Julie White

Manufacturers & distributors of coating applicators and preparation products. Ciret Ltd is part of the Storch-Ciret Group, Europe’s number one painting and decorating tool manufacturer. Our innovative product range includes paint brushes, paint rollers, masking tape, preparation tools and accessories. Our Mission Storch-Ciret Group is recognised as experts in painting tools- since 1896. We support contractors and DIY with our products and solutions to make their projects a success – now and in the future. Based on the south coast of England, Ciret Limited supplies quality painting and decorating tools across the whole of Great Britain. In addition to developing its own style and unique ranges, Ciret continues to grow its reputation as one of the world's largest innovators of the market. Producing more than 50% of their own product range in factories across the globe enables Ciret to guarantee supplies and consistent quality, fulfil special requests and offer competitive prices. Our History Ciret Ltd part of the Storch-Ciret Group, Europe’s number one painting and decorating tool manufacturer. We were established in 1961 as Homekey Limited, initially supplying top quality brushes throughout the south of England. From it’s Portsmouth base, the business expanded to become an established supplier to decorators, builders merchants and independent hardware stores. In 2005 we moved to our present location in Havant and during the same year were acquired by the Ciret group. In 2011 Ciret Holdings merged with Storch Holdings GmbH to form Storch-Ciret Holdings GmbH with its head office still in Wuppertal, where it all started over 125 years ago. Today the group operates in 17 countries with over 1,400 employees. Wilhelm Greten’s grandson is still a significant part of the business as one of the board of advisers, driving the business to maintain its number one position as Europe’s leading painting and decorating tool manufacturer.