COATINGS
We are the market leader in architectural and automotive coatings in South Africa with factories in Durban, Port Elizabeth, Cape Town and Johannesburg. We also have operations in Botswana, Malawi, Namibia, Swaziland and Zambia, with sales in these and other sub-Saharan African countries. Our architectural brands include the premium Plascon range as well as Crown, Professional and Polycell. We also supply specialised coatings in southern Africa to industrial and furniture markets, and paint brushes and other supplies through Hamilton Brush. In Automotive we supply both car manufacturers and the refinish industries with the Plascon, Spies Hecker, Standox and DuPont brands in southern Africa. In Australia we are the third largest architectural paint manufacturer with factories in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane. We service the DIY and trade markets through both resellers as well as our own distribution network of stores. The Bristol brand is distributed exclusively through this network of 83 Bristol corporate and 43 franchised stores. We currently export into New Zealand as well as into China through 20 franchised Bristol outlets. Our brands are Bristol, Taubmans and White Knight. We also produce and supply colourant systems in South Africa and export these to a growing number of countries.
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Barloworld Plascon Automotive
Barloworld Plascon (SA)
Bristol
Spies Hecker
Standox Southern Africa
Taubmans
White Knight Paints
| 2008-08-05 Barloworld -- re-pricing of BBBEE initiative |
| 2008-07-28 Barloworld -- appointment of director |
| 2008-06-12 Barloworld - 10% BEE deal |
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