News Archive

Dear all, At this week’s Town hall, Dennis highlighted business continuity – to serve our customers, as one of our top priorities, with the protection of our people coming first and foremost and cash protection, second.  It is therefore great to know that Le Mans has had a second great week in its phased return […]

Buying art online can be daunting as there are an infinite number of places to search for art and in the current climate many artists have been prompted to set up their own shops or offer work directly to their social media followers. This of course, is not great news for galleries (with resulting closures […]

On Tuesday 28th April we had the third Town Hall Meeting exclusively related to COVID-19. On the panel were Dennis van Schie, our CEO and Gail Pasquier, our CCO. The Town Hall Meeting was hosted on Microsoft Teams – Live event, and we had almost 200 people joining us. Thank you all for attending! We […]

Following the last announcement, Lefranc Bourgeois is running a special program for its community of passionate painters. Enzo Certa and his colourful world Enzo Certa is a French artist, best known for his large-scale, figurative oil paintings depicting detailed, imagined scenes inspired by history and the Old Masters. Born in Bordeaux in 1989, Enzo is […]

…even though we’re temporarily closed? Winsor & Newton Online Art Classes – UK Only Always wanted to sign up for the Winsor & Newton art classes but didn’t have the time or don’t live in London? Here’s your chance to join in. We’ve moved our classes online and we’re offering all Colart staff, family and […]

Dear all, The results are now in and I’m pleased to be able to share with you the results of the mini survey that has been live for the last couple of weeks. Just to remind you we asked four simple questions 1. What impact do you think COVID-19 has had on our company’s culture […]

Dear all, We hope that everyone had a peaceful Easter Weekend – one that we won’t forget but hopefully you found time to rest and recharge your energy. We are all facing challenges during this crazy time whether we are working in the workplace or from home or indeed furloughed, so it’s important that we […]

Hello everybody, Despite the crisis that we are still in the middle of, I do hope you all had at least some joyful and relaxing time during the Easter break. Not knowing how long the crisis will be and what potential consequences it might have for the business creates, of course, anxiety and more questions […]

This year, Liquitex is celebrating 65 years of innovation and serving artists. To commemorate the anniversary, the Liquitex team launched a competition challenging artists to create an original sticker design using Liquitex products and incorporating the number 65. The Liquitex team received lots of great submissions for their #Liquitex65challenge and now it is your turn […]

On Wednesday 8th April we had the second Town Hall Meeting exclusively related to COVID-19. This time the Town Hall Meeting was hosted on Microsoft Teams – Live event, and we had more than 230 people joining us. Thank you all for attending! If you couldn’t attend the live event you can watch the Town […]

Lefranc Bourgeois has revised its Brand Communication Plan for the second quarter (April, May, June) to adapt the different initiatives to the current situation of confinement. #StayCreative In this period where creativity is more important than ever, and Lefranc Bourgeois is offering a new program to their Passionate Painters community staying true to the Brands’s […]

Particularly in these uncertain times, we all need some colour and art! In the week before French confinement, British Artist Kelly Anna was in Le Mans to paint a giant mural with our Lefranc Bourgeois Flashe paint. You’ll surely remember Kelly from her Colart Loved By film and LB Flashe campagne.  As part of Lefranc […]

In March we communicated plans to realise synergies across the Northern European commercial activities by creating a single commercial business unit from the four existing commercial business units (covering employees in seven countries). This notice is to update you on the progress of those plans. Consultations completed We have now completed the consultations with all […]

Dear all, What a week for us all – thank goodness it’s Friday as they say!!!  But before the week ends, we want to try to update you on the situation in Colart in our constantly evolving world of knowns and unknowns as we are bombarded by a hugely fluid situation. So, keeping with the […]

Hello everybody, Here is my bi-weekly CEO blog which in crisis times is an even more important way to communicate with you all and share my view of the situation and other relevant topics that are going on in our colourful company! First, some feedback from the board meeting we had March 31st. Using the […]

Word from CTO We strongly believe that business continuity forms part of the overall management strategy of the company. It is vital that we create and maintain good working practices within a safe environment for all our employees and clients. With the understanding and participation of every member of staff, we can ensure that our […]