The world’s leading supplier of artists’ materials


ColArt is the choice of artists in more than 120 countries. In 2009 our sales were £156.6m (US$244.2m/€175.8m) These are some of the reasons why:

Sales by brand

  • Winsor & Newton is the world market leader in artists’ colours.
  • Lefranc & Bourgeois is the largest supplier of colours for artists, crafters and children in Europe.
  • Liquitex is the world leader in artists’ acrylics.
  • Reeves is a leader in the new and rapidly growing ‘Introduction to Fine Art’ category for beginners.
  • We also sell brands such as Dryad, Beckers “A” and T-Keya, as well as carrying a number of supplier brands, particularly in the area of coloured pencils.

Sales by market

  • We sell products in over 120 countries.
  • Our products are distributed by subsidiaries in 14 countries and by a network of independent distributors elsewhere.

Sales by product group

  • Half of our sales are in Fine Art colour.
  • We have taken strong positions in Fine Art ancillary products such as brushes, easels and surfaces.
  • Education colour is a large and growing category.
  • We have built strong regional positions in craft and hobby colours.


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