If you would like to improve the level of detail and the accuracy of the specifications you put forward to clients when tendering for projects Sandtex Trade can offer you a free, easy to use CD-rom package to help simplify the task.

For most professional decorators, working many feet above the ground on ladders and scaffolding is an integral part of the job but there should never be any complacency about the dangers.

DDA affects the day-to-day working lives of professional painters and decorators. From DDA guidelines on the design of inclusive environments to Health & Safety regulations, Sandtex Trade would like to support you with how these influence the way we use colour and how to maintain best practice.

Generally speaking, about 1 male in 12 (8%) and 1 female in 250 (0.4%) is colour blind. This is an invisible handicap, and those who are afflicted by it don’t usually shout about it from the rooftops. The ‘silence’ surrounding the issue is probably the main reason why the needs of this anonymous group of people are for the most part ignored, and why the problem only ever comes to light in a negative way – for instance, as a specific exclusion on a job description.

Wherever you see a BBA accreditation logo on Sandtex Trade packaging, it means that we have submitted that particular product for extensive testing by the British Board of Agrément (BBA), the UK's major approval body for new construction products. The logo validates the claims we make for the performance and durability of our coatings and unequivocally demonstrates their fitness for purpose.