Artex Ltd.
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| Founded | 1935 |
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Artex Ltd. is an English-based manufacturer of building materials.
History
[edit]Artex was started in 1935, with the name Artex coming from "Asbestos Reinforced TEXtured Coating".[1]
Artex became part of the BPB Group of companies in 1966.[2] It merged with Blue Hawk sometime in 1997. Blue Hawk had been bought by the BPB Group in 1972. BPB was in turn purchased by Saint-Gobain, a large building products company based in France in November 2005.[3]
Brands
[edit]It owns several brands, some of which have become genericized and are known and recognised as household words. Its brands include:
- Artex Textured Coating
- Gyproc Plasterboard
- Thistle Plaster
- Blue Hawk
Structure
[edit]It has its head office and main manufacturing base at Ruddington, Nottinghamshire, with an additional manufacturing site for texture and liquid products in Newhaven, East Sussex.
References
[edit]- ^ "National Tradesman's Website". www.artex.co.uk. 2 October 2020. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
- ^ "BPB Group Website". www.bpb.com. 2 October 2020. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
- ^ "BPB chief to quit after £3.9bn takeover". theguardian.com. 18 November 2005. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
External links
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