Märsta ( Swedish: [ˈmæ̂ːʂʈa] ) is a suburb of Metropolitan Stockholm , a locality and the seat of Sigtuna Municipality , Stockholm County , Sweden with 27,034 inhabitants in 2015. The town is situated close to Stockholm's main international airport, Arlanda . Even though its origins go back to around 500 AD, Märsta is a widespread modern residential area. Märsta has a mix of multi-storey dwellings and smaller houses. It is in a phase of expansion and new residential areas are built both in central parts of Märsta and in the surrounding areas like for instance Steningehöjden. Märsta can be reached by Stockholm commuter rail trains running at quarterly intervals during daytime and by bus from Stockholm Arlanda Airport. The central parts of Märsta has a shopping area "Märsta Centrum" with various shops, pub and restaurants. Another smaller shopping area is " Valsta Centrum". East of the central parts of Märsta there is an industrial area and a bit further east close to the airport a shopping mall "Eurostop". Most parts of Märsta and the municipality of Sigtuna can be reached with local bus services originating at the Märsta Railway Station and also connecting with commuter trains.
42-519: The origin of the name Märsta goes back to around 500 AD. At that time most of the valleys in Märsta were still under water, which explains the name. Mär- is found in the Swedish word "mjärde" which is a fishing tool, and -sta means a place (area or somekind of habitat) like the Swedish word "stad" meaning city. Märsta means "place to fish" or "fishing-place". Märsta is situated north of Steningevik , which
84-502: A National Historic Chemical Landmark . In 2016, the first paint registered as microbicidal with the United States Environmental Protection Agency was brought to market by Sherwin-Williams. In 2004, Sherwin-Williams acquired Paint Sundry Brands for $ 295 million and Duron Inc. for $ 253 million. In June 2007, Sherwin-Williams announced that it had completed an acquisition of M.A. Bruder & Sons,
126-450: A 13–14 metres (43–46 ft) wide road with two lanes in one direction and one in the other with a steel wire barrier in between, or sometimes a motorway with two lanes in each direction. North of Sundsvall, the road passes through several of the larger cities as city streets. South of Gävle , the road becomes an almost continuous motorway, with the only non-motorway part being a 32 km (20 mi) long section past Ljungby , currently
168-499: A 2+1 limited-access road . Upgrade to motorway standard will start in 2018. Construction was restarted in 2022, with the expectation to finish it in 2024. With the exception of the Ljungby bypass, the final stretch of the motorway to be opened was the road between Uppsala and Mehedeby , which was inaugurated on 17 October 2007. South of Gävle, the speed limit is 110 km/h (70 mph) on 60% and 120 km/h (75 mph) on 30% of
210-478: A fusion of the parishes of Husby-Ärlinghundra , Norrsunda , Odensala and Skånela . In 1967 the parishes of Vidbo , Lunda and Skepptuna also merged into the municipality. In 1971 the cities of Sigtuna and Märsta were forged together and formed Sigtuna Municipality with Märsta as the seat of the ruling council. In 1957 the Swedish government decided to build Stockholm's new international airport, Stockholm Arlanda , at Halmsjön, east of Märsta. In its decision
252-449: A gymnasium, (Arlandagymnasiet). Märsta also has a school for adult education. There is a public library in the town centre, (Märsta Centrum). There are some local businesses in Märsta and also two major factories producing paint, Beckers Industrial Coatings AB, producing industrial paint, and Becker Acroma, now part of Sherwin-Williams . There are also some transport and spedition companies in
294-423: A home run ball landed in the can after bouncing. Some commentators were upset that a donation wasn't made "due to a lame technicality", causing a public relations embarrassment. In November 2020, the company fired employee Tony Piloseno, who'd amassed over 1.4 million viewers on his TikTok paint mixing channel, Tonesterpaints , for alleged misconduct. The company was criticized for their perceived mishandling of
