Harris Paints Makes History With Launch Of Quantum Drytm

June 16, 2026

World’s First Single-Base Dry Tinting System.

Caribbean Company Achieves World First in Paint Technology

I am reaching out to share a story that highlights Caribbean innovation on the global stage.
Harris Paints – a local manufacturer in Saint Lucia has become the first paint
company in the world to introduce a dry tinting solution within a single-base paint
system. This breakthrough, known as Quantum DryTM, represents the latest advancement in
technology that was conceived and developed in the Caribbean.
The story goes beyond paint. Harris Paints helped develop the Quantum single-base colour
system, while its research and development team created the proprietary formulation that
makes the technology possible. That innovation has since been commercialized through The
Quantum Corporation, a Harris Paints subsidiary that now licenses Caribbean-developed
technology to paint manufacturers around the world.
Quantum Dry is the next step in that journey—the world’s first dry pigment tinting solution
for a single-base system, delivering improvements in colour accuracy, consistency and
sustainability.
At a time when Caribbean innovation stories are increasingly rare, this is a compelling
example of regional research, technology development and exportable intellectual property
achieving global impact.
Please find the attached press release for your consideration. We would welcome any
opportunity to provide additional information or arrange interviews.
Harris Paints has become the first paint company in the world to offer decorative paint
tinted with advanced dry pigment pearls using a single-base colour system, marking a
major breakthrough in the global paint industry.

The new technology was unveiled at a launch event last week in Barbados, bolstering the
impact that Harris Paints has been making on the global paint industry since the launch of
their Quantum i12 colour system, four years prior.
The Quantum i12 system was a first in Caribbean innovation, allowing a single base to be
used to make cleaner, clearer colours that are more accurate and consistent. That
technology has since been spun off into The Quantum Corporation, a subsidiary company
working on continuous innovation that has added a proprietary AI-driven colour matching
engine and now licenses the technology to other paint companies around the world. As a
result, paints made with innovation originating in the Caribbean are now being sold as far
away as Italy and Bangladesh, with many more countries coming on board.
The latest extension of the Quantum i12 technology platform is the brand-new Quantum
Dry system, which uses innovative solid pigment pearls from global advanced materials
and colour solutions experts Vibrantz Technologies, to colour their single-base paint. In
contrast to traditional architectural paints that are tinted-to-order with liquid colourants,
the Quantum Dry system further enhances accuracy, repeatability, and sustainability to the
process.
Harris Paints will debut dry pigment tinting in its most environmental paint line, Ulttima
Pure Zero VOC Interior Flat Emulsion, which will be the first product available tinted with
the Quantum Dry system.
“We see this as a historic first step and we will be working on a phased roll out to support
continued long-term performance, consistency, and scalability. Within the next year we
expect to expand our offering to include more paint lines as well as strategically introducing
Quantum Dry across our markets” said Luke Ticknor, Senior VP Sales and Marketing at
Harris Paints. “This technology is yet another first-to-market innovation for Harris and
exemplifies the growing global reach of Harris thanks to Quantum innovation. With
Quantum Dry, we are not simply launching a new colour system, but we are helping to
shape the future of sustainable paint technology.”