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WINTER <strong>2017</strong><br />
THE MAGAZINE OF THE SCOTTISH DECORATORS FEDERATION<br />
ISSN 1757-4846<br />
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<strong>Decorating</strong><strong>Matters</strong><br />
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WINTER <strong>2017</strong><br />
THE MAGAZINE OF THE SCOTTISH DECORATORS FEDERATION<br />
WINTER <strong>2017</strong><br />
www.scottishdecorators.co.uk<br />
THE MAGAZINE OF THE SCOTTISH DECORATORS FEDERATION<br />
Contents<br />
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COVER STORY<br />
JOHNSTONE’S NEW<br />
IMPROVED PREMIUM<br />
CONTRACT MATT DEVELOPED<br />
FOR YOUR NEEDS<br />
(PAGE 20-21)<br />
● ● ●<br />
AYLA TAKES THE<br />
CROWN<br />
AT THE APPRENTICE<br />
DECORATOR OF THE YEAR<br />
CONTEST FINAL AT THE SKILLS<br />
SHOW HELD AT THE NEC IN<br />
BIRMINGHAM.<br />
(PAGE 6)<br />
● ● ●<br />
SHADES OF LUXURY<br />
AT BOVEY CASTLE<br />
(PAGE 18)<br />
NEW & IMPROVED<br />
FORMULATION<br />
PAINT TO BE PROUD OF<br />
JONMAT<br />
WE LISTENED...<br />
to your needs for the job<br />
WE DEVELOPED...<br />
a product based on what you need<br />
YOU TESTED...<br />
our new product, as the professionals<br />
WE DELIVERED...<br />
our best ever Jonmat formulation<br />
www.johnstonestrade.com<br />
PLUS: INDUSTRY NEWS • CASE STUDIES • & MORE...<br />
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53 Portland Street<br />
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On behalf of:<br />
Scottish Decorators’ Federation<br />
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Editor:<br />
Ian Rogers<br />
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A round up of the latest products and industry news<br />
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Whilst every effort has been made to ensure<br />
the accuracy of articles, advertisements and other<br />
features of this magazine, neither the publishers<br />
nor the Scottish Decorators’ Federation can<br />
accept responsibility for any omissions or<br />
incorrect insertions.<br />
The views of the contributors are not necessarily<br />
those of the publishers, advertisers or the<br />
Scottish Decorators’ Federation.<br />
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in any form whatsoever without the written<br />
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●●● NEWS ROUND UP<br />
INDUSTRY SKILLS TEST – SVQ LEVEL III<br />
WELL THE New Year has<br />
started with a real bang for the<br />
Federation.<br />
The Scottish Qualification<br />
Authority has decreed that there<br />
should be no Skills Test within the<br />
reaccredited qualification.<br />
Without doubt, CITB have been<br />
somewhat caught out regarding<br />
this and have been slow in<br />
getting behind the industry<br />
regarding the retention of the<br />
Skills Test.<br />
We have had several meetings<br />
with all parties on how we should<br />
retain the test, which, to date,<br />
have fallen on deaf ears.<br />
Members will be aware of<br />
the request by the Federation in<br />
asking you to write to CITB for its<br />
retention, together with a survey<br />
monkey and other request from<br />
SPADAC.<br />
The removal of the test could<br />
mean an apprentice may receive<br />
his SVQ 3 within 2 years if they<br />
successfully pass all their units.<br />
This may lead to problems with<br />
providers using the qualification<br />
for profit purposes and therefore<br />
bring the qualification into<br />
disrepute by the industry.<br />
There are a number of<br />
meetings scheduled to see if we<br />
can overcome the current impasse<br />
and we will keep readers advised.<br />
However, in the meantime<br />
I would encourage you to<br />
write to the Chief Executive<br />
of CITB at the address below<br />
and send a copy to the<br />
Federation. You may also<br />
want to write to your local<br />
MSP demanding the Skills<br />
Test be retained.<br />
CITB<br />
Chief Executive’s Office<br />
12 Carthusian Street<br />
London<br />
EC1M 6EZ<br />
ECO BUILDING ARRIVES AT DERBYSHIRE<br />
ADVENTURE CENTRE<br />
NOVUS PROPERTY Solutions has<br />
helped to give young people and<br />
adults access to the outdoors by<br />
creating a new eco-building at the<br />
Mount Cook Adventure Centre based<br />
in Derbyshire.<br />
After 10 months of building works,<br />
the new building on Porter Lane in<br />
Middleton-by-Wirksworth is nearing<br />
completion, and will accommodate<br />
130 guests. It also has wheel-chair<br />
access, an indoor climbing wall,<br />
indoor and outdoor workshop spaces,<br />
conference rooms, full catering<br />
facilities, an onsite high-ropes course,<br />
and a 10-metre-high rooftop terrace.<br />
A team from Novus braved high<br />
winds and snow to complete the new<br />
building, which sits in an exposed<br />
area on the outskirts of the Peak<br />
District, and has been constructed<br />
using locally sourced Derbyshire<br />
stone to ensure it blends into its<br />
surroundings.<br />
Renewable energy sources have<br />
been integrated into the plans<br />
for the £2.5 million building, and<br />
photovoltaic panels are in place to<br />
heat water, while greywater recycling<br />
and wind-generated power are to be<br />
added at a later date.<br />
Set in five acres of ground, the<br />
centre is a short distance from<br />
Black Rocks climbing area, the High<br />
Peak Trail, Carsington Reservoir<br />
and UNESCO World Heritage Sites<br />
Cromford Mill and Derwent Valley<br />
Mills. The centre seeks to make use<br />
of local facilities to offer guests a<br />
range of adventurous activities and<br />
educational workshops based on<br />
the rich mining history and geology<br />
located in the area.<br />
Adam Williams, construction<br />
manager at Novus Property Solutions,<br />
said: “We are extremely proud to<br />
have created a building that will be so<br />
important to young people and adults<br />
in helping them access the beautiful<br />
Peak District countryside.<br />
“The new building exemplifies<br />
our commitment to creating<br />
environmentally friendly structures<br />
that are in keeping with their<br />
surroundings, and the building also<br />
offers wheelchair accessible rooms.”<br />
Colin Adams, joint founder and<br />
director of Mount Cook Adventure<br />
Centre, said: “We are committed<br />
to providing access to the outdoors<br />
to as many groups as possible, and<br />
we welcome people of all ages and<br />
abilities to our centre.<br />
“We’re due to host a birthday party<br />
this summer and a wedding in the<br />
autumn, and we can’t wait to cater<br />
for more events in the future. The<br />
centre itself has made great progress<br />
in such a short space of time, and<br />
we look forward to our first guests<br />
arriving in the summer.”<br />
To watch a short time lapse<br />
video of Mount Cook taking shape,<br />
visit: https://www.youtube.com/<br />
watch?v=mmc-Plih1Rc<br />
For more information<br />
about Novus Property<br />
Solutions please visit<br />
www.novussolutions.co.uk<br />
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●●● NEWS ROUND UP<br />
AYLA TAKES THE CROWN IN APPRENTICE<br />
DECORATOR TITLE<br />
A NATIONAL competition for<br />
painters and decorators starting<br />
out in the trade has been hailed as<br />
crucial to the future of the industry.<br />
The Crown Trade Apprentice<br />
Decorator of the Year contest<br />
reached its climax with a hotlycontested<br />
final at The Skills Show<br />
held at the NEC in Birmingham.<br />
Seven apprentices came through<br />
regional heats across the UK to<br />
reach the final.<br />
Ayla Foulis, from Dunfermline,<br />
emerged as the overall winner –<br />
landing the £1,000 top prize. She<br />
may also be chosen to compete at<br />
the prestigious Worldskills 2019, to<br />
be held in Kazan, Russia.<br />
The Worldskills competition brings<br />
together the best of the best from<br />
around the world to represent their<br />
country, in their industry. Crown<br />
Paints has been confirmed as<br />
Lead Competition Supplier for the<br />
upcoming competition.<br />
Stefan Hubble, from Mansfield<br />
in Nottinghamshire, won £500 for<br />
finishing runner-up for the second<br />
year in a row with third-placed<br />
Ryan Chamberlain, from Durham,<br />
claiming £250.<br />
Ayla, aged 24, who works at AG<br />
Decorators in Cowdenbeath and<br />
studies at Fife College, says winning<br />
the contest is the perfect start to her<br />
career.<br />
She said: “The Crown Trade<br />
Apprentice Decorator of the Year<br />
competition is a real showcase for<br />
the industry, so to win the title is a<br />
huge feather in my cap.<br />
“The final was very intense, so<br />
to win it is a fantastic boost to my<br />
confidence and something that will<br />
stand me in good stead throughout<br />
my career.”<br />
Each competitor in the final<br />
was challenged to complete three<br />
complex tasks over 19 hours,<br />
which were designed to test the<br />
quality of their technique and time<br />
management, using Crown Trade’s<br />
Clean Extreme and Fastflow Gloss<br />
products.<br />
Ayla added: “It was difficult as<br />
we had to work to very detailed skill<br />
drawings and, because that’s where<br />
most of the marks are, it had to be<br />
perfect.<br />
“I was nervous as there was a big<br />
crowd and, though it went well, I<br />
couldn’t believe it when I found out<br />
I’d won.”<br />
Kevin O’Donnell, Competition<br />
Manager at Crown Paints and<br />
Crown Trade Apprentice Decorator<br />
of the Year coach, said: “This<br />
year’s final posed a true test of<br />
skills, attention to detail, time<br />
management and ability to work<br />
under pressure.<br />
“It was a complex project which<br />
required a great deal of skill and the<br />
standard on show was unbelievable,<br />
but Ayla’s ability shone through in the<br />
end and she was a worthy winner.”<br />
The Crown Trade Apprentice<br />
Decorator of the Year is seen as a<br />
crucial contest to win in the sector as<br />
it is the only competition associated<br />
with a national body, the Construction<br />
Industry Training Board (CITB).<br />
Debbie Orr, Marketing Manager at<br />
Crown Paints, said: “As a business,<br />
we do all we can to develop and<br />
encourage the next generation of<br />
industry professionals.<br />
“We have organised and invested<br />
in this contest for 37 years. It’s an<br />
example of the proactive approach<br />
we take to encourage the next<br />
generation of professionals to<br />
reach the highest professional<br />
standards and its continuing success<br />
demonstrates its value.<br />
“The cream of UK industry was<br />
at The Skills Show and the painting<br />
and decorating industry was able<br />
to demonstrate the opportunities it<br />
offers.<br />
“The competition provides a<br />
great chance for those taking part<br />
to show their tutors and employers,<br />
along with a panel of expert judges,<br />
just how well they’ve mastered the<br />
skills and techniques required.<br />
“Every competitor in the final<br />
showed just how well they’ve<br />
mastered the skills and techniques<br />
required and illustrated that the<br />
painting and decorating industry has<br />
a very bright future.”<br />
Former Crown Trade Apprentice<br />
Decorator of the Year winner, Sandie<br />
Webster believes the annual event is<br />
vital in helping to develop the next<br />
generation of professionals.<br />
The 33-year-old set up her<br />
own business after winning the<br />
competition in 2013 and says the<br />
success proved to be a huge source<br />
of inspiration.<br />
She was invited along by<br />
Crown Paints to the 2016 final to<br />
do a demonstration with visitors<br />
attending the event who are looking<br />
for career inspiration.<br />
Sandie, now running a successful<br />
business in Gainsborough,<br />
Lincolnshire, showed the application<br />
of various trends – from Crown<br />
Paints Colour Influences forthcoming<br />
<strong>2017</strong> programme.<br />
Sandie said: “The Crown Trade<br />
Apprentice Decorator of the Year<br />
shines the spotlight on those joining<br />
the trade and helps them to develop<br />
their skills.<br />
“Simply taking part gave me a<br />
lot of confidence and turned out<br />
to have a massive influence on my<br />
career because it inspired me to set<br />
up on my own.<br />
“It’s crucially important to<br />
encourage emerging talent,<br />
particularly when there’s a shortage<br />
of skilled professionals within<br />
the industry and that’s what the<br />
competition is all about.”<br />
A video from the event can be<br />
viewed at<br />
https://youtu.be/kZ1iDFPYr1M<br />
6 DECORATING MATTERS
NOVUS STEPS UP WITH HEALTH AND SAFETY ROADSHOW<br />
NATIONAL PROPERTY<br />
maintenance specialist, Novus<br />
Property Solutions, has delivered<br />
a hard-hitting health and safety<br />
roadshow to more than 1,000<br />
members of staff.<br />
Over the course of two days in<br />
January, the directors, regional<br />
managers and Health and<br />
Safety department delivered the<br />
roadshow which focussed on<br />
