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3 weeks ago The Crown Trade Team

Supporting the next generation of apprentices

Neil Ogilvie, chief executive of the Painting and Decorating Association, started his career in the industry as an apprentice, like many before him. Following this year’s special 40th anniversary Apprentice Decorator of the Year competition, we spoke to Neil to find out what he thinks apprentices bring to the industry and why we should support them. Apprentices are without doubt the lifeblood of the painting and decorating industry – they bring buckets of enthusiasm as well as different solutions to age-old problems and new challenges alike. Not only that, but as they’ve been brought up using modern products, particularly water-based …

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4 weeks ago The Crown Trade Team

ANSWERING THE CALL TO HELP LOCAL COMMUNITIES

This year we’ve helped to breathe new life into hundreds of rural phone boxes as part of a nationwide scheme to provide local communities with access to vital emergency medical …

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4 weeks ago The Crown Trade Team

ADY 2019: Meet the finalists part two

Name: Abi Johnson College: Leeds College of Building Employer: Bagnalls What element of painting and decorating do you enjoy most? I prefer doing the intricate work, things that take a …

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4 weeks ago The Crown Trade Team

ADY 2019: Meet the finalists part one

Ahead of the final of this year’s Apprentice Decorator of the Year competition, we spoke to our ten finalists to get to know them better and find out what they …

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Mike Swan and Callum Bonner

4 weeks ago The Crown Trade Team

Training world champion decorators

As our ten finalists complete their final preparations ahead of this year’s Apprentice Decorator of the Year competition, we caught up with Mike Swan, WorldSkills UK Training Manager. He’ll be …

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1 month ago The Crown Trade Team

Crown Paints celebrates five award shortlistings

We’re very proud to have been shortlisted for five awards this year, for our innovative product launches and our cutting-edge paint container made from 100 per cent recycled plastic.   …

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1 month ago The Crown Trade Team

CONTINUING OUR CHARITABLE DRIVE FOR COMMUNITIES

We have continued to invest in community and charitable causes through donations across the UK designed to add colour to people’s lives. We regularly donate to worthy causes through our …

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2 months ago The Crown Trade Team

PAINTING DANISH LIVING

Nordic design recently took centre stage at the Embassy of Denmark in the UK as part of this year’s London Design Fair, and we donated 50 litres of Crown Trade …

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Pigment trend

2 months ago The Crown Trade Team

New seasonal colour trends announced

We’re excited to launch our new collection of colour trends for the 2019 autumn and winter season. Our expert team of colour specialists has created three stylish new colour trends …

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tudents at SGS with Crown Paints' Kevin O'Donnell

2 months ago The Crown Trade Team

Apprentices get colour confident with Crown at SGS Bell Decorating Academy

We joined forces with Bell Decorating Group to give trainee painters and decorators at South Gloucester and Stroud College an insight into how colour and technique work together at the …

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PX3 and PX4

2 months ago The Crown Trade Team

Seal the deal with Crown Trade’s new primer range

Trade professionals can face a multitude of challenges on a job, from stubborn stains to difficult surfaces and problems such as mould and mildew, but now thanks to our all …

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2 months ago The Crown Trade Team

Celebrating 40 years of Apprentice Decorator of the Year

This year marks the 40th anniversary of our sponsorship of the Apprentice Decorator of the Year (ADY) competition and we’ve been celebrating all year. It’s a fantastic event which over …

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3 months ago The Crown Trade Team

Apprentice Decorator of the Year finalists confirmed

Now that the regional heats of this year’s Apprentice Decorator of the Year competition have drawn to a close the judges have selected eight decorators from across the country to compete …

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3 months ago The Crown Trade Team

INTRODUCING OUR NEW FASTFLOW QUICK DRY EGGSHELL

If you’re looking for a trim product that combines the traditional finish of an eggshell with all the modern benefits of water-based technology paint, the latest addition to our popular …

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3 months ago The Crown Trade Team

Clean Extreme has opacity covered

We’ve introduced an upgraded Ultimate Opacity formulation to our popular range of Clean Extreme Stain Resistant Scrubbable matt emulsions – offering excellent coverage, increased scrubbability and a flawless finish. The …

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4 months ago The Crown Trade Team

Painting with colour for communities

We’ve continued to invest in our local communities through a number of donations, with the aim of adding colour to people’s lives, in more ways than one. Working with social …

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