About Little Greene 

With a small factory in the foothills of Snowdonia and a Head Office based in Manchester, Little Greene is an independent, family-run  business and the only manufacturer still producing a complete range of traditional and modern decorative paints for all areas of the  home.  

Little Greene’s environmentally-friendly, child safe, water-based and oil-based paints are available in finishes for walls, ceilings, floors  and even exteriors. They are designed to complement an unrivalled collection of authentic archive wallpaper designs, adapted and  re-colored for the contemporary interior.  

Little Greene’s water-based paints contain zero added VOCs, so don’t contribute to atmospheric pollution. But VOCs are not the total  picture in talking about a ‘green’ paint. Little Greene also maintains its low carbon footprint by manufacturing at their own factory  in Snowdonia and through the fact that the paint’s excellent coverage means a room can be painted in significantly fewer coats, the  knock-on effect of which is fewer tins to be delivered and reduced transport pollution.  

Little Greene’s complex and profound color formulations are created using traditional and contemporary pigments. The company’s  paints contain 40% more pigment than many ordinary paints, which results in unequalled depth of color and undertones that subtly  change in different lights, providing real character.  

Little Greene’s beautiful finishes are designed to last. Thanks to carefully chosen ingredients, the paints are easy to apply and boast  better coverage than any other. The excellent coverage of the paints means fewer precious raw materials are required and their  longevity means repainting is a less frequent task.  

Paints are routinely tested to international performance specifications, namely BS EN 13300. By ensuring the highest performance to  this standard, Little Greene ensures that product performance is not compromised but remains environmentally friendly.  Little Greene produces one of the most environmentally-friendly ranges of finishes for every application, ethically manufactured in the  UK, with no compromise on quality or performance. The water-based paints far exceed all legislation on VOCs and the oil-based  paints have been formulated to use naturally-occurring vegetable oils.  

Little Greene’s packaging, including the metal cans, contains over 50% of recycled materials and can be recycled again upon  disposal.  

The pigments used in the paints and to print the wallpapers are completely non-toxic and sourced inside the EU thereby ensuring they  have both environmental certification and are free from any chance to be associated with slavery or child labor.  All Little Greene wallpapers are printed using water-based inks and the paper used comes from FSC or PEFC certificated sustainable  forests so, for every tree used, another four are planted.  

Little Greene wallpapers are produced in the UK using ‘paste-the-wall’ technology making them both hard-wearing and easy to  apply. All wallcovering products comply with the European Product Standard EN 15102:2007+A1:2011.  The company has committed to a dedicated program of recycling and uses sustainably-sourced packaging & paperwork for its  administration and distribution.  

There is Greene-thinking at all operational levels, including a continual waste reduction program, increased recycling and ongoing  work to minimize the impact of emissions & transportation.