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Can switching paint brands really save you money?
THE HOTEL CHAIN EXPERIMENT
As part of the testing process for the Hanford+Green paint range we ran an experiment with a national hotel chain to see how our paint compared to leading competitors.
The specifications for the comparison were:
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Two sets of identical rooms and the corresponding corridor would be painted.
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One set with the leading brand paints the hotel chain typically uses.
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The other set with Hanford+Green.
Each set would be as follows:
- 5 bedrooms with ensuite, and 1 corridor
- Room/corridor ceilings – 2 coats: Matt
- Room/corridor walls – 2 coats: Low Sheen
- All woodwork – 2 coats: Satin
- Bathroom walls/ceilings – 2 coats: Low Sheen
THE RESULTS
Coverage
- When using leading brands, the hotel used 250 litres of paint to complete the project.
- When using Hanford+Green, only 160 Litres of paint was required.
- A reduction of 36% (See figure 1).
Figure 1: 36% less paint was required to complete the project when using Hanford+Green
Time
After the painting was completed, the hotel chain told us that they were able to have the Hanford+Green rooms back in service the same evening.
This was thanks to a combination of faster drying times and the paint having a very low odour.
The rooms painted with the leading brands however, had too strong a smell and had to remain out of service for 24 hours.
Figure 2: Due to the exceptional recoat times of under 1 hour and the fact that the 100% water based formula has virtually zero odour. When using Hanford+Green paints, the hotel chain was able to get the rooms back in service the same day.
Other findings
Following the initial experiment, we left the hotel chain with some more paint to use for their on-going maintenance.
After several weeks of testing the hotel chain reported back to us the following unexpected benefits:
- Due to the excellent opacity of the paint, they found that only 1 coat was needed on the woodwork. Saving them an average of 1 hour in labour costs per room.
- When using our paint, they were able to clean and/or touch up areas far easier, often having the room back in service within 1 hour. From this they predicted they could potentially extend the maintenance cycle of each room by up to 1 year.
With all these factors combined, it was estimated that the hotel chain could save over £3m per year simply by switching paint brands.
CONCLUSION
This test proved that on larger commercial projects using traditional ‘off the shelf’ paints is not the most cost effective solution.
Instead, products such as Hanford+Green’s acrylic paint range can offer substantial savings of both time and money.
What next?
To find out if using Hanford+Green paints can reduce your on-going maintenance costs, get in touch.
Or call: 01794 514949
Ask for a free paint consultation. We will arrange a time to suit you, to discuss your unique requirements. We will then generate a free report to say whether or not you could save money by switching paint brands.
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