“Working at Height” – something<br />
that poses a very real risk to its<br />
site operatives day-to-day. Held<br />
at eight separate locations across<br />
the country, the roadshow was<br />
open to all Novus’ operational<br />
teams, strategic subcontractors,<br />
and self-employed operatives.<br />
Teaming up with Paul<br />
Blanchard, a tradesman who<br />
tragically fell from a roof in July<br />
2010 and is now paralysed from<br />
the chest down, the roadshow<br />
was designed to be hard-hitting<br />
to highlight the dangers of<br />
working at height. Paul spoke<br />
candidly about his serious injuries<br />
and the effect of the accident<br />
on himself and his family, giving<br />
attendees at each event plenty to<br />
consider.<br />
Alan Nixon, director at Novus<br />
Property Solutions, commented:<br />
“We carry out over four million<br />
hours of activity on site each year<br />
and to some extent accidents<br />
are inevitable, but at Novus<br />
we make great efforts to give<br />
our employees the training,<br />
support, and control measures<br />
needed to eliminate risk in<br />
the workplace. This campaign<br />
hammers home the importance of<br />
each and every one of us taking<br />
personal responsibility for safety<br />
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<strong>2017</strong> as part of Novus’ ongoing<br />
Target Zero Initiative, which<br />
encourages site staff to report any<br />
health and safety issues they see<br />
immediately, and demonstrates<br />
the emphasis it continues to put<br />
on health and safety.<br />
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●●● NEWS ROUND UP<br />
CROWN PAINTS TAKES TOP TITLE FOR<br />
PERSONAL SERVICE<br />
CROWN PAINTS’ commitment<br />
to ensuring customers receive a<br />
personal service has paid off after<br />
the paint manufacturer secured a<br />
major industry title.<br />
The company scooped the<br />
Customer Services Award at the<br />
British Coatings Federation’s<br />
annual awards ceremony.<br />
The award marks the success<br />
of Crown Paints’ Customer<br />
Relations Management (CRM)<br />
Centre of Excellence, manned by<br />
a team dedicated to the highest<br />
standards and personal touch<br />
Crown Paints is renowned for.<br />
Led by Crown Paints’ Customer<br />
Service Director, Geraldine Huxley,<br />
the department centralises<br />
all customer contact with the<br />
company.<br />
It is staffed by dedicated<br />
agents, who manage customer<br />
services across Crown’s trade,<br />
retail and international clients.<br />
From homeowners, professional<br />
decorators, DIY retail superstores,<br />
independent decorating<br />
merchants, large national<br />
contractors and its own network<br />
of Crown <strong>Decorating</strong> Centre<br />
stores across the UK, all enquires<br />
flow into the team at this<br />
centralised hub, which is based at<br />
Crown’s headquarters in Darwen,<br />
Lancashire.<br />
Geraldine said: “The CRM<br />
Centre of Excellence has<br />
developed following a business<br />
decision taken more than five<br />
years ago to amalgamate all<br />
service touchpoints.<br />
“It represents a new era in<br />
customer service excellence and<br />
as a team we are delighted our<br />
work has been recognised with<br />
this award.<br />
“We’ve created a new<br />
generation of customer agents<br />
who are providing a focal point for<br />
capturing all our customers’ needs,<br />
providing them with an easily<br />
accessible ‘one stop shop’ service<br />
experience – and developing the<br />
skills and expertise to take Crown<br />
into new areas of business growth<br />
and success.<br />
“It’s a huge honour to be<br />
seen as the industry leaders in<br />
this field and we are absolutely<br />
delighted.”<br />
The British Coatings Federation<br />
awards, which took place in<br />
Manchester, saw nearly 140<br />
guests gather to celebrate<br />
success in the coatings industry,<br />
with 31 shortlisted entries from<br />
25 different manufacturers.<br />
Tom Bowtell, CEO of the British<br />
Coatings Federation (BCF) said:<br />
Crown Paints have raised the<br />
voice of the customer across<br />
the whole business and in to<br />
the board room, creating real<br />
business benefits, including an<br />
improved bottom line.”<br />
NOVUS ENSURES SAFE DELIVERY OF SCHOOL<br />
SUMMER UPGRADE<br />
NOVUS PROPERTY Solutions has<br />
successfully delivered a range of<br />
internal alterations at Castlepark<br />
Primary School during the<br />
summer holidays.<br />
The works began in the final<br />
two weeks of the summer term,<br />
with operatives from Novus hard<br />
carrying out extensive upgrades<br />
including the creation of a new<br />
staff resource base, a new library<br />
and two new classrooms at the<br />
Irvine school.<br />
North Ayrshire Council<br />
has utilised Novus’ services<br />
in the past and the firm’s<br />
long experience of delivering<br />
refurbishments in the live<br />
environment helped to inform the<br />
plans for the school.<br />
Before the students left for<br />
their summer holidays, work<br />
began on new partitions, internal<br />
doors and screens, as well<br />
as mechanical and electrical<br />
alterations, and the project<br />
team from Novus delivered a<br />
short health and safety talk to<br />
ensure everyone using the school<br />
building could do so safely.<br />
Novus has previously delivered<br />
similar alterations at St Andrews<br />
University, Glasgow Caledonia<br />
University and George Watson’s<br />
College, and the team is on<br />
schedule to complete the £80,000<br />
programme of works in time for<br />
staff and pupils of Castlepark<br />
returning in mid-August.<br />
Derek Ferguson, operations<br />
manager at Novus Property<br />
Solutions, said: “Integral<br />
members of the Novus team<br />
for this contract attended<br />
Castlepark in June to talk to the<br />
staff and pupils.<br />
“Quantity surveyor Chris<br />
Meechan, social and community<br />
officer Derek Smith and I<br />
delivered a short talk to pupils on<br />
the dos and don’ts to watch out<br />
for when a construction site is<br />
nearby, and we are delighted to<br />
say that the initial phase of work<br />
passed without incident.”<br />
For more information<br />
about Novus Property<br />
Solutions please visit<br />
www.novussolutions.co.uk<br />
8 DECORATING MATTERS
MIRKA CLEANS UP WITH NEW DUST EXTRACTORS<br />
TODAY, HEALTH and safety issues<br />
are becoming increasingly important<br />
and sanding tools and abrasives<br />
are made more and more efficient,<br />
with focus on dust-free applications.<br />
This development places higher<br />
requirements on the dust extractors.<br />
To meet these demands, Mirka<br />
are introducing three new high<br />
performance dust extractors to<br />
address the latest health and safety<br />
demands for L (low) and M (Medium)<br />
class models.<br />
manager – Industrial of Mirka<br />
UK, says, “We are aware of the<br />
health issues associated with dust<br />
produced from a variety of sanding<br />
applications and we believe it is<br />
important that we offer users the<br />
right tool for the job. In addition, our<br />
continued commitment to invest<br />
in our products is to ensure that<br />
they not only meet the standards<br />
expected by users but also assist<br />
in safeguarding their health and<br />
providing a dust-free environment<br />
to work in. When purchasing a dust<br />
extractor, we always recommend<br />
a full risk assessment is carried<br />
out by an independent third party<br />
professional or specialist to ensure<br />
any dust extractor is fit for the<br />
purpose intended by the customer<br />
before they buy.”<br />
For further details visit<br />
www.mirka.co.uk<br />
Mirka ® Dust Extractor 1230 L PC<br />
(Push & Clean) 230v<br />
Mirka ® Dust Extractor 1230 M<br />
AFC (AutoFilterCleaning) 230v<br />
Mirka ® Dust Extractor 1230 M PC<br />
(Push & Clean) 110v<br />
The dust extractors have been<br />
designed to handle multiple sanding<br />
applications and surface sizes with<br />
ease. The new range comes with a<br />
30-litre container, easily accessible<br />
flat filter, a high performance 1200W<br />
motor and one-stage turbine that<br />
creates 250mbar of suction with an<br />
airflow of 4500l/min as standard<br />
to assist in the efficient removal<br />
of particles from the area being<br />
worked on.<br />
The extractors’ innovative features<br />
include an auto start function, which<br />
ensures they only run when the tool<br />
is in use, increasing the lifespan<br />
of the product and reducing the<br />
amount of noise produced. For extra<br />
space in the work area, the flat top<br />
of the extractor can be turned into<br />
additional storage with the ability to<br />
fasten the Mirka cases to the top of<br />
the machine, providing a complete<br />
sanding solution.<br />
The L class 230v & M class 110v<br />
models come with a push and clean<br />
filter cleaning system that is easy to<br />
use and provides a simple process<br />
to maintain a clear filter. The M<br />
class 230v extractor is fitted with<br />
an automatic filter cleaning system,<br />
which cleans the filter every 15<br />
seconds for increased performance<br />
as standard. It also has an airflow<br />
sensor that indicates when the<br />
suction is below optimal levels<br />
(below 20m/s) and excess dust might<br />
be in the air.<br />
Pete Sartain, national sales<br />
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DECORATORS ENJOY FINAL PPG MASTERS<br />
IN VALDERRAMA<br />
GLOBAL COATINGS<br />
manufacturer, PPG Architectural<br />
Coatings EMEA UK and<br />
Ireland, has hosted the final<br />
of the eighth annual PPG<br />
Golf Masters tournament in<br />
Valderrama, Spain. The event<br />
saw professional decorators<br />
from across the UK and Ireland<br />
battle it out for the title on one<br />
of Europe’s best courses.<br />
Competitors were selected<br />
from 12 regional heats held this<br />
summer, which attracted more<br />
than 750 entrants. Regional<br />
winners joined 2015’s defending<br />
champion at the final, which took<br />
place over three days of play at<br />
Valle Romano, Finca Cortesin and,<br />
finally, Valderrama itself.<br />
The finalists enjoyed<br />
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an all-expenses paid trip<br />
which, in addition to three<br />
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days of golf, included five<br />
star accommodation at the<br />
Kempinski resort, first class<br />
hospitality, goodie bag and a<br />
golf shirt.<br />
A Ryder Cup-style<br />
competition, with Teams USA<br />
and Europe competing, saw<br />
Team Europe taking victory by<br />
three points after leading over<br />
all three days – despite a strong<br />
second day from Team USA.<br />
An outstanding performance<br />
by Craig Cruickshank of Mackay<br />
Decorators proved too strong<br />
for the rest of the field and<br />
saw him finish as the individual<br />
champion. Craig finished with<br />
a score of 36 points, one of<br />
the best the PPG Masters has<br />
ever seen. His triumph sees him<br />
invited back to defend his title<br />
at the <strong>2017</strong> PPG Golf Masters<br />
tournament.<br />
Commenting on his win, Craig<br />
said: “To play at Valderrama<br />
was a great experience, to win<br />
and be invited back to next<br />
year’s final to defend my title<br />
makes it all the better.<br />
PPG has looked after us really<br />
well, we’ve all had a taste of<br />
the professional golfer lifestyle.<br />
I would definitely encourage<br />
all decorators to enter for next<br />
year’s competition; you could<br />
take the title from me!”<br />
Sarah Clough, loyalty and<br />
events manager at PPG,<br />
commented: “The PPG Golf<br />
Masters tournament, now in<br />
its eighth year, has continually<br />
grown and we expect even<br />
more entrants next year.<br />
Our customers deserve to be<br />
thanked and this is a great way<br />
for us to reward their loyalty.<br />
For <strong>2017</strong> we are having a<br />
change of venue for the final<br />
and taking it to Monte Rei,<br />
Portugal – so our returning<br />
champion Craig will have a new<br />
challenge to overcome.”<br />
Another five star resort,<br />
the Conrad Algarve, has been<br />
lined up to host next year’s<br />
competitors. The same first class<br />
hospitality, which has become<br />
the trademark of the PPG Golf<br />
Masters, is guaranteed along<br />
with golf at three leading<br />
courses – Qunita North, Qunita<br />
Laranjal and the grand final at<br />
Monte Rei.<br />
The competition is free to<br />
enter for all PPG account<br />
customers and registration<br />
for the <strong>2017</strong> competition<br />
opens in January. Until<br />
then, you can see some<br />
of the best moments from<br />
the 2016 competition at<br />
www.ppggolfmasters.co.uk.<br />
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ROUNDING OUT YOUR TOOLBOX<br />
MIRKA IS launching a new hand<br />
block designed for 150mm discs.<br />
The Mirka Roundy is ergonomically<br />
designed to fit into the palm of the<br />
hand and is suitable for multiple<br />
