Painting & Decorating Archives - Professional Builder

How to choose the right roller
|Date: 13 June, 2025

How to choose the right roller
Andrew Cummins, Senior Product Manager at Purdy, highlights attributes to look out for when selecting rol ...
Andrew Cummins, Senior Product Manager at Purdy, highlights attributes to look out for when selecting roller frames and sleeves. Just as with brushes, the quality and design of a paint roller system ...
13 June, 2025
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Crown Paints: Choosing the right colour scheme
|Date: 8 May, 2025

Crown Paints: Choosing the right colour scheme
Crown Paints outlines how to support clients to select the perfect colour scheme with confidence Colour i ...
Crown Paints outlines how to support clients to select the perfect colour scheme with confidence Colour is much more than making a space look good; it shapes experiences, creates mood and makes a stat ...
8 May, 2025
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Shurtape’s guide to decorating trends
|Date: 7 May, 2025

Shurtape’s guide to decorating trends
Jason Burns, MD of Shurtape, looks at the importance of keeping on top of decorating trends, and using th ...
Jason Burns, MD of Shurtape, looks at the importance of keeping on top of decorating trends, and using the right tools to deliver them. It feels like just a few years ago that we were all talking ab ...
7 May, 2025
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How Hamilton Decorating Tools offer more than a perfect finish
|Date: 6 May, 2025

How Hamilton Decorating Tools offer more than a perfect finish
As decorators strive for perfection in their craft, they need tools which don't just elevate their work, ...
As decorators strive for perfection in their craft, they need tools which don't just elevate their work, but which also safeguard their wellbeing. Repetitive strain injury (RSI) stands out as a concer ...
6 May, 2025
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Understanding breathable plaster systems
|Date: 29 April, 2025

Understanding breathable plaster systems
Luke Brooks, Senior Commercial Manager Specialist Packed Products at Tarmac, highlights a practical and e ...
Luke Brooks, Senior Commercial Manager Specialist Packed Products at Tarmac, highlights a practical and effective solution in the implementation of breathable plaster systems. The preservation of Br ...
29 April, 2025
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Top tips for painting and decorating
|Date: 14 April, 2025

Top tips for painting and decorating
Sarah Coussens, Head of Marketing – Trade at Hamilton, explores essential time-saving techniques and tool ...
Sarah Coussens, Head of Marketing – Trade at Hamilton, explores essential time-saving techniques and tool recommendations Time is money and this rings true within the building trade. Multiskilled pr ...
14 April, 2025
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Crown Paints launches five new colour palettes for 2025
|Date: 28 February, 2025

Crown Paints launches five new colour palettes for 2025
Crown Paints has launched its Colour Insights 2025/2026, a collection of five palettes designed to help p ...
Crown Paints has launched its Colour Insights 2025/2026, a collection of five palettes designed to help painters and decorators confidently guide clients with their colour choices. Developed by Crown ...
28 February, 2025
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Starting with a bang – Hamilton’s cash giveaway
|Date: 8 January, 2025

Starting with a bang – Hamilton’s cash giveaway
Leading manufacturer of painting and decorating tools, Hamilton, is ringing in the New Year with a huge £ ...
Leading manufacturer of painting and decorating tools, Hamilton, is ringing in the New Year with a huge £500 prize giveaway for one lucky tradesperson. To be considered for the cash price, Hamilton is ...
8 January, 2025
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All you need to know about Hamilton Decorating Tools
|Date: 11 December, 2024

All you need to know about Hamilton Decorating Tools
Professional Builder visits the Bromsgrove production facility of Hamilton Decorating Tools If you were ...
Professional Builder visits the Bromsgrove production facility of Hamilton Decorating Tools If you were to list all of the things that climate change could potentially impact a paint brush is unlikel ...
11 December, 2024
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Why you should use roller fillers
|Date: 10 December, 2024

Why you should use roller fillers
Martin Spalenice, Head of Trade Sales at Okarno, looks at why roller fillers are an effective way of smoo ...
Martin Spalenice, Head of Trade Sales at Okarno, looks at why roller fillers are an effective way of smoothing over existing walls and covering textured plaster. Most refurbishment projects will have ...
10 December, 2024
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What masking tape should I use?
|Date: 9 December, 2024

What masking tape should I use?
Mathieu Nesme, Application Engineer at 3M explains why professional masking tapes should be in every trad ...
Mathieu Nesme, Application Engineer at 3M explains why professional masking tapes should be in every tradesperson’s toolkit. Masking tape is often an underappreciated tool in the world of decorating ...
9 December, 2024
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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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What decorating tools should you be using?
|Date: 23 November, 2024

What decorating tools should you be using?
Ryan Jones, business development manager – Construction and Decoration, Mirka UK, discusses the tool tren ...
Ryan Jones, business development manager – Construction and Decoration, Mirka UK, discusses the tool trends his team is observing Our team of experienced technical experts constantly communicates with ...
23 November, 2024
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Hamilton brings For the Trade range to Selco
|Date: 13 September, 2024

Hamilton brings For the Trade range to Selco
Hamilton has announced its 'For the Trade' range of brushes & rollers is now available at Selco centr ...
Hamilton has announced its 'For the Trade' range of brushes & rollers is now available at Selco centres across the UK. The distribution agreement marks a significant step in making premium decorat ...
13 September, 2024
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Dulux Trade Vinyl Matt Reformulated
|Date: 4 June, 2018

Dulux Trade Vinyl Matt Reformulated
Professional Builder’s Lee Jones visits the Dulux Academy for a demonstration of the manufacturer’s lates ...
Professional Builder’s Lee Jones visits the Dulux Academy for a demonstration of the manufacturer’s latest Dulux Trade Vinyl Matt. When a product sells in quite the volume of Dulux Trade’s Vinyl Matt ...
4 June, 2018
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Upskill at the Dulux Academy
|Date: 7 July, 2016

Upskill at the Dulux Academy
Helping to address the UK’s skills shortage, the Dulux Academy in Slough aims to invest in existing profe ...
Helping to address the UK’s skills shortage, the Dulux Academy in Slough aims to invest in existing professionals as well as attracting new talent. Professional Builder was there at the opening ceremo ...
7 July, 2016
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