Tambour

Tambour - building a better future since 1936.

Anyone who has lived in Israel knows that Tambour has become a synonym for paint, as well as for innovation in Israel’s construction industry. Wherever you look around you – roads, army camps, high-tech centers, schools and private homes – there is likely to be something built or painted with Tambour products.

The company has grown exponentially since the first small family store was opened in Zefat in 1936, and today it is one of the leading companies in Israel in the field of paint and construction products, with a large range of paint products for the home, unique paints and coatings for industrial use, and building products such as gypsum boards, plasters, adhesives and sealing products.

Beloved, Popular Brand in Israel and Around the World

Although Tambour is one of the most beloved and popular brands in Israel, its success is not just local; it is in fact a success story on a global scale. The company is part of the Kusto Group, an international corporation with holdings in the construction, infrastructure and energy industries. In addition to Israel, the company’s products are sold throughout Europe, the Mediterranean basin, Africa, the Far East and America. Tambour maintains 6 factories throughout Israel, from Akko to Ashkelon, and one factory in Italy, which produces colors and coating for the industry. As befits a company that has led the paint and construction raw materials industries in Israel for over 85 years, it has taken part in many strategic projects with which all Israelis are familiar: “Habima” theatre the Ramon Airport, Israel’s first car, the “Susita”, the light rail, the Trans-Israel Highway (Highway 6) tunnels, the painting of Israel National Trail, and many additional projects throughout Israel.

Product After Product, Fulfilling the Vision

In all of Tambour’s areas of activity – in the private market, the construction industry, and in industry – there is one central vision that guides its steps: to create living environments that are more innovative, healthier and ecological. In recent years, fulfilling this vision has gone into high gear with several important developments, first and foremost the establishment of a new factory in Ashkelon. The new factory is one of the most environmentally friendly in Israel thanks to the fact that it uses some of the most advanced production methods in the world: 30% of its gas energy is recycled, the products’ packaging volume shrunk by 20%, production scraps are recycled and the amount of industrial waste and dust has been reduced. Since Tambour boasts the highest production capabilities in Israel for a factory in the construction field, it is able to meet the construction needs of large-scale projects and provide rapid and reliable delivery of materials in a short timeframe. Tambour workers produce a wide range of plaster systems and cement-based construction materials, including different types of plasters, adhesives and sealing, filling and smoothing materials.

The experts at our advanced research and development labs invest many resources in innovation. Many new products are developed at Tambour annually. During the last years, many research hours have been dedicated to the development and production of ecological and environmentally friendly products, which will support the promotion of the green construction field in Israel and facilitate planning a sustainable future for all of us, as well as for future generations.

Excellence, Creativity and Values

Tambour is strongly committed to values of respecting people, work equality, production responsibility, fair employment, compliance with strict regulations and creating true added-value for all its products. These values are front and center, and are largely responsible for the fact the company is consistently ranked high in corporate responsibility. In the past two years, Tambour was awarded a Platinum ranking from “Maala”, five quality and excellence stars from the Galilee and Negev Development Authority, and the Standard Institution of Israel’s prestigious Diamond Certificate for consistently striving for high-quality products and Platinum certificate for the Tambour and Tamboard factories.