Paintbox

1989 Paintbox is established in Brackley, Northamptonshire, to provide services to the Formula 1 industry, from one-off specialist vehicles to smaller automotive parts. 1999 Paintbox moves to a new 65,000 square ft. (6,000m) facility in Banbury. The company's first robotic paint line is installed. 2001 A new 65,000 square ft. (6,000m) facility for... engineered components is opened in Birmingham. 2002 Paintbox is appointed Tier 1 supplier of body colour components and exterior kits for Bentley motor cars. 2002 A second robotic paint line is installed at the company's Banbury facility. 2003 A third robotic paint line is installed at the company's Banbury facility. 2004 Jaguar Land Rover appoints Paintbox as a Tier 1 supplier of sequenced body colour parts. 2006 Aston Martin appoints Paintbox as a Tier 1 supplier of closure systems and painted interior and exterior components. 2007 A new manual paint line is installed at the company's Birmingham facility. 2009 Paintbox is appointed as a Tier 1 supplier of body colour components and exterior kits for the second-generation Bentley motor cars. 2010 Honda appoints Paintbox as a Tier 1 supplier of sequenced body colour parts. 2011 A new manual paint line, robotic flaming treatment line and state-of-the-art environmental control equipment are installed at the company's Banbury facility. 2011 Paintbox is appointed as a Tier 1 supplier of bumper radiator shells and sills to the new generation Rolls-Royce motor cars. 2011 The Paintbox Engineering Centre and an off-site warehousing facility are opened in Banbury. 2012 Additional manual painting facilities are installed at the company's Banbury site. 2013 State-of-the-art automated cleaning systems are installed at the company's Banbury site. The company's assembly facilities in Birmingham are expanded. 2014 A fourth robotic paint line is commissioned.Read More