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Meet the New Albany Paint Range

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Albany has announced the launch of its new and improved professional paint range. Now available at Brewers Decorator Centres.

Say hello to Albany; the same, trusted brand you know but with a new look and improved performance.

This marks one of the most important developments in Albany’s history. Driven by a commitment to never stand still, the range has been reformulated to deliver even greater quality, improved opacity, enhanced colour accuracy and increased coverage across the range. The result? The best Albany paint ever produced.

Tried, Tested, Trusted.

Every product in the new Albany range has been rigorously tested to perform where it matters most – on the job. Following blind testing across a variety of substrates, 64 professional decorators from across the UK put the leading formulations through their paces in real-world environments, before the top performers were independently assessed by a specialist testing house.

Together, this has created a range designed to give decorators confidence from the first coat to the final finish, with excellent coverage, improved efficiency and durable, reliable performance across the jobs they tackle every day.

The Albany Story

The Albany story began in 1920, when Clement Brewer introduced a wallpaper collection inspired by London’s prestigious Albany Mansions. Paint soon followed, and over the decades Albany has grown into a trusted decorating brand recognised for quality, reliability and practical innovation.

For over 100 years, Albany has built its reputation by listening to decorators, understanding the job and creating products that deliver where it counts. Today, that same commitment continues.

The Four Albany Paints Every Decorator Should Know About

Albany Vinyl Matt

Albany Vinyl Matt is your everyday go-to for interior walls and ceilings, delivering reliable coverage and a smooth, low-sheen finish that helps mask imperfections.

  • Improved coverage for fewer coats and greater efficiency
  • Enhanced spray performance for a smoother application
  • New 350ml sample pots to see the true colour and finish before committing

Albany Scrubbable Matt

Designed for busy spaces such as hallways, kitchens and bathrooms, Albany Scrubbable Matt combines a clean matt finish with the durability needed to withstand everyday knocks, scuffs and repeated cleaning.

  • Improved application on interior walls and ceilings
  • Mould-resistant coating for moisture-prone environments
  • New 350ml sample pots for confident colour selection

Albany AF1 Ceiling Paint

Albany AF1 Ceiling Paint provides excellent coverage with a flat matt finish that helps hide imperfections and leaves ceilings looking clean, crisp and uniform.

  • Faster drying time of just 2 – 4 hours
  • Improved non-spatter formulation
  • Enhanced spray performance
  • New 5L size and tinted option

Albany Acrylic Eggshell Paint

Albany Acrylic Eggshell is easy to apply and built to withstand everyday knocks and scuffs, delivering a smooth, consistent soft-sheen finish for kitchens, bathrooms and other hardworking areas.

  • Improved coverage per litre
  • Better opacity from the first coat
  • Easier application for a smoother decorating experience

Where To Get Your Hands On The New Albany Paints

The new and improved Albany professional paint range is now available to buy in Brewers stores and online at brewers.co.uk.

New and Improved Albany AF1 Ceiling Paint and a New 5L Size

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The popular Albany AF1 Ceiling Paint is now even better. Designed specifically for the ‘5th wall’ in the home, the new and improved Albany AF1 Ceiling Paint brings performance upgrades you can genuinely feel while still delivering the flawless super flat matt finish decorators know and trust. Plus, AF1 is now available in a new 5L size, perfect for those smaller projects.

The new formula of Albany AF1 Ceiling Paint delivers a range of key improvements designed to make ceiling work quicker, cleaner and easier. It’s lighter to handle, features a non-spatter formula for tidier application, and has improved recoat times to help you move through jobs more efficiently. Performance through a sprayer has also been enhanced, delivering excellent results whether applying by brush, roller or spray.

With the upgrades, AF1 retains the same trusted qualities decorators rely on. Remaining a water-based ceiling coating packed with matting agents to help hide imperfections and reduce brush and roller marks, creating a smooth, consistent super flat matt finish with dependable anti-flashing performance.

