November 16, 2022

Peintures Prolux Inc., of the Protech Group, recently acquired the liquid coatings business of Anjou, Que.-based Evotech Peintures Industrielles.

Evotech is a liquid coatings manufacturer with a flagship production factory based in Cornwall, Ont. The company also has two service centres located in Quebec City and Mississauga, Ont. All manufacturing equipment and offices will continue to operate under the Protech Group brand.

“We look forward to welcoming the talented employees at Evotech to the Protech Group family upon the close of the transaction,” said David Ades, president, Protech Group. “This acquisition brings us additional strengths in waterborne and solvent liquid coatings technology and formulations, new relationships with multi-national and local customers, and additional presence with strategically located manufacturing and service sites.”

Since 1965, Evotech formulations, notably marketed under the Acrythane brand, have been refined for optimal performance in the windows and doors industry, as well as commercial vehicles and heavy equipment industries.

Originally founded in 1976 as a manufacturer focused thermoset powder coatings, the Protech Group has progressively expanded its coating solutions through various technologies including thermoplastics and specialty materials. The company strives to be an all-encompassing coatings provider to meet the most stringent customer and industry requirements.

Acquisitions are a continuing part of growth and success within the Protech Group. Over the past two years, the Protech Group has acquired a total of six businesses including this most recent the acquisition of Evotech. The other businesses include the thermoset powder coatings businesses of ACG Industries, Gondecourt, France, Lynx Thermoset Coating Ltd., Calgary, Alta., the specialty materials business of Dyvex Industries, Carbondale, Pa., as well as the liquid paints businesses of Excalibur Paints & Coatings Ltd., Wichita Falls, Texas, and Winslow Browning Inc., Liberty, Ind.