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{{Английская Википедия/Панель перехода}}
{{short description|British paint and wallpaper manufacturer}}
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{{Use British English|date=June 2021}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Farrow & Ball Limited
| former_name = Farrow & Ball (Southern) Limited<ref name="Companies House overview">{{cite web |title=Farrow & Ball Limited |url=https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/00999927 |website=Companies House |access-date=2021-01-29}}</ref>
| type = [[Privately held company|Private limited company]]
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| assets_year = 29 March 2020
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| num_employees_year = 2019/2020
| parent = [[Hempel Group|Hempel]]
| website = {{URL|farrow-ball.com}}
}}
[[File:Farrow & Ball paint cans.jpg|thumb|Farrow & Ball paint]]
'''Farrow & Ball''' is a British manufacturer of [[paint]]s and [[wallpaper]]s largely based upon historic colour palettes and archives. The company is particularly well known for the unusual names of its products.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://karenhaller.co.uk/blog/branding-colour-how-paint-companies-personalities-shines-through-their-paint-colour-names/ | title=Branding colour - how paint companies personalities shines through their paint colour names }}</ref>{{Better source needed|reason=Citation is a colour and design consultancy's blog.|date=September 2021}}

==History==
The company was started by John Farrow and Richard Maurice Ball in 1946 in [[Wimborne Minster]], [[Dorset]]. Both Farrow and Ball had previously been [[chemist]]s.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Gordon|first=Ollie|date=2014-11-16|title=US investment firm Ares Management bids for Farrow & Ball in £300m deal|url=https://www.cityam.com/us-investment-firm-bids-farrow-ball/|access-date=2021-05-14|website=CityAM}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.farrow-ball.com/our-history/content/fcp-content|title=Our History {{!}} Farrow & Ball|last=Expedite|first=BT|website=www.farrow-ball.com|language=en|access-date=2017-05-05}}</ref><ref name="REF">{{cite web| url = http://www.farrow-ball.com/productdetails.aspx?pid=0239WW&cid=PC&language=en-GB| title = Farrow & Ball Traditional Papers & Paint - Wimborne White| access-date = 2009-06-25|publisher = Farrow & Ball}}</ref> The company was the first manufacturer to switch to the production of 100 per cent water-based paints in 2010.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Woolfson |first=Daniel |date=2023-05-01 |title=We'll go to war with rip-off rivals, says Farrow & Ball chief |language=en-GB |work=The Telegraph |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2023/05/01/farrow-and-ball-boss-copyright-rip-off-legal/ |access-date=2023-05-01 |issn=0307-1235}}</ref>

== Products ==

=== Paint ===
Farrow & Ball maintains an updated colour card of 132 colours.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Senior|first=Emily|date=2021-09-01|title=Farrow and Ball paint colours in real homes|url=https://www.houseandgarden.co.uk/gallery/farrow-and-ball-colours|access-date=2021-09-04|website=House & Garden|language=en-GB}}</ref> The company has worked with the [[National Trust]] in formulating near-exact matches of colours used in the restoration of the interiors and exteriors of historic buildings.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Keeps|first=David A.|date=2005-04-14|title=It's cool, really|url=https://www.latimes.com/home/la-hm-wallpaper14apr14-story.html|website=Los Angeles Times}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Marx|first=Patricia|title=Does the Paint World Need Another White?|url=https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2019/01/14/does-the-paint-world-need-another-white|magazine=The New Yorker|language=en-us|access-date=2021-03-28}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Mead|first=Rebecca|title=The Luxury Paint Company Creating a New Kind of Decorating Anxiety|url=https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2019/03/18/the-luxury-paint-company-creating-a-new-kind-of-decorating-anxiety|magazine=The New Yorker|language=en-us|access-date=2021-03-28}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Lesser|first=Casey|date=2019-01-30|title=The Artist-Turned-Color Expert Who Made the Perfect White Paint|url=https://www.artsy.net/article/artsy-editorial-artist-turned-color-expert-made-perfect-white-paint|access-date=2021-03-28|website=Artsy|language=en}}</ref>

=== Wallpaper ===
Farrow & Ball produces wallpaper patterns made using traditional block, trough and roller methods with the company's own paint.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.farrow-ball.com/wallpaper | title=Wallpaper }}</ref>

