Artex Ltd. is an English-based manufacturer of building materials.

History

Artex was started in 1935, with the name ''Artex'' coming from “Asbestos Reinforced TEXtured Coating”. Artex became part of the BPB Group of companies in 1966. It merged with Blue Hawk sometime in 1997. Blue Hawk had been bought by the BPB Group in 1972. BPB was in turn purchased by

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, a large building products company based in

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in November 2005.

Brands

It owns several brands, some of which have become genericized and are known and recognised as household words. Its brands include: *

Artex Artex is a surface coating used for interior decorating, most often found on ceilings, which allows the decorator to add a texture to it. The name ''Artex'' is a trademark of Artex Ltd., a company based in the United Kingdom. The name is a gener ...

Textured Coating *

Gyproc Drywall (also called plasterboard, dry lining, wallboard, sheet rock, gypsum board, buster board, custard board, and gypsum panel) is a panel made of calcium sulfate dihydrate (gypsum), with or without additives, typically extruded between thick ...

Plasterboard Drywall (also called plasterboard, dry lining, wallboard, sheet rock, gypsum board, buster board, custard board, and gypsum panel) is a panel made of calcium sulfate dihydrate (gypsum), with or without additives, typically extruded between thic ...

* Thistle Plaster * Blue Hawk

Structure

It has its head office and main manufacturing base at

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, with an additional manufacturing site for texture and liquid products in

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References

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* Manufacturing companies of England Manufacturing companies established in 1935 Companies based in Nottinghamshire Building materials companies of the United Kingdom 1935 establishments in England {{England-company-stub