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Forecasting Growth in the Australian Painting Industry: A 24-Month Outlook
This report aims to forecast the growth of the Australian painting industry over the next 24 months, focusing on sectors including residential repaints, new infrastructure projects, new housing, and maintenance of commercial buildings
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Reimagining Training for Painters and Decorators
What would the painting qualification look like if we brought it into the 21st century? How the trade is taught is very different to the reality of how people work in the industry
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Proposed Changes to Requirements for Registration of Painters in WA
Changes to who and how painters apply for registration in Western Australia will impact the industry. What are the proposed changes and how might they affect you?
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Why Does Paint Blister on Timber Weatherboards?
Blistering can occur for a variety of reasons, including poor preparation, inadequate priming, and incompatible paint types, but the most common cause of blistering is moisture.
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Why Painters Wear White
Why do painters wear white? Traditional reasons, and modern practicality mean that white is the colour of choice for clothing for professional painters
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Why White Isnt Right
Why painting your house the colour white is a bad idea. The trouble with white. White is described as cold, bland, and sterile. Rooms painted completely white can seem spacious, but empty and unfriendly.
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Imperial Coatings - Multi-Award Winners
At an elaborate ceremony held by the ‘MPA’ in October, ‘Imperial Coatings’ was duly presented with the highest accolade of ‘Overall Winner’ in the ‘Queensland MPA Excellence Awards’
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Strategic Areas to Improve Work Life Balance for Tradies
Work Life Balance is possible although, at times, it is something that seems quite out of reach. One of the most common misconceptions is that time is money - and the more time spent working results in more money and greater happiness.
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Putting on a New Employee
What are painting contractor's obligations when putting on a new employee? Hints and tips for painting employers of apprentices and employees
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Automatic Mutual Recognition (AMR) of Painters Licences
AMR will allow a painter who is licensed or registered for an occupation in one jurisdiction to be considered registered to perform the same activities in another, without going through further application processes or paying additional registration fees.
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Coronavirus and the Painting Industry
Six ways the coronavirus will affect the painting industry, how to prepare your business
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Registration for Painters and Decorators in Victoria
How will registration and licensing for painters in Victoria affect you? What do you need to know? Getting your Victorian Painters Licence
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Painting Australia in the 2020's
What are the top 6 trends in the painting industry for the coming decade 2020 and onwards? Intumescent coatings, climate change, electric utes and energy efficiency
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The Facts About RPL for Painters
What are the facts about Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) for painters and painter's licencing?
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Five Myths About On-line Learning
Is classroom training better than e-learning? What do the facts show?
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The Case for Industrial Manslaughter
What is industrial manslaughter and why was it introduced?
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Employing Casuals vs Employing Full-time
Many people would agree that keeping a constant workflow and steady employees is a difficult task for any business owner or manager within the construction industry.
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Employee Entitlements
What are your employees entitled to? What benefits should they get besides wages?
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Important Changes to Painting and Decorating Course
Changes to Certificate III Painting and Decorating, new units, subjects and what it means for apprentices and employers
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Pre-fabrication and Modular Construction Set to Disrupt Painting Industry
The pre-fabrication and modular construction industry is set to disrupt the painting industry as the building industry becomes a manufacturing industry
