Volunteers from DIY specialist Leyland, volunteered to redecorate communal spaces for St Mungo’s homelessness charity. Rebecca Keen and Ashley Deans, visual merchandisers at Leyland, spent a day painting at one of St Mungo’s North London accommodation services, part of the local Progression Pathway initiative offering supported housing and tailored support …
Read More »
Leading manufacturer of painting and decorating tools, Hamilton, is ringing in the New Year with a huge £500 prize giveaway for one lucky tradesperson. To be considered for the cash price, Hamilton is asking multi-skilled tradespeople to take part in a quick online survey, answering questions about the brand and …
Read More »
Hamilton has announced its ‘For the Trade’ range of brushes and rollers is now available at Selco centres across the UK. The distribution agreement marks a significant step in making premium decorating tools more accessible to multi-skilled tradespeople nationwide. Hamilton’s ‘For the Trade’ range launched in September 2021 after months …
Read More »
Crown Paints has been awarded the Marie Claire Sustainability Award 2024 for Eco-Friendly Decorating Brand of the Year. The paint manufacturer, part of the Hempel Group, a global coatings company whose purpose is to shape a brighter future with sustainable coating solutions, impressed with its industry leading commitment to sustainable …
Read More »
Dulux Academy trained an impressive 299 apprentices across this year’s National Apprenticeship Week. It designed four, free, bespoke online workshops which specifically align with this year’s National Apprenticeship Week theme ‘Skills For Life’, to provide apprentices with valuable skills and knowledge to further their careers and help futureproof the industry. …
Read More »
Dulux Decorator Centre has opened a new store which provides a variety of top quality products and services to local decorators and contractors. Alongside paint, customers will find all the tools they need for their projects and will have access to state-of-the-art colour matching and mixing technology, to help choose …
Read More »
A new Executive Board has been established to drive growth for the PaintWell group, bringing together the group’s Kent Blaxill, PaintWell and Promain businesses. The PaintWell Group bought Kent Blaxill in November 2022. Keith Reville is appointed chief executive officer of Paintwell, Kent Blaxill and Promain. He joins from Rubix, …
Read More »
England football legend Stuart Pearce has cut the ribbon on a new decorators’ merchant store in Hammersmith. Pearce, who represented England 78 times including nine as captain, was the star attraction as Leyland SDM opened the store at 137-139 King Street. It is Leyland SDM’s 33rd store. Leyland SDM has …
Read More »
Colleagues at painting and decorating specialists, Leyland SDM are preparing for a 5km challenge to raise funds for Macmillan Cancer Support. The 24-strong Leyland SDM team will join other runners and lace up their shoes for the RunThrough Hyde Park 5km on October 15. All money raised through sponsorship and …
Read More »
Kent Blaxill’s new decorating centre in Sevenoaks is now officially open with Cllr Avril Hunter cutting the ribbon on August 22. James Park, managing director, said: “We’ve been searching for a suitable location for some time and the Vestry Road area offers all we wanted for our customers including good …
Read More »
Builders Merchants Journal – BMJ Publishing to Builders Merchants and the UK merchanting industry for more than 95 years