operations from paint stripping to<br />
lacquer & paint sanding.<br />
The Roundy features 34 dust<br />
extraction holes making it a versatile<br />
and practical hand block for use<br />
with both Abranet ® abrasives and<br />
15-hole 150mm discs, that can wrap<br />
around its sides to assist the user in<br />
reaching corners and other hard to<br />
reach areas that require sanding.<br />
In addition, when using net<br />
products and a dust extractor<br />
system, it provides a dust-free<br />
work environment that protects<br />
the health of workers and reduces<br />
the time spent clearing up after a<br />
job. Its low profile provides good<br />
control over the sanding process<br />
and its ergonomic design, built<br />
around the shape of the fingers,<br />
allows the user to work with the<br />
hand block for long periods of time<br />
without feeling the strain on the<br />
hand, wrist, elbow or shoulder.<br />
A Roundy kit is also available<br />
and includes the Roundy sanding<br />
block, a four-metre hose and a<br />
variety of the patented Abranet<br />
150mm discs.<br />
Pete Sartain, national sales<br />
manager – Industrial of Mirka UK,<br />
says, “The addition of the Roundy<br />
to our range of hand sanding<br />
blocks highlights our continued<br />
commitment to invest in innovative<br />
products anticipating what our<br />
customers are looking for to make<br />
their jobs easier and more efficient.<br />
This product allows the same<br />
Abranet 150mm discs to be used<br />
for both hand and machine sanding,<br />
providing the high-quality finish that<br />
has become the hallmark of Mirka’s<br />
tools and abrasives.”<br />
For further details visit<br />
www.mirka.co.uk<br />
STAY WARM, STAY DRY WITH<br />
SNICKERS UNDERWEAR THIS WINTER<br />
Dressing in ‘Layers’ is a top priority for<br />
keeping you comfortable on site.<br />
Snickers Workwear is<br />
pioneering the design and<br />
development of amazing ‘First<br />
Layer’ underwear that will keep<br />
your body dry and comfortable<br />
throughout your working day.<br />
There’s long and short sleeve<br />
T-shirts, Long Johns, Stretch<br />
Shorts, Micro Fleece Pullovers<br />
and Socks. All the garments work<br />
with highly effective fabrics that<br />
transport moisture and sweat<br />
away from your body to keep you<br />
warm and dry all day long.<br />
The ‘First Layer’ garments with<br />
the 37.5 Technology fabric dry out<br />
five times faster than any other<br />
to deliver fresh working comfort.<br />
The Merino Wool underwear is<br />
extremely lightweight and soft<br />
for natural warmth and comfort<br />
in really cold conditions. While<br />
the XTR garments are bodyengineered<br />
for an effective<br />
combination of ventilation,<br />
insulation and protection.<br />
Whatever product you choose<br />
for your workday, you can be<br />
sure it’s superbly designed with<br />
advanced functionality and<br />
amazing body fit that comes from<br />
superior designs and the very best<br />
in fabric technology.<br />
For more information on<br />
Snickers <strong>Winter</strong> Workwear,<br />
visit the website at<br />
www.snickersworkwear.com or<br />
call the Snickers Helpline on<br />
01484 854788.<br />
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SADOLIN PV67 MAKES AN EXCEPTIONAL FINISH<br />
SADOLIN’S HIGH performance<br />
PV67 Heavy Duty Varnish gives<br />
decorators looking to make a start<br />
on woodcare projects indoors the<br />
best possible finish.<br />
Renowned for its ease of<br />
application and beautiful looks,<br />
Sadolin PV67 has a fast-drying<br />
formula which enables up to three<br />
coats to be applied in one day.<br />
Available in a choice of gloss or<br />
satin finish, it provides the ideal<br />
finish for busy areas where first<br />
impressions count.<br />
Sharon Smith, Sadolin Brand<br />
Manager, said: “Sadolin PV67 is<br />
an exceptional product, which<br />
offers the best protection for busy<br />
commercial and domestic areas<br />
and is often used on floors in sports<br />
halls and heavy duty wooden work<br />
surfaces, such as bars.<br />
“It comes as a two-pack system<br />
and has a scratch and slip resistant<br />
finish which provides a balance<br />
between outstanding aesthetics<br />
and safety performance.”<br />
Decorators looking to find<br />
out more can view a short video<br />
setting out the versatility and<br />
durability of Sadolin PV67, which is<br />
available to view at http://youtu.be/<br />
CBMk7TVpLPQ<br />
There’s also a wealth of<br />
information in Sadolin’s Product<br />
and Colour Guide, which includes<br />
an ‘Interior Timbers And Flooring’<br />
section. This refers to PV67 along<br />
with other products for indoor<br />
environments, including Sadolin<br />
Polyurethane Extra Durable Varnish<br />
and Sadolin Floor Oil.<br />
It also contains details of<br />
more recently-launched products<br />
including Sadolin Woodfiller and<br />
Sadolin Non-Drip Woodstain, along<br />
with information on a host of other<br />
top-quality solutions.<br />
The guide also provides quick<br />
links to the series of individual<br />
product videos, which have also<br />
been introduced by Sadolin to help<br />
specifiers build a complete picture<br />
of its superior range.<br />
Each film introduces a product,<br />
explains where it can be used,<br />
highlights key features and benefits<br />
and reveals the superb finishes it<br />
can achieve.<br />
In addition to being accessed<br />
through the guide, the videos –<br />
which are each around a minute<br />
long - can also be reached via<br />
the Sadolin Woodcare YouTube<br />
channel, and they are also sited on<br />
each relevant product page of the<br />
Sadolin website.<br />
Sharon added: “Our printed,<br />
online and video content is being<br />
developed to bring our products<br />
to life and help educate anyone<br />
unsure about which one to use for<br />
their particular project.<br />
“We pride ourselves on creating<br />
the very best in wood protection<br />
products, drawing on more than<br />
200 years of innovation to offer<br />
customers the widest range of<br />
commercial and trade solutions.<br />
“The mix of print and digital<br />
content is designed to help<br />
enhance the selection process and<br />
ensure decorators can select the<br />
right products for the right projects.<br />
More information on Sadolin<br />
superior wood protection is<br />
available from the Customer<br />
Relations Team on 0330<br />
0240 298, the website<br />
www.sadolin.co.uk and email<br />
info@sadolin.co.uk<br />
CROWN’S REGIONAL CHAMPIONS SAY THANKS FOR<br />
COMMUNITY RECYCLING SUPPORT<br />
SEVEN HIGH-FLYING Crown<br />
<strong>Decorating</strong> Centres across the UK<br />
are preparing to say a big thank<br />
you to the communities which<br />
helped them scoop top awards in<br />
a national campaign.<br />
The annual Kick Out The Can<br />
paint recycling scheme saw one<br />
Crown <strong>Decorating</strong> Centre from each<br />
of seven regions top the polls for<br />
collecting the most containers of<br />
surplus paint for recycling.<br />
And now each store is preparing<br />
to choose a charity group from<br />
its local community to win a free<br />
makeover, as a thank you for helping<br />
them achieve record results.<br />
The winning Crown <strong>Decorating</strong><br />
Centres for each of the network’s<br />
seven regional sales areas were:<br />
Stirling, Sunderland, Altrincham,<br />
Coventry, Worcester, Norwich and<br />
Oxford.<br />
Explained Crown <strong>Decorating</strong><br />
Centres marketing manager<br />
Danielle Holmes: “This year saw<br />
more than double the number<br />
of containers of surplus paint<br />
returned to Crown <strong>Decorating</strong><br />
Centres across the UK. There<br />
were an amazing 20,000 cans of<br />
unwanted paint returned to stores.<br />
“It seems only right that the<br />
communities and decorators<br />
who supported the campaign<br />
most successfully should reap the<br />
benefits. So, this year we are urging<br />
local not-for-profit groups in these<br />
areas to tell us why they could use<br />
a consignment of free recycled<br />
paint - creating a truly virtuous<br />
recycling circle.”<br />
Kick Out The Can was established<br />
in 2013 and has gone from strength<br />
to strength each year. Sheds,<br />
cupboards and garages across the<br />
country are thought to hold around<br />
54 million litres of unused paint, and<br />
the annual scheme, which runs each<br />
Easter aims to give a new lease of<br />
life to the product.<br />
All of the paint brought into<br />
the stores is reprocessed by social<br />
enterprise company, Nimtech,<br />
before being distributed to<br />
deserving community projects<br />
across the UK.<br />
The scheme is just one of Crown<br />
Paints’ commitments delivering its<br />
sustainability targets and its work<br />
in this field has been recognised<br />
by several prestigious regional and<br />
national awards.<br />
For more information on Kick<br />
Out The Can visit<br />
https://www.crownpaints.<br />
co.uk/crown/sustainability<br />
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MEGA SAVINGS UP FOR GRABS IN JOHNSTONE’S<br />
DECORATING CENTRES’ BONANZA SALE<br />
THE FIRST Johnstone’s <strong>Decorating</strong><br />
Centre Bonanza Sale of <strong>2017</strong> will<br />
be taking place in January, with<br />
hundreds of offers and savings<br />
available for one week only.<br />
Launching on Monday 16th<br />
January, the unbeatable deals can<br />
be found exclusively in Johnstone’s<br />
and Peffer Paint <strong>Decorating</strong> Centres<br />
across the UK.<br />
Decorators can pick up a new<br />
Purdy Roller Kit with rollers, frame<br />
and extension pole, which is<br />
exclusively available at Johnstone’s<br />
<strong>Decorating</strong> Centres, for £24.99. Not<br />
only that, any two 5L Johnstone’s<br />
Trade Gloss, Professional Undercoat<br />
or Joncryl Water-Based Primer<br />
Undercoat and a pack of 75 Fat Hog<br />
Heavy Duty Wipes are on offer at<br />
£39.98 when bought as a bundle.<br />
As part of unmissable spray<br />
bundle deals, customers who<br />
purchase a Graco GXFF Electric<br />
Airless Sprayer at £875 or Graco<br />
GX21 Electric Airless Sprayer at<br />
£795 will also receive up to 80L<br />
of Leyland Trade Contract Matt<br />
(Brilliant White) as part of the price.<br />
‘FREE with 3’ is back in January,<br />
with offers including a free 9”<br />
Fat Hog cage frame, roller and<br />
tray when you purchase three<br />
Johnstone’s 10L Covaplus Vinyl<br />
Matt (Brilliant White and Magnolia).<br />
Decorators will also receive a free<br />
work hoodie with three Johnstone’s<br />
10L Acrylic Durable Matt (Brilliant<br />
White and Magnolia).<br />
Decorators can also take<br />
advantage of special offers and<br />
exclusive deals on a range of new<br />
products, including:<br />
• Any three Fat Hog Multi Wipes for<br />
only £12 and any three Fat Hog<br />
Heavy Duty Wipes for just £15<br />
• A Fat Hog Tool Bag, with rigid and<br />
waterproof base, for only £10.00<br />
• A Reel Pro 4 Socket Thermal Cut<br />
Out Cable Reel (10M) for just<br />
£10.99<br />
• A ProDec 20m x 600mm Carpet<br />
Protecta for £7.99<br />
• An 8 piece ProDec Tiger Roller<br />
Frame and Brush Set for £9.99<br />
To view all of the available<br />
offers, or to find your nearest<br />
Johnstone’s or Peffer Paint<br />
<strong>Decorating</strong> Centre, visit: www.<br />
paint247.co.uk. The Bonanza<br />
sale will end on Saturday 21st<br />
January <strong>2017</strong>.<br />
Note: All prices quoted<br />
exclude VAT.<br />
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KEEP IT COLOURFUL WHATEVER THE WEATHER<br />
WITH SANDTEX TRADE 365<br />
TIME WAITS for no-one and<br />
decorators can often feel there<br />
are not enough hours in the<br />
day to get those outdoors jobs<br />
completed.<br />
Help is at hand from Sandtex<br />
Trade 365 All Weather Masonry<br />
Paint – which is specially<br />
formulated for early and late<br />
seasonal work, due to a high<br />
performance Pliolite ® Resin<br />
formulation designed to combat<br />
difficult weather conditions.<br />
With 15 years’ proven<br />
durability, Sandtex Trade 365<br />
features exceptional adhesion<br />
and provides a long-lasting<br />
finish, which has been<br />
independently certified by the<br />
British Board of Agrément.<br />
The paint is shower resistant in<br />
20 minutes, so it can be applied<br />
when there is a slight threat of<br />
rain and even if spring proves to<br />
be a cold one it can be applied in<br />
temperatures as low as -10ºC.<br />
And as well as extending the<br />
decorating season, this highquality<br />
product gives decorators<br />
the opportunity to introduce<br />
colour to the job, even if grey<br />
clouds are looming.<br />
The Crown Trade Colour<br />
Collection fan deck shows the<br />
shades that Sandtex Trade<br />
products – including 365<br />
Masonry Paint – are available in.<br />
By displaying the shades in<br />
colour families, the fandeck<br />
enables decorators to see at<br />
a glance the wide variety of<br />
colourful options available.<br />
