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Corona virus – Latest updates Feb.21

21-Feb-2020|Colart, People||
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Dear all, Whilst COVID-19 has started to become less of a news headline in the world’s press, it continues to be a key focus and challenge for Colart due to the restrictions placed on our people and operations.  However, in this new update we have some good news which you can read all about in […]

The Bank Newsletter

17-Feb-2020|Colart||
Views: 73
What’s the bank and how can I register? The Bank is Colart’s asset management system where we store pictures, videos, documents, logos etc, in a way that is easily maintained and accessible to both our international offices and retailers. If you don’t already have an account; you can register by sending an email to thebanksupport@colart.com  […]

Corona virus – Latest Updates Feb.14

14-Feb-2020|Colart, People||
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Dear all, Corona virus or as it is now classified, COVID-19 continues to be in the news and a challenge for countries worldwide in their effort to contain the spread. The impacts are now being experienced beyond China as the disruptions linked to travel and supply chain are being seen. Closer to home for Colart, […]

Town Hall Meeting – February 2020

13-Feb-2020|Business, Colart, Function Update, Sustainability||
Views: 84
On Tuesday 11th February we had the first Town Hall Meeting of the year, live from the Head Office. On the panel were Dennis van Schie, our CEO, Jonathan Spight, our Chief Financial Officer and Richard Llewellyn, our Sustainability Officer. This Town Hall saw everybody from Head Office attending, as well as over 85 people […]

Code of Conduct – Upcoming Training

10-Feb-2020|Colart, People||
Views: 188
Dear all, We announced towards the end of last year that we would be rolling out the new Code of Conduct (the “Code”) to each person individually. This has now taken place across the business with people confirming this commitment either through Splash or by physically signing a copy of the Code. As adherence to […]

Corona Virus – company update

07-Feb-2020|Colart, People||
Views: 148
Dear all, Actions to deal with the Corona virus are evolving rapidly not only in China but elsewhere.  For this reason, we will continue to update your regularly with a series of information regarding the approach taken by Colart and how it is currently affecting our people and operations. We will be communicating on a […]

300 Years of collaborations

06-Feb-2020|Brands, Colart||
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For the first three months of the Lefranc Bourgeois’ anniversary, the brand is celebrating 300 years of collaborations: the unwavering relationship between them and the artist of yesterday, today and tomorrow. One inspires the other in return. Key visual A key visual that reveals the story of the relationship between Vasarely and Lefranc Bourgeois Hero […]

Microsoft Teams rollout

06-Feb-2020|Colart, Function Update||
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Skype for Business is being decommissioned You might have heard that Skype for Business is being decommissioned, so we are using this opportunity to rollout a new primary communication channel: Microsoft Teams. This channel is already well-known and used daily by many of you. Microsoft Team will be our new collaboration platform Starting from early […]

The Big White Walls Project 2020

05-Feb-2020|Art Community, Colart||
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What is the ‘liquitex white walls’ project? Liquitex white walls is a great example of how TFAC directs traffic to brand. Each year we create a white walls project either through funded partnerships or through open submissions to engage with leading art schools, this time as Cental Saint Martin’s and Camberwell. Highight on: Mateo Gabayet’s […]

New Corona virus update

03-Feb-2020|Colart, People||
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Update 03rd February Following the government advice, the Tianjin factory will be closed for another week. The Shanghai office will not open until 10th of February. Please be aware that more detailed information will follow in the next couple of days. Update 29th January Last week we gave you an update on what was happening […]

Lefranc Bourgeois’ 300th anniversary

31-Jan-2020|Uncategorized||
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This year, Colart’s most historical brand Lefranc Bourgeois is celebrating 300 years of existence. 300 years during which the brand has influenced the practice of artists through co-creations, innovations, colour stories and product developments. 300 years during which the brand helped enable artists to free their emotions. The brand team has developed and planned a […]

New Loved By film

31-Jan-2020|Colart||
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This week, we launched the latest Loved By film on Colart.com, Instagram and LinkedIn. Watch it now!   Victoria Sundqvist The cast of the latest film is passionate about creativity: painter and tattoo artist, Victoria Sundqvist. Victoria finds inspiration everywhere. She sets out to create positive designs that inspire happiness, whether it’s on the body […]

Colart piano keys

29-Jan-2020|Colart, Community||
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In 2019, Liquitex launched a partnership with Sing For Hope, a global non-profit organisation dedicated to transforming lives by using the power of the arts to create a better world. In celebration of this partnership, the Liquitex brand team in Piscataway invited every Colart team across the world to contribute to an internal art installation […]

Finance Update

28-Jan-2020|Colart, Function Update||
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Glossary of terms Opex – Operating Expenditure (marketing and overheads) Capex – Capital Expenditure (long term assets such as machinery) EBIT – Earnings Before Interest and Tax (our standard measure of profitability) EBITDA – Earnings Before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortisation (a measure linking profitability to cashflow) EAC – Expenses Affecting Comparability (large one-off items […]

Shopper Marketing Round Up Video 2019

22-Jan-2020|Colart, Function Update||
Views: 80
Please take a few minutes to have a look at some of the 2019 Shopper Marketing and Colart wide initiatives: https://content.jwplatform.com/videos/vSTBhYO1-gHKvwpyy.mp4   Click here to download the video on The Bank. A big thank you to all those involved in making this happen! Any questions please contact Amelia Macdonald or Catherine Mugnier.

Sustainability Coffee Morning

22-Jan-2020|Colart, Sustainability||
Views: 41
This Monday we had the first Sustainability Coffee Morning of the year at head office. Dennis, our CEO, Richard Llewellyn, our new sustainability officer and Ajita Chamberlin, sustainability manager discussed what Colart achieved last year and what’s coming up on the 2020 agenda for Colart and for the world. Introduction from Dennis Introducing the Coffee […]
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