Working in an office can come with lots of successes…and also lots of risks and failures. As each week goes by, you and your employees can have difficult times. Things may get stagnated, or something just goes really wrong and needs to be fixed with a lot of extra time…
How to Guide: Sealing & Painting Concrete Floors
During recent trips to both Paris and Berlin, I noticed how a lot of the high-end boutiques and restaurants had worn ‘’patina’’ finish concrete floors or bare power floated concrete floors. Discussing this with my fiancée who works in design, she brought to my attention that this look is very…
The Do-It-Yourself Paint Stripper Guide
Paint strippers for home, commercial and industrial use. We’ve recently received feedback from clients advising us that the paint stripper they are using is not performing how they are used to it to. This is no fault of their own, but is due to recent legislation from the EU banning…
The Andy Murray Wimbledon Tennis Court
Wimbledon and Olympic gold medal hero, Andy Murray, is also a hotelier. He is the proprietor of the prestigious five star Cromlix House, a converted Victorian mansion located in Kinbuck, Scotland (near to Andy’s home town of Dunblane, Perthshire). As homage to his Wimbledon success he painted the hotels tennis…
How to Transform Your Garden Fence or Shed?
As the warmer weather approaches and the outdoor painting season rapidly draws closer, the Promain technical team would like to share their knowledge and expertise regarding the painting of your shed, garden buildings and fences. Painting your shed, garage, summer house or any wooden building is a quick way to…
Anti-Slip and Winter Decking
Protecting your Decking in the Slippery Winter Months Typically, over the winter months, temperatures are lower and a lack of sunlight allows algae to form on the surface of your decking. As a result the decking can become slippery. This is more common if your decking is in an area where…
Preparing To Paint: How to Prepare your Decking?
How To Remove Decking Paint? If you have decided to refurbish your decking boards or decking area with a new paint colour or stain, preparation of the decking is key to obtaining a finish that lasts and gives the wood the protection and longevity you require. Though typically you would…
Painting Exterior Brickwork
As we rapidly approach the external painting season and warmer drier weather, we would like to share our technical expertise in relation to painting external brick work. Below you will find all the factors that should be considered before any project is started. Factors to consider Moisture Content Water can…
Specification of Floor Coating for Tower Bridge, London
A Floor coating system was needed for the public walkway located within the visitor experience at the Tower Bridge, London. Following a telephone call from a regular account customer who had recently secured a project to repaint the floor at one of London’s most famous land marks, Tower Bridge, the…
Promain Sources Unique Enamel Paint Music Video
For most companies, working with a well known face is something to get excited about. So you can imagine how excited the team at Promain got when they had the opportunity to work with David Gray, a popular musician with an excellent reputation. For those of you that haven’t heard…