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One of Henkel’ s most iconic brands, SELLOTAPE, even features in the English Oxfor d Dictionary and consumers far and wide have adopted it as the generic name for all clear tapes. This well-loved brand celebrates a r emarkable milestone, its 80th Birthday, in 2017. Sellotape has never been compromised on quality, it r emains the stickiest, thickest tape on the market, since it was first invented by Colin Kininmonth and George Gray . It was first produced in Acton, West London... 80 years on and Sellotape is still the nation’s favourite tape brand.


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Henkel has many home-made stars in its portfolio, alongside other Great British brands originating from the UK. The business prides itself on its British roots and its home- grown success stories...


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in Britain since 1953. It is a brand synonymous with PV in fact British tradesmen choose to say “UniBond it” on site as opposed to “PVA it” when providing a sealer or tack coat prior to plastering. UniBond is the only PV with a British Board of Agrément certification, which is worn proudly as a medal-of-honour on pack and a sign to the trade they have the best. With hundreds of uses, it is one of Britain’s most multi-tasking adhesive and sealers. It is a non-toxic, water based product that can be used for many building, home improvement, craft or hobby work applications.


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NITROMORS has been the r eliable turn-to brand for British decorators and furniture r estorers since the early 1930s. For over 80 years, the Nitr omors brand has continuously innovated its pr oducts to r eflect the changing formulations of paint, varnish, lacquer and other coatings. Recently the Nitr omors formula has been improved yet again to make it 100% faster , says Henkel. Nitromors now blisters the old paint much faster, as well as cutting thr ough many more layers of paint than its predecessor. Nitromors Paint & V arnish Remover remains the number one paint, var nish and lacquer remover for both adesman and DIYers across the UK.


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SOLVITE is another iconic British brand in DIY. A brand made famous for putting the strength of its adhesion to the ultimate of tests, in 1968 Solvite pasted a man in decorator’ s overalls to a boar d and flew him over Miami suspended below a helicopter To. T o surpass this, Henkel UK’s managing director at the time was pasted to a boar d whilst being suspended over shark infested waters and Indiana Jones-style snake To ay , Solvite Extra Str ong W allpaper Adhesive


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r emains the nation’ s much-loved wallpaper adhesive for all types of wallpaper, in addition to pr oducing ancillary lines like wallpaper r emover that help to make the wall papering task easier . From the 1960s to present day, Solvite continues to be made at Henkel’s factory in Winsford Cheshire.


UNIBOND tile adhesives & gr outs are an extensive range of wall and floor tile adhesives and grouts to meet the needs of both the tradesmen and DIYer. UniBond tile adhesives and gr outs ar e blended, using the very best raw materials in the UK, in W insford, Cheshire so that tilers can rely on a gr eat performing product every time. In addition, UniBond now pr ovides a gr eat range of ‘grout revivers’ and a ‘sealant r enovation’ pr oduct UniBond Re-New. These pr oducts are designed for consumers living in rented accommodation or home-owners without the time or inclination to strip out their old gr out and sealant. This easy-to- use quick-fix bathroom regeneration range really does make a tired, mouldy sealant or grout look like new, says Henkel.


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UNIBOND No More Nails is another of Henkel’s biggest-ever successes. It is a product that trans formed UniBond’s reputa- tion for innovation in the late 1990’s and a product that single-handedly injected growth into a static mar- ket, recruiting new users to a brand-new sector. The high-strength grab adhe sive – that eliminates the need for nails or screws – was first launched in 1996. Manufactured in Winsford, Cheshire, it quickly became a household name, with national television adver- tising. UniBond No More Nails, born in Britain,


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today and it now success- fully sells in DIY markets in over 23 countries around the world.


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