PaintingandDecorating Archives - Professional Builder

The value of the Dulux Decorator scheme and their latest Heritage range
|Date: 8 March, 2021

The value of the Dulux Decorator scheme and their latest Heritage range
Professional Builder’s Lee Jones looks at some of the highly decorated work of Steve Dove, one of the ori ...
Professional Builder’s Lee Jones looks at some of the highly decorated work of Steve Dove, one of the original members of the Dulux Select Decorator Scheme. If you were to compile a list of the nation ...
8 March, 2021
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Inside the Dulux Academy (Part Five)
|Date: 3 September, 2018

Inside the Dulux Academy (Part Five)
In the fifth instalment of our series on the Dulux Academy, Professional Builder attends its Painting ...
In the fifth instalment of our series on the Dulux Academy, Professional Builder attends its Painting & Decorating Stage One course. Ideal for those looking to enter the industry, or for general b ...
3 September, 2018
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Inside The Dulux Academy (Part Four)
|Date: 27 August, 2018

Inside The Dulux Academy (Part Four)
In the fourth instalment of this series, Professional Builder attended a half-day course at the Dulux Aca ...
In the fourth instalment of this series, Professional Builder attended a half-day course at the Dulux Academy on Water-Borne Application. Before we get started, attendees are offered coffee, bacon rol ...
27 August, 2018
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Inside The Dulux Academy (Part Three)
|Date: 20 August, 2018

Inside The Dulux Academy (Part Three)
With over 50 courses available, the Dulux Academy provides extensive, training courses for painters and d ...
With over 50 courses available, the Dulux Academy provides extensive, training courses for painters and decorators to provide them with the expertise and understanding needed for business success. For ...
20 August, 2018
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Inside the Dulux Academy (Part Two)
|Date: 13 August, 2018

Inside the Dulux Academy (Part Two)
In the second in the series, Professional Builder attends a one-day Digital Mural and Feature Wall course ...
In the second in the series, Professional Builder attends a one-day Digital Mural and Feature Wall course Arriving at the Dulux Academy for the one-day course, we’re offered a warming brew while we me ...
13 August, 2018
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Review: Walther Strong Tape
|Date: 1 August, 2018

Review: Walther Strong Tape
When it comes to a race for the tape Walther Strong is out in front. Have you ever found yourself cleanin ...
When it comes to a race for the tape Walther Strong is out in front. Have you ever found yourself cleaning away adhesive residue left behind from the tape you have used to temporarily cover something? ...
1 August, 2018
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Inside the Dulux Academy (Part One)
|Date: 12 July, 2018

Inside the Dulux Academy (Part One)
In this series, Professional Builder Online has teamed up with the Dulux Academy for a behi ...
In this series, Professional Builder Online has teamed up with the Dulux Academy for a behind the scenes look at what training courses can offer an experienced professional. First up is ...
12 July, 2018
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Roger Bisby Fills Us in with Toupret
|Date: 31 May, 2018

Roger Bisby Fills Us in with Toupret
Roger Bisby investigates what’s behind the recent success of one particular manufacturer of decorators’ f ...
Roger Bisby investigates what’s behind the recent success of one particular manufacturer of decorators’ filler. You have to hand it to Toupret, whoever is in charge of their sales and distribution has ...
31 May, 2018
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Mirka: Reducing Dust’s Negative Effects
|Date: 30 May, 2018

Mirka: Reducing Dust’s Negative Effects
HAVS and dust are two of the biggest threats to a tradesman’s health and Mirka has some advice. Over the ...
HAVS and dust are two of the biggest threats to a tradesman’s health and Mirka has some advice. Over the past decade or so, there has been a significant change in the way tools have been made to meet ...
30 May, 2018
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Roger Bisby Coats it On with Leyland
|Date: 29 May, 2018

Roger Bisby Coats it On with Leyland
Roger Bisby sees the white light and the white heat with Leyland, a British institution. Given the f ...
Roger Bisby sees the white light and the white heat with Leyland, a British institution. Given the fierce competition out there in the paints market it is a great achievement that Leyland paints ...
29 May, 2018
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Dulux Trade: Join in for National Apprenticeship Week 2018
|Date: 28 February, 2018

Dulux Trade: Join in for National Apprenticeship Week 2018
In celebration of the 10th National Apprenticeship Week, Dulux Trade is inviting current painting ...
In celebration of the 10th National Apprenticeship Week, Dulux Trade is inviting current painting and decorating apprentices to take part in a series of events being held throughout the week at ...
28 February, 2018
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Trix of the Trade: Introducing the Tile Trix
|Date: 2 January, 2018

Trix of the Trade: Introducing the Tile Trix
Professional Builder’s Kieran Nee goes to Colchester to visit a tiler hoping his new invention, the Tile ...
Professional Builder’s Kieran Nee goes to Colchester to visit a tiler hoping his new invention, the Tile Trix, will ride a wave of success into every tiler’s toolbox. A tiler of some 17 years, Gregg F ...
2 January, 2018
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Werner Urges Businesses to Ensure Safe Working at Height Practices
|Date: 7 November, 2017

Werner Urges Businesses to Ensure Safe Working at Height Practices
A third of all falls from height in the workplace occur when using a ladder according to the Health and S ...
A third of all falls from height in the workplace occur when using a ladder according to the Health and Safety Executive and within the construction industry it accounts for 45% of fatalities each yea ...
7 November, 2017
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Weber: Tiling With an Uncoupling Membrane
|Date: 1 November, 2017

Weber: Tiling With an Uncoupling Membrane
Above image courtesy of Schlüter-Systems Ltd The use of uncoupling membranes has become more common in re ...
Above image courtesy of Schlüter-Systems Ltd The use of uncoupling membranes has become more common in recent years due to the variety of problems that it can overcome. There are many different types ...
1 November, 2017
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Zinsser Decorating Advice
|Date: 1 November, 2017

Zinsser Decorating Advice
Need some decorating advice? Zinsser’s technical support manager Joanne Wallace is here to answer your qu ...
Need some decorating advice? Zinsser’s technical support manager Joanne Wallace is here to answer your questions. With a dedicated customer support team with strong backgrounds in chemistry and custom ...
1 November, 2017
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Hamilton Expression Paint Brush Range
|Date: 31 October, 2017

Hamilton Expression Paint Brush Range
Hamilton, a leading professional decorating sundries company, has launched the Expression professional pa ...
Hamilton, a leading professional decorating sundries company, has launched the Expression professional paint brush range. Recognising the precision, artistry and emotion that goes into the work of the ...
31 October, 2017
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