336-698: A lawsuit brought by workers in California alleging underpayment of wages and failure to provide obligatory meal or rest breaks. In July 2020, Sherwin-Williams was sued in Ohio for breaching the Fair Labor Standards Act by underpaying staff. The case was dismissed in December 2020. Starting in 2008, businessman John Tyczki entered into an agreement with Sherwin-Williams on the basis of assurances provided by Sherwin-Williams about its water-based paint products. When
378-529: A manufacturer and distributor of paints and coatings. On July 6, 2011, Sherwin-Williams acquired Leighs Paints, based in Bolton UK, manufacturers of intumescent and high performance industrial coatings. On June 4, 2012, Sherwin-Williams acquired Geocel Holdings Corp for an undisclosed amount. Sherwin-Williams acquired the Valspar Corporation on March 20, 2016, for $ 11.3 billion. In April 2022,
420-513: A manufacturer of intumescent paints and high-performance coatings. In 1995, it employed 18,000 people, including 3,200 in Ohio. By 2002, the company operated more than 2,500 stores. In 1930, Sherwin-Williams moved its headquarters to Cleveland's Midland Building , where it would stay for over 75 years. In September 2019, the company announced that it would move its headquarters to a larger site, and in February 2020, confirmed it would remain in
462-514: A paint distributorship. After the partnership dissolved in 1870, he formed Sherwin, Williams, & Co. with Edward Williams and A.T. Osborn. For its first factory, in 1873 the company acquired a cooperage in Cleveland from Standard Oil . Sherwin-Williams was incorporated in Ohio on July 16, 1884, two years after Osborn sold his interest in the company while retaining the retail operations. The company grew through acquisitions and expansions in
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#1732863219896504-566: Is a bay of the lake Mälaren . The center of the town is located in a valley called Märstadal and the area Sätuna , which also holds the train station of the town. The rest of the town's buildings spread upon and below the hills that form the valleys in Märsta. The stream that flows through the town out to Steningevik is called Märstaån . It is also located along the motorway E4 about 37 km north of central Stockholm , 33 km south of Uppsala and about 4 km from Arlanda Airport. The coat of arms of Märsta resulted from merging
546-531: Is an American paints and coatings company based in Cleveland, Ohio . It is primarily engaged in the manufacture, distribution, and sale of paints, coatings, floorcoverings, and related products with operations in over 120 countries. As of 2024, is the largest coatings company in the world by revenue. Sherwin-Williams dates from 1866, when Cleveland bookkeeper Henry Sherwin invested in Truman Dunham & Co.,
588-475: Is investing $ 600 million (US) in its new facilities, providing working space for 3,500 employees. In 1875, Sherwin-Williams started selling ready-mixed paint. Previously, consumers bought paint ingredients that they themselves would mix together. In the 1940s, Sherwin-Williams introduced Kem-Tone, a water-based fast-drying interior paint. In 1996, the American Chemical Society named the product
630-509: Is today a museum. The first telegraph pole in Sweden was placed in Märsta 1853 and the train station got built in the 1860s. It is currently the northern termini of the commuter railways in Stockholm, and a minor interchange to SJ. The name Märsta got along only because it was common for travellers even though they were placed on neighbouring farms. The Märsta municipality was formed in 1952 due to
672-469: The Bronze Age , Iron Age and Viking Age . There are many runestones and older ruins of stone castles and walls in the Märsta area. The area of today's modern Märsta consisted of big farms and small communities, that were (and still are) typical for the landscape of the province Uppland . Märsta was just one of these farms but due to the location and importance of travelling between Stockholm and Uppsala,
714-724: The Gulf of Bothnia to Gävle , then on a more inland route southwards. It ends in Helsingborg in Sweden, at the port for the ferry to Helsingør in Denmark. The route intersects with European route E6 just outside Helsingborg, which continues to Trelleborg on the southern coast of Sweden. The International E-road network convention was signed in 1950, with the E4 routed Lisbon - Madrid - Barcelona - Nimes - Geneva - Basel - Frankfurt - Hamburg - Helsingør - Stockholm - Haparanda - Helsinki . The part in Sweden
