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The secret to achieving a long-lasting and vibrant colour
|Date: 1 July, 2025

The secret to achieving a long-lasting and vibrant colour
Contractors not only need a paint that applies easily and looks great but one that retains its colour for ...
Contractors not only need a paint that applies easily and looks great but one that retains its colour for years to come. So, what’s the secret behind a long-lasting and vibrant colour? Richard Palmer, ...
1 July, 2025
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What makes a good quality paint?
|Date: 1 June, 2025

What makes a good quality paint?
Ensuring your customer’s surfaces are properly coated is key to achieving a perfect finish. Not only this ...
Ensuring your customer’s surfaces are properly coated is key to achieving a perfect finish. Not only this, but you need to be confident in the fact that the product you use will also stand the test of ...
1 June, 2025
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Valspar announces a new recycling initiative for paint tubs in the UK
|Date: 6 January, 2025

Valspar announces a new recycling initiative for paint tubs in the UK
Valspar has recently launched a premium paint tub that provides a greener way to decorate the home, conta ...
Valspar has recently launched a premium paint tub that provides a greener way to decorate the home, containing at least 40% recycled plastic.  In collaboration with Valspar’s UK packaging partner, B ...
6 January, 2025
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Advertisement Feature: Understanding Dulux’s testing process
|Date: 6 December, 2024

Advertisement Feature: Understanding Dulux’s testing process
With so many paint options available on the market, it can be difficult for tradespeople to know which on ...
With so many paint options available on the market, it can be difficult for tradespeople to know which ones to choose. Here, Alexia Léonard, Brand Manager at Dulux Trade, explains more about the compa ...
6 December, 2024
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Dulux unveils True Joy™ as its Colour Of The Year 2025
|Date: 13 September, 2024

Dulux unveils True Joy™ as its Colour Of The Year 2025
Over that last two decades, the Dulux Colour of the Year has been chosen through extensive trend research ...
Over that last two decades, the Dulux Colour of the Year has been chosen through extensive trend research by Dulux colour experts and international design professionals. The 2025 selection, True Joy, ...
13 September, 2024
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How to select paints and coatings that will deliver top results
|Date: 21 July, 2024

How to select paints and coatings that will deliver top results
Peter Howard, Sustainability & CSR Lead at Dulux Trade, provides advice on how to select paints and c ...
Peter Howard, Sustainability & CSR Lead at Dulux Trade, provides advice on how to select paints and coatings that will deliver top results, whilst improving the project’s sustainability credential ...
21 July, 2024
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Combatting mould with Zinsser mould-resistant paints and products
|Date: 7 May, 2024

Combatting mould with Zinsser mould-resistant paints and products
The extensive Zinsser range of reliable, mould-resistant paints and products is the ideal way of combatti ...
The extensive Zinsser range of reliable, mould-resistant paints and products is the ideal way of combatting and preventing mould growth quickly and effectively. Mould and mildew has become an increasi ...
7 May, 2024
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Dulux Decorator Centre sets can recycling goal
|Date: 4 May, 2024

Dulux Decorator Centre sets can recycling goal
Dulux Decorator Centre has set an ambitious goal to triple the amount of paint cans it has recycled by 20 ...
Dulux Decorator Centre has set an ambitious goal to triple the amount of paint cans it has recycled by 2025. To help achieve its target, which is part of its sustainability commitments, the company i ...
4 May, 2024
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One Coat paint available in 21 colours
|Date: 3 May, 2024

One Coat paint available in 21 colours
Ronseal has expanded into interior paint with the launch of One Coat Everywhere, a one-stop solution for ...
Ronseal has expanded into interior paint with the launch of One Coat Everywhere, a one-stop solution for every room in the home. Known for its leading woodcare products for fences, decking and interio ...
3 May, 2024
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Women’s refuge receives makeover thanks to Bradite
|Date: 16 April, 2024

Women’s refuge receives makeover thanks to Bradite
A UK refuge for survivors of domestic abuse is to receive a makeover thanks to a donation of paint from B ...
A UK refuge for survivors of domestic abuse is to receive a makeover thanks to a donation of paint from Bradite. I Choose Freedom is a small independent charity that runs three refuges dedicated to ...
16 April, 2024
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Dulux adds ‘True White’ to its premium Heritage Range
|Date: 15 March, 2024

Dulux adds ‘True White’ to its premium Heritage Range
Dulux has expanded its Heritage range with a new shade: Dulux Heritage True White. Dulux Heritage True Wh ...
Dulux has expanded its Heritage range with a new shade: Dulux Heritage True White. Dulux Heritage True White has been designed to provide painters and decorators with a high-quality white option to be ...
15 March, 2024
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PDA welcomes Can Back scheme to Paint Green initiative
|Date: 29 February, 2024

PDA welcomes Can Back scheme to Paint Green initiative
The Painting and Decorating Association (PDA) has welcomed Crown Decorating Centres’ Can Back scheme to i ...
The Painting and Decorating Association (PDA) has welcomed Crown Decorating Centres’ Can Back scheme to its Paint Green initiative. Paint Green encourages PDA members to use existing schemes to reduc ...
29 February, 2024
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Johnstone’s Paint brand by PPG announces long-term partnership with World Snooker Tour
|Date: 19 February, 2024

Johnstone’s Paint brand by PPG announces long-term partnership with World Snooker Tour
PPG (NYSE:PPG) has announced that its JOHNSTONE’S PAINT™ brand by PPG has formed a partnership wit ...
PPG (NYSE:PPG) has announced that its JOHNSTONE’S PAINT™ brand by PPG has formed a partnership with the World Snooker Tour (WST).  The Johnstone’s Paint brand will become the Lead Partner for t ...
19 February, 2024
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Dulux & Gophr Announce Partnership
|Date: 18 February, 2024

Dulux & Gophr Announce Partnership
Award-winning decorating merchant Dulux Decorator Centre has today announced its partnership with last-mi ...
Award-winning decorating merchant Dulux Decorator Centre has today announced its partnership with last-mile, on-demand delivery network Gophr, to expand its new Rapid, sub-2-hour, delivery service on ...
18 February, 2024
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Crown Paints launches colour collection to help with customer specification
|Date: 4 February, 2024

Crown Paints launches colour collection to help with customer specification
Crown Paints has revealed its Colour Insights for 2024/2025 – a carefully curated set of colours, inspire ...
Crown Paints has revealed its Colour Insights for 2024/2025 – a carefully curated set of colours, inspired by global trends, that will support decorators in having colour conversations with customers. ...
4 February, 2024
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Mapei extends coatings range with Dursilite & Mapecoat Act paint series
|Date: 2 February, 2024

Mapei extends coatings range with Dursilite & Mapecoat Act paint series
Mapei has introduced a series of new professional paint finishes to its Wall Protection & Decorative ...
Mapei has introduced a series of new professional paint finishes to its Wall Protection & Decorative Coatings range. They include Dursilite - a new range of water-based paints offered in five fi ...
2 February, 2024
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