Colours available are highlighted<br />
with a small house symbol.<br />
Sharon Smith, Sandtex Trade<br />
Brand Manager, said: “Sandtex<br />
Trade products can be used to<br />
make a statement outdoors,<br />
enabling colour to be used<br />
creatively and with 365 Masonry<br />
Paint it’s not just limited to the<br />
traditional decorating season.<br />
“Sandtex Trade 365’s qualities<br />
ultimately mean that exterior<br />
projects can be extended into<br />
spring and autumn, making <strong>2017</strong><br />
a year of great opportunity to get<br />
outdoors.”<br />
A video explaining the<br />
product’s attributes can be seen<br />
at https://www.youtube.com/<br />
watch?v=XocyaiU-ai4<br />
Decorators can also find out<br />
more about Sandtex Trade<br />
from the Customer Relations<br />
Team on 0330 0240302 or<br />
email info@sandtextrade.co.uk<br />
COUNT ON SADOLIN QUICK DRY WOODSTAIN FOR LATE<br />
SEASON WOODCARE JOBS<br />
DARKER NIGHTS are looming<br />
and the weather patterns are<br />
changing – but the trade can still<br />
take advantage of potentially<br />
warmer Autumn days to complete<br />
any last minute woodcare<br />
projects with Sadolin Quick Dry<br />
Woodstain.<br />
Rainproof in under 30 minutes,<br />
this high performance product<br />
allows decorators to get to work<br />
outdoors even if showers are<br />
forecast later in the day.<br />
Sadolin Quick Dry Woodstain<br />
also has a recoat time of only 4<br />
to 6 hours, enabling jobs to be<br />
completed in one day.<br />
Suitable for all wood except<br />
decking, Sadolin Quick Dry<br />
Woodstain offers all the benefits<br />
of speed and convenience<br />
without any impact on quality –<br />
with the product offering up to 6<br />
years’ protection.<br />
There’s also a wide choice of<br />
shades – with ready mixed and<br />
tinted colours available offering a<br />
real variety of choice.<br />
Sadolin superior wood<br />
protection is renowned across the<br />
UK for the delivery of advanced<br />
technology, all underpinned by<br />
over 200 years of history.<br />
Sharon Smith, Sadolin Brand<br />
Manager, said: “Sadolin Quick<br />
Dry Woodstain is perfect for this<br />
time of year. Its water based<br />
formulation offers all the benefits<br />
required to complete a job<br />
quickly, but the results will last<br />
for years.”<br />
“We get great reports on the<br />
product’s performance out on site<br />
and it comes into its own at this<br />
time of year.<br />
“It’s an innovative, high quality<br />
product”<br />
A video showcasing Sadolin<br />
Quick Dry Woodstain is available<br />
to view at http://bit.ly/2d5hQlg<br />
More information on<br />
Sadolin superior wood<br />
protection is available at<br />
www.sadolin.co.uk, from the<br />
Customer Relations Team<br />
on 0330 024 0298 or email<br />
info@sadolin.co.uk.<br />
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CROWN’S REGIONAL CHAMPIONS SAY THANKS FOR<br />
COMMUNITY RECYCLING SUPPORT<br />
SEVEN HIGH-FLYING Crown<br />
<strong>Decorating</strong> Centres across the UK<br />
are preparing to say a big thank you<br />
to the communities which helped<br />
them scoop top awards in a national<br />
campaign.<br />
The annual Kick Out The Can<br />
paint recycling scheme saw one<br />
Crown <strong>Decorating</strong> Centre from each<br />
of seven regions top the polls for<br />
collecting the most containers of<br />
surplus paint for recycling.<br />
And now each store is preparing<br />
to choose a charity group from<br />
its local community to win a free<br />
makeover, as a thank you for<br />
helping them achieve record results.<br />
The winning Crown <strong>Decorating</strong><br />
Centres for each of the network’s<br />
seven regional sales areas were:<br />
Stirling, Sunderland, Altrincham,<br />
Coventry, Worcester, Norwich and<br />
Oxford.<br />
Explained Crown <strong>Decorating</strong><br />
Centres marketing manager<br />
Danielle Holmes: “This year saw<br />
more than double the number of<br />
containers of surplus paint returned<br />
to Crown <strong>Decorating</strong> Centres<br />
across the UK. There were an<br />
amazing 20,000 cans of unwanted<br />
paint returned to stores.<br />
“It seems only right that the<br />
communities and decorators who<br />
supported the campaign most<br />
successfully should reap the benefits.<br />
So, this year we are urging local notfor-profit<br />
groups in these areas to tell<br />
us why they could use a consignment<br />
of free recycled paint - creating a<br />
truly virtuous recycling circle.”<br />
Kick Out The Can was established<br />
in 2013 and has gone from strength<br />
to strength each year. Sheds,<br />
cupboards and garages across the<br />
country are thought to hold around<br />
54 million litres of unused paint, and<br />
the annual scheme, which runs each<br />
Easter aims to give a new lease of life<br />
to the product.<br />
All of the paint brought into<br />
the stores is reprocessed by social<br />
enterprise company, Nimtech, before<br />
being distributed to deserving<br />
community projects across the UK.<br />
The scheme is just one of Crown<br />
Paints’ commitments delivering its<br />
sustainability targets and its work<br />
in this field has been recognised<br />
by several prestigious regional and<br />
national awards.<br />
For more information on<br />
Kick Out The Can visit<br />
https://www.crownpaints.co.uk/<br />
crown/sustainability<br />
ANOTHER DAY AT THE OFFICE FOR NOVUS<br />
STAFF FROM maintenance,<br />
refurbishment and new build<br />
contractor Novus Property Solutions<br />
have completed work on its own<br />
brand new future-proof headquarters<br />
in Stoke-on-Trent.<br />
Five Towns House is the new home<br />
to more than 100 Novus employees,<br />
with 15 of them working alongside<br />
architects Ellis Hillman to undertake<br />
an intensive three-month project to<br />
create a head office centred on the<br />
wellbeing of its staff.<br />
To ensure the new office would<br />
be a pleasant and practical place to<br />
work, the project was co-ordinated by<br />
a specially created ‘Move’ team from<br />
across the business and involved a<br />
comprehensive consultation exercise,<br />
giving all staff the opportunity to put<br />
their ideas forward for consideration.<br />
The result is a bright, versatile,<br />
open plan, modern office which<br />
encompasses different work spaces<br />
with plenty of room for Novus to<br />
continue to grow.<br />
One of the key features is the new<br />
main entrance extension adding a<br />
vibrant welcome into the building.<br />
The steel framed addition features<br />
full height glazing to all external<br />
elevations and has been fitted out<br />
in a stylish homage to the company<br />
branding including the Novus logo<br />
being subtly represented in the ceiling<br />
and floors as well as a bespoke<br />
reception furniture and fittings, the<br />
contemporary new entrance creates a<br />
striking first impression.<br />
As an award-winning employer,<br />
Novus was keen to put its staff at the<br />
heart of the new building. As well as<br />
designing flexible working areas, the<br />
new office also features staff showers<br />
and bike stores, as well as an inviting<br />
breakout area, incorporating bright,<br />
on-trend colours designed to mirror<br />
the café culture style.<br />
Throughout the building, the<br />
distinctive Novus colours and the<br />
angular lines of its logo are used<br />
to create a cohesive design with a<br />
representation of the Novus butterfly<br />
logo incorporated into the décor in<br />
key areas of the building.<br />
A vital part of the project was<br />
making sure the building was as<br />
energy efficient as possible in order<br />
to reduce Novus’ carbon footprint. To<br />
achieve this, the Novus team installed<br />
LED lighting throughout the new<br />
office, upgraded the insulation to the<br />
building fabric made the building fully<br />
climate-controlled.<br />
The project also involved the<br />
creation of a suite of new meeting<br />
rooms around the new-look open<br />
plan office space each following the<br />
theme of the local area and with<br />
feature walls covered in historic and<br />
inspirational images that resonate<br />
with the local staff.<br />
Stuart Seddon, chairman of Novus<br />
Property Solutions, said: “One of<br />
the main reasons for moving to a<br />
new office was to enable more staff<br />
to work in the same building, to<br />
encourage communication between<br />
teams and create an inclusive<br />
environment.<br />
“Looking at the way staff have<br />
settled in and are interacting with<br />
each other, it’s clear that it’s been a<br />
success! I’m extremely proud of the<br />
whole team for their work on the new<br />
office, which is first class.”<br />
For more information about<br />
Novus Property Solutions please<br />
visit www.novussolutions.co.uk<br />
16 DECORATING MATTERS
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© Crown Paints Ltd, Crown House, Hollins Road, Darwen, Lancashire, BB3 0BG
●●● NEWS ROUND UP<br />
CROWN TRADE’S HISTORIC SHADES SUPPORT LUXURY FINISH AT<br />
BOVEY CASTLE<br />
IT’S A project to be proud of for<br />
John Stedeford & Sons, who have<br />
left a lasting legacy using Crown<br />
Trade Clean Extreme Scrubbable<br />
Matt as part of a luxurious<br />
refurbishment project at the<br />
landmark hotel, Bovey Castle.<br />
The coating has been applied<br />
in shades from the Crown Trade<br />
Historic Colours Collection -<br />
combining authentic shades from<br />
the past within a high quality, super<br />
scrubbable formulation to support<br />
the hotel’s stunning décor and<br />
stringent cleaning regime.<br />
John Stedeford & Sons, who<br />
are based in Aston, Birmingham,<br />
carried out the work over a 14-week<br />
timeframe.<br />
Set in 275 acres of beautiful<br />
countryside and rolling valleys, Bovey<br />
Castle offers a compelling mix of<br />
history, excitement, glamour and<br />
adventure in the heart of Dartmoor<br />
National Park.<br />
First opened as a hotel and golf<br />
resort in 1930 by Great Western<br />
Railways, the luxury castle hotel<br />
became part of the award-winning<br />
Eden Hotel Collection in June 2014.<br />
A multi-million-pound<br />
refurbishment of the public areas, spa<br />
and restaurants was completed last<br />
year, which relaunched Bovey’s new<br />
look in June 2015.<br />
As part of its continuing<br />
investment, the hotel then embarked<br />
on the first phase of an extensive<br />
bedroom refurbishment<br />
programme, which was completed in<br />
April this year.<br />
Twenty-six bedrooms located in<br />
the east wing of the hotel have been<br />
redeveloped to create 22 ensuite<br />
rooms of uncompromised quality,<br />
with the colour scheme designed to<br />
offer a subtle, restful style.<br />
Crown Trade Clean Extreme<br />
Scrubbable Matt has been applied<br />
to the ceilings in the bedrooms as<br />
part of the east wing refurbishment<br />
programme.<br />
The coating has also been used<br />
on the walls and ceilings in the<br />
ensuite bathrooms, which have<br />
all been finished to the highest<br />
standard with features including<br />
marble tiling and granite detailing,<br />
as well as ‘anti steam’ shaving<br />
mirrors fitted as standard.<br />
For wooden surfaces within the<br />
bedrooms and ensuite areas, Crown<br />
Trade Acrylic Eggshell has been<br />
used.<br />
The shades that were chosen are<br />
taken from the Palladian scheme -<br />
one of eight distinctive architectural<br />
and design styles from the Crown<br />
Trade Historic Colours Collection.<br />
A total of 120 shades are featured<br />
in the collection’s eight styles which<br />
- as well as the Palladian shades<br />
used at Bovey Castle - includes Neo-<br />
Classical, Regency, Arts & Crafts,<br />
Gothic Revival, Victorian Eclectic, Art<br />
Deco and post-war ‘50’s Sketchbook<br />
palettes.<br />
The collection allows decorators<br />
to select authentic and accurate<br />
colours with confidence, choosing<br />
their shades from across Crown<br />
Trade’s high quality products, which<br />
are all manufactured with more<br />
than 200 years’ experience.<br />
Deborah Orr, Marketing Manager<br />
of Crown Paints’ Trade brands,<br />
said: “Crown Trade Clean Extreme<br />
Scrubbable Matt is the ideal choice<br />
for prestigious, luxury locations<br />
such as Bovey Castle as it allows<br />
surfaces to be returned to their<br />
pristine condition time and time<br />
again without burnishing its flat,<br />
chalky finish, which is the hallmark<br />
of historical paints.<br />
“It really proves its worth in<br />
heavy traffic areas such as hotel<br />
rooms and corridors due to the fact<br />
cleaning and maintenance teams<br />
can quickly restore the surfaces back<br />
to their pristine condition.”<br />
The Historic Colours Collection<br />
is featured in-depth on<br />
Crown Trade’s website<br />
www.crowntrade.co.uk<br />
NOVUS APPRENTICE SHORTLISTED FOR LEADING INDUSTRY AWARD<br />
DANIEL HOLDCROFT, current<br />
Apprentice of the Year at national<br />
property maintenance firm, Novus<br />
Property Solutions, has been<br />