756-2063: The North Cape . The route passes through or nearby the cities Tornio , Haparanda , Luleå , Piteå , Skellefteå , Umeå , Örnsköldsvik , Härnösand , Sundsvall , Hudiksvall , Söderhamn , Gävle , Uppsala , Stockholm , Södertälje , Nyköping , Norrköping , Linköping , Jönköping , Värnamo , Ljungby , and Helsingborg . road number Lapland Kemi-Tornio sub-region [REDACTED] N21 Pello , Kilpisjärvi Rovaniemi Norrbotten County [REDACTED] N99 Karesuando , Övertorneå , Haparanda -Centrum [REDACTED] Sangis [REDACTED] N398 Hedenäset , Övertorneå , Björkfors [REDACTED] Vånafjärden, Karlsborg Karlsborg [REDACTED] Kalix [REDACTED] Stråkanäs [REDACTED] Månsbyn [REDACTED] Morjärv [REDACTED] Töre [REDACTED] E10 Töre , Morjärv , Överkalix , Gällivare , Kiruna [REDACTED] Jämtön , Vitå, Avafors, Rörbäck [REDACTED] Strömsund [REDACTED] Råneå , Kängsön, Niemisel [REDACTED] Råneå , Prästholmen [REDACTED] N383 Boden , Smedsbyn [REDACTED] Bensbyn , Brändön , Persön [REDACTED] Rutvik , Luleå [REDACTED] N97 Jokkmokk , Boden , Gammelstaden , Luleå Sundsvall [REDACTED] Luleå -Industry, Luleå Airport [REDACTED] Luleå , Luleå Airport , Bergnäset [REDACTED] Måttsund [REDACTED] N94 Arvidsjaur , Älvsbyn , Antnäs , Kallax , Måttsund [REDACTED] Sjulsmark , Alhamn, Mörön, Vallen, Ersnäs [REDACTED] Älvsbyn , Öjebyn N [REDACTED] N374 Piteå , Öjebyn [REDACTED] Piteå -Industry (only northbound) [REDACTED] Piteå , Munksund, Öjebyn [REDACTED] N373 Arvidsjaur , Långträsk , Bergsviken [REDACTED] Jävre N, Hemmingsmark [REDACTED] Jävre S [REDACTED] Jävrebodarna Haparanda Kiruna Sherwin-Williams Sherwin-Williams Company
798-648: The Cleveland area. That month, the company also began work on a new R&D center in Brecksville, OH . The new headquarters 's location was clarified in March 2020, with the company committing to constructing a new building complex, also in Downtown Cleveland. The downtown HQ was originally projected to open in 2023, but a construction pause due to the COVID-19 pandemic delayed the projected opening until 2024. The company
840-540: The TikTok platform. In January 2014, the Santa Clara County Superior Court ruled that Sherwin-Williams, NL Industries and ConAgra were jointly and severally liable for $ 1.15 billion, to be paid into a lead paint abatement fund to be used to remove lead paint from older housing. The judge ruled that the paint companies manufactured, marketed, and sold lead paint without disclosing the health risks to
882-578: The area. But most employment opportunities for people living in Märsta are at Stockholm Arlanda Airport and in Stockholm City. European route E4 European route E4 passes from north to south through Sweden from the border with Finland , with a total length of 1,590 kilometres (990 mi). The Finnish part lies entirely within Tornio in northern Finland, and is only 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) long. The Swedish part traverses most of Sweden except
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#1732863219896924-529: The blame to contaminated water in an effort" to avoid having to pay tens of millions of dollars in settlements. Almost 170 children had been affected by the potentially fatal lead poisoning . In December 2019, Sherwin-Williams was sued by New Jersey for discharging industrial waste from three sites and failing to disclose the pollution to the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection . In May 2020, Sherwin-Williams agreed to pay $ 3.6M to settle
966-536: The center-field fence of Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California featured a giant paint can. In 2014, the owner of the billboard offered to donate $ 1 million to the Angels Baseball Foundation if a home run ball landed in the can on the fly, though the requirement the ball land on the fly was not noted on the billboard as the billboard simply stated “Angels home run in the can $ 1,000,000”. On September 19, 2017,
1008-411: The central parts of Märsta but south of Märsta, Steninge Castle is located, with an environment dating back to 1690. Steninge Castle is a popular tourist attraction. There is a private cinema, "Biokällan i Forum" in Märsta. There is a public theatre facility, Sigtuna Municipal Theatre, "Kulturum" which is Märstas venue for theater, concerts and conferences. The theater was completed in autumn 1980 and
