Welcome to our 2011 collection packed with exciting new designs and plenty of inspiration for you to create fabulous new frames. We hope you enjoy browsing through the catalogue and find it’s the perfect way to try something new and refresh your own collection. Enjoy! Who we are Renaissance was founded in 1996 by three directors who between them now have a combined total of 86 years in the business. Add to that, the service of the rest of our fantastic team and we anticipate reaching our 100 year total sometime soon! Since we were formed, we have prided ourselves in bringing the best picture frame mouldings in the world to the UK market. We are established as an independent, national, wholesale supplier of quality picture framing products to UK framers. We value all our customers from picture framers and galleries to individual artists, photographers and hobbyists. We specialise in a wide range of innovative picture frame moulding, with the emphasis on quality and design which is why all our mouldings are made from wood. Our products are sourced worldwide, the range is our unique selection and is ever changing to reflect the latest home furnishing trends. We stock in excess of 800 moulding patterns together with related picture framing products including Colourmount mountboard, tapes, stretcher bars, backing board and hardware. We provide a renowned special order service for made to measure stretcher bars and offer an excellent onsite bespoke framing service for local customers who are able to visit us. contents 3 67 67 68 68 68 68 69 69 69 69 70 71 71 71 72 73 76 MOULDINGS STRETCHER BARS SUBFRAMES FRAME JOINING, WEDGES ADHESIVES PICTURE HANGING BACKING BOARD GUNS, STAPLES & POINTS TAPES WOOD FINISHING VELCRO IRONMONGERY LAMINATING & MOUNTING SUPPLIES PACKAGING MATERIALS STRUT BACKS MOUNTCUTTING MOUNTBOARD Colourmount INDEX