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Providing independent testing, product development, training and market intelligence services to the coatings industry since 1926.

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A few of our clients

Akzo Nobel
Annie Sloan
arkema
Auto glym
beckers2
carlisle
chemours
crown paints
Dow coating Materials
Eastman
FP Pigments
imerys
Jotun
Lubrizol
olin-epoxy
PPG
Supagard
Synthomer
Coral and Talga
TATA steel
Venator
Wagner
Research &
Development
  • Resin Synthesis
  • Coating Evaluations
  • Formulation
  • Brand Specifications
  • Bench marking
  • Raw Material Evaluations
  • New Product Development
  • Applications
  • Coatings Selections
  • Scale-Up Support
  • Technology Scouting
  • Market Diligence
  • Process Development
  • Consultancy
Independent
Testing
  • Testing Paint Pre-application
  • Mechanical Properties
  • Colour / Optical Properties
  • Weathering & Durability
  • Corrosion Resistance
  • Ecolabel Testing
  • Paint Analysis of:
    • Substrates
    • Raw Materials
    • Fully formulated coatings
    • Multi-layer coatings systems
    • Fibrous & particulate contaminants
Market
Intelligence
  • Protective
  • Marine
  • Automotive OEM
  • Automotive Refinish
  • General Industrial
  • Aircraft
  • Industrial
  • Metal Packaging
  • Plastics Components
  • Pre-Coated Metal Sheet
  • Rail
  • Trucks, Buses & Other Vehicles
  • Interior Wall
  • Exterior Wall
  • Floor
  • Roof
  • Architectural Wood
Training &
Courses
  • Class room based courses
  • Onsite or at your site
  • Bespoke Courses
  • Paint & Coating Basics
  • Paint Technology
  • Pigments & Dispersion
  • Print & Ink Technology
  • Radiation Curing Technology
  • Paint Formulation
  • Waterborne Coatings
  • Distance Learning Courses
Research & Development
  • Resin Synthesis
  • Coating Evaluations
  • Formulation
  • Brand Specifications
  • Bench marking
  • Raw Material Evaluations
  • New Product Development
  • Applications
  • Coatings Selections
  • Scale-Up Support
  • Technology Scouting
  • Market Diligence
  • Process Development
  • Consultancy
Independent Testing
  • Testing Paint Pre-application
  • Mechanical Properties
  • Colour / Optical Properties
  • Weathering & Durability
  • Corrosion Resistance
  • Ecolabel Testing
  • Paint Analysis of:
    • Substrates
    • Raw Materials
    • Fully formulated coatings
    • Multi-layer coatings systems
    • Fibrous & particulate contaminants
Market Intelligence
  • Protective
  • Marine
  • Automotive OEM
  • Automotive Refinish
  • General Industrial
  • Aircraft
  • Industrial
  • Metal Packaging
  • Plastics Components
  • Pre-Coated Metal Sheet
  • Rail
  • Trucks, Buses & Other Vehicles
  • Interior Wall
  • Exterior Wall
  • Floor
  • Roof
  • Architectural Wood
Training
  • Class room based courses
  • Onsite or at your site
  • Bespoke Courses
  • Paint & Coating Basics
  • Paint Technology
  • Pigments & Dispersion
  • Print & Ink Technology
  • Radiation Curing Technology
  • Paint Formulation
  • Waterborne Coatings
  • Distance Learning Courses

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Coatings News
10th May 2021 in News

Polymers in liquid formulations

Very few outside of the chemical industries will have heard of polymers in liquid formulations – or PLFs – but almost everyone in the world interacts with them on a…
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4th May 2021 in News

European Technical Coatings Congress 2022

CONGRESS ETCC2022.  NEW DATE 12–14 July 2022   Due to the social and legal limitations caused by the SARS CoV-2 pandemic new date of the European Technical Coatings Congress ETCC2022…
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3rd December 2019 in News

PRA Sponsor Excellence in Training Award at BCF Industry Awards

The PRA were delighted to be sponsors of the BCF 10th anniversary coatings industry awards on Thursday 28th November 2019. PRA chose to sponsor and recognise companies that have shown…
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20th November 2019 in Irfab, News

Irfab Article – Waterborne Coatings

A STEADY GROWING BUSINESS The global market for water-borne coatings is expected to grow at a CAGR of 2.5 % – 2.8 % by 2023. By Olga Menukhin, Associate Consultant,…
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Coatings Events
25th September 2019 in Events

European Technical Coatings Congress 2020

PRA are proud to announce that we will be partnering with FATIPEC in the delivery of the upcoming European Technical Coatings Congress 2020. Information provided by FATIPEC:   ETCC2020 –…
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15th August 2019 in Events

Formulating Functional Films and Coatings Event

Submit a Poster or Register at https://www.formulation.org.uk/fffc2 The Formulation Science & Technology Group (FSTG)  and the Surface Coatings Interest Group of the Royal Society of Chemistry are organising “Formulating Functional…
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11th July 2019 in Events

PRA Annual Conference 2019

Sustainability: Challenges & future opportunities for the coatings industry PRA will be holding its annual conference on 10th September 2019 at our offices in Melton Mowbray. This event is open…
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11th February 2019 in Events, News

PRA’s Dr Stephen Ryley Chairing at the ECS Conference 17th – 19th March 2019

“Powder coatings currently represent ca. 15 % of the total industrial coatings market. Some challenges still remain that need to be overcome before powder coatings can be more widely adopted…
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