1050-630: The company announced that it had completed an acquisition of the European industrial coatings business of Sika AG. In June 2022, the company agreed to acquire Gross & Perthun GmbH. This Germany-based distributor primarily manufactures and distributes coatings for the heavy equipment and transportation industries. Sherwin-Williams has created more than 35,000 color names for paint over its history, and as of 2023, it has nearly 200 distinct shades of white classified as either warm or cool. Founded by Henry Sherwin and Edward Williams in Cleveland in 1866,
1092-476: The company operates through three segments: The Paint Stores Group, Consumer Brands Group, and Performance Coatings Group. Paint Stores Group, formerly the Americas Group, was the first section of the company to be established, in 1866. These stores market and sell Sherwin-Williams branded architectural paints and coatings, industrial and marine products, floorcovering, and related equipment and supplies. As of
1134-696: The consumers in spite of "actual and constructive knowledge that it was harmful". In March 2014 Sherwin-Williams was denied a new trial. In July 2019, a $ 305 million settlement was reached. In 2018, multiple counties in Pennsylvania sued Sherwin-Williams over lead paint matters. Sherwin-Williams attempted to counter-sue, but that attempt was denied in October 2019, and the denial was upheld in July 2020. On April 9, 2018, Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett and representing attorneys uncovered that Sherwin-Williams tried to "shift
1176-595: The deal twice, Sherwin-Williams bought Comex's US and Canadian divisions for $ 165 million on September 16, 2013. PPG, US-based paint and coating company, acquired Comex's Mexican division for $ 2.3 billion. In March 2016, it was announced that Valspar would be acquired for $ 9.3 billion. The merger was finalized 1 June 2017. The Performance Coatings Group sells coatings and finishes to industrial, wood furniture manufacturing, marine, packaging, and automotive markets in more than 110 countries. The Group also contains Valspar's automotive refinishes business. A billboard near
1218-609: The end of 2019, Paint Stores Group had expanded to 4,758 stores, including more than 135 floorcovering centers. The Consumer Brands Group develops, manufactures, and distributes various paints, coatings, and related products, under the brand names of Anthony Angelillo, Bestt Liebco, Cabot, Dupli-Color, Duron, Dutch Boy , Frazee, Geocel, Guangdong Huarun Paints, H&C, HGTV Home, Kool Seal, Krylon , MAB , Martin-Senour, Mautz, Minwax , Pratt & Lambert , Purdy , Ronseal, Thompson's WaterSeal, Uniflex, Valspar, Wattyl, and White Lightning to third party customers in addition to overseeing
1260-473: The extreme north and the west coast region, and is commonly considered the highway backbone of Sweden, since it passes in the vicinity of many of its largest cities and through the capital Stockholm . In particular, it is the mainline road used by most vehicle traffic, both cars and lorries, between the north ( Norrland ) and south of Sweden or beyond. From Haparanda on the Finnish border, it stretches south along
1302-583: The farm had to turn into an inn. The important travelling road can be traced back to the Viking Age and even older ages. During the days of the Swedish Empire many of the old nobles became land owners in the area and built palaces like Steninge , Skånelaholm , Rosersberg and Venngarn . Even Sweden's oldest public school is located in Husby-Ärlinghundra , the parish of Märsta. It was built in 1697 and
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1344-441: The government mentioned the building of a town where the employees at the new airport could live. The town was located IN Märsta. A plan for the residential area was made in 1960 and during the 1960s the population of Märsta quadrupled. A large part of the buildings in Märsta was built in the 1960s. Expansion of Märsta to the east is restricted due to the 55 dB(A) noise area restrictions in force. There are not many older houses in
1386-494: The late 19th and early 20th century. In the early 1920s, the company became the largest coatings manufacturer in the U.S. Sherwin-Williams experienced a downturn in the 1970s, and Gulf and Western Industries unsuccessfully attempted to take over. The company recovered by fending off the raid and undergoing a series of acquisitions in the 1980s and 1990s, as well as divesting its non-coatings businesses. On July 5, 2011, Sherwin-Williams acquired Leighs Paints based in Bolton UK,
