For those looking to keep up with the very latest trends in interior design and decor Crown Paints can provide all the advice and inspiration required, says Marketing Director Liz Hickson....

Each of the six floors and each of the 151 bedrooms in the new luxury boutique hotel makes bold use of a single feature colour drawn from a vivid and contemporary palette.

The Green Apple award has been achieved following Crown Paints announcement earlier this year that it had developed a blueprint to cut its carbon output, following the introduction of ground-breaking technology.

Crown Trade has produced a new video highlighting the science behind its premium products – and how their formulations offer specifiers the necessary qualities to deliver the right paint for the job.

Michael Cleaver of Highfield Decorators now has a permanent reminder of his visit to the 2011 National Painting & Decorating Show in the shape of a brand new 42" 3D Plasma TV

Crown Paints has been supporting the brightest painting and decorating stars for over 33 years through its Crown Trade Apprentice Decorator of the Year Award – an investment in the future of the industry that ensures standards are constantly improved.

Under current fire regulations, owners of all buildings other than single occupancy private dwellings have a duty of care to achieve and maintain conditions in buildings that reduce the risk of injury, risk to life and damage to property.

Crown Trade’s Protective Coatings Fast Drying Cladding System breathes new life into tired exteriors - transforming metal cladded surfaces under an economical and easy to achieve refurbishment process.

Autumn marks the start of the ‘Condensation Season’ where properties can be affected by additional water around window and wall areas as the temperatures start to drop, usually around October.

Davidson is calling on employers to get involved in persuading young people that a university degree is not the only way to a fulfilling career.

Gripping his Crown Trade £1000 cheque and trophy and Gold Skillbuild Award, a stunned Michael returned to his seat with cheers and the congratulatory words of Liz Hickson, Crown Paints Marketing Director still ringing in his ears.

It was a very closely fought selection event but the UK representative in the 2011 P&D competition, heading for ExCel, is 22-year old apprentice Rachel Terras from Galashiels.

Crown Trade’s Protective Coatings deliver a decorative, aesthetic finish, which safeguards metalwork against the elements – with a choice of ten or fifteen years’ protection.

A ‘non-yellowing’ alternative to traditional gloss formulations, Crown Trade has enhanced its product offer for the new build sector further still with the launch of Crown Trade Acrylic Satin.

A partnership approach between Shrewsbury College of Arts and Technology and Crown Paints has seen colour come to life across the Shropshire education facility.

Decorated throughout by Brighton & Hove based painting and decorating contractors Everest Miles who used a comprehensive range of Crown Trade decorative and protective coatings indoors and out to deliver the high standard of finish required.

You don’t need specialist products, techniques or equipment in order to offer your clients a FIFTEEN year decorative and protective coating system for metalwork, says Crown Trade Senior Band Manager Debbie Orr

For every type of situation, Crown Trade delivers performance paints that provide the complete solution for commercial environments – supporting day-to-day operations and delivering a design-led finish that lasts for the long term.

A delighted Rachel said:” I’m absolutely over the moon to have got through, and to have got my place in the UK team. It’s good to know that all the hard work and effort I put into the training and assessment process has finally paid off.

Crown Trade’s Protective Coatings offer has been significantly extended with the launch of two new high performance coatings which can be used as part of a ten or fifteen year decorative and protective system for metalwork.

With a capital cost of £318 million, the construction of new acute in-patient facilities at Pinderfields General Hospital in Wakefield and a new diagnostic and treatment centre at Pontefract General Infirmary was Yorkshire’s biggest PFI project to date.

With only one place in Team UK, Tom is taking part in intensive blocks of training with the aim of making the final selection, which is announced later this month.

Rachel Terras, 21, of Galashiels, is one of three decorators battling it out to represent the UK in the WorldSkills contest, often referred to as the ‘Skills Olympics.’

A Stoke on Trent College lecturer is coaching three young craftspeople as they prepare to compete in front of over 150,000 spectators at the world’s largest vocational skills contest.

