SGS, the world’s leading provider of inspection, verification, testing and certification services, is reminding paint manufacturers of the importance of ensuring their products perform well and are safe.

With consumers restricted to their homes during the COVID-19 pandemic, it is not surprising DIY projects have become a popular way to fill time. A OnePoll survey in the US found that 81% of Millennial homeowners had undertaken a DIY project since the start of lockdown.

Redecoration is a common DIY project because it is relatively inexpensive but can have a major impact on the way a property looks. This helps to create a growth industry. The global market for paint and coatings, including industrial applications, is expected to grow annually by 4.92%, reaching a predicted USD 204.83 billion by 2023.

To capitalize on this market growth, manufacturers need to ensure their paints perform as advertised. Consumers may not understand what constitutes ‘good quality’ in paint, but they certainly know ‘poor quality’ paint and will know not to buy it a second time. Poor quality paints often have less covering power, which means the decorator has to apply multiple coats to achieve the correct intensity of color. This will leave the consumer dissatisfied, and this can have a negative impact on the brand’s reputation.

Manufacturers are reminded that working with a highly experienced, independent testing service provider can help them ensure their paint products conform to customer expectations.  By subjecting paint products to comprehensive analysis, deficiencies can be identified before the product reaches the market.

Testing solutions should be conducted under real-life conditions, against the wide variety of factors that consumers may reasonably expect from a particular paint product. For example, a consumer will expect a bathroom paint to be water resistant. What characteristics a paint must conform to depends on where the paint is to be applied. For example, outdoor paints should be tested for factors such as application, adhesion, age resistance, water permeability, rust resistance (metal paints), and beading.

Bathroom and kitchen paints, however, should be assessed for similar characteristics, such as application and adhesion, but also:

• Gloss
• Opacity
• Washability
• Anti-condensation
• Water steam permeability
• Liquid resistance
• Fungal resistance

It is only by testing paint products against the demands of real-life usage that paint manufacturers can ensure their reputation is protected.  

Another primary consideration for consumers is safety. Manufacturers need to ensure their paint products comply with relevant market regulations governing safety. This can include the presence of hazardous substances – formaldehyde, volatile organic compounds (VOCs), heavy metals, etc.

Finally, manufacturers should consider the fact that consumers are increasingly demanding environmentally friendly products. In the case of paint, this can mean low emissions. A good way to ensure paint products meet these criteria is ensure the paint conforms to the requirements of the EU Ecolabel. It demonstrates waste quantities have been limited, environmental risks reduced, and the discharge of toxic or polluting substances has been minimized.  

SGS DIY, Tools and Hardware Services

SGS offers a comprehensive range of testing solutions to help paint manufacturers produce safe and compliant products for markets around the world. Testing solutions include determining content for heavy metals, and content and emissions for formaldehyde and VOCs. In addition, they provide performance testing services for paints and painting tools. Learn more about SGS DIY, Tools and Hardware Services. 

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Damien Berthe

International Business Development – Home Improvement & DIY

SGS Consumer and Retail Services

Tel: +33 (0)6 44 17 57 47

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SGS is the world’s leading inspection, verification, testing and certification company. SGS is recognized as the global benchmark for quality and integrity. With more than 89,000 employees, SGS operates a network of over 2,600 offices and laboratories around the world.

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SGS, the global leader in testing and certification services, looks at the impact of COVID-19 on the use of wireless technologies to help manufacturers capitalize on the growth being predicted in this sector.

Lockdowns caused by COVID-19 have caused work, education, communication, and entertainment to all become online pursuits. The US trade association for the wireless communications industry, CTIA, reports that since the start of lockdown, voice usage has increased by 12.2% and data usage by 28.4%. Similar increases in the use of wireless technologies are being reported all over the world.

In response to the increased demand for wireless services, the industry has deployed Wi-Fi hotspots, services in new spectrums, and continued the rolling out of 5G. This has created the capacity necessary to cover the increased demand for voice and data services, alongside the adoption of other mission critical applications and connected & automated vehicles (CAV).

Wireless technologies have also been used to mitigate the effects of COVID-19. Internet of Things (IoT) solutions are being used for contact tracing applications and a variety of technologies, including Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE), Wi-Fi and Sigfox, have been incorporated into bands and bracelets to help organizations return to some semblance of normality.  

Smart technologies were already becoming a common part of the family home even before the pandemic and, with lockdowns, these labor-saving devices are helping to mitigate the stresses caused by being stuck at home. In what was already a robust market, a September 2019 report has estimated a compound annual growth rate of 14.4% for the next five years and it seems that COVID-19 has done nothing to curtail this growth. In fact the opposite may be true – it is predicted global shipments of smart home voice-control devices will rise by 30% in 2020.

Manufacturers seeking to capitalize on this sector growth need to be aware that consumers now demand more than mere regulatorily compliance from their products. They expect good battery performance, security, and easy connections to existing technologies. In addition, they are demanding products that support more frequencies to allow better capacity and coverage. 

When developing new products, these considerations should be incorporated from the earliest design phases. Manufacturers must also include them into any comprehensive testing strategy that goes beyond regulatory compliance and covers advanced performance. Approaching product development in this way, allows manufacturers and suppliers to ensure their products will meet consumer expectations while expediating time-to-market. 

COVID-19 has shown many consumers the advantages of wireless technology. The quick responses taken by the industry to ensure capacity meets demand, has allowed this sector to blossom, creating opportunities that manufacturers and suppliers will only be able to capitalize on if they adopt the correct approach to product development. 

SGS IT and Communication Technology Services

SGS offers a comprehensive range of services to help electrical and electronic (E&E) manufacturers successfully bring their products to the marketplace. Utilizing its global network of high-tech laboratories, their experts can perform EMC and radio frequency (RF) testing, alongside comprehensive quality, safety and performance testing solutions for E&E and other consumer products. They can also ensure products comply with the latest specifications for IoT and 5G services, including RF and protocol test requirements in both sub-6GHz (FR1) and mmWave (FR2) frequencies. Learn more about SGS IT and Communication Technology Services. 

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Parthiv Parikh

Global Business Development Manager

SGS Consumer and Retail Services

Tel: +1 858 304 9154

Amy O’Regan

Key Account Manager

SGS Consumer and Retail Services

Tel: +1 858 592 7100

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SGS is the world’s leading inspection, verification, testing and certification company. SGS is recognized as the global benchmark for quality and integrity. With more than 89,000 employees, SGS operates a network of over 2,600 offices and laboratories around the world.