Despite the recent flooding and the increasingly dark winter nights, we were pleased to meet quite a few Members during our National Networking Event at Oulton Hall, Leeds in early November. It was great to see so many of you at the Masquerade Ball and with such a variety of different masks, we have received excellent feedback about the weekend. Congratulations go to the four winners of the Apprentice Paperhanger of the Year competition who received their awards during the evening. I would like to thank Brewers Decorator Centres for being the sole competition sponsor along with thanks to our Associate Partners who sponsored the Networking Event. For those of you who attended the National Painting & Decorating Show, at which we held our
Dear Members,
AGM, it was a pleasure to catch up with Members who attended the meeting and who visited our stand. Congratulations to Stephen Bagnall who won the Graco sprayer prize draw following the AGM, and Thomas Webster of TW Services who was the lucky winner of the Mirka Deros during the show. Particular mention and thanks go to two of our loyal sponsors, Graco and Mirka for donating their products. After the trade show, I travelled with two apprentices, Lewis Boyle and Abi Johnson to Slovenia to
take part in a humanitarian charity repaint project. Both of them work for the Bagnalls Group and were first and second place in this year’s Trophy Awards. This initiative is organised by the Slovenian Chamber of Commerce (incorporating the Slovenian Painters’ Association) to help to give a fresh new look to either a school, hospice, or hospital. Around 100 painters supported by 50 apprentices from across Europe gave their time to help with this worthwhile cause. I wish to thank Igor Pipan, CEO of the Chamber of Commerce for the invitation to attend. After almost ten years since coming off the tools myself, I donned the bib and brace overalls once more and took part in repainting an elementary school in the town of Ormoz. A more detailed report of this event will appear in the next magazine. Since the beginning of October, we have changed our external marketing company. This now being
carried out jointly by our PR Agency, Shepherd PR and Catherine Saint Publicity, along with the team from Empathic Visions who do such a great job on this publication. Our new marketing and communications strategies are now underway. The application forms for both our Trophy Awards & Apprentice Competitions are now available to
download from our website’s homepage. The closing date for the Trophy Awards is 10 January 2020 and the Apprentice Competition, 21 February 2020. Get your entries in now and let’s hope to see you on stage in London next July to receive an award! 2019 has seen us celebrate the 125th Anniversary of the founding of the National Association. How things have changed during this time, and yet we have adapted to meet the needs of our sector and of course of our Members. We will be asking for your support in the New Year with a survey going out to ask for your help in continuing to shape the Association so that it remains relevant to you. Remember, it is your Association, so please do continue to work with us. On behalf of myself and everyone at head office,
we would like to wish you a very Merry Christmas and a prosperous, healthy and safe 2020.
Best wishes Neil Ogilvie Chief Executive
Painting & Decorating Association 32 Coton Road, Nuneaton, Warwickshire CV11 5TW
Telephone: 024 7635 3776
e-mail:
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Chief Executive Officer Neil Ogilvie
neil@paintingdecoratingassociation.co.uk
DECORATOR
December 2019–January 2020 — Volume 88 No 6
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4 Association News
28 Members News
20 Training and education
24 The Gallery
26 #NINE4NORAH
30 FAQ with Charlie Budd
32 Sector News
34 Trends
36 Case studies
42 Tooltalk with Wayne de Wet
44 Products and services
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