Albany AF1 is the ultimate anti-flashing ceiling paint. Flashing is where, in certain lighting conditions or from certain angles, a painted surface appears to have patches of higher sheen, leaving an uneven finish.

Albany AF1 is specially formulated to avoid this, thanks to its super flat matt finish and ultra-low sheen, non-reflective properties, helping deliver a professional ceiling finish with no distractions.

We’re excited to introduce the brand new AF1 5L pack size, created in response to customer demand. It delivers all the performance and benefits of the 10L pack but easier for those smaller jobs with improved flexibility, easier lifting and more convenient storage.

Key Features

  • Finish: Super flat matt
  • Coverage: Up to 13m² per litre
  • Touch dry: 30 minutes
  • Recoat time: 2–4 hours
  • Application: Brush, roller or spray
  • Spatter: Non-spatter formula
  • Clean up: Water
  • Scrub rating: Class 2
  • Available sizes: 5L and 10L

Shop AF1 online or in your local Brewers Decorator Centre.

Help the honey bee!

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Getting Buzzy at Brewers!

In the months of July and August, Brewers Decorator Centres is adopting a bee for every litre of Albany paint purchased – which they anticipate could reach over 500,000 honeybees! To fulfil their pledge, Brewers are working closely with Gruffydd Rees from Gwenyn Gruffydd, a bee specialist based in the picturesque Carmarthen, South Wales.

Bees (3) copyThe idea behind the adoption plan is to give a helping hand in reducing the decline of these vital pollinators. In preparation, a number of beehives have been set up and will be well looked after by Gruffydd Rees, a beekeeper with over 10 years’ experience and member of the Welsh Beekeepers Association and DASH accredited by the Governments Bee Unit. In addition to the adoption, they are planting bee friendly trees in community spaces in South Wales to provide a valuable food source for bees and other pollinators in the local area.

Find out more about Brewers’ bee activities or follow them on Facebook  or Instagram the latest bee news!

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Albany Paints Centenary – A Celebratory Colour Palette

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Albany Paints is celebrating 100 years of colouring people’s homes.

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Colour is a powerful tool in interior decoration, it gives character, adds dimension and expresses personality. Certain shades have close links with bygone eras, which tell us a story with depth and meaning often influenced by fashion, art and pop culture of the time. To celebrate this language of colour, here is a specially curated palette honouring Albany’s rich history of colour with iconic shades from each decade.

Albany Forest Green Hero 600x600 copyAlbany is a trusted paint brand used by professionals and DIY-ers alike. Each finish is made to a high-quality trade recipe, rich in pigment and high-quality ingredients for superior colour depth and retention. Albany paint is exclusively available online or in-store at Brewers Decorator Centres.

Forest Green (1920s) – Synonymous with the Art Deco era, Forest Green is a deep jade with a hint of black which provides depth and character.

Sea Bird (1930s) – Sea Bird is a delicate grey blue. A favoured shade of the 30s that creates a sense of calm and tranquillity.

 

 

Albany Sweet Pea Hero 600x600 copySweet Pea (1940s) – The grounded blush pink is a 40s favourite. Bring Sweet Pea up to date with dark, inky accessories.

Daffodil (1950s) – Daffodil is a soft, happy yellow that brings the sunshine in, enveloping a room in warmth and character regardless of era.

Thirst Quencher (1960s) – This fresh aqua is often considered retro but works equally well in a modern home. It’s a pure shade that can be muted with soft pastels or kept cool and crisp with white.

Apricot (1970s) – Bold and bright, Apricot is and arresting shade with a strong relationship with the 70’s where earth and spice tones were considered all the rage.

Strawberry (1980s) – The delightful Strawberry is a striking berry red that maintains a strong sense of colour for high impact schemes.

Mushroom (1990s) – This earthy Mushroom tone is a fine example of an easy neutral coveted in the 90s and is currently back in favour.

Garden Delight (2000s) – Garden Delight is an energisingly zesty lime green, a popular shade of the noughties. Use sparingly in unexpected details for a modern touch.