selected by the judges as a finalist<br />
in the Apprentice of the Year<br />
category of the <strong>2017</strong> Construction<br />
News Specialists Awards.<br />
To decide the winners, all finalists<br />
will attend face-to-face judging<br />
by members of the 56-strong<br />
jury, drawn from the UK’s largest<br />
construction firms and the leaders of<br />
the country’s major projects.<br />
The Construction News<br />
Specialists Awards are the only<br />
national awards celebrating the<br />
very best specialist contractors<br />
in the UK. With 18 targeted<br />
categories, the awards ensure that<br />
whatever size or specialism there is<br />
an appropriate avenue to showcase<br />
the achievements of specialist<br />
contractors.<br />
Construction News editor<br />
Rebecca Evans said: “Being<br />
shortlisted in the Construction<br />
News Specialists Awards is a<br />
huge achievement and a fantastic<br />
way to distinguish your business<br />
from your competitors – these<br />
are the only national awards<br />
recognising the hard work and<br />
fantastic achievements of specialist<br />
contractors.<br />
“Specialist contractors<br />
underpin the whole construction<br />
industry, and we are proud to be<br />
able to shine a light on the work<br />
they do, the commitment they<br />
show and the amazing projects<br />
they contribute to.”<br />
The winners will be announced<br />
on 22 March <strong>2017</strong> at a glamorous<br />
ceremony at the Grosvenor House<br />
Hotel where over 1,000 of the<br />
industry elite will join together<br />
for a night of entertainment,<br />
celebration and networking.<br />
18 DECORATING MATTERS
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Simply brush the gel on to<br />
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NOVUS TAKES CARE OF CARE HOME REFURBISHMENT<br />
NOVUS PROPERTY Solutions<br />
has carried out a series of<br />
refurbishment works for two<br />
Nazareth House residential care<br />
homes, enabling Laundry Tec<br />
to install new state-of-the-art<br />
equipment in both.<br />
Nazareth House, which is run<br />
by the Sisters of Nazareth to<br />
provide nursing and residential<br />
care for elderly people, including<br />
many retired priests and nuns,<br />
has 15 care homes across the<br />
UK. Each includes self-contained<br />
accommodation, gardens and<br />
communal areas to socialise in as<br />
well as on-site churches to reflect<br />
and celebrate Mass.<br />
Specialist industrial laundry<br />
equipment installer, Laundry<br />
Tec, was called in to install new<br />
industrial washers, dryers and<br />
laundry equipment at Nazareth<br />
House in Crosby as well as a<br />
new, better equipped kitchen in<br />
Birkenhead. It marked a significant<br />
investment for Nazareth House<br />
with the new equipment bringing<br />
the two homes, which are both<br />
housed in repurposed buildings,<br />
up-to-date.<br />
The team of 13 from Novus’<br />
Liverpool office carried out a series<br />
of enabling works to the backof-house<br />
areas before the new<br />
equipment could be installed at<br />
both Crosby and Birkenhead. This<br />
involved installing new ceilings<br />
and hygiene boards to the walls,<br />
new electrical and gas feeds to<br />
meet industrial specification, new<br />
flooring and painting, working<br />
around up to four other companies.<br />
At Birkenhead the old<br />
commercial kitchen and old back<br />
rooms, which were previously used<br />
for storage and kitchen prep, have<br />
been transformed into a brand<br />
new kitchen, supplied and fitted<br />
by Qube Catering Equipment.<br />
While at Crosby four rooms and<br />
the surrounding corridors have<br />
been refurbished to make space<br />
for the new laundry equipment, an<br />
existing store room was converted<br />
into a staff shower room and the<br />
staffroom was also refurbished by<br />
Novus.<br />
Paul Moss, contracts manager<br />
at Novus Property Solutions, said:<br />
“We completed both projects,<br />
which were carried out in a live<br />
environment in both cases, within<br />
the given four-week deadline. The<br />
team took great care to work with<br />
the sisters to co-ordinate the works<br />
during the programme, particularly<br />
when we had to tap into water and<br />
gas services which had to be done<br />
at certain times during the day to<br />
make sure that we kept disruption<br />
to a minimum throughout.”<br />
Jeremy Hartigan from Laundry<br />
Tec commented, “The sisters<br />
at Crosby and Birkenhead are<br />
delighted with the transformation<br />
of the back rooms into a slick<br />
facility. The Novus team were highly<br />
professional and both projects were<br />
completed to an excellent quality<br />
and on time, allowing my team to<br />
keep to the agreed schedule for the<br />
installation of the new equipment.<br />
Working with Novus certainly<br />
made the whole project straight<br />
forward.”<br />
Following the successful<br />
completion of this project, Novus<br />
is currently undertaking additional<br />
works at Crosby including new<br />
doors and door widening, new<br />
fencing, two ramps with hand<br />
rails and is currently scoping out<br />
refurbishment works for eight<br />
rooms at Birkenhead too.<br />
For more information<br />
about Novus Property<br />
Solutions please visit<br />
www.novussolutions.co.uk<br />
DECORATING MATTERS 19
● ● ● COVER STORY<br />
JOHNSTONE’S TRADE DELIVERS BEST<br />
20 DECORATING MATTERS<br />
JOHNSTONE’S Trade has launched an<br />
improved formulation of its Jonmat Premium<br />
Contract Matt, designed in collaboration<br />
with professional painters and decorators.<br />
Richard Mazurkiewicz, Marketing Manager<br />
at Johnstone’s Trade, explains how the new<br />
product was created following widespread<br />
consultation and feedback with professionals.<br />
We constantly strive to improve the<br />
products and services we offer and, by using<br />
long-standing relationships with painters and<br />
decorators that we have built up over time,<br />
we’ve gained valuable insight into what it is<br />
our customers actually want and need when<br />
completing a job. The latest example of this<br />
being put into practice is the significant<br />
improvements made to Jonmat Premium<br />
Contract Matt.<br />
We’ve listened to customers, collated<br />
feedback from the market and tested the<br />
product. The decision was taken to improve<br />
the product with an enhanced formulation,<br />
incorporating the extensive feedback we’ve<br />
received from the market place.
EVER JONMAT FORMULATION<br />
We listened<br />
To begin, we carried out in-depth<br />
interviews in which professionals were<br />
asked to rank a number of characteristics,<br />
revealing the most important attributes to<br />
contract matt products. We wanted to better<br />
understand what professionals look for in<br />
contract matt, and deliver just that.<br />
The findings highlighted four key attributes<br />
to consider when developing the improved<br />
contract matt, with ‘excellent wet and dry<br />
opacity’ ranking as the most important. Easy<br />
application, a product that can be airlessly<br />
sprayed and confidence in the application<br />
of the first coat was also important criteria.<br />
Following the interviews and analysis of<br />
the findings, we set about developing a<br />
product that would suit the professionals’<br />
requirements.<br />
We developed<br />
The new formulation of Jonmat Contract Matt<br />
was subsequently developed to include a number<br />
of new features and benefits, which took into<br />
consideration the evidence gathered during the<br />
research process.<br />
The product now offers excellent wet and<br />
dry opacity, providing confidence in application<br />
from the first coat and complete ‘white out’<br />
coverage by the second. The redevelopment<br />
means it can be applied to new substrates and<br />
offers superior touch-up properties, leaving no<br />
trace in the overall finish.<br />
Given the current painting and decorating<br />
trends, appliers’ preferences and the type of<br />
work that the product has been designed for,<br />
Jonmat Premium Contract Matt can be applied<br />
by airless spray, as well as brush and roller,<br />
increasing productivity.<br />
The new formulation is suitable for interior<br />
walls and ceilings, new plaster and can be applied<br />
directly to plasterboard. It’s available in more than<br />
7,000 tinting colours, with 5ltr, 10ltr and 15ltr tins<br />
available to cater for different job sizes.<br />
You tested<br />
To ensure the real world performance<br />
of Jonmat lived up to expectations, we sent<br />
more than 9,000 litres of the new formulation<br />
to 28 sites across the UK and Ireland to be<br />
tested by painting contractors and appliers –<br />
some of which were not users of Johnstone’s<br />
Trade – prior to the launch.<br />
The feedback from these tests was<br />
universally positive. Contractors and appliers<br />
told us that the product has “excellent<br />
opacity, with great first coat coverage”,<br />
“complete opacity in two coats, even on<br />
green board” and said the new formulation is<br />
“paint I could use all day”.<br />
We delivered<br />
This new and improved Jonmat Premium<br />
Contract Matt is Johnstone’s Trade’s best<br />
ever formulation. Feedback is an invaluable<br />
way of ensuring we’re delivering what our<br />
customers want, so with this reformulation<br />
we have really listened to what’s important<br />
to professional painters and decorators, and<br />
have used the insights to improve product<br />
performance, a statement which we are<br />
committed to delivering time and time again.<br />
Now, professional decorators can have even<br />
more confidence in the product and that<br />
they will achieve the very best results for<br />
their customers. Jonmat is available now from<br />
Johnstone’s <strong>Decorating</strong> Centres & Stockists.<br />
For more information on the new and<br />
improved Jonmat Premium Contract Matt, or<br />
other leading professional paints please visit:<br />
www.johnstonestrade.com.<br />
DECORATING MATTERS 21
●●● NEWS ROUND UP<br />
TALL ORDER FOR SANDTEX TRADE 365<br />
SANDTEX TRADE 365 All Weather<br />
Masonry Paint has transformed the<br />
tallest building in the most easterly<br />
settlement of the UK.<br />
St. Peter’s Court – in the coastal<br />
town of Lowestoft, Suffolk – was in<br />
need of re-decoration and Waveney<br />
District Council wanted a product<br />
that would last for the long-term.<br />
As a result, 3,600 litres of<br />
Sandtex Trade 365 All Weather<br />
Masonry Paint were specified for<br />
the 15-storey building.<br />
Sandtex Trade 365 offers 15<br />
years’ proven durability, with<br />
exceptional adhesion providing a<br />
long-lasting finish which has been<br />
independently certified by the<br />
British Board of Agrément.<br />
It is also specially formulated<br />
for use in adverse weather<br />
conditions, featuring the high<br />
performance Pliolite ® Resin to<br />
combat the effects of difficult<br />
weather conditions.<br />
And with the product<br />
being able to be applied at<br />
temperatures as low as -10ºC,<br />
and being rain-resistant in 20<br />
minutes, it made the perfect<br />
choice for the works, which were<br />
carried out in Spring this year.<br />
Graham Turner, Projects Officer<br />
at Waveney District Council, said:<br />
“This is the most easterly tower<br />
block in the UK and is open to all<br />
of the natural elements.<br />
“We wanted a product that<br />
could cope with the coastal<br />
environment and because it<br />
was such a large scale project<br />
we wanted to make sure that it<br />
would last up to 15 years. That’s<br />
why we chose Sandtex Trade<br />
365.”<br />
The CLC Group carried out the<br />
work at the site, which took place<br />
over an eight-week period.<br />
They used innovative mast<br />
climbers, which enabled them to<br />
elevate up and down the building.<br />
Ray Willoughby, Contract<br />
Supervisor at the CLC Group, said:<br />
“We applied the paint by brush<br />
and roller and the product went<br />
on really well.<br />
“Even on the days when we<br />
experienced high winds and<br />
dampness, it had no effect on the<br />
application or finish.”<br />
Decorators merchants Brewers,<br />
who supplied all the paint for<br />
the project, developed a strategy<br />
to cope with the large volumes<br />
required.<br />
Ed Pearce, Area Manager at<br />
Brewers, said: “A big part of the<br />
project was communication.<br />
We’ve been heavily involved<br />
with the tenants throughout to<br />
reassure them.<br />
“We brought the paint to the<br />
site daily because a store doesn’t<br />
have the capability of holding<br />
such a high degree of product<br />
and we would take the empty tins<br />
away for recycling.”<br />
Sharon Smith, Sandtex Trade<br />
Brand Manager, said: “This is a<br />
superb project which showcases<br />
the high performance qualities of<br />
Sandtex Trade 365 perfectly.<br />
“It enables decorators to<br />
extend the traditional exterior<br />
painting season in the UK<br />
