Key events in our history

  •  1874 - Carl Wilhelm Becker opens first Beckers paint factory
  • 1912 - Beckers 'A' artist paint launched
  • 1920s - New production lines require distinct industrial paint
  • Specialisation - divestment of non-paint and retail businesses
  • 1967 - Becker rainbow introduced
  • Development of coil coating lines
  • 1970s and 1980s - building a European multinational - expansion into UK, France, Italy and Germany
  • 1985 - Business acquired by Lindén family
  • 1990 - Organised into Business Areas
  • 1990s - Becoming a global player - expansion into the Americas, Asia and Eastern Europe
  • 2010 - Divestment of Business Area Becker Acroma
  • Today more than 40 facilities spanning the globe