Resene

Welcome to the Resene Group: Your coatings, paints, stains, clears and colour experts

Since its inception in 1946, the Resene Group has forged an enviable reputation of excellence and quality in manufacturing products designed to meet the demanding standards of its customers. Today, that reputation is the cornerstone of the company’s continued success.

• Resene
• Resene Automotive & Light Industrial
• Resene Coating Technologies Group
• Resene Construction
• Altex Coatings

From its introduction of waterborne paint to a market starved of quality products in the 1950s, the Resene Group has developed a range of paint and specialist coating products for residential and commercial buildings, marine, heavy industrial and automotive use.

From cladding to ceilings, marine to machinery, automotive to architectural, industrial to interior, engineered to exterior, the Resene Group has a coatings solution to suit your project. Resene Group companies can collaborate and provide a complete solution for your project, bringing in expertise from other Resene Group companies so you can save time bringing together systems and specifications and be more confident that the specifications seamlessly cover the project requirements from top to bottom, inside and out.

Enjoy the Resene Group difference on your projects with the knowledge you’ll receive quality finishes, quality knowledge and quality support.

Trusted brand:

• Winner Most Trusted Paint brand 2020.
• Winner Most Trusted Paint brand 2019.
• Winner Most Trusted Paint brand 2018.
• Winner Most Trusted Paint brand 2017.
• Winner Most Trusted Paint brand 2016.
• Winner Most Trusted Paint brand 2015.
• Winner Most Trusted Paint brand 2014.
• Winner Most Trusted Paint brand 2013.
• Winner Most Trusted Paint brand 2012.
• Winner Trusted Brand 2010 – Home Improvement section

Quality Service Award:

• Resene ColorShops 2020
• Resene ColorShops 2019
• Resene ColorShops 2018
• Resene ColorShops 2017

Sustainable 60 awards:

In 2010, Resene was awarded the Marketplace award, a special commendation for being a finalist in all categories (the only company to achieve that) and the overall Exemplar award - large business.

Sustainable Business Network awards:

In 2010, Resene won the Sustainable Business of the Year Award and the Trailblazer - Large & Corporate Business Award at the National Sustainable Network Awards and at the Sustainable Business Network Central Awards.

In 2008, Resene won the Trailblazer - Large & Corporate Business Award at the Sustainable Business Network - National Awards and also won the Trailblazer - Large & Corporate Business Award at the Sustainable Business Network Central

Specifier Choice awards:

In the AGM Specifier Choice Awards, Resene was voted Best Interior Paint, Best Exterior Paint and given the Supreme Award across all categories. Readers of Architecture NZ magazine voted Resene best interior paint in 2001, 2002, 2004 and 2005; and best exterior paint in 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005. The reader awards have not run since 2005.

Gold awards:

Resene was awarded a Green Gold award for sustainability in the Wellington Gold Awards 2009.

Resene won a Gold Award in the Wellington Business Awards in 2004, celebrating the positive impact Resene has had on the manufacturing and industrial sector.

Resene PaintWise:

The Resene PaintWise programme has been recognised as a breakthrough in environment focused programs receiving the Business Environmental Leadership Award in the ARC Environmental Awards 2005 and an Award for Excellence in the Environmental Packaging Awards 2005. In 2006, Resene won a Rodney WasteWise award, was finalist in the Wellington Sustainable Business Network Awards and was Highly Commended in the Waikato Sustainable Business Awards.

Resene PaintWise was awarded a Green Ribbon award in 2008 by the Ministry for the Environment. › View certificate › View booklet

Other Environmental awards:

Resene won a Rodney District WasteWise Award in 2006. Resene was also named a finalist in the SBN Central Get Sustainable Challenge awards and was highly commended in the SBN Waikato Get Sustainable Challenge awards in 2006.

Resene was awarded a Green Ribbon award in 2010 by the Ministry for the Environment.

Eco winner:

Winner of the Industrial Research Ltd’s (IRL) What’s Your Problem New Zealand? competition 2009.

Top shop:

Resene ColorShops have regularly been named as finalists in the Top Shop awards, with some going on to win their category, including New Plymouth Resene ColorShop in 2004, Marion Street in 2005 and Johnsonville in 2006.

Resene EzyPaint virtual painting software:

Twice a TVNZ Marketing Awards finalist, the Resene EzyPaint virtual painting software was the first downloadable virtual painting software available free to decorators and specifiers.

Resene website:

The Resene website has won many HitWise awards based on the number of visits.

Community Safety Award:

Resene was awarded an Auckland City Community Safety Award - Commerce in 2010.

Hutt Valley Chamber of Commerce Awards:

Hutt Valley Chamber of Commerce Awards 2010 Supreme Awards Winner
Hutt Valley Chamber of Commerce Awards 2010 Sustainable Winner
Hutt Valley Chamber of Commerce Awards 2010 Manufacturing Winner

OHBaby Awards:

Winner Best Kids Decor 2011, Winner Best Kids Decor 2012

Superbrands Awards:

Superbrands award winner 2012-2019

The Trends Top 30 New Zealand Homes:

To celebrate 30 years in business in the New Zealand market, Trends launched Trends Top 30 New Zealand Homes.

Congratulations to Resene Paints as a supplier to fourteen of the selected projects. View Resene's award certificate.

The Trends Top 30 New Zealand New Homes are appraised by a Trends panel on the basis of excellence in design, function, product specification and style.

The Trends Top 30 New Zealand Kitchens:

To celebrate 30 years in business in the New Zealand market, Trends launched Trends Top 30 New Zealand Kitchens.

Congratulations to Resene Paints as a supplier to six of the selected projects. View Resene's award certificate.

The Trends Top 30 New Zealand Kitchens are appraised by a Trends panel on the basis of excellence in design, function, product specification and style.

Pride in Print Awards:

Gold Medal Winner 2015 for Promotional Print - Resene Non-Skid Deck & Path chart.
Gold Award Winner 2013 for Specialty Products - Specialty finishing products
Resene Kidz Cards
View Resene's award certificate.

Pride in Print Awards:

Gold Award Winner 2013 for promotional Print - Catalogues and Leaflets
Resene Kidz Cards
View Resene's award certificate.

Steel Can Association of New Zealand Award for Excellence for an initiative to promote the recovery and recycling of products packaged in steel

Award for Excellence in the Building Profession 1996
Innovation: Highly Commended for the Resene Colour Match

The Auckland Regional Council Winner 2005
Business Environmental Leadership Award