Tikkurila Group - Responsibility

09.05.2012 Alcro to cooperate with Skanska in construction of the New Karolinska Solna hospital

Alcro will provide Skanska with consulting services for the painting work on the New Karolinska Solna University Hospital outside Stockholm, Sweden.

18.04.2012 Vivacolor brand in renewal

To further strengthen the position of the Vivacolor brand and ensure the long-term competiveness in a constantly changing paint business, the Vivacolor brand will undergo many changes during 2012.

12.04.2012 Tikkurila won the "HR Brand of the Year" award in Russia

OOO Tikkurila has been awarded in March 2012 in Moscow. The first prize “HR Brand of the Year 2011” was given in the category "The Northern Capital" (project realized in St. Petersburg) for their integration project in Russia in 2009-2011.

27.03.2012 Bringing colors and joy to childrens' hospital in Minsk

Tikkurila paints and beautiful paintings decorate the corridors of childrens' Cardiosurgery Center in Minsk, Belarus, and bring joy to young patients of the hospital.

01.03.2012 Alcro presents the ad.retur inspiration collection

With color, imagination and careful work, an old, worn out piece of furniture can be made attractive once again. Alcro wants to show this with ad.retur – an inspiration collection in which students at Beckmans College of Design have given ten worn out pieces of furniture a new chance.

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.

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”.

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.

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.