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 …