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  • PDA welcomes apprenticeship support

    |Date: 6 April, 2024
    PDA welcomes apprenticeship support

    PDA welcomes apprenticeship support

    The Chief Executive of the Painting and Decorating Association (PDA) has welcomed government action on bo ...

    The Chief Executive of the Painting and Decorating Association (PDA) has welcomed government action on boosting apprenticeships.  The PDA is the UK’s largest trade body for professional painters and d ...

    6 April, 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

    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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  • PDA value-add partnership saves its members £54,600 on legal and business support fees

    |Date: 9 February, 2024
    PDA value-add partnership saves its members £54,600 on legal and business support fees

    PDA value-add partnership saves its members £54,600 on legal and business support fees

    A partnership deal between the Painting and Decorating Association (PDA) and specialist insurance, tax an ...

    A partnership deal between the Painting and Decorating Association (PDA) and specialist insurance, tax and legal firm, Markel, is saving PDA members around  £54,600 a year, newly released figures have ...

    9 February, 2024
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  • PDA: Shining a spotlight on the painting and decorating sector

    |Date: 10 January, 2024
    PDA: Shining a spotlight on the painting and decorating sector

    PDA: Shining a spotlight on the painting and decorating sector

    The Painting and Decorating Association (PDA) is urging painters and decorators to get ahead of the game ...

    The Painting and Decorating Association (PDA) is urging painters and decorators to get ahead of the game and plan for key events in 2024 - the 130th year of the Association.  As the UK’s largest trade ...

    10 January, 2024
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  • Hailsham decorator signs up to pioneering Paint Green scheme

    |Date: 22 November, 2023
    Hailsham decorator signs up to pioneering Paint Green scheme

    Hailsham decorator signs up to pioneering Paint Green scheme

    A painter and decorator from East Sussex has taken a pledge to help drive down waste as part of a pioneer ...

    A painter and decorator from East Sussex has taken a pledge to help drive down waste as part of a pioneering initiative run by the Painting and Decorating Association (PDA).  Absolute Painting and Dec ...

    22 November, 2023
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  • Welsh decorator signs up to pioneering Paint Green scheme

    |Date: 27 September, 2023
    Welsh decorator signs up to pioneering Paint Green scheme

    Welsh decorator signs up to pioneering Paint Green scheme

    A painter and decorator from South Wales has taken a pledge to help drive down waste as part of a pioneer ...

    A painter and decorator from South Wales has taken a pledge to help drive down waste as part of a pioneering initiative run by the Painting and Decorating Association (PDA).  Metricus Ltd, based in Ab ...

    27 September, 2023
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  • PDA helps set standard for apprentices

    |Date: 24 August, 2023
    PDA helps set standard for apprentices

    PDA helps set standard for apprentices

    © auremar / Adobe Stock UK trade body for the Painting and Decorating sector has helped set the standard ...

    © auremar / Adobe Stock UK trade body for the Painting and Decorating sector has helped set the standard for apprentices embarking on their Level 2 Apprenticeships in the next academic year. The Paint ...

    24 August, 2023
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  • PDA flies flag for excellence in painting and decorating

    |Date: 16 August, 2023
    PDA flies flag for excellence in painting and decorating

    PDA flies flag for excellence in painting and decorating

    The Painting and Decorating Association’s flagship Premier Trophy Awards ceremony has shone a spotlight o ...

    The Painting and Decorating Association’s flagship Premier Trophy Awards ceremony has shone a spotlight on the best work the trade has to offer.  Winners across seven categories were announced at Plai ...

    16 August, 2023
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  • Purdy is inspiring the next generation with new campaign

    |Date: 8 June, 2021
    Purdy is inspiring the next generation with new campaign

    Purdy is inspiring the next generation with new campaign

    Purdy, the leading professional painting tools manufacturer, has launched a new campaign in conjunction w ...

    Purdy, the leading professional painting tools manufacturer, has launched a new campaign in conjunction with the Painting and Decorating Association (PDA) that looks to champion the professional decor ...

    8 June, 2021
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  • How coronavirus has affected painting and decorating firms

    |Date: 11 June, 2020
    How coronavirus has affected painting and decorating firms

    How coronavirus has affected painting and decorating firms

    Pressing issues facing smaller painting and decorating firms have been overshadowed by the unprecedented ...

    Pressing issues facing smaller painting and decorating firms have been overshadowed by the unprecedented impact of COVID-19, writes Neil Ogilvie, CEO of the Painting and Decorating Association (PDA). ...

    11 June, 2020
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