Events

Visitor registration for the 25th staging of the National Painting and Decorating Show is now open. November’s event is set to break new ground with exhibits from all around the world providing UK professionals with the very latest developments in product design and technology. Suppliers from Europe, Scandinavia, Asia and North America will use the show as a launch pad ...

The Scottish Painting and Decorating Exhibition is set to be bigger and better than ever as the SDF prepare to host the annual event at the new venue. The Edinburgh Marriott Hotel has been chosen to cater for the increasing number of exhibitors wishing to showcase their brands and products to the Scottish market at this year’s event. The show ...

Mike Swan, Curriculum and Quality Leader at Dundee and Angus College and WorldSkills UK Training Manager in Painting and Decorating  Following Team GB’ success at recent Olympic Games, we all know what a medal winning performance in diving, cycling and even canoe slalom looks like.  But I am often asked what does it take to win a Gold Medal in Painting and Decorating? 

This June Festool will be bringing its new Festool table saw with SawStop technology to Festool Roadshow.  Touring the UK and Ireland from 12th to the 26th June 2019, the Festool Roadshow will offer a unique opportunity for visitors to see demonstrations of the new table saw with SawStop technology live in action. This will be the first time ever ...

The winners of Johnstone’s 36th annual Painter of the Year Awards have been revealed at a prestigious ceremony, with the top prize being awarded for the restoration of a Victorian shopping arcade in Cardiff. The event, which took place on Saturday 11th May in Manchester, saw 21 finalists compete across four categories – Commercial & Leisure, Accommodation, Residential and Restoration ...