Crown Paints
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| Type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Decorating |
| Founded | Late 1850s |
| Headquarters | Darwen, Lancashire Coolock, Dublin |
| Products | Paint |
| Parent | Hempel Group |
| Website | www.crownpaints.com |
Crown Paints is a major paint manufacturer based in Darwen, Lancashire and Coolock, Dublin. It is owned by Hempel Group.
History
[edit]The origins of the business lie in the history of paint making in Darwen, which can be traced back to the late 1850s.[1] It initially traded as WalPaMur after the initials of The Wall Paper Manufacturers' Company.[1][2]
The company was acquired by the Reed Group in 1965.[3]
Queen Elizabeth II visited Crown House, the Walpamur headquarters in Darwen, in 1968.[4] The company traded as Crown Berger for over a century before it was taken over by Williams Holdings in 1987[5] and then by Akzo Nobel in 1990.[6]
It was sold in a management buyout backed by the private equity firm Endless in August 2008, in a deal to satisfy the European Union's concerns of a possible monopoly after Akzo Nobel's takeover of ICI.[7][8] The company were once sponsors of Liverpool F.C. and Blackburn Rovers F.C.[9] In June 2011, the company was acquired by Danish paints manufacturer, Hempel Group.[10]
The company holds a Royal Warrant from King Charles III.[11]
References
[edit]- 1 2 "Paint making". Cotton Town. Archived from the original on 13 February 2012. Retrieved 31 January 2009.
- ↑ Room, Adrian (1982). Dictionary of Trade Name Origins. ISBN 9780710201744. Retrieved 31 January 2009.
- ↑ "Crown Paints". Retrieved 15 October 2025.
- ↑ "Crown Paint – Brushstrokes of History" (PDF). p. 49. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
- ↑ Rudd, Nigel (1 April 1991). "Nigel Rudd, My best deal". Management Today. Retrieved 31 January 2009.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ "Significant dates". Flint Group. Archived from the original on 1 October 2010. Retrieved 31 January 2009.
- ↑ Tyler, Richard (3 August 2008). "Akzo Nobel give up Crown Paints". The Daily Telegraph. Telegraph Media Group. Retrieved 16 November 2008.
- ↑ Feddy, Kevin (20 August 2008). "Endless backs Crown Paints buyout". Manchester Evening News. MEN Media. Retrieved 16 November 2008.
- ↑ Henfield, Sally (20 August 2008). "565 Darwen jobs secured after Crown Paints buy-out". Lancashire Telegraph. Newsquest Media Group. Retrieved 16 November 2008.
- ↑ "Hempel splashes out for Crown Paints". The Independent. 10 June 2011. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
- ↑ "Search Members' Directory | Royal Warrant Holders Association". www.royalwarrant.org. Retrieved 15 October 2025.
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