Who owns Fortress?
Fortress is owned by Kingfisher (the United Kingdom, LSE: KGF).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Kingfisher plc Annual Report and Accounts 2025/26. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Kingfisher plc reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom, London
- Origin
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Category
- Home, garden & DIY › Home improvement › Paint & coatings
- Parent ticker
- LSE: KGF
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Fortress
Fortress is a trade paint brand within Kingfisher's own exclusive brand range. Kingfisher's website describes it as the trade paint brand that gives professionals the armoury they need to tackle the toughest jobs, and lists it with the group's other private brands sold only through its retail banners.
Ownership timeline of Fortress
- Current owner Kingfisher [1] reported
Where Fortress sits in Kingfisher
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Kingfisher
Kingfisher controls 12 brands on Brandtree, 11 of them in home, garden & diy.
Also in home, garden & diy
Other brands in paint & coatings, and who owns them
The 38 brands in paint & coatings on Brandtree belong to 13 owners. The largest is RPM, with 6.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Rust-Oleum | RPM | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Krylon | Sherwin-Williams | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Dulux | AkzoNobel | 🇳🇱 Netherlands |
| Behr | Masco | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Dulux (Australia and New Zealand) | Nippon Paint | 🇯🇵 Japan |
| MAGNAT | Śnieżka | 🇵🇱 Poland |
| Asian Paints | Asian Paints | 🇮🇳 India |
| Craftsman | Stanley Black & Decker | 🇺🇸 United States |
About the owner: Kingfisher
Kingfisher is a publicly listed company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. Brandtree records 12 brands under its control, and it is listed as LSE: KGF.
Kingfisher plc is a home improvement retailer registered in England with its registered office at 1 Paddington Square, London. Its 2025/26 Annual Report says it operates in seven European countries under the banners B&Q, Castorama, Brico Dépôt, Screwfix, TradePoint and Koçtaş, and that its own exclusive brands accounted for 43% of sales of £12.9bn. It sold its Romanian Brico Dépôt business on 2 May 2025. Castorama and Brico Dépôt are not listed here because the sources do not state their country of origin.
🇬🇧 Fortress and other British brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 543 brands that began in the United Kingdom. 282 of them (52%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Fortress is not one of them.
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Fortress?
The parent company of Fortress is Kingfisher, a publicly listed company headquartered in the United Kingdom.
Is Fortress British?
Yes. Fortress originated in the United Kingdom and its owner, Kingfisher, is also headquartered in the United Kingdom.
Is Fortress still owned by Kingfisher?
Yes. As of 4 October 2026, Fortress is still owned by Kingfisher. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Kingfisher plc Annual Report and Accounts 2025/26 — Kingfisher plc, Annual report; retrieved 4 October 2026.
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