May 7, 2026
Johnstone’s Painter of the Year Awards 2025 finalists revealed
The Johnstone’s Painter of the Year Awards 2025 finalists – featuring three new categories – have been announced.
The awards ceremony – in its 42nd year – will take place on Saturday 16th May in Glasgow. On the night, winners across the nine categories will be announced before those category winners go head-to-head for the coveted title of ‘Supreme Winner’. Attendees will have the opportunity to vote and decide who takes home the top prize – a brand-new van featuring their own company logo.
For 2025, the awards introduce three new categories – Exterior, Shared Spaces and Stadium Hospitality – reflecting the impressive variety of projects entered. The finalists, across both new and existing categories, were selected from hundreds of outstanding submissions, showcasing projects spanning Education, Industrial, Leisure and Recreation and Residential, as well as projects using EWI and Render systems.
Each entry has been carefully assessed by PPG’s expert technical and colour consultants, with projects judged on a wide range of criteria that includes the quality of the finish, attention to detail and the technical, practical and logistical challenges successfully overcome.
Megan Esmond, PPG Marketing Director, UK & Ireland, Architectural Coatings, said: “The Johnstone’s Painter of the Year Awards is an exceptional platform to recognise and celebrate the skill, creativity and dedication of painters and decorators across the UK and Ireland. It’s a standout occasion that brings the industry together, with finalists given the exciting opportunity to win a brand-new van.
“The introduction of three new categories reflects the diversity of the projects entered and allows us to highlight excellence across an even broader range of environments and applications. It’s inspiring to see how professionals continue to push boundaries, overcome complex challenges, and deliver outstanding results.
“Selecting the finalists is never easy, particularly when the standard of work and range of projects keeps improving year after year. Thank you to everyone who entered, and congratulations to our shortlisted finalists; we can’t wait to celebrate with you.”
View the full Johnstone’s Painter of the Year 2025 Awards finalists here:
Education
- Johns of Nottingham – Yeoman Park Academy, Mansfield
- Dunningham Decorators Ltd – Housing Innovation & Construction Skills Academy
- GB Decorating – Tranby Independent School, Hull
Exterior
- Bell Group Ltd – Sun Inn, Nottingham
- Alfred Bagnall & Sons (East Midlands) Ltd – Lollipoppet Castle, Sundown Adventureland
- Shane Smyth Decorators Ltd – The Mercantile Hotel, Dublin
External Wall Insulation
- LD ECO Ltd – Gwendraeth Arms, Llanelli
- Renderclad Limited – Beech Avenue, Nottingham
- Prime Build Construction Group Ltd – Sandwell Council, SHDF Wave 2.1
- JW Plastering and Rendering Ltd – Sandford Grange, Liverpool
Industrial
- Alfred Bagnall & Sons (North East) Ltd – Church House, Middlesbrough
- G I Sykes Ltd – West Bromwich Albion FC
- Davison Solutions Ltd – STACK, Newcastle
Leisure and Recreation
- N Purdy and Co Ltd – Baliffgate Hotel, Alnwick
- Protective and Decorative Surface Coatings Ltd – Penicuik House, Penicuik
- DJ & MD Hodson Limited – Penmaenuchaf Hotel, Wales
- Optimo Property Services – Trillium Restaurant, Birmingham
- McEwan Decorating Services Ltd – New Town Hotel, Edinburgh
Render
- Rendform Ltd – Stock House, Redditch
- Renderers Manchester Ltd – Mereside Road, Knutsford
- Perkins Plastering Ltd – Old Mill, Preston
- Rhondda Rendering Systems – Tyn Y Cae, Cowbridge
Residential
- Neil Barr Decorating Services Limited – Damhead House, Symington
- The Swaffham’s Decorator’s Limited – Foster Lane, Cambridge
- B.Tipper Painter and Decorator – Ledbury Close, Aldridge
- Lee Burns Decorators Ltd – Matheson Church, Dunoon – Lee Burns Decorators Ltd
Shared Spaces
- N Purdy and Co Ltd – Sheares Hall, Newcastle
- Empire Decorators Ltd – Clyde Court, Glasgow
- D&D Painters and Decorators Limited – Monocle, Hull
Stadium Hospitality
- Empire Decorators Ltd – Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
- Story Decorating Group Ltd – Everton Football Club, Liverpool
