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Artex Ltd.

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Artex Ltd.
Founded1935

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

History

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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

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

Structure

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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

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  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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