Pronto Paints celebrates thirty years of continuous coatings service
August 2019 marks the 30th anniversary of Pronto Paints trading as a specialist industrial coatings manufacturer.
Terry Harris, the founder, spotted the opportunity for ‘one coat’ finishes and established the business in Chesterfield in 1989. It is part of the Pronto folklore that the very first customer orders were made in a barrel and stirred by hand with a chair leg.
Whilst they maintain a steadfast commitment to personal service, things have evolved significantly from recycling furniture for use on the shop floor. Notable milestones include becoming a limited company in 1994, relocating to a purpose built 20,000 sq. ft facility in 1998, increasing in size to 81,000 sq. ft across 2 sites in 2019 and three BCF Coatings Care award wins.
“Everything starts and ends with our customers” said David Beckford, Managing Director. “Some of our customers really have been with us from the beginning.”
In that time, they have also invested significant sums in new equipment to improve our processes, allowing us to increase our capacity to 36,000 litres a day. New products have been launched like ST1Ktop and opened entirely new markets, bringing superior technology and service to customers with exacting standards.
