Hofman VerfStadskanaal 1975 NL EN DE AR Request a sample
The factory / Industrieweg 12, Stadskanaal

From pigment to tin

Four halls, three dispersion lines and a laboratory that releases every batch before a lid goes on.

How we work

Every tin has a file

Twenty years on, we still know who filled it.

Every tin carries a batch number. Twenty years on we can still say exactly which pigment was in it, which delivery it came from and who filled it. That is not just quality assurance — it is why we can touch up a historic building without a colour difference.

We run two shifts; the night shift handles large industrial orders. Since 2023 the factory has run on power from its own solar roof, with heat recovery on the dispersion lines. Solvent use fell by 41 per cent in five years.

The lid of a mixing vessel in the factory
Mixing vessel 3 · 12,000 litres
The process

Four steps, no exceptions

01

Raw material

Pigment, binder and filler arrive with a certificate. Nothing enters the line without incoming inspection.

02

Dispersion

Grinding until the pigment is fully dispersed. Fineness is measured by hand on the grindometer.

03

Release

The lab checks colour, viscosity, opacity and gloss level against the standard sample.

04

Filling

Tin, pail or IBC, with batch number and safety data sheet. From here to 31 countries.

Company

Key figures 2025

€218mNet revenue+9.4% versus 2024
€26.1mOperating resultMargin 12.0%
140EmployeesOf whom 21 in the laboratory
41%Less solventCompared with 2020
Careers at Hofman

140 people, one factory

We train our own laboratory staff and applicators. People who start here stay eleven years on average. There is a fixed day shift, a rotating shift and an application crew that travels the world.

Come and see

We are happy to give a tour — to clients, schools and anyone who wants to know how paint is made.