THE 2018 Master Painters and Decorators Australia (MP&DA) Dulux Group Awards for Excellence has highlighted WA’s outstanding tradies.
MP&DA chief executive Amanda Dawes congratulated the award winners on the high calibre of entries across 24 categories.
“Painting and decorating skills are honed by years of training and practice, followed by continuous learning on the job,” she said.
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The major award winners were Platinum Finishes Painting & Decorating in Jandakot and Hopkinson Painting in Geraldton, the latter scooping five titles.
Bob the Painter in Albany and Roadrunner Painting and Decorating in Warrenup topped in multiple categories.
The MP&DA also conducted the Apprentice of the Year competition to challenge and assess the next generation of tradies on a range of painting and decorating skills
Lower Chittering resident Natasha Sleath, who works at Colourific Painting Contractors, topped after competing against 10 other highly skilled young tradies from around the state in a gruelling round of theory and practical skills assessments.
“It’s exciting to see the skills coming through from our young apprentices this year and much of this is due to the quality training they are receiving from institutions such as MPA Skills and TAFE,” Ms Dawes said.
AWARD WINNERS Master Painter and Decorator of the Year – Large business Platinum Finishes Painting & Decorating, Jandakot
Master Painter and Decorator of the Year – Small business Hopkinson Painting, Geraldton
Business of the Year – Large Higgins Coatings, Osborne Park
Business of the Year – Small Hopkinson Painting, Geraldton
New Construction – Commercial up to $200,000 Goldings Painting Pty Ltd, Joondalup
New Constructions – Commercial $200,000 to $1 million L & M Painting Service, Nedlands
New Constructions – Commercial over $1 million Platinum Finishes Painting & Decorating, Jandakot
Housing – Up to $300,000 Bob the Painter, Albany
Housing – $300,000 to $800,000 Bob the Painter, Albany
Housing – Over $800,000 Roadrunner Painting and Decorating, Warrenup
Repaints – Commercial up to $100,000 Hopkinson Painting, Geraldton
Repaints – Commercial over $100,000 Hopkinson Painting, Geraldton
Repaints – Housing up to $20,000 Castle Painting & Decorating, East Fremantle
Repaints – Housing over $20,000 Nu-Vision Painting Service, Highgate
Coatings – Industrial/Protective – New L & M Painting Service, Redcliffe
Coatings – Industrial/Protective – Repaints Higgins Coatings, Osborne Park
Coatings – Textured finishes – roll on Higgins Coatings, Karnup
Coatings – Textured finishes – trowel on Barker-Whittle Pty Ltd, Atwell
Coatings – Textured finishes – spray on Bob the Painter, Albany
Decorative finishes paint effects – open G England Decorating Services, Jindalee
Wallcoverings – open Pretl and Williams, Osborne Park
Historical Restorations Hopkinson Painting, Geraldton
Woodcare – Up to $10,000 Roadrunner Painting and Decorating, Albany
Woodcare – Over $10,000 Calibre Coatings, Cottesloe
2018 Apprentice of the Year Natasha Sleath, employed by Colourific Painting Contractors
Runner-up 2018 Apprentice of the Year Bailey Newton, employed by Allready Painters Pty Ltd
Third place 2018 Apprentice of the Year Jessica Ferguson, employed by MPA Skills and hosted by Denis de Rossi Painting