Place: Upload HQ / Jyväskylä, Finland Time: 11:01:39 (GMT +2:00) Date: 20.08.2008 Tikkurila - a European paint supplier has ordered a new flash/flex based Color Planner 4.0 from Upload Image Processing Ltd. This new Color Planner 4.0 will be the flash/flex based and includes several solutions for paint company visualization needs. Focus for new version will be community, friendfull user experience, fast image processing, textures and a new enhanced look and feel. Nowadays Tikkurila has over 350.000 Color Planner installation only in Finland. This means that over 10% of the Finnish house holders are using Tikkurila´s Color Planner software with their painting project. Upload will launch a new Color Planner 4.0 release at Q4/2008.
About Tikkurila Tikkurila, which is responsible for Kemira's paints and coatings business, is a strong regional player in Europe, with a leading position in Northern and Eastern Europe. The strongest growth is expected in Eastern Europe, where paint markets are expanding to keep pace with the rising standard of living. In decorative paints, the company has leading local brands: Tikkurila in Finland, Russia and Poland, Teks in Russia, Alcro and Beckers in Sweden and Vivacolor in the Baltic countries. Other decorative brands include Polifarb Debica in Poland, Finncolor in Russia, Kolorit in Ukraine and Pigrol in Germany. In industrial coatings, Tikkurila Coatings is a well-known brand. The newest industrial coatings brands include Gamma and Ohtek in Russia. The decorative paints business is the responsibility of Tikkurila Deco with consumers, professionals and retailers as major customer groups. These are served directly or through an extensive distribution network with over 5,000 retail outlets in nearly 40 countries in Europe and Asia. Tikkurila Coatings is responsible for the industrial coatings business in selected industrial sectors – the wood industry and metal industry. Industrial customers are served either directly or through the network of 260 Temaspeed distributors, currently operating in 27 countries. Tikkurila Oy produces polyester and alkyd binders and acts as the parent company for the Tikkurila Group.
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