Sherwin-Williams Protective and Marine Coatings

Sherwin-Williams manufacture a range of high performance protective coatings to serve a number of key markets. Our product range includes intumescent coatings to protect structures from both cellulosic and hydrocarbon fires, as well as products specifically created to protect structures in harsh marine and offshore environments. Sherwin-Williams acquired the Bolton based Leighs Paints in 2011. Leighs Paints has over 150 years of experience in protective coatings and offers technical support and sales centres in global locations such as Germany, India and the United Arab Emirates. Since its creation in 1860, Leighs Paints has continuously grown over the years and has an extensive portfolio including corrosion protection the world leading passive fire protection range known as FIRETEX.

Sherwin-Williams serves a number of markets including civil construction, marine, oil and gas energy, mining and passive fire protection as well as the bridge, highway and rail sector. Our customers are our main priority and we strive to offer and deliver the highest standards of relevant industry expertise and extensive support.

Technical Services

At Sherwin-Williams we offer more than just tins of paint and we recognise that our complete support throughout your entire project. We will work with you to achieve your project goals dependent on your specific requirements. This can include bespoke specifications, technical assistance, fire estimation and engineering service. Our experienced technical team are NACE and ICorr certified and our professional field technicians can provide you with ongoing on-site support throughout your entire project. Our technical expertise includes needs evaluation and specification consulting as well as planning and forecasting in depth experience.

Protective and Marine Coatings

Sherwin-Williams offer 150 years of expertise whether you require high performance and high quality anti-corrosive coating or passive fire protection (PFP). We have long standing relationships with many satisfied customers due to our reliability and assurance of quality across our range of protective coatings. Our extensive track record speaks for itself and we manufacture and supply our protective coatings across the globe. We have the expertise to meet your specific requirements regardless of exposure conditions, downtime tolerance or regulatory needs. Our services and support will help you to improve the overall quality of your project and reduce your downtime thanks to the need for fewer coats and a faster return to service.

Passive Fire Protection

Sherwin-Williams recognise that safety is of paramount importance when it comes to protection against fire. Our intumescent and insulation FIRETEX materials offer unparalleled protection across a diversity of structures from off shore oilrigs to supermarkets. Our FIRETEX brand has been used throughout projects on a global scale and our products will help to protect your assets from fire dangers including cellulosic fires, hydrocarbon pool fires, explosions, jet fires and cryogenic spills. Sherin-Williams is a recognised and trusted name in the field of protective fire coatings and our FIRETEX materials have been independently tested and certified up to the most stringent international standards.

Assistance from Experts

We know the importance of listening to our customers and collaborating to give the best advice and professional help throughout your projects. Sherwin-Williams have the expertise to understand and help achieve your business goals and objectives. We will work with you to assemble the most experienced team capable of protecting your assets who will help to get your project completed on time and within your budget. We are here to help whether you require recommendations and advice on specific coatings and linings, planning and forecasting or our in depth technical maintenance expertise. We have professional experts who have worked across a wide range of sectors including civil, marine, oil and gas, and mining.

Oil and Gas/Energy

Our first priority at Sherwin-Willams is protection and that includes your onshore and offshore infrastructures. We understand that oil and gas environments are highly corrosive and hostile to infrastructures and we have nearly 150 years of experience and expertise in this field. We offer high durability coating protection whether you need to enhance personal safety or prevent corrosion. We also provide passive fire protection with our FIRETEX coatings that will provide protection from hydrocarbon pool and jet fires. Sherwin-Williams has a team of experts on hand to provide professional advice and ongoing support and maintenance when required.

Civil Construction

Sherwin-Williams offer coatings to protect and extend the life of steel structures. Our protective coatings range from fast drying primers to cellulosic passive fire protection solutions. Our protective coatings are designed to apply and then cure quickly and are the ultimate solution when it comes to extending the life of your steel structures including beams and steel plate piping. Structures we have protected include famous London landmarks such as the Shard and Wimbledon as well as Al Kifaf Tower in Dubai to name a few. Our 150 years of expertise and our many satisfied customers have made us world leaders in the protective coating market.

Marine Coatings

We are one of the world leaders in the supply of marine coatings with a priority goal of protecting and extending the life of your assets. Thanks to our 150 years of protective coating experience we understand the issues and challenges faced by your vessels whether that is at sea or in dry dock. We have long standing relationships with partners such as the U.S. Navy and the U.S. Coastguard as well as Transpetro, one of Latin America’s biggest vessel owners. We have an experienced technical and maintenance team who will provide advice and assistance on the correct coatings to protect your ships as well as helping to maximise their life expectancy.

Bridge, Highway and Rail

Our coatings provide maximum protection to your structures and meet industry standards as well as being approved by organisations including London Underground, Network Rail and the Highways Agency. We supply protective coatings designed to protect and extend the life of your assets including protection from arid to extreme weather conditions. Our protective coatings include fire protection, anti graffiti, anti-slip, masonry and chemical resistant materials. Our expert team can advise and assist on the correct protective coatings for your specific structures and we also provide technical and maintenance advice throughout your project.