Berger Paints opens Colour World Centre in Lekki, Lagos

L-R: Mr. Jatin Madan, Chief Operating Officer, Berger Paints; Mr. Godday Okhio, Managing Director, Aspire International Limited; Dr. Oladimeji Alo, Director Berger Paints; Mr. Clement Olowokande, Chairman and Mr.Tor Nygard, Managing Director, both of Berger Paints at the unveiling of New Colour World Outlet in Lekki, Lagos on Wednesday.

Berger Paints Nigeria Plc, a leading paints and allied products manufacturer, has opened a new Colour World Centre in Lekki, Lagos in a bid save its customers the stress of coming to the mainland to meet their products requirements.

Addressing stakeholders in the construction industry and the media inauguration on Wednesday, Mr. Tor Nygard, Managing Director of the company said the new centre would enhance accessibility, visibility and availability of its products to its customers living in the Lekki axis of Lagos.

Nygard said the centre would also serve as a channel for distributing the whole range of Berger’s products as well as produce variety of colors to customers’ specifications with its tinting machine facility, remarking that, “It is a ‘one stop shop’ for all painting needs.

The managing director said also available at the Lekki Colour World Centre are Berger’s well-known brands such as Luxol, Clinstay, Super Star, Classic among others which continued to enjoy extreme popularity across Nigeria.

Also speaking at the event, Chairman of the company, Mr. Clement Olowokande, said the Lekki Colour World, was the first to be commissioned by the company after it turned 55 years in Nigeria on January 9, 2014, adding that the company was built to last forever.

 He advised existing and potential customers of the company not to use inferior paint products to paint their buildings, because less quality products affect the walls of the building and it is more expensive to correct in the long run.

Mr. Olowokande said Berger Paints would soon become the first paint company in West Africa to automate its factory, remarking that the company wants to arrive in the future ahead of competition.
The company has embarked on the full automation project following the successful outcome of its recent rights issue, which was oversubscribed despite investors’ apathy in the Nigerian capital market.
The chairman enjoined customers to associate with the company because it is known for quality and value.

The centre was endorsed by Dr. Donald Obaseki, Managing Director of Guaranty Structure Properties and Mrs. Sonia Mmamelu, who represented the managing director of Zenith Bank Plc among others.

Obaseki also enjoined customers to patronize Berger Paints because of the high quality of its products, adding that the company is not new to many Nigerians but they know it when they were growing up.

The event was graced by notable personalities among who are, Dr. Oladimeji Alo, a non- executive director of Berger Paints, Mr. Jatin Madan, Chief Operating Officer of Berger Paints, Barrister Isimeme Iluogbe, Commissioner of Works, Edo State, Dr. Afolarin Pgunbanjo, Group Managing Director, Cassus Group and Barrister Banji Alabi, Executive Director, Chevron among others.