Crown Paints
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| Private | |
| Industry | Decorating |
| Founded | Late 1850s |
| Headquarters | Darwen, Lancashire |
| Products | Paint |
| Parent | Hempel Group |
| Website | www.crownpaint.co.uk |
Crown Paints is a major paint manufacturer based in Darwen, Lancashire. It is owned by Hempel Group.
The origins of the business lie in the history of paint making in Darwen which can be traced back to the late 1850's. It initially traded as WalPaMur after the initials of The Wall Paper Manufacturers' Company. The Company was independent for over a century before, as Crown Berger, it was taken over by Williams Holdings in 1987 and then by Akzo Nobel in 1990.
It was sold in a management buyout backed by the private equity firm Endless in 2008, in a deal to satisfy the European Union's concerns of a possible monopoly after Akzo Nobel's takeover of ICI.
Once sponsors of Liverpool FC, the firm currently sponsors FA Premier League Football team Blackburn Rovers.
In June 2011 the company was acquired by Danish paints manufacturer, Hempel Group.
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