliard

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 18 Basepoint Business Centre, Metcalf Way, Crawley, West Sussex, RH11 7XX

T: +44 (0)1293 594 010

Contact: Dave Christie

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

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

Shadon Way, Portobello Ind. Estate, Chester-LeStreet, County Durham, DH3 2RE

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) 1767 314 320

Contact: Paul Buckingham

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-Spray.

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.com

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.

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 Coatings

Tower Works, Kestor Street, Bolton, BL2 2AL

T: +44 (0)1204 521 771

Contact: Zohra Ali

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

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.

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

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.

Stonelux

1 Eco Business Park, Eco Way, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN7 4JJ

T: +44 (0)1405 720 281

Contact: Lynsey Woodhall

Manufacturer of premium stone effect paints and brick coatings. We work closely with the nation’s stone industry, carefully matching each colour to natural stone.

Sun Chemical Ltd

3 High View Road, South Normanton, Derbyshire, DE55 2DT

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.

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.

Teknos (UK) Ltd

7 Longlands Road, Bicester, Oxfordshire, OX26 5AH

T: +44 (0)1869 208 005

Contact: Mark Hubbert

A family owned global coatings manufacturer, providing sustainable paint solutions to industry, professionals and home renovators.

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.

Thermaset Ltd

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

T: +44 (0)182 755 777

E: info@thermaset.co.uk

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

Tremco CPG UK Limited

Coupland Road, Hindley Green, Wigan, WN2 4HT

T: +44 (0)1942 251 400

Contact: Richard A Barcock

Leading Developer of intumescent passive fire protection coatings in Europe offering trusted, independently certified solutions to protect steel structures, service penetrations and construction movement joints.

Trimite Global Coatings

Unit 1 Colemeadow Road, Moons Moat North Industrial Estate, Redditch, Worcestershire

B98 9PB

T: +44 (0) 1527 599 460

E: groupinfo@trimite.com

Leading British manufacturer of high performance industrial coatings 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

U-POL Ltd

Dennington Road, Wellingborough, Northants, NN8 2QH

T: +44 (0)1933 230 300

Contact: Peter Hunt

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

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.

Tor Coatings

Portobello Industrial Estate, Birtley, Chester-leStreet, County Durham, DH3 2RE

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.

Watco Ltd

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

T: +44 (0)1483 418 418

E: sales@watco.co.uk

Watco is the leading manufacturer and direct supplier of industrial floor paints, coatings, repair, and maintenance products. Backed-up by knowledge, service and support, our products are formulated to deliver exceptional results in the toughest environments, every time. Just as you’d expect from a company with over 95 years of expertise.

www.watco.co.uk

Wikoff Colour (UK) Limited

299 Dewsbury Road, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS11 5LQ

T: +44 (0)1132 707 358

Contact: Darren Sykes

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

28 Regal Drive, Soham, Suffolk, CB7 5BE

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.

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

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

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.

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.

Arxada

Wheldon Road, Castleford, West Yorkshire, WF10

2JT

T: +41 61 563 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.

Azelis UK

Axis House, Tudor Road, Manor Park, Runcorn, WA7 1BD

T: +44 (0)1928 793 042

M: +44 (0)7957 837 754

Contact: Nick Walton

Azelis UK, a leading distributor into the UK Coatings, Adhesives, Sealants and Elastomers sectors. Representing numerous blue chip suppliers.

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.

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, part of Berry Global 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.

Bluewater Training & Consultancy

34 Palmerston Way, Aylsham, Norwich, Norfolk NR11 6FN

T:+44(0)203 488 8225

Contact: Stuart Riddington

Bluewater designs and delivers leadership, soft-skills and H&S training for all levels in organisations through our consultancy approach, meeting our clients present and future needs.

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.

BTC Chemical Distribution (a brand of BASF)

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

T: +44 (0)7342 068 783

Contact: David Mather

Speciality chemicals distributor of raw materials for coatings applications including resins, dispersions, crosslinkers, performance and formulation additives, solvents, plasticisers, PU raw materials, fillers and pigments.

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 and skills to deliver economic, environmental and societal growth.

BYK-Gardner GmbH

Lausitzer Straße 8, 82538 Geretsried, Germany

T: +44 (0)800 917 8298 UK only

T: +49 8171 3493-271 Outside UK

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

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

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

Covestro UK Ltd

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

T: +44 (0)161 485 7000

E: stephen.winrow@covestro.com

Contact: Stephen Winrow

Covestro is a renowned world supplier of high performance polyurethane raw materials and resins and polyurethane and polyacrylate dispersions for formulation in the coatings industry, along with a broad range of water based Acrylic, Urethane and Alkyd specialty resins for the architectural paints market.

www.solutions.covestro.com

Crusader Vehicles Ltd

Crusader House, High Street, Buxted, East Sussex, TN22 4LA

T:+44(0)1825 573 946

Contact: Ryan Mitchell

Crusader Vehicles Ltd are vehicle sourcing, supply, accessory and fleet management experts. We provide a complete end-to-end service and ongoing fleet support.

