The Paint Research Association is a research institute, formerly in Teddington, south-west London, and now in Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire.
[1] It was established as the Research Association of British Paint, Colour and Varnish Manufacturers in 1926; in 1971 it changed its name to the Paint Research Association.
[2] Historically, the main paint manufacturer in the UK has been ICI, under the trade name of Dulux.
Its first main research institute building opened in 1936.
It claims to be a world authority on paint and surface coatings.