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As recently communicated, we are in progress of moving to Microsoft Teams, which will be our official communication and collaboration platform. Considering the current situation, we encourage you to get familiar with our new tool as soon as possible, if you haven’t had the chance already. It can improve the way of working from home. […]

Dear all, As the situation continues to evolve so is our understanding of the decisions being taken by Governments across the world.  This is a very fluid situation and we are doing our best to balance all priorities: first and foremost to protect you, our people by following advice and guidance from Governments in the […]

Knowing that Covid-19 presents us all with challenges never experienced before, we have taken the opportunity to launch a “go to” site to try to help you navigate your way through our new way of living and working. In this site, which can be found on the Intranet, you will be able to find a […]

  On Wednesday 25th March we had a Town Hall Meeting exclusively related to COVID-19. This time the Town Hall Meeting was hosted on Microsoft Teams, and we had over 210 people joining us. It was the first time that we hosted a live stream with so many people attending, and we hope to see […]

Self-directed e-Learning – Any Time, Any Place, Any Pace launching March 27th At Colart we really believe in the importance of helping people develop themselves personally and professionally.  The foundation for this development is the Colart Academy which has four pillars for development: leadership, skill, community and service and identifies the different routes that exist […]

Dear all, With the announcement made by the UK government last night to enforce restrictions on non-critical movement, it has become clear that our ability to continue operations in the UK is no longer possible. Clearly this decision aligns the UK with the actions already taken by France, Spain and Italy – similar to the […]

Colart Employee If you need to be given access to The Bank, please go to https://thebank.colart.com/colartregister Please fill out all of your details in the form and then send. If you are going to need to be trained on how to perform Bank uploads, please email thebanksupport@colart.com and a training session will be arranged. This […]

In Dennis’s note yesterday he talked about the importance of focus, transparency and frequency in our communications during what is clearly a very challenging time for our people, our business and our communities. Taking these points on board we are enhancing our communication plan to ensure we are keeping you up to date with information […]

Dear colleagues, On Friday I wrote to you all to explain the decision taken for people in all business units outside of China, to work from home where possible from Monday 16 March.  This decision was taken to support these worldwide objectives to reduce movement.  Since this decision, you will have heard that decisions continue […]

The John Moores Painting Prize brings together the best in contemporary British painting of the moment. This prize provides a platform for artists to inspire, disrupt and challenge the British painting art scene today. Emerging Artist Prize supported by Winsor & Newton This year, the UK team, under the Winsor & Newton brand is honoured […]

Dear all, As the coronavirus (COVID-19) continues to severely impact countries across the world we are now seeing serious decisions being taken to stem the spread of the virus. Recognising our obligation to not only ensure the protection of our people but also to support these worldwide objectives to reduce movement, it is evident that […]

Dear all, As Governments around the world seek to step up responses to COVID-19 with the increases see in infection, we would like to remind everyone of the response that Colart has taken across the group to manage the challenges and implications with our focus on ensuring everyone in Colart and their families to STAY […]

Dear All, Following the recent announcement of a review of the current commercial structure in Northern Europe, the UK & Northern European & International finance teams will be making the following changes with effect from April 1st 2020. Sophie Cooper Poszonyi will become Finance Controller for the Colfag, CCM & Elephant entities Immu Choudhury will […]

Dear all, Following the late 2019 announcements surrounding restructuring of the North American market to create greater local ownership, I am pleased to announce several changes to our internal teams and structure, effective immediately. Amanda Hermann has been promoted to Senior Manager, Account Management & Receivables and will report directly to me. In her expanded […]

What is Titanium Dioxide and its use? Titanium dioxide, a white pigment, is the ninth most abundant element in the world and is found naturally in rocks and ores. Titanium Dioxide has been used for hundreds of years in paints and is also used in plastic goods, inks and paper due to its non-reactive and […]

At Colart we really believe in the importance of helping people develop themselves personally and professionally. The foundation for this development is the Colart Academy which has four pillars for development: leadership, skill, community and service and identifies the different routes that exist in Colart for development. Click here to find out more. One key […]