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

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.

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

First Graphene (UK) 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.

Friedheim International Ltd

Unit 1 Zodiac, Boundary Way, Hemel Hempstead, HP2 7SJ

T: +44 (0)1442 206 100

Contact: Seth Morgan

WAB well-established Mixing & Milling products DYNO-MILL®, TURBULA®, and Dyna- MIX® are represented in the UK by Friedheim for all equipment, spares, consumables, & servicing requirements.

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 Paints & Coatings

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

T: +1 732 246 3001

Contact: Santosh Sarawgi

E: santosh@gdbinternational.com

GDB Paint & Coatings is a leading paint and raw materials remanufacturing company with operations in 45+ countries. In addition to architectural coatings, GDB also recycles industrial and automotive refinishes, powder coatings and all the underlying raw materials utilized, thereby improving the environmental sustainability of the global paint industry.

www.gdbpaint.com

Hexigone Inhibitors Ltd

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

T: +44 (0)1792 606 494

Contact: Ella Newington

Hexigone’s award-winning anti-corrosion technology - Intelli-ion® - is smart, sustainable & highly effective. Used in primers, it can co-blend or completely replace phosphate inhibitors.

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

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: Maggie Hoggan

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

Baronet Road, Warrington, Cheshire, WA4 6HA

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.

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: UK Orders

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.

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

Delivering Ultimate Customer Value by providing speciality raw materials for paints, inks and coatings, underpinned by best-inclass technical, commercial and regulatory support, offering innovative solutions.

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)7767310648

Contact: David Robinson

Leading global manufacturer / supplier of Preventol® and Bioban® biocides and finished formulations, for ‘in-can’ and ‘dry film’ preservation of coatings and wood protection products.

LKAB Minerals Ltd

Raynesway, Derby, DE21 7BE

T: +44 (0)1332 673 131

E: steve.banahan@lkab.com

Contact: Steve Banahan

LKAB Minerals, the international industrial minerals division of LKAB, develops and delivers circular, critical, climate-efficient mineral products. We develop sustainable mineral solutions in partnership with our customers, supplying natural minerals engineered for functionality and usability.

www.lkabminerals.com

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

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

E: kimberley.cherrington@microban.com

Contact: Kimberley Cherrington

Microban International is home to the world’s leading antimicrobial ingredient brandsMicroban® and Ultra-Fresh®. Our formulations are seamlessly engineered into coatings to deliver permanent product protection from microbial growth. Microban technologies help to reduce waste generation, energy usage and process inefficiencies to facilitate more sustainable antimicrobial coatings.

www.microban.com

Millstone Durbax Ltd

The Heath Business & Technical Park, Runcorn, Cheshire, WA7 4QX

T: +44 (0) 1928 515 473

Contact: Elliot Pryce

Millstone Durbax develops and supplies a range of raw materials designed for the speciality chemicals market, including Polyfunctional Aziridine Crosslinkers and epoxy curing agents.

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: +44 (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”.

Plastribution Speciality Chemicals

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

T: +44 (0)1530 561 957

Contact: Joanne Holmes

Specialist distributor of chemicals for coatings, adhesives, binders, sealants and paints including polyurethane and epoxy chemistry. Products include isocyanates, amines, silanes, fillers, catalysts and resins.

PML Applications

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

T: +44 (0)1752 633 412

Contact: Dr Tom Vance

The Centre for Marine Biofouling and Corrosion at PML Applications Ltd is an independent test house and R&D Centre for marine coatings.

PRA (Paint Research Association)

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

T: +44 (0)1664 501 212

Contact: Dale Pollard

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

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 Ltd

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

T: +44 (0)1782 375 600

E: sales@promtek.com

Contact: Richard Key

Promtek provides expertise in designing and integrating process control and automation systems. We customise factory digitalisation to meet your net zero, quality and traceability objectives by using the latest process control and integration technologies for your ingredient handling process.

www.promtek.com

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

An agent/distributor for manufacturers of white pigments, fillers, and polymer emulsions. We provide technical solutions for a wide range of formulation and commercial challenges.

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

iCentrum, Innovation Birmingham, Holt St, Birmingham, B7 4BP

T: +44 (0)7575 099205

Contact: Kevin Sequeira

Skillveri Metaverse Virtual Reality Simulators for eco-friendly training in spray painting for decorative, auto-refinish and protective coatings. Air Spray, Airless Spray, Electrostatic & Airmix processes.

