I started Painting and Decorating as soon as I left school in 1981. I undertook an apprenticeship within a local firm in Teynham, Kent. After finishing the 3 year apprenticeship I continued working with the company, working on new housing developments in the Kent and London areas until 1995. I came off the tools in 1995 to become a contracts manager for another large Painting and Decorating company in Sittingbourne, Kent, managing up to 50 Painters and Decorators ensuring they were consistently working to a very high standard. In 2001 I made the decision to start my own company as I missed being hands on. Today I concentrate more on domestic properties and the odd new build.