Sikkens
1792 Wiert Willem Sikkens built a paint factory in the city wall of Groningen.
1924 Sikkens established a laboratory for quality control and product development.
Soon expanded into specialist coatings for the joinery, automotive and aerospace industries.
1939 Moved to Sassenheim to be closer to its customers.
Post-WWI Because of shortage of raw materials, developed a range of synthetic coatings.
1960s A series of mergers and takeovers
Today Sikkens is part of the AkzoNobel group
See Also
Sources of Information
- [1] Sikkens website