Our History

Crown Paints' history is the result of a rich mixture of ingredients, the origins of which go back as far as the year 1777 and include not only paint manufacture (a comparatively recent diversification) but also printing and wallpaper production.


The family names Greenway and Potter were prominent in
those early days and the Walpamur Company (born out of The
Wallpaper Manufacturers) became famous from the early 1900s.
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