=== Books ===
Farrow & Ball has produced several books; the [[British National Bibliography]] contains the following records:
* ''Paint and Colour in Decoration'' (2003)<ref>Friedman, Joseph. ''Paint and Color in Decoration.'' Rizzoli New York: 2003. {{ISBN|0-8478-2593-0}}.</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Paint and colour in decoration / Farrow & Ball.|url=http://search.bl.uk/primo_library/libweb/action/dlDisplay.do?vid=BLBNB&afterPDS=true&docId=BLL01007058354|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2021-01-29|website=British Library}}</ref>
* ''Farrow & Ball The Art of Colour'' (2007)<ref>Coleman, Brian D. ''Farrow & Ball The Art of Colour.'' Gibbs Smith Layton, Utah: 2007. {{ISBN|978-1-4236-0010-7}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Farrow and Ball: the Art of Color / Brian Coleman; photographs by Edward Addeo.|url=http://search.bl.uk/primo_library/libweb/action/dlDisplay.do?vid=BLBNB&afterPDS=true&docId=BLL01013778969|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2021-01-29|website=British Library}}</ref>
* ''Farrow & Ball Living with Colour'' (2010)<ref>Byam Shaw, Ros. ''Living with Colour.'' Ryland Peters & Small New York/London: 2010. {{ISBN|978-1-84975-038-7}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Farrow & Ball Living with Colour / Ros Byam Shaw; photography by Jan Baldwin.|url=http://search.bl.uk/primo_library/libweb/action/dlDisplay.do?vid=BLBNB&afterPDS=true&docId=BLL01015573143|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2021-01-29|website=British Library|language=}}</ref>
* ''Farrow & Ball Decorating with Colour'' (2013)<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Farrow&Ball decorating with colour / Ros Byam Shaw; photography by Jan Baldwin.|url=http://search.bl.uk/primo_library/libweb/action/dlDisplay.do?vid=BLBNB&afterPDS=true&docId=BLL01016468433|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2021-01-29|website=British Library}}</ref>
* ''Farrow & Ball How to Decorate'' (2016)<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Farrow & Ball How to Decorate: Transform your home with paint & paper / Joa Studholme, Charlotte Cosby.|url=http://search.bl.uk/primo_library/libweb/action/dlDisplay.do?vid=BLBNB&afterPDS=true&docId=BLL01017817929|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2021-01-29|website=British Library|language=en-US}}</ref>
* ''Farrow & Ball Recipes for Decorating'' (2019)<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Farrow & Ball recipes for decorating / Joa Studholme.|url=http://search.bl.uk/primo_library/libweb/action/dlDisplay.do?vid=BLBNB&afterPDS=true&docId=BLL01019213063|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2021-01-29|website=British Library}}</ref>

==Showrooms and stockists==
The company has 63 showrooms<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.farrow-ball.com/view-showrooms-list/content/fcp-content |title=Farrow & Ball - Content |website=www.farrow-ball.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120227013454/http://www.farrow-ball.com/view-showrooms-list/content/fcp-content |archive-date=2012-02-27}}</ref> across the UK, US, Canada and Europe, as well as a global network of stockists carrying both paint and wallpaper.

==In popular culture==
Farrow & Ball has been lampooned in the US for its expense and preparation requirements on [[NBC]]'s ''[[Saturday Night Live]]''.<ref>{{cite web |title=New Paint |url=https://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/video/new-paint/4060876 |publisher=National Broadcasting Corporation |access-date=26 November 2020 |date=2019-11-02}}</ref>

In 2021, [[Channel 5 (British TV channel)|Channel 5]] broadcast a one episode [[Documentary film|documentary]] about Farrow & Ball entitled ''Farrow & Ball: Inside the Posh Paint Factory''.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021|title=Farrow & Ball: Inside The Posh Paint Factory|url=https://www.channel5.com/show/farrow-ball-inside-the-posh-paint-factory|access-date=2021-09-04|website=Channel 5}}</ref>