1428-707: The operations maintained by the Paint Stores Group. On August 28, 2007, Sherwin Williams purchased Columbia Paint & Coatings. On July 6, 2011, Sherwin-Williams acquired Leighs Paints, based in Bolton UK, manufacturers of intumescent and high performance industrial coatings. In late 2012, Sherwin Williams began the process of purchasing the Comex Group . Comex was the 4th largest paint manufacturer in North America. After Mexican antitrust regulators voted against
1470-444: The products failed to live up to these assurances, causing ongoing problems for his business, Tyczki sued Sherwin-Williams and was awarded $ 2.88M. Sherwin-Williams Co reported Total CO 2 e emissions (Direct + Indirect) for the twelve months ending 31 December 2021 at 621 Kt (-14 /-2.1% y-o-y) and plans to reduce emissions by 30% by 2030 from a 2019 base year. On June 20, 2011, Computerworld named The Sherwin-Williams Company
1512-539: The road. North of Gävle there are varying speed limits, with 90, 100, and 110 km/h (55, 60, and 70 mph) as the most common. The speed limits on the main roads in Sweden were changed on many stretches in October 2008, which saw the introduction of the 120 km/h limit. The E4 is the fastest road to go from Germany/Denmark to areas north of the Arctic Circle , including places in Norway such as Tromsø or
1554-405: The seals of the two hundreds of Ärlinghundra and Seminghundra, which are today located in Märsta. The combined seal, showing a key and axe crossed in gold on a blood-red ground, is known to have been in use from 1568. The key was the symbol of Ärlinghundra and symbolised "the key to heaven's gates". The axe was the symbol of Seminghundra and symbolized the axe which killed Saint Olaf ; Seminghundra
1596-400: The signs along the road, there are thousands of signs, especially in cities, showing how to reach the E4 road. The road is now fully authorised as E4 by the relevant authority, not as E55. North of Gävle the road is of mixed standard. Depending on the fashion at the time of construction, it is either a single standard carriageway road, usually 8–13 metres (26–43 ft) wide, or a 2+1 road ,
1638-511: The situation with critics believing the company failed to realize the marketing opportunity they'd just lost. Piloseno received multiple offers of employment from Sherwin-Williams' industry rivals and took up a position with Florida Paints where he will have his own art studio and develop his own custom range of paints. Commentators pointed out the differing reaction the company had after going viral when compared to other companies such as Ocean Spray , who had positively reacted to going viral on
1680-522: Was also known as an execution place for convicts during the Middle Ages. Märsta existed as a municipality of its own between 1952 and 1970. The coat of arms was created in 1954 and became obsolete as municipal arms when Märsta was merged into Sigtuna Municipality in 1971. The area has been populated since the Stone Age and due to the location of traditional Viking-land has rich archaeological remains from
1722-773: Was inaugurated in November of that year. The salon has 454 seats. Local productions, performances and conferences are held at "Kulturum". The theater is used for many different purposes, such as local productions, performances, arts school concerts, conferences and more. Once a month the City Council uses the Sigtuna Municipal Theatre as meeting room. Kulturum is in the same building as Märstas gymnasium, (Arlandagymnasiet). Like many similar sized Swedish towns and central communities Märsta has pre school and pedagogical care facilities available to its citizens and also high schools and
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1764-436: Was signposted E4 in 1962. Until 1962, the road Helsingborg–Stockholm was called highway 1, and Stockholm–Haparanda highway 13. Under the new system of European routes which was decided in 1975, but introduced in Sweden in 1992, it was planned to have been a part of E55 , but it retains the pre-1992 designation (E4) within Sweden, because the expenses connected with re-signing this long road portion would be too great. Besides
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