Safic Alcan UK

812 Fountain Court, Birchwood Boulevard Warrington, Cheshire, WA3 7QZ

T: +44 (0)1925 848 135

Contact: Scott Inman

Founded in 1847, Safic-Alcan is a global specialty chemicals distributor that offers a direct access to a large and diverse portfolio of innovative products.

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.

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 5th generation family business having over 160 years history of manufacturing and supplying glass & ceramic grinding beads. We offer bead recycling and FOC process analysis for manufacturing optimisation. We also supply hollow glass beads and decorative glitters, including 100% plastic free/ biodegradable options. Accreditation and certifications on request.

www.sili.eu

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.

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.

Sun Chemical Color Materials

Avenue Fleming 2, B-1300, Wavre, Belgium

T: +32 (0)102 31500

Contact: Marko Ramp

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

TER UK Ltd

Milton Hall, Ely Road, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB24 6WZ

T:+44 (0)1223 828 640

Contact: Graeme Manley

Servicing customers with direct shipments via local UK warehouses, our aim is to identify and meet your requirements on quality, price, delivery & technical support.

The Paint Foundation

10 Little West Street, New York, 10004, 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.

TotalEnergies Marketing UK Limited

10 Upper Bank Street, 19th Floor, Canary Wharf, London, E14 5BF

T: +44 (0)207 339 8000

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/

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-sprayable fillers, plus a new Joint, Skim & Fill range. www.toupret.co.uk

Trident Utilities

Units 1& 3, Amy Johnson House, Amy Johnson Way, Blackpool, FY4 2FG

T: +44 (0)345 634 9500

Contact: Richard Holdsworth

Trident are one of the UK’s leading energy consultants. They help thousands of businesses transition to a net zero carbon future alongside managing procurement and compliance.

Trivium Packaging UK Ltd

Salhouse Road, Norwich, Norfolk, NR7 9AT

T: +44 (0)1603 427 313

Contact: Ben Motts

A market leader in metal packaging for the paints & coatings Industry. We operate across 60 sites in 20+ countries, with 7,500 employees.

Tronox Pigment UK Ltd

Laporte Road, Stallingborough, Grimsby, Lincolnshire, DN40 2PR

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.

TWI Ltd

Granta Park, Great Abington, Cambridge, CB21 6AL

T: +44 (0)1223 899 000

Contact: Amir Khamsehnezhad

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 Solutions: Fire Safety

220 Cygnet Court, Warrington, Cheshire, WA1 1PP

T: +44 (0)1952 586 580

Contact: Neil Smith

You can rely on our global safety science leadership to help confirm the performance and reliability of your fire-resistant rated building materials and security products.

UL Solutions: Supply Chain Insights

9 Langley House, Wheatcroft Business Park Landmere Ln, Edwalton NG12 4DG

T: +44 (0)115 965 1888

Contact: Andrew Brooks

As a global leader in safety science, we help companies manage compliance and sustainability for products through their entire lifecycle and throughout complex supply chains.

Univar Solutions

Aquarius House, Mid Point Business Park, Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD3 7AY

T: +44 (0)845 202 6406

Contact: Leigh Pope

Univar Solutions is a leading provider of chemical raw materials and ingredients for manufacturers of paints, printing inks, adhesives and construction products.

Universal Matters

Wilton Innovation Centre, Redcar, TS10 4RF

T: +44 (0)1642 438 214

Contact: Andy Gent

Universal Matter, formerly Applied Graphene Materials, is a leading innovator in graphene manufacturing, dispersion and application technology, offering innovative performanceenhancing solutions for protective coatings.

Venator

Hanzard Drive, Wynyard Park, Stockton-onTees, County Durham, TS22 5FD

T: +44 (0)1740 608 574

Contact: Jo Douglas-Harris

A global manufacturer of pigments and additives that bring color and vibrancy to buildings, protect and extend product life, and reduce energy consumption.

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: South, Amanda Image & North, Phil Kelly

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

Vibro-Mac Srl

Via I Maggio, 2/4, 20070 San Zenone al Lambro MI, Italy

T: +39 02 9826 4390

E: matteo.ravasi@vibromac.it

Contact: Matteo Ravasi

Based in Milan, Italy, specialise in manufacturing of dispersing, mixing, grinding machinery and turn-key plants for decorative paints, protective coatings, sealants, adhesives, printing inks, agricultural and construction chemical products. Our equipment and production plants are tailor-made according to our customers’ specific requests with detailed engineering and automatic systems.

www.vibromac.co.uk

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.

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.

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