An interesting thing about the new Glidden Stores. Over a decade ago, several US paint brands (Fuller O’Brien, Sinclair, and Glidden among them) were bought out by the international giant ICI (Imperial Chemical Industries). Former Fuller Obrien/Sinclair locations were converted into ICI/Dulux stores. Dulux is an internationally available brand of paint, produced by AkzoNobel (formerly Imperial Chemical Industries). The brand name Dulux has been used by both ICI and DuPont since 1931 and was one of the first alkyd-based paints.
I’ve always liked the ICI/Dulux line because they have large resources, big R & D dollars, and many product choices from which to cherry pick a great line of paints.
Funny thing is after over 10 years, Americans still don’t recognize the ICI name brand, and so they’ve changed the name back to Glidden, for that warm, familiar name recognition (or so I heard: Perhaps AkzoNobel just wants to distance themselves from their old moniker). In any case, be aware that when you buy Glidden, it is backed by a longstanding, international company with great R & D and the resources to put out a truly solid, dependable product line. Check out their website!
