News Archive

Dear all, With the second wave of COVID-19 cases well and truly upon us, tighter restrictions are becoming more evident in many countries.  This is particularly evident for our colleagues in France with a new national lockdown coming into force at the weekend. We are of course all in this together and the same principles […]

Remember, remember the 1st of November! Yes, it’s the start of our annual on-line Performance & Development Review window of course.  Whilst the start date has not changed, the platform for the discussions has. As we are introducing a new functionality in Splash to support these discussions, you will have the opportunity to attend drop-in […]

On Friday 16th October, we held the fortnightly Town Hall Meeting, hosted by CEO Dennis van Schie.  Guests included Chief Commercial Officer, Gail Pasquier and South Europe Commercial Director Thierry Collot. Dennis started the session, talking about our purpose “inspiring every artist of the world” and what we aim “to become the most sustainable consumer-driven […]

Dear all, It would appear that the World Health Organisation’s warning that the number of COVID-19 cases will double if countries do not uniformly work to suppress the virus’ spread is starting to become a reality as a second wave firmly establishes itself across Europe and the US. How will the COVID-19 pandemic reshape our […]

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: […]

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 […]

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 […]

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.

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.

A lot is going on in the Winsor & Newton brand team lately, with several people changes.

As we approach the end of the summer, I hope you all took the opportunity to take some rest through vacation leave.