New statistics published in January by our great friends at British Coatings Federation addressed the significant raw material price inflation that has been impacting our industry for much of the last 12 months. BCF reports: 📈 Solvent prices were up […]
We’re, almost unbelievably, nearly at the end of 2021, another tumultuous year in our industry. And it’s time to reflect. But we’re not going to be downbeat. We’ve all faced a multitude of challenges that have been well documented. Instead, […]
Purposeful. It’s the new mantra at Pronto. Actually, it has been for some time, we just didn’t quite name it. Stretching back into these early days of the pandemic in 2020, when we all had to significantly change our daily […]
We always strive to walk on the positive side of life at Pronto. And we’re pleased that the coatings industry, via the BCF is reporting increasing levels of confidence and a surge in demand in some areas. They’re seeing […]
A bit of a personal post. 22 years ago this week (5th July) I arrived at Pronto for the very first time. As a Shell STEP undergraduate, I was tasked with creating a website for the company. The very first […]
Writing in response to a recent BBC Business piece about building projects being hit by lack of supplies and price rises (26/5/21) I commented that we’ve been in the eye of this storm for several months now. We’re confident that […]
It’s undeniable that the impact of Brexit import/export delays, the ongoing international pandemic and some unfortunate extraneous events in our sector’s supply chain are causing a great many of us a sleepless night or two right now. Demand But […]
Like many SME UK businesses who have adapted and worked tirelessly to support staff and customers over the disruption of the last 12 months, we’re delighted to see a roadmap from the UK Government for the re-opening of the country. […]
There’s no doubt we’re facing some testing times in our industry and global commerce at large. We worked hard in 2020 to firstly ensure we could keep our factory open safely and supply those who needed our products through the […]
Raw Materials are increasing in price, this is a painful fact that cannot be avoided. Since most come from Mainland Europe or further afield, the devaluation of Sterling has seen most prices escalate in the last 9 months. There have […]