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04/03/25 6 min read

Prepping a new generation of painting and decorating apprentices

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 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 products available out there which […]

02/10/24 1 min read

The new Rodo catalogue is now available

By Adam Lowes

The 9th edition of the Rodo decorative catalogue brings the ProDec product ranges right up to date and includes a number of products and changes to packaging that are arriving imminently or within the next few months. We have newly photographed every single product and rewritten all the bullet points to once again take the […]

15/06/24 6 min read

A brush with diversity – the rise of female painter/decorators

By Adam Lowes

It’s no revelation to suggest that traditionally, the painting and decorating landscape has been male dominated in both a professional capacity and as a vocational pathway. And while it’s true that women remain woefully under-represented in this industry (a recent figure puts them at around 4.1%), signs out there point to interest being very much […]

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