Carbon Group Agrees Supply Contract with World-leading Manufacturer of Eco-friendly Buses

Joe McBride, Tactical Purchasing Specialist at The Bamford bus company t/a Wrightbus with Brian Walsh, Managing Director, Carbon Group.

—— Photo: Joe McBride, Tactical Purchasing Specialist at The Bamford bus company t/a Wrightbus with Brian Walsh, Managing Director, Carbon Group. Carbon Group is delighted to announce that it will supply specialist powder coatings to a Co. Antrim company that’s internationally recognised for its design and manufacture of EV and hydrogen-powered buses. Seeking to move…

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A Breath of Fresh Air with Bright Skies – ColourFutures™ Colour of the Year, 2022

Colours of the Year by AkzoNobel - 2022 and earlier

If the arrival of 2022 has left you feeling a little lacking in design inspiration, you’ll be delighted to browse some of the impressive new colour palettes composed by Sikkens and their colleagues at AkzoNobel’s ‘Global Aesthetic Center’. Research conducted by AkzoNobel’s ColourFutures™ team during 2021 identified a yearning for “open air” and “a connection…

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Carbon Paint Centre Customer Switches to Sikkens Exterior Coatings – Watch The Expert at Work!

Expert uses Sikkens Aqua Polyuerthane with impressive speed, ease and expertise!

Carbon Paint Centre’s Conor Bartley has just shared this attention-grabbing video, featuring the use of our Sikkens exterior water-based wood coatings.  Conor’s latest customer sent him the video of the business utilising our AkzoNobel Sikkens Aqua Polyuerthane 2K primer (water-based). The customer in question changed over to our Sikkens technology, from his previous 1-component coating…

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PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT: Formaldehyde-free AkzoNobel FF Duracid and FF DuracidColor (FF Wood Finishes)

staircase in a home

Completely free of formaldehyde and isocyanates, the AkzoNobel FF Duracid range of acid curing lacquers is the ideal choice for interior furnishings. A popular wood finishing for living rooms, bedrooms, kitchens and children’s playrooms (in fact, for all interior joinery, furniture and cabinetry!), FF Duracid and FF DuracidColor lacquers not only benefit the end users…

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***POSTPONED*** Sikkens Applicator Day – Book Now!

Sikkens Applicator Day at Carbon Paint Centre - promo image

Please note that the event outlined below has been ***POSTPONED*** due to the Covid-19 outbreak. We will re-schedule the event as soon as it is safe to do so. Remember, you can phone Barry Doyle on +353 1 902 3555 for information and advice about the Sikkens range. Book Your Place! Our Sikkens Applicator Day…

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Sikkens Applicator Day – Industry Event

Sikkens Open Day

Welcoming Carl Circus & Ian Crawford (AkzoNobel/Sikkens) Carbon Paint Centre was delighted to welcome Carl Circus and Ian Crawford (AkzoNobel/Sikkens) to a special industry event at our Dublin 11 premises this week. Key topics discussed during the training seminar included: Exterior joinery Interior lacquer – focusing on new formaldehyde-free products Exterior brush/repair/maintenance products Future Events:…

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INTERPON 610 Course Texture (Low E Texture Range).

INTERPON 610 Course Texture (Low E Texture Range).

Learn more about INTERPON 610 Course Texture (Low E Texture Range). AkzoNobel has launched an innovative new powder coating which enables customers to add coarse texture to surfaces. Interpon Coarse Texture Low-E is especially good at covering small defects on metal, while also offering greater energy and production efficiency compared with similar products of this…

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Trend-spotting: AkzoNobel Announces ‘Colour of the Year’ 2019

Spiced Honey colour with yellow - interior arrangement

Spiced Honey, a Captivating Warm Amber Tone Has Been Chosen as ‘Colour Of The Year’ 2019 It’s that time of the year again when AkzoNobel’s team of sociologists and colour experts cast the die and denote a particular colour shade as the ‘Colour of The Year’. Each year the chosen colour is determined based on…

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Duraflex Wood Coating Technology: Outstanding Durability, Long-lasting Protection

Duraflex endurance testing

Looking for a wood coating system that provides optimum durability and long-lasting protection? Thanks to a perfect combination of substrate and coating, the Sikkens Duraflex coating system ensures long-lasting weather protection – proven by extensive weathering testing at the Q-Lab Weathering Research Service. Innovative light stabilisers (in the translucent coatings) give the coating high and…

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AkzoNobel Launches Innovative Formaldehyde-Free Series

Formaldehyde free series by AkzoNobel

PRODUCT LAUNCH: AkzoNobel’s new and innovative formaldehyde-free series has been labelled ‘revolutionary’ by industry insiders. Carbon Paint Centre is delighted to announce the launch of AkzoNobel’s formaldehyde-free product series. The FF system is also isocyanate free; plus, it’s free of odour to the end-user when used on both coated furniture or fittings. The results are…

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