On Dutch National Painters’ Day, PPG started to celebrate 300 years of operations in the Netherlands.
On 6th April 2022, the Dutch National Painters’ Day, PPG has announced that it is celebrating 300 years of operations in the Netherlands and the anniversary of its SIGMA COATINGS™ brand for architectural coatings. The staff will visit thousands of painters all over the country to personally thank them for their hard work.
“We are pleased to celebrate such a proud history of paints and coatings innovation in the Netherlands. What started with grinding pigments in a windmill is now a core part of PPG and a key contributor to our purpose of protecting and beautifying the world,” stated Justus Tichelman, the general manager of PPG’s Architectural Coatings for Benelux Trade.
The company Pieter Schoen & Sons had been originally founded in 1722, when Jan Pieterszoon Schoen set up a windmill in Westzaan in order to grind pigments for local painters. Later, in 1972, it merged with other two businesses to start Sigma Coatings, acquired by PPG in 2008. Now PPG has six plants and over sixty shops in the Netherlands, employing 1.200 people. Besides the Sigma Coatings architectural products, the company offers also HISTOR™ coatings and RAMBO™ coatings.
“Schoen laid the foundation for a company that has truly stood the test of time. His company was one of the first to offer pigments and dyes commercially for paint makers and evolved to become one of the first international paint companies. It thrived with a focus on continuously responding to customers’ needs and changing market conditions – something that remains a core value for PPG,” also added Tichelman.
PPG has had a longstanding commitment in supporting the Dutch community: it is a partner of the NEMO Science Museum in Amsterdam and supports their projects to make science and technology accessible to children in an easy and stimulating way. In addition, PPG has signed a two-year partnership with the Dutch education non-profit C3 to introduce children and young people to chemistry and life sciences.