Seal (2010s) – Seal is a charming mid-grey, a homage to most popular interior colour of the past decade.

 

Albany launch innovative new range of brushes and rollers

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1200x628 New Brush & RollerTo tie in with their 100 year celebration, Albany are bringing out some exciting changes to their brush and roller range, launching this February!

Albany Paint brushes and rollersAlbany will expand and improve their already highly successful range of products, with a focus on improving sustainability.

“We are working with a progressive manufacturer, who very much aligns with Brewers’ values” said Elaine Christenson, leading the launch “This new partnership will afford us some great opportunities to introduce a number of innovations both now and in the future, and be much more adaptable in building our range for customers.”

JA13239 Albany Brushes (45)Six new brushes introduced
Block, angled, stubby, sash, lining fitch and round fitch brushes join the range.

…plus a new dusting brush
A new dusting brush has been introduced – in a unique style not currently offered by other leading brands.

Fully synthetic brush filaments
The complete range has moved to synthetic filaments, with different types and designs for each brush, meaning there’ll be a brush to suit all customers – even those who still like a natural bristle.

Improved wallpaper hanging brush design
Filaments are fixed via a loop method rather than traditional resin fixing, meaning it’s more eco-friendly and less likely to lose filaments.

JA13239 Albany Rollers (16)Additional roller sizes and fabrics
Key lines are now available in widths up to 18 inches for contractors, and extra fabric types have been introduced.

Improved roller frames
An adjustable frame for 12- to 18-inch rollers has been introduced.
Plastic bearings are fitted to the 9-inch roller frame – making it more durable and less likely to jam or skid in use.

Deeper roller trays
Designed to hold more. Bespoke liners are also available for the 4-inch and 9-inch trays.

Bespoke roller handle design
Available on all rollers up to 12 inches, this handle design has soft touch sections for greater comfort in use and is threaded to fix to a suitable extension pole.

Eco-friendly brush packaging
A number of brushes will now have a closed-wallet laminated card, which is reusable.

JA13239 Albany Rollers (5)‘Seal and save’ roller packaging
All rollers will have ‘seal and save’ packaging, a high-quality reusable bag which can be used to store wet rollers between jobs or overnight.

Reduced plastic on roller sets
There is reduced plastic packaging on roller sets, with products heat sealed on the top rather than fully bagged.

The full range is available in all Brewers stores from February
Stores will be celebrating the launch with promotions during March and April – watch this space!

 

WIN WITH ALBANY PAINTS!

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Albany, the quality trade paint brand exclusively available at Brewers, celebrates its 100th birthday in 2020. As part of the celebrations, Brewers are giving you the chance to win one of 20 coffee machine prizes in their latest Facebook competition.

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For your chance to win one of 20 prizes consisting of a Delonghi ECC 221.B Espresso & Cappuccino Coffee Machines (in black) plus a pair of limited edition Albany enamel mugs simply enter via the Brewers Facebook page 

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Albany paints, wallpaper collections and sundries are available from the Brewers network of over 170 stores and online at Wallpaperdirect.com and Designerpaint.co.uk.  Open a Brewers Card to get 20% off your first purchase and save 10% on Albany products – sign up today! 

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The Albany Design Collection

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Picture1Brewers are excited to introduce the new Albany Design Collection colour card; an exclusive edit of 112 classic and contemporary colours and neutrals for the home.

From fresh whites and popular greys to inky blues and vibrant greens, the new Design Collection features a range of carefully selected colours from which to create your perfect scheme. Discover the shade that is right for you with a generous 250ml sample pot.

The new collection is available in a comprehensive range of finishes for walls, ceilings and trim. All Albany paints are made to a tried and tested trade standard recipe with strong pigmentation for superior coverage and a rich depth of colour.

The Albany Design collection is exclusively available at your local Brewers Decorator Centre. To find your local Brewers store, visit brewers.co.uk/stores