As we rapidly approach the external painting season and warmer drier weather, we would like to share our technical expertise in relation to painting external brick work. Below you will find all the factors that you should consider before you start any project. Factors to consider Moisture Content Brickwork can often absorb water as a…
Tackling large or small home improvement jobs can be a very time-consuming task. But here at Promain, we like to make your workload easier. We are able to do this with our large variety of surface preparation products. No matter what you are needing to get done, Owatrol has a solution that will fit your…
Romulus required a specialist contractor to apply 3M’s premium Scotchkote external wall coating system to their iconic building in The Square Mile. Only a stone’s throw from St Paul’s Cathedral, 30 Cannon Street was the first building in the UK to be built with GRC facade panels, achieving a grade II listing in 2015. The…
Giving a blank wall some personality with stripes makes all the difference. Stripes are a great decorative painting technique for your walls. With the horizontal stripes, your room seems more spacious. The vertical stripes make the ceiling appear a little bit higher. Our tips will help you come up with the desired look for your…
Promain understand that painting any exterior surface can be challenging. The coating not only provides valuable protection to the structure, but can contribute massively to the way the surface looks. It can be difficult to find the right masonry paint however, and when problems occur, it can be even more daunting trying to find out…
At the end of last week, Promain received an article from our Digital Agency, which they thought we might be interested in. The subject was: Jotun are Establishing Themselves in Kenya!! The irony being that the Promain web team had been working, behind the scenes, on adding a number of Jotun products to the Paints…
Classidur water-based Universal Primer is good for sealing sooty, chalky or nicotine-coated surfaces prior to decoration with conventional paints. In addition it is an adhesion primer. Use on wood, old undamaged paint, glass and non-ferrous metals. Classidur Water Based Universal Primer One of the benefits of the primer is that it is odour free. It…
The existing paint coatings at Chalfont Park House were removed from the render prior to redecorating with the Keim Granital system to offer a proven cost effective solution to long term external decoration. Keim Granital has over 20 years proven performance on buildings in the UK and there are examples of Keim in Europe that…
David Lloyd established David Lloyd Leisure in 1980. Upon opening the first club, they aimed at providing a “family orientated” fitness and leisure facility. DLL is Britain’s biggest tennis operator and manages more than 500 tennis courts. There are 79 clubs in the UK and a further 10 across the rest of Europe DLL maintenance…
Newcastle City Council invests in houses of many colours, creating ‘Colourful Newcastle’. Keim Mineral Paints have been chosen for external re-decoration as part of a multi-million pound Newcastle housing regeneration programme. Back in 2003, Newcastle City Council presented a new private sector housing strategy. The strategy was at the centre of wider regeneration plans. These…
