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30/06/25 5 min read

Guest blog: Managing a decorating business during pregnancy

Mum-to-be Sarah Hughes – owner of Buxton-based Sarah Hughes Decor – shares some keen insights into the challenges of managing the physical demands of painting and decorating with the upkeep of a business while being pregnant. Being a self-employed decorator comes with a certain freedom. When you’re both pregnant and running a busy decorating business, […]

09/05/25 6 min read

Guest blog: How the world of painting and decorating has changed

By Mike Cupit

Mike Cupit – professional decorator and founder of the popular Decorator’s Forum UK – offers his thoughts on the changing nature of the decorating industry. I started painting and decorating around 22 years ago, and I spent over ten of those years self-employed. The industry has changed a lot, as have the challenges associated with […]

04/03/25 6 min read

Prepping a new generation of painting and decorating apprentices

By Adam Lowes

It may come as little surprise to learn that apprenticeships have risen considerably in recent years. New research from the Department for Education has revealed that apprentices contribute £25bn to England’s economy over their lifetime – a much greater rise than the £14bn found the last time this was assessed back in 2018. This new […]

24/10/24 4 min read

Paint wisely – four new ProDec decorating products you need in your life

By Adam Lowes

Here at ProDec we aim to bring you the best decorating products on the market. Below are our new kids on the painting and decorating block, designed to help you do your job better, faster or both. Saber The good news is that you don’t need to possess samurai-like abilities to wield our new extension […]

12/10/24 3 min read

Our angle on crafting the best brush for the job

By Adam Lowes

The equipment and tools we rely on daily in the workplace constantly evolve to provide time efficiency and performance when tackling the task at hand. The humble paint brush is no exception. The evolution of synthetic brush fibres changed the game when using water-based paints, yet most paint brushes remained flat and square in profile. […]

05/10/24 5 min read

Five ProDec decorating products which take the ‘pain’ out of painting

By Adam Lowes

Through the decades it’s fair to say that those in the painting and decorating industry have encountered more than their fair share of time-consuming challenges on the job (hello Artex!). In the modern trade environment where ‘time is money’ seems to be more applicable than ever, there are some nifty decorating products available out there […]

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