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Artex Ltd.

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Artex Ltd. is an English based manufacturer of building materials.

History

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

It owns several brands, some of which have become genericized, and are recognised as household words. Its brands include:

Structure

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

  1. ^ "National Tradesman's Website". www.artex.co.uk. 2 October 2020. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
  2. ^ "BPB Group Website". www.bpb.com. 2 October 2020. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
  3. ^ "BPB chief to quit after £3.9bn takeover". theguardian.com. 18 November 2005. Retrieved 2 October 2020.

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