“Impossible” varnish removal job – sorted with CT1

Kevin Haughey and his team are a busy team of 3 painters and decorators who specialise in commercial and domestic...

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Crown’s University Place

A bespoke heritage colour scheme created by Crown Paints features in the refurbishment of one of Manchester University’s most iconic...

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Brothers of the Brush Coronavirus Podcast

Brothers of the Brush have a corona special podcast where they revisit some previous guests to catch up on how...

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Checkatrade COVID-19 Support

Checkatrade, has announced a number of initiatives designed to support its trade members during the COVID-19 lockdown. It is promoting...

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Five Tips For A Premium Finish

Professional painter and decorator Chris Kerfoot reviews a recent project he undertook, highlighting his top five tips from start to...

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HMG steps up to make sanitisers

Coatings manufacturer, HMG Paints Ltd has utilised its manufacturing knowledge and existing alcohol stocks to produce hand sanitiser for front-line...

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Bradite One Can’s Cladding Success

The manufacturing premises of Norfolk-based creative design company, Forum, have been transformed thanks to a repaint job using Bradite’s One...

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Repairing wood rot

Here Gary Simmonds, Technical Account Manager at Repaircare International Ltd looks at the causes of wood rot and the repair...

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Tune into Brothers of the Brush Latest Podcast

Going live is the latest Podcast from Brothers of the Brush. In this episode Chris Hart of Lord Hart Decorating...

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Fill deeper & wider with HB42

HB42 are highlighting their pro decorators caulk, HB42 Ultimate Pro-Finish Decorators Caulk. HB42 claim it has double the flexibility of...

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Training with Mirka

Reproduced from The Professional Painter and Decorator Spring 2020 issue The Mirka Training Centre in Milton Keynes offers a variety...

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Partnership offers Tradespeople mental health support

Find-a-tradesperson service MyBuilder has partnered with Mates in Mind, the mental health charity for the UK construction sector, to offer...

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Zinsser Launches New Scrubbable Ultra-durable Decorative Wall Paint

Reproduced from The Professional Painter and Decorator Spring 2020 issue Zinsser’s range of products include professional coatings for interior and...

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The Right Brush for Every Job

The quality and type of brush can make a huge difference to a decorator’s productivity. Here Andrew Cummins, Senior Product...

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ecoSEAL Now Includes Geocel Painters Mate

With the re-launched ecoSEAL system, a trade favourite filler product is now available in a foil. Working in conjunction with...

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Air Pure Gives Airport A Lift

Bristol Airport manages over nine million passengers every year. Aiming to grow its capacity to take on more passengers, the...

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Ronseal Adds Ebony

Ronseal Trade has added Ebony to its 10 Year water-based Woodstain range. The range can be used on all exterior...

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Purdy’s new Cub

Professional painting tools manufacturer Purdy has launched the new Cub brush. Designed for painting difficult and confined spaces, the brush...

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Survey confirms importance of prepping

A new survey of professional painters and decorators by adhesive manufacturer tesa has revealed an insight into the importance of...

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Chancellor announces support for the self-employed

The Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced a scheme to support the UK’s self-employed affected by the coronavirus outbreak. Direct cash...

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Self employed deserve help too

The affects of Coronavirus Crisis is being felt by everyone. Like other trades many painting and decorating professionals are seeing...

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