Isle of Skye Exterior Masonry, Broadford Bay

By Isle of Skye
£60.00

This high performance finish is extremely tough, hard-wearing and exceptionally durable and designed specifically to endure the harsh climate experienced on the North West coast of Scotland.

Colour: Fresh lilac with a cool grey undertone

Size
Minus Plus

Key Values

Community Safeguarding
Community Safeguarding
This brand contributes to social initiatives and/or charities, and works with responsible suppliers and vendors.
Low Toxicity
Low Toxicity
This product does not produce harmful off-gas nor release VOCs.
Sustainable Innovation
Sustainable Innovation
This product is designed to minimise the energy consumption of the manufacturing process or of the home.
Made in the UK
Made in the UK
This brand produces products that are manufactured, assembled and distributed in the UK.
Description

Broadford, is the second-largest settlement on Skye. Like many places in Skye, Broadford derives its name from Old Norse. To the Norsemen this was Breiðafjorðr – the wide bay.

The Gaelic name is of modern derivation and assumes that the “ford” element meant a river crossing.

Broadford was a cattle market until 1812, when Telford built the road from Portree to Kyleakin. Veterans of the Napoleonic Wars settled during the first half of the 19th century. Writing in the middle of the 19th century, Alexander Smith said, “If Portree is the London of Skye, Broadford is its Manchester.

Legend holds that the recipe for the liqueur Drambuie was given by Bonnie Prince Charlie to Clan MacKinnon who then passed it onto James Ross late 19th century. Ross ran the Broadford Inn (now the Broadford Hotel), where he developed and improved the recipe, initially for his friends and then later to patrons. Ross then began to sell it further afield and the name was registered as a trademark in 1893.

Please note: Whilst we try to replicate each colour on our website, colour on screen may vary due to a number of factors including screen resolution. We therefore advise that you order a colour card or sample pot to check actual finished colour.

 

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Sustainability
The Isle of Skye Paint Company aims to produce high quality paints that will last a lifetime wherever you choose to brush them. When sourcing their materials, The Paint Company always puts ethical and social responsibility first. All staff employed by the company are paid a living wage, and they ensure that there is absolutely no gender pay gap.

The Isle of Skye company was founded and run by Alasdair Campbell and his family, and continues to operate locally in the Isle of Skye. Furthermore, the Paint Company will donate surplus or mistinted paints to their local charities.

In their products, the Isle of Skye Paint Company continues to introduce raw, natural materials where possible. Recently, this included organic seaweed. Seaweed adds a natural thickening and stabilising agent to the paint, as well as boosting its durability. These natural ingredients ensure that the paint emits no harmful gases, and produces low VOCs.
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Delivery & Packaging
Products are shipping in cardboard boxes. Delivery by Parcel Force in 2-3 working days.

Delivery fee is a flat rate of £7. Free delivery over a £100.
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Isle of Skye

The Isle of Skye Paint Company are making quality paint products, inspired by nature’s playground. Bringing the spirit of Skye into paint, the company offers a plethora of colours to capture imagination on walls. The company is an independent paint manufacturer, committed to the socially and environmentally responsible production of water-based paints. Drawn to natural materials, all of their paint ranges have been enhanced with seaweed.