From our inception in 1981, Prominent Paints has grown into a leading architectural brand in the South African market. Our head office and manufacturing plant is situated in Alrode, Johannesburg. This modern manufacturing plant enjoys full integration and synergy with PPG's research and development infrastructure and benefits from the more than US$505 milllion that is spent annually on research and development. The Prominent Paints brand has been built on strong partnerships with dynamic retailers and an ever-growing compliment of trade contractors and painters. Through the exceptional service delivery that stems from the internal drive and passion of our people, Prominent Paints has not only become a trusted brand in the market, it has also been acknowledged as one of the preferred architectural brands in South Africa. National Distribution From the national warehouse in Alrode, our products are distributed through regional warehouses and Paint Centres throughout South Africa, servicing a national network of over 300 retailers of Prominent Paints' products. Export Business Development Prominent Paints has developed various business partners with many leading retailer in Southern and Eastern African countries including: •Botswana •Lesotho •Swaziland •Zambia •Zimbabwe •DRC •Mozambique •Malawi •Namibia