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Sales of Snazaroo product have been severely affected by Covid 19. The inability for our consumers to hold children’s parties, run school and summer fetes and the new restrictions on social gatherings which will affect the forthcoming Halloween and holiday season worsen what has already been a poor year for sales. We have lessened the […]

Over the last few weeks, we have been speaking about how remote working is to become part of the normal way of life at Colart with a blend of both office and remote working continuing in the future.  Whilst COVID has triggered this change for Colart and many other companies, we have found that it […]

On Friday 2nd October, we held the fortnightly Town Hall Meeting, hosted by CEO Dennis van Schie.  Guests included Head of Project Management, Claudio Toledo and Business Development Director Jasper Van der Wurff, presenting the Think Tank. Dennis started the session giving an update about the company situation and reminding the importance of following COVID19 […]

Dear all, With the World Health Organisation warning that the number of COVID-19 cases can double if countries do not uniformly work to suppress the virus’ spread it’s important for everyone in Colart to work together to ensure that we too have a uniform approach. A uniform approach at Colart… As a reminder, this is: […]

Over the course of the last 6 months, we have seen an increasing problem with targeted phishing attacks and marketing campaigns that in some cases have compromised our networks and data. As part of the work to strengthen our security for our network and infrastructure, over the last few weeks alongside moving our antivirus and […]

There’s no doubt that the global pandemic has reshaped the way most of us will be viewing Halloween this year, however, it doesn’t mean that the spooky celebrations are cancelled! With Snazaroo’s wide range of highly pigmented face paints and kits, you can transform into whoever you want to be – with a little help […]

On Friday 14th September, we held the fortnightly Town Hall Meeting, hosted by CEO Dennis van Schie.  Guests included VP & General Manager (North America) Steve Chamberlain, Regional Marketing Director (North America) Sarah Clark and DC Manager (North America) Carlos Trejo. Dennis started the session, talking about wellbeing and the importance not only of your […]

Dear all, I know in the last few updates we have been saying that COVID-19 is still very much with us yet to read the news about the significant increases in cases around the world, is still disappointing…..but this is life as we know it and we need to adapt. The adaptation comes in many […]

Snazaroo launches its first ever online exclusive NPD targeting the Young Adult audience in time for Halloween! Your Palette. Your Rules. Make all your creative dreams come true with this brand new and unique palette from Snazaroo that puts imagination first. The innovative Custom Palette will be exclusively available on the Snazaroo website (currently limited […]

Dear All, As recently communicated, we are moving from Skype for Business to Microsoft Team which is our official communication and collaboration platform. Skype for Business will be switched off on Monday. We hope you had a chance to check out our Microsoft Teams training videos and get familiar with the tool. You can find […]

Dear all As the system development is almost complete, ready for Monday 2nd November launch, we wanted to share a further update together with the other activities which will be happening related to the appraisal process. What is Splash Perform? As a reminder, Splash Perform is the new tool in Splash that will be the […]

In this town hall Dennis asks how you would describe Colart to family and friends? Gail states we 'smashed budget' for 3 months. Kevin presents insights into consumer behaviour that has led to Amazon being our #1 global customer.

Sustainability Ambassador, Virginie Girard has made some significant inroads at our Le Mans site in driving environmental actions. Read more about the significant actions and impact.

The essence of Jane's report this week focuses very much on protecting our wellbeing, realising that Covid-19 is still very much with us. The 'new norm' does take adjustment, especially considering factors such as remote working and mental health. Jane's article discusses how Colart supports this. Also, a further call out to complete the employee survey. Read why your contribution is so significant.

The global Liquitex team raised $10K as part of a ongoing commitment to serve all artists and stand in solidarity in the fight against racism. Read more about the Liquitex initiative and their collaboration with the Black Art Futures Fund

Patrick Ollier announces new starter Vidyadhar (Vidy) Naidu, joining Colart on 8th September, as Senior ERP Specialist in the IT Application’s team and based in Piscataway, USA.