and take advantage of more<br />
opportunities to paint outdoors,<br />
particularly in Autumn and<br />
Spring.”<br />
A video of the finished project<br />
can be seen at https://youtu.be/<br />
QESq481D40M.<br />
22 DECORATING MATTERS
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character filled rough-sawn solid oak<br />
flooring. As a premium wood finish,<br />
Osmo guarantees to keep wooden<br />
surfaces in top condition. It is a high<br />
quality, water-repellent and treadresistant<br />
wood finish based on natural<br />
ingredients.<br />
Offering all the professional<br />
features of a traditional oil-based<br />
finish, Polyx ® -Oil combines the smooth<br />
surface of conventional lacquers, and<br />
the ease of application of a waterbased<br />
finish, while managing to<br />
eliminate the inherent disadvantages<br />
of these other types of finish. Unlike<br />
ordinary oil finish products which<br />
form a film on the wood, Polyx ® -Oil’s<br />
natural components penetrate deeply<br />
into the wood to create a microporous<br />
finish. This allows the wood to<br />
breathe, moisture to evaporate and<br />
ensures a flawless finish both upon<br />
application and for many years to<br />
come.<br />
Thanks to Polyx ® -Oil, ESCO flooring<br />
is strengthened from within and<br />
retains its elasticity. The surface is<br />
water repellent, stain resistant and<br />
more hard-wearing, and because it<br />
meets the wood’s natural demands<br />
and does not crack, flake, peel or<br />
blister.<br />
Established over 25 years<br />
ago, Osmo UK is one of the<br />
leading suppliers a natural and<br />
environmentally friendly alternative<br />
to wood finishing. The products are<br />
based on rapidly renewable, natural<br />
vegetable oils that penetrate deeply<br />
into the wood, keeping it elastic and<br />
healthy, whilst preventing it from<br />
drying and becoming brittle. As the<br />
range is not produced for the mass<br />
market, more time can be spent on<br />
ensuring all the products are of the<br />
highest quality.<br />
Founded in 1997 in the<br />
Netherlands, ESCO Group has grown<br />
from a trader to all-round trading<br />
and manufacturing company with<br />
official partners, such as Osmo, all<br />
over Europe and the rest of the world.<br />
The company produces flooring<br />
for architects, real estate, builders<br />
and wholesales within the wooden<br />
flooring markets, specialising in<br />
rustic oak flooring in both solid and<br />
engineered (3-layer, 2-layer multi).<br />
For more information, visit<br />
www.osmouk.com and<br />
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● ● ● PROBLEM SOLVING PRODUCTS<br />
SKIMMING FILLERS THAT ARE A<br />
BREATH OF FRESH AIR<br />
Toupret UK have launched the first range of decontaminating<br />
skimming fillers which contain the active Toupret registered<br />
Saneo formulation<br />
PLANEO G with SANEO<br />
The first product/tools<br />
combination that successfully<br />
achieves perfect finishes when<br />
manually skim filling walls<br />
and ceilings prior to painting<br />
or wallcovering. Perfect for<br />
renovation and new work.<br />
Especially useful for the trades<br />
man who needs to quickly patch<br />
areas where traditional plastering<br />
is not cost effective.<br />
• QUICK TO APPLY<br />
• QUICK TO RECOAT<br />
• QUICK TO PAINT<br />
• CAN BE APPLIED OVER PAINTED<br />
SURFACES/PLASTERBOARD<br />
AIRSPRAY FINISH with SANEO<br />
The first airless spray product<br />
with Saneo that requires no<br />
trowelling! Also its machine flow<br />
of 2.6 litres per minute combined<br />
with a tip size of 4.19 means it<br />
can be put through smaller cost<br />
effective airless spray machines<br />
than most other ready to use or<br />
powder skimming fillers.<br />
• VERY WHITE<br />
• VERY EASY TO SAND<br />
• NO TROWELLING REQUIRED<br />
• PAINT AFTER 24 HOURS<br />
• CAN BE APPLIED OVER PAINTED<br />
SURFACES/PLASTERBOARD<br />
Toupret skimming fillers with<br />
Saneo are unique in their ability to<br />
capture and destroy formaldehyde<br />
molecules that are present in<br />
the air in your home, work place,<br />
schools and other common areas.<br />
Toupret Saneo products take<br />
up to 24 hours to effectively start<br />
purifying the air inside, thereafter<br />
releasing clean air back into the<br />
environment.<br />
This process continues<br />
for the life of Toupret<br />
skimming filler The benefits<br />
of Saneo go further because<br />
it still works after being<br />
painted by any normal paint<br />
system or wallcovering.<br />
If combined with a<br />
decontaminating paint it<br />
reinforces its effectiveness.<br />
Toupret UK’s Jim<br />
Newark goes on to explain:<br />
“Formaldehyde is the no.1<br />
indoor pollutant recently<br />
classified as CMR in Europe and<br />
classified as carcinogenic by<br />
the World Health Organisation.<br />
Formaldehyde is used in many<br />
manufacturing processes<br />
that end up in the home and<br />
workplace. Surprising to many<br />
of us normal folk, chemicals<br />
given off by scented candles,<br />
plug in scented devices and<br />
household cleaning products<br />
give off limonene. Unfortunately<br />
although smelling fresh and<br />
pleasant its chemical reaction<br />
with normal air in your house<br />
etc. can produce molecules of<br />
formaldehyde”<br />
A recent article in The Daily<br />
Mail by Jaya Narin reported<br />
on recent tests carried out by<br />
Professor Alaistair Lewis of The<br />
National Centre for Atmospheric<br />
Science at The University of York<br />
who explained the problem and<br />
the research that they did.<br />
The bottom line of these<br />
tests was made very clear in that<br />
Formaldehyde causes cancer<br />
particularly in the nose and throat.<br />
Many of the tests conclusions are<br />
in line with what Toupret external<br />
test laboratory [EurofinsJ have<br />
ratified in accordance with ISO<br />
16000 Standard on the claims<br />
made by Toupret Saneo and the<br />
benefits of acting to reduce this<br />
pollutant. The two new Toupret<br />
Saneo skimming fillers are now<br />
available to be ordered through<br />
most professional trade builders’<br />
merchants, independent trade<br />
paint stores, brewers and all the<br />
national paint manufacturers<br />
outlets Johnstone Paints, Dulux<br />
<strong>Decorating</strong> Centres and Crown<br />
outlets.<br />
Enquiries Toupret office<br />
0203 6916747 or email<br />
toupretuk@toupret.com<br />
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Phone: +44 (0)203 691 6747<br />
Fax: +44 (0)20 3691 6751<br />
Email: toupretuk@toupret.com
● ● ● PROBLEM SOLVING PRODUCTS<br />
DON’T SLIP UP!<br />
SLIP RESISTANT FLOORS<br />
WITH the amount of legislation<br />
and information from the Health<br />
and Safety Executive (HSE)<br />
regarding slippery floors and<br />
staircases, it’s important to select<br />
the right floor coating system. Slip<br />
resistance is a function of the grip<br />
between two surfaces; for example,<br />
the shoe and the floor itself.<br />
Whilst it is not always possible to<br />
control what people wear on their<br />
feet, we can address the issue of<br />
the floor.<br />
Our first anti slip coatings were<br />
designed for boat decks early in the<br />
20th century, an obvious slip hazard<br />
area and invariably wet, probably<br />
the most severe requirement for<br />
an anti slip coating. These coatings<br />
also needed to be designed to<br />
survive in the most inclement<br />
weather conditions, often on<br />
ships travelling for example, the<br />
Northwest Passage, making their<br />
way across the Arctic Ocean. This<br />
early requirement has expanded,<br />
both in the workplace and from<br />
a public liability perspective,<br />
companies must be seen to be<br />
doing their utmost to reduce slip<br />
and fall accidents. With every floor<br />
space being different, there are a<br />
number of coatings to cover most<br />
eventualities:<br />
• Single pack, air drying coatings<br />
• Two pack epoxy floor paint<br />
• Two pack epoxy / two pack<br />
polyurethane hybrid<br />
There are a number of key<br />
questions that then need to be<br />
answered:-<br />
• Is the application interior or<br />
exterior?<br />
• What is the likely footfall<br />
or truck usage on the<br />
floor? Overall what traffic<br />
concentration will it<br />
experience?<br />
• How long is the coating<br />
expected to last?<br />
• Where do you require anti<br />
slip, is it limited to walkways,<br />
machinery operating cells, etc?<br />
• Finally, the aggregate is also an<br />
important part of the system,<br />
ranging from a standard, particle<br />
size controlled; silica sand to<br />
materials such as aluminium<br />
oxide, the second hardest<br />
mineral after diamond used<br />
for more extreme applications,<br />
aircraft hangers, etc.<br />
The table detailed below will aid the decision making process.<br />
PRODUCT / TRAFFIC SUITABILITY MATRIX<br />
Type of traffic Example of usage Type of product<br />
Light floor traffic<br />
Occasional truck use<br />
Heavy foot traffic<br />
Regular pallet truck use<br />
Heavy vehicular traffic<br />
Heavy use and presence of<br />
chemicals<br />
Fire escape<br />
Low footfall corridors<br />
Regular footfall working corridors<br />
Factory working areas and<br />
workshops<br />
Loading bays / warehouses in<br />
continuous use<br />
Aircraft service hangers,<br />
automotive manufacturing sites<br />
Single pack air drying product<br />
eg Suregrip 1<br />
Water based two pack epoxy<br />
coating eg. Profloor<br />
Resin flooring coating system,<br />
two pack solvent free systems<br />
eg Profloor Plus<br />
Two pack epoxy / Two pack<br />
polyurethane hybrid coating<br />
system eg. Profloor Plus + P101 2<br />
Preparation<br />
Substrates need to be clean,<br />
dry and free from oil, grease and<br />
any other signs of contamination.<br />
If previous coatings exist then<br />
they need to be vacuum blasted<br />
or at the very least abraded to<br />
create a key for the new coating.<br />
If in any doubt about the use<br />
of a floor system Coo-Var<br />
Technical advice can help<br />
on info@coo-var.co.uk or<br />
phone 01482 328053 and ask<br />
for Technical Service for<br />
a specification and advice<br />
service.<br />
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PTV Rating of 55 wet & Dry dependant on the condition of the floor, 2 coats must be applied for aggregate to be distributed evenly<br />
2<br />
P101 used as a top coat for its superior chemical resistance<br />
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NOVUS BRINGS SPARKLE BACK TO<br />
12TH CENTURY MANSION<br />
MAINTENANCE, refurbishment<br />
and new build contractor, Novus<br />
Property Solutions, has revived<br />
eight apartments in a converted<br />
12th century mansion, providing<br />
country club visitors with new<br />
and improved facilities.<br />
Set in a 30-acre estate<br />
and located in the hamlet of<br />
Thurnham, just five miles from<br />
the historic city of Lancaster,<br />
Grade I listed Thurnham Hall is<br />
a stunning country club owned<br />
by Diamond Resorts. Its luxury<br />
self-catering apartments have all<br />
been designed to a high standard,<br />
balancing the heritage of the<br />
building with a contemporary<br />
style.<br />
The team from Novus’<br />
Preston office carried out the<br />
project, which comprised a<br />
full internal refurbishment of<br />
eight apartments, in just over<br />
two months. This included the<br />
installation of new kitchens,<br />
bathrooms and bedrooms which<br />
are already proving popular with<br />
those staying at the country club.<br />
The building’s listed status<br />
made regular consulting with<br />
conservation officers essential<br />
to ensure that work adhered to<br />
requirements. Considerations for<br />
Thurnham Hall included ceiling<br />
height and both floors and walls<br />
running out of plumb, as well as<br />
the demands that come with the<br />
installation of new services in a<br />
building with split floor access<br />
and levels.<br />
A further challenge to the<br />
renovation was that the country<br />
club remained open throughout<br />
the works, which began in May<br />
2016, meaning that the Novus<br />
operatives had to demonstrate<br />
extreme vigilance working around<br />
visitors. This, coupled with the<br />
communal original listed staircase<br />
being Novus’ main access to the<br />
mansion building, meant health<br />
and safety was of paramount<br />
importance to this project.<br />
Sam Frame, operations<br />
manager at Novus Property<br />
Solutions said “As the club<br />
remained open to the public we<br />
had to be extremely vigilant and<br />
ensure operatives were briefed<br />
accordingly on site. The whole<br />
team worked to impeccable<br />
health and safety standards<br />
throughout the two month<br />
project and made sure that<br />
any disruption was kept to an<br />
absolute minimum.<br />
“Drawing on our extensive<br />
experience within the leisure<br />
sector, we were able to work<br />
around the constraints of<br />
the building’s listed status to<br />
