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18.01.2012 Beckers starts cooperation with Swedish real estate site
Tikkurila's subsidiary, Alcro-Beckers AB, and its Beckers paint brand targeted to consumers have started a cooperation with Hemnet, Sweden's most popular site for real estate searches.
09.01.2012 Tikkurila celebrates its 150 years journey in 2012
For 150 years already, Tikkurila has offered beauty and protection. A small oil press has grown into one of the leading paint companies in the Nordic area as well as in Russia and other selected Eastern European countries. – Tikkurila inspires you to color your life.
27.12.2011 Competitive edge from colors
The right coating material protects the product. Colors give a positive impression of the product’s quality, and they help to improve visibility and brand awareness. Colors can also be used to highlight the form and structure of a product.
20.12.2011 Alcro awarded for their colorful and creative advertising campaign
Alcro-Beckers AB was awarded third prize in the international Epica Awards in the category of "Household Maintenance". The award was granted to Alcro's colorful campaign "Color Tackle", which illustrates a Swedish ice hockey player in a dramatic tackle with an opponent from another team.
13.12.2011 Tikkurila awarded the golden Consumer Laurel 2011 award in Poland
Tikkurila's Polish subsidiary, Tikkurila Polska S.A., has been granted the golden Consumer Laurel 2011 award for the Be Special Decor product range.
09.12.2011 Tikkurila's Pigrol products protect beehives
Tikkurila's German subsidiary Pigrol has launched the first scientifically tested protective coating for apiculture. The lifespan of the wooden beekeeping equipment can now be extended with the Pigrol products.
28.11.2011 Tikkurila's water-borne paints in Ikituuri – a landmark of sustainable development
The latest building project of the Student Village Foundation of Turku (TYS) was completed in the spring 2011 in the Nummenranta area in Turku, Finland. The elliptical construction was built in compliance with the principles of sustainable development, and the interior premises were painted with Tikkurila's water-borne paints.
21.11.2011 Tikkurila colors Night of Chemistry at Heureka on December 2
Tikkurila will join Night of Chemistry is to be held at the Finnish Science Center Heureka in Vantaa, Finland on Friday December 2, bringing the International Year of Chemistry to a close.
18.11.2011 Tikkurila awarded the Supplier of the Year in Norway
The retail store chain Byggmakker has granted Tikkurila's Norwegian subsidiary, Tikkurila Norge A/S, its Supplier of the Year award in November 2011. Tikkurila received the same award in Norway also in 2010.
11.11.2011 Tikkurila's paints in the Snoras Snow Arena in Lithuania
The steel structures of the winter entertainment complex Snoras Snow Arena in Druskininkai, Lithuania were painted with more than 50,000 litres of Tikkurila's coatings.
03.11.2011 The choice of color can save energy
Can color and light in cooperation save energy? This was the question posed by researchers in the OPTIMA project, the goal of which was to reduce the energy used for lighting purposes without impairing the experience. Tikkurila's Swedish subsiadiary Alcro-Beckers AB, together with the University College of Arts, Crafts and Design in Sweden, participated in the research.
25.10.2011 Be creative with the Teks Magico decorative paint
Tikkurila's leading Russian decorative paint brand, Teks, has launched a new water-borne decorative paint, "Teks Magico", which enables customers to use their creativity in a more innovative way.
21.10.2011 Tikkurila Polska awarded by a DIY store network
Leroy Merlin Poland, a Do-It-Yourself (DIY) store network in Poland, has awarded Tikkurila Polska in their Supplier Congress in Warsaw, Poland in September 2011. The award was given to Tikkurila in the category “The most effective new products in 2010”.
20.10.2011 Tikkurila design floors provide individual style and color to any space
Tikkurila introduced the Tikkurila Design Floor Techniques at the Colour and Surface 11 trade fair held 12-14 October 2011 in Helsinki. The Tikkurila Design Floor Techniques will inspire you to create more unique and colorful floors without compromising the floor’s wear resistance.
17.10.2011 Hospital ward turns into an enchanted forest with Tikkurila colors
Recently, Tikkurila was involved in a charity project for the children’s ward at the Skin and Allergy Hospital Helsinki. The project volunteers helped to create a new look for the facility, turning the children’s ward into an enchanted forest.
12.10.2011 Tikkurila Profe – more extensive services for professionals
Profe is a service concept for professional customers, which allows Tikkurila to provide more extensive and targeted services for various operators in the trade. The concept takes account of each group's special needs.
05.10.2011 Tikkurila’s water-borne paints used for living quarters module on Caspian Sea offshore platform
It was the impressive track record in supplying water-borne systems in demanding environments that led to Tikkurila winning the contract with Apply Emtunga to provide a paint solution for a living quarters module on an offshore platform in the Caspian Sea.
30.09.2011 Tikkurila trend colors 2012-2013 show the joy of doing
Tikkurila has published trend colors for the years 2012–2013. The colors contain the energetic joy and power of the 70s, soft pastel colors, dark harmony, earthy shades, and breezy maritime. The inspiration for creating the collection was simple life, absence of rush, and doing it yourself.
14.09.2011 Tikkurila's Tunto to the new Tulikivi Suvas range of designer fireplaces
Tulikivi's new Suvas designer fireplace will be treated with Tikkurila's Tunto Hieno textured coating.
07.09.2011 Tikkurila's Alcro and Beckers products granted five new Nordic Ecolabels
Tikkurila has the highest number of eco-labeled decorative paints in Scandinavia.
