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Lavabrush Expands in Germany: CMS Group Introduces System Across Nationwide Retail Network
Hamburg, Germany
The swedish startup Lavabrush announces a major milestone in its German market expansion: the CMS Group, one of Germany’s leading specialist retail networks for professional painters and flooring contractors, will introduce Lavabrush across all its member companies starting next week.
The rollout will take place across all 16 CMS partner dealers, representing approximately 180 locations throughout Germany. This marks a significant step in bringing sustainable solutions directly into the daily workflows of professional tradespeople.
A Strategic Step Toward Sustainable Practice in the Trades
The decision by the CMS Group goes beyond a traditional product listing. It reflects a clear commitment to advancing sustainability within the professional coatings and construction sector. By implementing Lavabrush across its network, the CMS Group actively supports key environmental objectives:
- Reducing water consumption in daily operations
- Limiting the release of microplastics into wastewater systems
- Raising awareness for sustainable practices within the skilled trades
This nationwide introduction demonstrates how environmental responsibility and operational efficiency can go hand in hand.
Sustainability Where It Matters: On the Job
Lavabrush is designed to address a frequently overlooked environmental challenge: the cleaning of paint tools. Traditional cleaning methods can consume significant amounts of water and release paint residues into wastewater systems. By offering a more controlled and resource-efficient cleaning process, Lavabrush enables professionals to reduce their environmental footprint without compromising performance or speed.
With this partnership, sustainable innovation is no longer theoretical, it becomes part of everyday work on construction sites, in workshops, and across the German trades sector.
Strong Partnership with a Leading Retail Network
The CMS Group is the nationwide dealer network of the DAW. Through its structure of independent specialist retailers, supported by CMS Dienstleistungs-GmbH, the group provides comprehensive coverage of the German market.
- 16 independent dealer companies
- Approximately 180 locations across Germany
- Core focus on professional painters and flooring specialists
- Centralized administrative support via CMS Dienstleistungs-GmbH
- Local sales and logistics managed by each dealer’s management team
The participating companies include:
- Busch & Brunner GmbH & Co. KG Farbenfachhandel
- Engel & Jung Nidda
- Farbtex
- Farben Schultze GmbH
- Farben Walter
- HamaColor
- Hamacher & Wexel GmbH Farben Tapeten Gardinen Bodenbeläge
- Knittel
- KnönerUllmann GmbH & Co. KG
- Kunsmann GmbH
- Huber
- Späth Knoll GmbH
- Ullmann Farben & Heimtex
- Wässa & Schuster GmbH & Co. KG
- Weicken & Schmidt GmbH
- Winkler & Gräbner
A Shared Vision for the Future
Lavabrush extends its sincere appreciation to the CMS Group and its partners for their trust and shared commitment to sustainability. This partnership marks an important step, but only the beginning of a broader transformation toward more sustainable practices in the coatings and construction industries.
About Lavabrush
Lavabrush is an innovative, portable paint brush cleaning system designed for professional painters. It enables fast and efficient cleaning while significantly reducing water consumption and helping prevent paint residues from entering wastewater systems.
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CLEANER WATER. CLEANER BRUSHES.
Water is one of our most valuable resources, yet it is increasingly under pressure. At the same time, microplastics are now found in our oceans, soil, air, food, and drinking water, posing a growing risk to ecosystems and public health. A significant but often overlooked source is the paint industry. Every day, microplastics from paint are rinsed into wastewater systems during brush and tool cleaning.
Lavabrush is changing that.
Lavabrush is a portable, professional paint brush cleaning system that reduces water consumption by up to 99% while capturing paint residues before they enter the environment. It enables painters to clean brushes in seconds with minimal water and maximum control of waste.
The impact is substantial. A single painter can use up to 200 liters of water per week to clean brushes. In Sweden alone, this corresponds to almost 100 million liters of contaminated water annually. Scaled to Germany, with approximately 150,000 professional painters, this equates to over 1 billion liters per year. Across Europe, the potential impact reaches several billions of liters of water contaminated every year.
Lavabrush’s mission is clear: to radically reduce water consumption, prevent microplastics from entering our waterways, and make sustainable tool cleaning the new industry standard, without compromising performance.
The CMS Group is the nationwide dealer network of DAW in Germany. Comprising 16 independent dealers, the network covers the entire German market with around 180 locations. CMS Group dealers offer not only paint, but also a broad and deep product range tailored to the core target groups of professional painters and flooring contractors.
CMS Dienstleistungs-GmbH acts as the central service provider for the specialist dealers, handling all administrative tasks. At the local level, sales and logistics operations are managed by the individual dealer’s management team