deliver the project within the<br />
tight deadline. The result is<br />
eight modern fully refurbished<br />
apartments within a superb<br />
mansion.”<br />
Stuart Hunter, facilities and<br />
projects manager at Diamond<br />
Resorts International, adds<br />
“We’ve already had very<br />
positive feedback from guests<br />
at Thurnham Hall, thanks to the<br />
quality of work completed by<br />
Novus Property Solutions.<br />
“Summer is one of our busiest<br />
times so it was vital that the work<br />
was completed by early July. Novus<br />
delivered the works on schedule<br />
and worked hard to ensure minimal<br />
disruption was caused during the<br />
two months that the work was<br />
being carried out.<br />
“We hope that guests at<br />
Thurnham Hall will continue<br />
to enjoy the newly renovated<br />
apartments for years to come!”<br />
For more information about<br />
Novus Property Solutions<br />
hotel and leisure maintenance<br />
please visit https://www.<br />
novussolutions.co.uk/sectors/<br />
hotel-and-leisure.<br />
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● ● ● TRAINING<br />
REPAIR CARE – THE PERFECT<br />
SOLUTION FOR DURABLE<br />
PRIOR-TO-PAINT REPAIRS<br />
For over 25 years the Repair Care system has been helping<br />
decorators make durable repairs to decayed windows before<br />
re-decoration. And it’s so easy to use it means that you can<br />
complete repairs that previously needed a carpenter.<br />
WITH Repair care you can<br />
offer your customers a far<br />
more cost-effective alternative<br />
to replacement windows or<br />
expensive joinery repairs. Most<br />
decay in joinery occurs in the<br />
bottom corners of frames and<br />
these can be repaired easily<br />
in situ. Although 2-part fillers<br />
can work inside a building they<br />
cannot cope with the movement<br />
that happens naturally on<br />
the outside of windows and<br />
they often fail within months,<br />
leaving unhappy clients and<br />
an expensive return visit. Our<br />
epoxy resin repairs do not fail<br />
and give you and your customer<br />
the confidence of many years of<br />
protection. Next time you come<br />
to redecorate the repair will still<br />
be there, cutting down hugely on<br />
preparation. Because the resin<br />
protects the joints it reduces the<br />
uptake of moisture which even<br />
improves the life of the paint.<br />
Repair Care stands for total<br />
solutions for sustainable timber<br />
restoration and maintenance. Not<br />
only do we have a wide range<br />
of quality products for joinery<br />
repair for the professional<br />
market, we offer training on how<br />
to use them to refurbish decayed<br />
and damaged timber. In addition,<br />
we provide comprehensive<br />
project management, offer<br />
advice and consultation services<br />
and are a trusted partner of<br />
many housing associations and<br />
local authorities.<br />
Traditional pre-paint joinery<br />
repairs, such as splicing and<br />
filling are expensive, time<br />
consuming and frequently fail,<br />
leading to costly premature paint<br />
breakdown and further timber<br />
decay. Our training courses show<br />
you how to achieve durable,<br />
permanent repairs, at a fraction<br />
of the cost of replacement<br />
with products based on flexible<br />
epoxy resin, allowing large and<br />
small repairs, including complex<br />
moulded profiles, to be quickly<br />
and easily achieved.<br />
Training venues are now<br />
available in both Glasgow and<br />
Edinburgh<br />
Please visit www.repair-care.co.uk<br />
for further details.<br />
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Repair Care Training<br />
The basic principles of the Repair Care system are very simple - Prepare, Repair and Prevent.<br />
To ensure that contractors understand the Working Methods and how to get the best results<br />
first time, every time.<br />
Your benefits:<br />
• Business opportunities • Certified contractor • Understanding the benefits of conservation<br />
• Marketing support and material • Inspecting and costing a project<br />
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www.repair-care.co.uk<br />
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● ● ● HIGH EFFICIENCY AIRLESS TECHNOLOGY<br />
REVOLUTIONARY LOW PRESSURE<br />
AIRLESS TECHNOLOGY WITH UP<br />
TO 55% LESS OVERSPRAY AND<br />
MAXIMUM CONTROL<br />
WAGNER is expanding its line<br />
of premium airless tips – one of<br />
the industry’s best performing<br />
lines of reversible airless tips<br />
for residential and commercial<br />
professional painting<br />
applications. The new HEA (High<br />
Efficiency Airless) reversible<br />
airless tip features revolutionary<br />
tip technology that will allow<br />
spraying at lower pressures,<br />
delivering total control and<br />
extending the life of sprayers.<br />
The HEA (High Efficiency<br />
Airless) tip features an<br />
optimized dual orifice that<br />
atomizes latex and other<br />
common architectural paints<br />
at 1,000 PSI. It has the same<br />
production and flow as higher<br />
pressure tips, but low pressure<br />
technology delivers a softer fan<br />
pattern and reduces overspray<br />
by up to 55 percent, while<br />
saving up to 35 percent in paint<br />
consumption. Also, the new<br />
HEA tip produces feathered<br />
edges for a better finish when<br />
overlapping spray patterns.<br />
When using the HEA airless tip<br />
at low pressures, the pump does<br />
not work as hard, so the sprayer<br />
will spray more gallons of paint<br />
before repacking is needed. HEA<br />
technology also extends the tip<br />
life up to two – three times.<br />
ABOUT WAGNER<br />
WAGNER surface finishing<br />
equipment is used not only in<br />
contracting but also in industry<br />
and home improvements – from<br />
small paint spraying systems,<br />
through professional painters’<br />
equipment right up to industrial<br />
painting plant for wet and<br />
powder coating. Industrial<br />
adhesive, sealing and potting<br />
technology including injection<br />
molding, are also part of the<br />
company product portfolio.<br />
Throughout the world<br />
Wagner is known as a leading<br />
manufacturer of equipment<br />
for the machine application of<br />
paints, varnishes and plasters.<br />
Different application areas<br />
characterise the product range<br />
of the contractor sector:<br />
building trade, wood and<br />
metal work, corrosion and<br />
structural protection as well as<br />
preparing. The range for each<br />
stretches from small entry level<br />
units through allrounder units<br />
right up to specialised plant.<br />
Comprehensive accessories<br />
guarantee an optimal match to<br />
the object in question.<br />
Wagner develops numerous<br />
product innovations in close<br />
contact with users, paint<br />
manufacturers and scientific<br />
institutions. Their 1500 square<br />
metre technology centre in<br />
Markdorf plays an important<br />
role in practical research<br />
and relaying knowledge.<br />
For example, interregional<br />
master classes to consolidate<br />
the training for the painting<br />
trade have taken place here<br />
for years. Wagner provides a<br />
comprehensive Service Network<br />
and also a large number of<br />
specialist advisers to help their<br />
customers in an instant.<br />
For more products and<br />
information please visit our<br />
website wagner-group.com<br />
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DULUX DECORATOR CENTRE CHOOSES TESA<br />
FOR QUALITY MASKING TAPES<br />
DULUX Decorator Centre, one of<br />
the UK’s leading paint brands, has<br />
selected tesa’s range of masking<br />
tapes for product trial throughout<br />
19 of its stores in Scotland, from<br />
9th January <strong>2017</strong>.<br />
Citing quality as its benchmark,<br />
the addition of the tesa core<br />
masking tape assortment, offering<br />
customers guaranteed product<br />
reliability, includes Precision Mask®<br />
Indoor, Outdoor and Sensitive<br />
(Low Tack) as well as an outdoor<br />
plastering tape, will strengthen the<br />
current offering and support Dulux<br />
Decorator Centre reputation for<br />
providing only the best products to<br />
the Painting & <strong>Decorating</strong> industry.<br />
All participating Dulux<br />
<strong>Decorating</strong> Centres will be added<br />
to tesa’s Store Finder facility on its<br />
free Professional Decorator App,<br />
providing local tradesmen with<br />
instant information on their nearest<br />
stockist. The App also identifies<br />
solutions at the tap of a screen,<br />
recommending the right masking<br />
tape to use to avoid problems such<br />
as tape residue, uneven paint edges<br />
and damaged wallpaper.<br />
Trade events are also planned<br />
at selected stores for customers<br />
to see the benefits as well as a<br />
demonstration of tesa’s masking<br />
tapes helping customers choose<br />
the right tape for the job.<br />
The trials will last for 6 months<br />
but will be regularly reviewed<br />
to ensure maximum impact<br />
for both stores and customers.<br />
Greg Perkins, tesa’s Key Account<br />
Manager, Craftsman, is overseeing<br />
the installation. “Dulux Decorator<br />
Centre currently offer the largest<br />
number of outlets dedicated to<br />
supplying the decorating trade.<br />
With 10 years’ experience in the<br />
decorating market, we feel we can<br />
strengthen the current masking<br />
tape range and provide Dulux<br />
Decorator Centre customers with a<br />
quality product that will do the job<br />
to a high standard.”<br />
For more information please<br />
visit www.tesa.co.uk<br />
NOVUS THRIVING ON HOTELIER SECTOR SUCCESS<br />
NOVUS Property Solutions has<br />
won a competitive tender for<br />
a major refurbishment project<br />
in the hotel sector worth £2.5<br />
million.<br />
The maintenance,<br />
refurbishment and new build<br />
contractor has developed an<br />
outstanding reputation on the<br />
back of its work for some of the<br />
UK’s most prestigious hotel and<br />
pub chains, and a specialist hotel<br />
procurement consultant has<br />
selected Novus to carry out a<br />
major hotel project in Luton.<br />
Novus already carries out<br />
essential maintenance and<br />
refurbishment work at Premier<br />
Inn hotels nationwide as part of<br />
its contract with Whitbread, with<br />
the Novus Hotel Project Team<br />
being commended for the quality<br />
of its workmanship and the<br />
effectiveness of its project team.<br />
JD Wetherspoons, Enterprise<br />
Inns and Star Pubs are also<br />
among the major businesses<br />
that utilise Novus’ services, and<br />
the firm is capitalising on the<br />
many opportunities presented<br />
by the hospitality sector, with<br />
significant wins expected<br />
imminently.<br />
Paul Maghie, national business<br />
development manager at Novus,<br />
said: “The new contract at Luton<br />
is reflective of the level that<br />
our Hotel Project Team has<br />
reached after nearly 10 years of<br />
investment and endeavor in this<br />
area of our business.<br />
“We believe our team is<br />
one of the best in the country<br />
in terms of skills, expertise<br />
and experience, and securing a<br />
project like this one also reflects<br />
well on our competitive pricing<br />
model.<br />
“Good communication is at<br />
the heart of everything we do<br />
at Novus, and we take care to<br />
manage relationships from the<br />
moment we meet anyone we’re<br />
working with.<br />
“Strong communication builds<br />
trust, and our success in the<br />
hospitality sector has been very<br />
much built on that trust.”<br />
For more information about<br />
Novus Property Solutions please<br />
visit www.novussolutions.co.uk<br />
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CROWN TRADE ON THE BALL AT<br />
WEMBLEY STADIUM<br />
THE Road to Wembley is a welltrodden<br />
path for sports fans and<br />
concert goers alike – and keeping<br />
the landmark venue in the very best<br />
condition is crucial to maintain its<br />
position as one of the most famous<br />
stadiums in the world.<br />
Crown Trade products are being<br />
used behind the scenes to ensure<br />
more than two million visitors who<br />
flock to the venue each year are<br />
left with a lasting impression of its<br />
iconic status.<br />
CBRE – who maintain the<br />
Stadium – are using a range of<br />
of those who visit or work at the<br />
venue.<br />
Pillars around hospitality areas<br />
and communal spaces are painted<br />
with flame-retardant Crown Trade<br />
Timonox, in Scrubbable Matt and<br />
Acrylic Eggshell. The CBRE team has<br />
chosen the Crown Trade Timonox<br />
system to enhance safety on site in<br />
this high traffic area.<br />
Crown Trade Clean Extreme is<br />
also applied in the corridor areas<br />
and in the 161 hospitality boxes.<br />
The product’s high technology<br />
formulation provides a surface<br />
Supervisor at Wembley Stadium,<br />
said: “We’ve been working with<br />
Crown Paints for three years.<br />
“The paints are always here<br />
when we need them and we find<br />
no-one else offers the quality of<br />
products we require or the same<br />
knowledge, experience and passion<br />
