EVENT REVIEW
NATIONAL PAINTING AND
THE
DECORATING SHOW
This year’s National Painting and Decorating Show took place on 26-27 November at the Ricoh Arena, Coventry. DIY Week reports from the busy event that was well attended by professionals from across the trade
A
s usual, this year’s show was bristling with new product launches, hands- on demos, theatre sessions, show-
only deals, free samples, how-to information, competitions, raffles, prize draws, sporting challenges and celebrity guests. With a theme of ‘Build a Better
Business!’, special seminars, sponsored
by Painting And
Decorating News provided visitors with plenty of tips and information to help maximise productivity and profitability.
Plenty of freebies On each day of
the show, the
first 1,000 visitors to arrive each received a free DecoBag goody bag packed with products donated by exhibitors. The ever-popular lucky dip buckets made a welcome return, offering every visitor the chance to dip their hand into the bucket and win some great gifts and useful promotional items.
Following their successful debut last year, the two Decorative Effects Theatres were back in action again for 2019. Visitors were able to watch and learn from the professionals about the latest decorative effects
and how to achieve them. The two open ‘Master Class’ theatres situated right in the centre of the exhibition featured experts giving presentations and demonstrations of some of the latest products, trends and
techniques driving today’s decorating industry.
Show highlights Axus Décor had a really interesting stand
this year which attracted
plenty of attention from show visitors. The main attraction saw them queuing up to open individual plastic eggs and receive prizes on a lucky dip basis. Products being given away in the draw included scrapers, fillers, smoothers
Stars of the show: the Dulux dog and DIY Week’s Sallie Payne
Flex masonry paint, Interior Flex elastomeric
Super-Flex elastomeric and
cutters. Visitors were also invited to refuel as they toured the show with refreshments available in the Axus Décor Café. Well known for its innovations in water-based paint technology, Bedec had its wide range of specialist paints, finishes and coatings on display. These included its Multi Surface Paint, Barn Paint, Acrylic Floor Paint, Aqua-Advanced acrylic polyurethane enamel, Extra-
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emulsion paint and flexible
coating for roofs and walls. Bedec was also showing its new Paint Magic luxury paint brand that’s dedicated to supplying consumers with the very best paint in terms or colour choice and quality. Barrettine is
a Bristol-based
family-owned business, with an excellent reputation for quality and service that was celebrating its 140th anniversary at the 2019 National Painting & Decorating Show. The company was showing its large range of products, all of which are specially formulated to offer high
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