Crown Paints and danfloor UK, manufacturers and suppliers of impervious backed carpets, have joined forces to produce an online portal – designed to assist architects and designers with inspired floor and wall finishing choices

Crown Paints is heading to Nottingham as part of its comprehensive search to find the nation’s best ‘up-and-coming’ decorator

Flame retardant coatings buy valuable additional time to evacuate blocks of flats and other public sector environments if fire breaks out. Here, Debbie Orr gives an insight into the vital role the paints play in fire protection.

Keen to help all professional painters and decorators get the very best possible results when using its New Build Acrylic Gloss system, Crown Trade has produced a video which closely follows a typical new build application, step by step.

It’s pretty clear which sector of the market Crown Trade is targeting with the launch of its New Build Acrylic Gloss system. Senior Brand Manager Debbie Orr tells The Decorator why it’s time for housebuilders and their contractors to make the switch

Crown Paints chose Ecobuild to launch a ground-breaking new initiative to chart the carbon footprint of every product it makes - heralding a carbon revolution across the business and the market sector.

Crown Paints Limited, the country’s largest independent paint manufacturer, will have its usual high profile presence at this year’s National Painting & Decorating Show.

Crown Trade is significantly expanding its product offer with a new range of high performance Protective Coatings, formulated specifically for use on structural steel, metal cladding and other internal and external metal features.

Twelve young men and women from across the UK have secured a place in the national final of the Crown Trade Apprentice Decorator of the Year competition which takes place at Coleg Menai’s Construction Campus in LLangefni, Wales from 8-10 September.

Crown Trade has launched a second Clean Extreme decorative coating for use in all types of heavily trafficked areas which are prone to soiling, scuffs and scrapes and which need to be able to withstand regular wet cleaning.

This summer sees the launch of three new Crown Trade Steracryl decorative coatings which will dramatically extend the scope and application of this long established hygiene range.

As part of its extended Steracryl health and hygiene coatings range, Crown Trade has introduced two anti bacterial coatings based on an established silver ion technology that is widely used throughout the hospital environment.

Crown Trade is aiming to make life easier for contractors working on new build sites and give them ‘more control over the wall’ with the launch of Covermatt Drywall Primer. This versatile ready to

E & P Contractors Limited is a Wirral based business with a 120-strong workforce that has been painting, decorating and protecting all types of commercial, industrial and residential buildings for over 35 years.

In recognition of Crown Paints’ partnership with housing association, L&Q, the leading paint manufacturer has donated a park bench, manufactured entirely from recycled plastic paint containers.

Crown Paints has announced its plans for Ecobuild 2010. The company will showcase the positive steps it has taken to improve the environmental credentials of its products and business practices since implementing its earthbalance® programme.

Most Premiership managers probably don’t have a lot of time to think about interior decor but, keen to use every means at his disposal to get the very best out of his team, ‘Big Sam’ Allardyce, manager of Blackburn Rovers, is getting to grips with the power of colour...

Mark Nevin’s fantastic achievement at WorldSkills came as no surprise to the marketing, sales and training teams at Crown Trade. They have watched this young Scot go from strength to strength in his career after scoring exceptionally high marks in the 2005 national final of the Crown Trade Young Decorator of the Year Competition, walking away with the coveted title, trophy and a cheque for £1000.

St Mary’s Church in Coatbridge required extensive redecoration and during the tendering process a number of manufacturers’ colour and coating specifications were sought for the project.

It is now several years since The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 came into force, yet from the raft of recent successful prosecutions it seems that some people have failed to recognise their legal responsibilities under the new regime.

Crown Paints Limited, the UK’s largest independent paint manufacturer, has appointed Darryl Senior to the role of purchasing director.

Packed full with 88 easy to navigate pages of product and technical information, Crown Trade’s smart new Product Guide is an indispensable component of the professional decorator’s toolkit.

Crown Trade is launching two new products to extend the versatility and scope of its Timonox flame retardant coatings range and reinforce its position at the forefront of the ‘fire safety’ sector.

One of the highlights of this year’s National Painting & Decorating Show was the launch of Crown Trade’s eagerly awaited 2010-compliant gloss system. Hundreds of sample pots of Next Generation Gloss and Undercoat were given out to decorators......