inside every tin - is providing the<br />
right blend of support to such an<br />
iconic venue.<br />
“This is a hugely prestigious<br />
project which we are very proud of.”<br />
A video about the project at<br />
products to deliver outstanding<br />
aesthetics and safety on site.<br />
All Crown Trade products used<br />
at Wembley are provided in a<br />
palette of 12 core colours which<br />
have all been carefully matched<br />
to ensure the correct shade is<br />
provided in accordance with<br />
Wembley’s branding requirements.<br />
They are also non-oil based, to<br />
reduce odours for the comfort<br />
that is not only wipeable but has<br />
the real bonus of offering a truly<br />
scrubbable finish, enabling marks<br />
and stains to be easily removed to<br />
ensure an attractive look is in place<br />
for the long term.<br />
This allows a ‘just painted’<br />
appearance to be maintained, with<br />
surfaces returned to their pristine<br />
condition time and time again.<br />
Jack Hopkins, CBRE Fabric<br />
level of service.<br />
“The paint goes on to the<br />
surfaces really well and the<br />
products are geared-up for<br />
commercial use in terms of their<br />
durability.”<br />
Debbie Orr, Crown Paints<br />
Trade Marketing Manager, said:<br />
“Wembley Stadium is one of the<br />
most famous stadiums in the world<br />
and our heritage and expertise -<br />
which involves over 200 years of<br />
Wembley Stadium can be viewed at<br />
https://youtu.be/K7k5BAFqhB8<br />
Decorators can find out more<br />
about Crown Trade products by<br />
visiting www.crowntrade.co.uk.<br />
For further details please<br />
contact the Crown Trade<br />
Customer Relations Team by<br />
calling 0330 0240297 or emailing<br />
info@crowntrade.co.uk<br />
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RAILWAY ON TRACK FOR SUCCESS<br />
WITH FIRST CLASS NEW LOOK<br />
A popular tourist attraction is<br />
moving full steam ahead with a<br />
major refurbishment programme –<br />
thanks to help from the experts.<br />
Redecoration work at<br />
Cleethorpes Coast Light Railway<br />
has been going on since it was<br />
taken over by new owners two<br />
years ago.<br />
Now the initial stage of the<br />
project, which is breathing new<br />
life into historic stations, miniature<br />
steam trains and even the smallest<br />
pub in the world, is finally nearing<br />
the end of the line.<br />
And Peter Bryant, who bought<br />
the heritage railway alongside<br />
fellow enthusiast John Kerr in 2014,<br />
says a trusting business relationship<br />
has helped keep them on track.<br />
Paint for the entire project is<br />
being sourced from the Crown<br />
<strong>Decorating</strong> Centre in neighbouring<br />
Grimsby, where manager Robert<br />
Wray and his team are pulling<br />
out all the stops, according to Mr<br />
Bryant.<br />
He said: “We’ve invested<br />
heavily in both infrastructure and<br />
the upgrade of facilities and that<br />
includes extensive painting work.<br />
“We wanted to create a uniform<br />
look across the whole site and the<br />
team at Crown has been massively<br />
helpful with that.<br />
“Not only are they supplying<br />
the paint to meet our very specific<br />
requirements, they provide<br />
invaluable advice and their<br />
customer service is second to none.<br />
“Robert really knows his stuff<br />
and his expertise has made a big<br />
difference to us during the last<br />
couple of years.”<br />
The idyllic site in North East<br />
Lincolnshire, which now attracts<br />
more than 250,000 visitors each<br />
year, features three stations, a café<br />
and museum along a two-mile<br />
narrow gauge line stretching from<br />
Kingsway (near Cleethorpes itself)<br />
to Humberston.<br />
But it’s the main station, at the<br />
halfway point of Lakeside, which<br />
is home to The Signal Box Inn –<br />
officially recognised as ‘the smallest<br />
pub on the planet’.<br />
The fully-stocked pub,<br />
measuring just eight feet square,<br />
was the latest building to be<br />
included in the makeover when<br />
it was repainted to mark its 10th<br />
anniversary this year.<br />
Its new look falls in line with the<br />
railway’s iconic maroon and cream<br />
colour scheme and means it won’t<br />
be long before the first stage of the<br />
refurbishment programme, carried<br />
out by Peter and John alongside<br />
five full-time staff and a team of<br />
volunteers, is complete.<br />
Work will continue over the<br />
next few years with an extension to<br />
the main building at Lakeside and<br />
the redevelopment of Humberston<br />
station on the long-term agenda.<br />
Robert said: “We’ve supplied paint<br />
throughout the project along with<br />
advice on precisely which products<br />
to use and where and we’ve struck up<br />
something of a relationship with the<br />
guys at the railway.<br />
“They’ve been redecorating<br />
buildings inside and out, so they’ve<br />
used a lot of oil-based undercoat<br />
and gloss and we set them up with<br />
an account to make it more costeffective.<br />
“We’ve also used codes to supply<br />
very specific paint for some of their<br />
engines, particularly those based on<br />
Thomas the Tank Engine, as well as a<br />
special merchandising area.<br />
“It’s been quite an undertaking<br />
and it’s still very much ongoing, but<br />
I’m sure the railway will look good<br />
for many years to come and we’re<br />
happy to help out.”<br />
36 DECORATING MATTERS
ARE YOU READY TO EXPRESS<br />
YOURSELF?<br />
HAMILTON, the leading<br />
professional decorating sundries<br />
company, has launched Expression,<br />
the ultimate professional paint<br />
brush range, at this year’s National<br />
Painting & <strong>Decorating</strong> Show.<br />
Recognising the precision,<br />
artistry and emotion that goes<br />
into the work of the professional<br />
painter and decorator, and<br />
understanding that new paint<br />
formulations mean that traditional<br />
tools no longer give the same<br />
results, Hamilton has created<br />
Expression, a completely new and<br />
superior range of brushes.<br />
Finest design, latest technology,<br />
exceptional results<br />
Hamilton went back to basics<br />
with this project. By carrying<br />
out extensive research amongst<br />
painters and decorators and using<br />
the latest technology during<br />
its development, all Expression<br />
brushes feature Max Stroke, a<br />
unique synthetic filament blend<br />
comprising a mix of different types<br />
of filament.<br />
Max Stroke has been developed<br />
to deliver a smooth and consistent<br />
finish whilst also achieving<br />
optimal paint pick-up and release,<br />
ensuring the job is completed<br />
quickly. New production processes<br />
have been adopted to achieve a<br />
softer, fuller appearance on the<br />
tips of the brushes. This feature<br />
guarantees the smoothest and<br />
most consistent finish is achieved,<br />
delivering exceptional results for<br />
professionals whether using solvent<br />
or water-based paints.<br />
The Expression brush range<br />
comprises:-<br />
• Expression Flat brush – sizes 1”,<br />
1 ½”, 2” & 3”<br />
A longer wooden beavertail<br />
handle provides a well-balanced<br />
brush for comfort and a flexible grip.<br />
Remaining comfortable even when<br />
used for long periods of time and<br />
featuring the Max Stroke filament,<br />
Expression Flat brushes are the ideal<br />
addition to your tool box.<br />
• Expression Angled brush – sizes<br />
35mm & 70mm<br />
Featuring a longer wooden<br />
beavertail handle for a balanced<br />
hold, coupled with the MaxStroke<br />
filament which has been produced<br />
to an angled finish, the Expression<br />
Angled brushes achieve more<br />
accurate cutting in with higher<br />
paint pick-up for a smoother, more<br />
consistent finish.<br />
• Expression Precision brush –<br />
sizes 15mm & 20mm<br />
The new Expression Precision<br />
brushes have a specially designed<br />
head for fast painting on profile<br />
surfaces. The angle of the<br />
filaments means that painting<br />
corners has never been so easy.<br />
The long wooden handle provides<br />
a greater reach for more stability<br />
in awkward places and is ideal for<br />
close accurate work. The patented<br />
cover has been developed to<br />
protect the head from damage and<br />
can also store the wet brush for up<br />
to 72 hours.<br />
Philippa Pawson, Director<br />
of Marketing at Hamilton said,<br />
’At Hamilton, we know that<br />
a professional painter and<br />
decorator’s reputation matters and<br />
they rely on their tools to help<br />
them produce a great finish every<br />
day. We, however, wanted to go<br />
one stage further and provide the<br />
tools that allow professionals to<br />
create stunning impressions on<br />
each and every job. We believe our<br />
new Expression range can help to<br />
achieve this.<br />
’During our research, we<br />
met many professional painters<br />
and decorators and what was<br />
absolutely clear was their passion<br />
and pride for their work and their<br />
aim to give their clients the end<br />
result that they envisaged in their<br />
minds.<br />
’We worked closely with our<br />
<strong>Decorating</strong> Panel to pinpoint<br />
exactly what they needed to<br />
deliver excellence every time.<br />
This invaluable insight, coupled<br />
with access to the best research,<br />
development and manufacturing<br />
techniques available has resulted<br />
in the uncompromising Expression.<br />
’From the superior Max Stroke<br />
filament blend through to the<br />
specially designed handles, every<br />
aspect of the Expression range<br />
has been carefully considered and<br />
thoughtfully crafted. Expression<br />
truely is a brand new standard<br />
for professional painters and<br />
decorators.’<br />
For more information on<br />
Hamilton’s new Expression<br />
range of brushes, visit<br />
www.hamiltonexpression.com<br />
or call 01953 453201.<br />
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NOVUS COMMITS TO BUILDING<br />
BRIGHT FUTURES<br />
NOVUS Property Solutions has<br />
committed to a new three-year<br />
membership of the flagship<br />
education programme set up<br />
by Business in the Community<br />
(BITC).<br />
Members of Business in the<br />
Community, which is the Prince’s<br />
Responsible Business Network,<br />
work together to tackle a wide<br />
range of issues to build a fairer<br />
society and a more sustainable<br />
future. Its Business Class scheme<br />
aims to support a cluster of<br />
eight schools in disadvantaged<br />
communities by creating longterm,<br />
sustainable partnerships<br />
with local businesses and Novus<br />
has been part of the scheme<br />
since 2013.<br />
Novus chairman Stuart<br />
Seddon, who is a member of<br />
BITC’s Regional Leadership Board<br />
and chairs his local Business<br />
Class cluster, has confirmed that<br />
the company will continue its<br />
involvement for the next three<br />
years and seek to build on the<br />
links it has built with schools in<br />
Staffordshire.<br />
The first partnership Novus<br />
created began in 2013 when<br />
the company started working<br />
with staff and students from<br />
Thistley Hough Academy,<br />
where collaborative projects<br />
have included the creation of a<br />
community garden, path-building<br />
and fencing installation, and<br />
students have been involved in<br />
needs-led activities, mentoring,<br />
volunteering and skills<br />
development.<br />
The partnership flourished<br />
from the outset, and was<br />
recognised with Business in the<br />
Community’s West Midlands<br />
Collaborative Action Award<br />
earlier this year. The award<br />
recognises a partnership that is<br />
pooling resources and working<br />
together to make a positive<br />
impact on a key social or<br />
environmental issue through<br />
their collaborative action.<br />
The Business Class cluster,<br />
which Novus established and<br />
secured the involvement of<br />
eight businesses, has supported<br />
more than 3,000 school pupils<br />
to help improve their skills and<br />
employability.<br />
Stuart Seddon reflected<br />
on the success of Novus’<br />
involvement in the scheme,<br />
saying: “Business Class is a very<br />
special initiative that has grown<br />
close to the hearts of the Novus<br />
team.<br />
“The investment of time<br />
and costs that we have put into<br />
working with the schools brings<br />
a range of benefits, the most<br />
important being the boosting<br />
of career opportunities and<br />
employment skills for young<br />
people in the region.<br />
“Our business thrives on its<br />
links with the local area, and<br />
the decision to continue our<br />
involvement in the programme<br />
– which delivers such vital<br />
work and involves such dynamic<br />
schools and businesses - was an<br />
obvious one.”<br />
For more information about Novus<br />
Property Solutions please visit<br />
www.novussolutions.co.uk You can<br />
also ‘like’ Novus Property Solutions<br />
on Facebook or ‘follow’ on Twitter<br />
@_NovusSolutions<br />
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