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Hammerite is a brand of
Hammerite paint was first developed in 1962 by Allen Forster and later manufactured at the Finnigan's factory in
Hammerite
Hammerite
at ICI British brands Paint and coatings companies of the United Kingdom Imperial Chemical Industries
Hammerite is a brand of hammer paint
Hammer paint (or hammered paint) is a special lacquer with a surface that looks like hammered metal when dried. It is also known as hammertone.
Composition
The slightly iridescent areas are caused by the different orientation of very small shiny ...
made by Hammerite Products, a subsidiary of AkzoNobel
Akzo Nobel N.V., stylized as AkzoNobel, is a Dutch multinational company which creates paints and performance coatings for both industry and consumers worldwide. Headquartered in Amsterdam, the company has activities in more than 80 countries, ...
.
Company history
Hammerite paint was first developed in 1962 by Allen Forster and later manufactured at the Finnigan's factory in Prudhoe
Prudhoe ( ) is a town in south Northumberland, England, about west of the city of Newcastle upon Tyne and just south of the River Tyne. Situated on a steep, north-facing hill in the Tyne valley, Prudhoe had a population of 11,675 at the 201 ...
, Northumberland
Northumberland () is a county in Northern England, one of two counties in England which border with Scotland. Notable landmarks in the county include Alnwick Castle, Bamburgh Castle, Hadrian's Wall and Hexham Abbey.
It is bordered by land on ...
. The company also produced the anti-corrosion treatment Waxoyl. In the early 1980s, the company was acquired by Hunting plc
Hunting plc is a British-based supplier to the oil and gas industry. Some 27% of the business is owned by the Hunting family. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange.
History
The company was founded in 1874 by Charles Hunting, a veterinary sur ...
who later sold it on to Williams Holdings
Williams Holdings was a major British conglomerate. It was listed on the London Stock Exchange, and was a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index.
History
The company was established by Nigel Rudd and Brian McGowan in Derby in 1982 to acquire under ...
in 1993. Imperial Chemical Industries (ICI) acquired the company from Williams Holdings in 1998. In 2008, ICI was acquired by AkzoNobel.
Products
Hammerite products includes rust prevention and restorationpaint
Paint is any pigmented liquid, liquefiable, or solid mastic composition that, after application to a substrate in a thin layer, converts to a solid film. It is most commonly used to protect, color, or provide texture. Paint can be made in many ...
, and are based on zinc phosphate
Zinc phosphate is an inorganic compound with the formula Zn3( PO4)2. This white powder is widely used as a corrosion resistant coating on metal surfaces either as part of an electroplating process or applied as a primer pigment (see also red lead ...
as the active ingredient. Their products include interior and exterior paints as well as special metal primers. Many of these paints feature a hammered look, hence the name of the company.
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Hammerite
Hammerite
at ICI British brands Paint and coatings companies of the United Kingdom Imperial Chemical Industries