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PEOPLE MATTER AT MIRKA
MIRKA UK LTD has been awarded the Investors in People (IIP) Silver Award for its first assessment. The IIP practitioner praised the company’s proactive, people-focused organisation resulting in a very efficient and effective delivery, underpinned by a clear vision and business objectives. The assessment found that Mirka has an engaging relationship with its
100 YEARS OF QUALITY
THIS YEAR ALBANY paints and wallpapers, exclusive to Brewers, are proudly celebrating their centenary year. Over the past 100 years, technology, innovation
and increased focus on environmental awareness has evolved paint from a small choice in lead based coatings to an infinite number of colours available in water based finishes. Albany is at the forefront of this evolution, always focussed on providing the decorator with the very best quality and value. Albany has always stood for quality from the day
that Clement Brewer chose the name, having seen the Albany Mansions in Piccadilly where the interior decoration was said to be of the highest standard. Today, Albany has a comprehensive choice of
finishes with thousands of colours available and a full range of primers and undercoats, all manufactured to superior trade grade quality. Alongside paint, Albany offer the full package with a wide choice of wallpapers, brushes, rollers and decorating accessories. To celebrate the centenary, Albany will be
running some exciting in-store promotions and Facebook competitions. Albany is exclusively available from Brewers, to find your nearest store visit
Brewers.co.uk or join the decorating community on Facebook @Brewerspaints
CROWN RESPONDS TO DIY SOS
CROWN PAINTS HAS once again lent its support to Blackburn-based charity Nightsafe, by donating sundries such as paintbrushes and rollers to a refurb project organised by the BBC’s DIY SOS programme. The refurb project saw presenter Nick Knowles and his team take over the old St Silas
Church in Blackburn and transform it into an accommodation block as part of a special episode of DIY SOS that was broadcast during BBC’s Children in Need. Hundreds of volunteers took part in the refurbishment, which included installing a special living area, common room, kitchen, and bedrooms with en-suite bathrooms. Nightsafe, a Blackburn-based charity, provides holistic services to homeless and
vulnerable young people aged 16-24 years. Nightsafe offers emergency accommodation and supported housing, and operates a day centre where young people can drop in to relax, take a shower, do laundry, or speak to a counsellor or advisor one-to-one. Crown’s donation of dozens of paintbrushes, rollers, trays and buckets meant that the
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decorating works could be finished to a very high standard. This was the second time that Crown Paints had supported the charity through a major refurbishment last year, after Crown Paints volunteers also helped to repaint Nightsafe’s day centre, Platform 5, earlier this year, using paint donated by the manufacturer.
The Nightsafe day centre, Platform 5, before Crown and the DIY SOS team got to work.
Commenting on the redecoration, Nightsafe’s CEO, Jan Larkin, said, “Nightsafe have
a long and well-established relationship with Crown Paints, which has been the most amazing supporter of Nightsafe for a number of years. “In addition to all the support at Silas’, Crown provided a huge amount of paint and
equipment for us to be able to completely redecorate Platform 5, Nightsafe’s Daycentre. Not only this, over the years Crown has supplied gallons of paint that has been used to redecorate our Cornfield Project from top to bottom. Crown’s support has indeed made an amazing difference and brightened our world!”
To find your nearest stockist visit
www.crowntrade.co.uk or call 0330 024 0297.
You can also follow @CrownTradePaint on Twitter, CrownTradePaint on Facebook or Crown Paints on LinkedIn
customers and other stakeholders. Continuous professional development and training, spearheaded by the Mirka UK Training Centre, ensures a collaborative approach and best practice is implemented across the business. Craig Daycock, managing director of Mirka
UK says, “We’re absolutely delighted to have achieved the IIP Silver Award at our first attempt. This accreditation recognises the commitment of our staff to engage in continuous improvement to ensure our customers and business partners receive the best service and high levels of support possible. The ‘Mirka Way’ is to empower our people, creating a culture of trust and a ‘can do’ attitude, which means decisions can be made and acted upon quickly to the benefit of all our stakeholders.”
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