BERGER Paints has supplied a range of its premium interior and exterior decorative paints for the King Hamad University Hospital. The contract also included the car-park area, which was painted with floor coating products including its recently launched products. Its scope of works covered a total paintable area of 80,000 sq m at the landmark project.

“Berger Paints is proud to be associated with this project and this once again highlights our commitment to mega projects and our expertise in providing solutions to a wide array of public and private sector enterprises,” says R Govindan, the CEO of Berger Paints in Bahrain.

Berger Paints has gained a reputation of being a valued partner in many of the prestigious projects in Bahrain such as the Bahrain City Centre, Bahrain Bay, Durrat Al Bahrain and Riffa Views in Bahrain, as well as the rest of the Gulf having been involved in prominent projects such as Dubai International City and Dubai Sports City in the UAE.

Berger’s operations in the Middle East are a part of Berger International Limited (BIL), which is listed on the Singapore stock exchange. BIL is a part of the Asian Paints Group, which ranks among the top 10 decorative coatings companies in the world. Berger, which was originally established in 1760 by a young German chemist Lewis Berger, is one of the oldest and well-established players in the international paints industry and enjoys a rich 250-year-old heritage.

The $1.4-billion Asian Paints Group, which has a presence in 17 countries, is spread across the Caribbean, the Middle East, South Asia, South East Asia and South Pacific region. It has 25 paint manufacturing facilities worldwide, which serve customers in more than 50 countries.