== Corporate information ==

=== Ownership ===
In 2006, [[American Capital]] subsidiary European Capital Limited purchased Farrow & Ball for approximately £80 million by way of a [[management buyout]].<ref>{{Cite news|last1=Barbaglia|first1=Pamela|last2=Berry|first2=Freya|date=2014-10-23|title=Four funds vie for $400 million luxury paintmaker Farrow & Ball: sources|language=en|work=Reuters|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-farrow-ball-m-a-private-equity-idUSKCN0IC27K20141023|access-date=2021-05-14}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Farrow & Ball|url=https://www.bvca.co.uk/Media-and-publications/Case-Studies/Manufacturing/Farrow-Ball|access-date=2021-05-14|website=www.bvca.co.uk|publisher=British Private Equity & Venture Capital Association}}</ref> Until its sale to European Capital Limited, Farrow & Ball remained a [[family business]].<ref name=":0" /> In 2014, [[Ares Management]] bought Farrow & Ball from European Capital Limited for £275 million.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Godfrey|first=Hannah|date=2021-05-11|title=Posh paint brand Farrow & Ball bought by Danish company in €500m deal|url=https://www.cityam.com/posh-paint-brand-farrow-ball-bought-by-danish-company-in-e500m-deal/|access-date=2021-05-14|website=CityAM}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2014-12-01|title=Ares Management Private Equity Fund to Acquire Farrow & Ball|url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20141201005240/en/Ares-Management-Private-Equity-Fund-to-Acquire-Farrow-Ball|access-date=2021-05-14|website=www.businesswire.com|language=en}}</ref> In October 2020, [[Bloomberg L.P.|Bloomberg]] reported that Ares Management was considering a potential sale of Farrow & Ball.<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Noel|first1=Andrew M.|last2=Porter|first2=Kiel|last3=Balezou|first3=Myriam|date=22 October 2020|title=Ares Weighs Sale of Iconic Paint Maker Farrow & Ball|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-10-22/ares-said-to-weigh-sale-of-iconic-paint-maker-farrow-ball|access-date=2021-05-14|website=www.bloomberg.com}}</ref> In May 2021, the ''[[Financial Times]]'' reported that Danish [[coating]]s manufacturer [[Hempel Group|Hempel]] had agreed to purchase Farrow & Ball from Ares Management for approximately £500 million.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Wiggins|first=Kaye|date=11 May 2021|title=Farrow & Ball sold to Danish paint group Hempel in £500m deal|work=Financial Times|url=https://www.ft.com/content/60ba390c-8a09-4ba3-8716-33e7fae0b3c5|access-date=14 May 2021}}</ref> The sale was expected to complete in the second half of 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|date=11 May 2021|title=Ares Management To Sell Farrow & Ball To Hempel Group - Quick Facts|url=https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/ares-management-to-sell-farrow-ball-to-hempel-group-quick-facts-2021-05-11|access-date=2021-05-14|website=www.nasdaq.com|language=en}}</ref> On 26 August 2021, the [[Competition and Markets Authority]] (CMA) completed the [[Mergers in United Kingdom law|phase one investigation]] it launched on 9 July 2021 and cleared the [[Mergers and acquisitions|merger]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=3 September 2021|title=Hempel / FBA merger inquiry|url=https://www.gov.uk/cma-cases/hempel-slash-fba-merger-inquiry|access-date=2021-09-04|website=GOV.UK}}</ref> Following clearance by the CMA, the sale of Farrow & Ball by Ares Management to Hempel completed on 3 September 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Hempel completes the acquisition of iconic paint and wallpaper brand, Farrow & Ball - Hempel|url=https://www.hempel.com/news/2021/hempel-acquires-farrow-ball|access-date=2021-09-04|website=www.hempel.com}}</ref>

=== Financial information ===
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible"
!Financial year
!Turnover (£)
!Gross profit (£)
!Operating profit (£)
!Profit after tax (£)
!Total comprehensive income (£)
|-
|2019/2020<ref>'''Full accounts made up to 29 March 2020'''. Page 11. Available from [https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/00999927/filing-history find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/00999927/filing-history]</ref>
|76,574,000
|54,264,000
|19,763,000
|16,030,000
|16,402,000
|-
|2018/2019<ref>'''Full accounts made up to 31 March 2019.''' Page 9. Available from [https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/00999927/filing-history find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/00999927/filing-history]</ref>
|73,915,000
|52,100,000
|18,336,000
|14,773,000
|14,773,000
|-
|2017/2018<ref>'''Full accounts made up to 31 March 2018.''' Page 9. Available from [https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/00999927/filing-history find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/00999927/filing-history]</ref>
|73,451,000
|53,164,000
|19,770,000
|15,919,000
|15,919,000
|-
|2016/2017<ref>'''Full accounts made up to 31 March 2017.''' Page 8. Available from [https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/00999927/filing-history find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/00999927/filing-history]</ref>
|74,934,000
|54,474,000
|22,781,000
|17,854,000
|17,854,000
|-
|2015/2016<ref>'''Full accounts made up to 31 March 2016.''' Page 8. Available from [https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/00999927/filing-history find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/00999927/filing-history]</ref>
|65,684,000
|47,221,000
|18,391,000
|15,577,000
|15,577,000
|}

==References==
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==Bibliography==
Friedman, Joseph. ''Paint and Color in Decoration.'' Rizzoli New York: 2003. {{ISBN|0-8478-2593-0}}.

==External links==
*{{official website|http://www.farrow-ball.com}}

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