5 January 2011
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Checkatrade Member wins Dulux Select Decorator of the Year 2011
SUMMARY
Checkatrade member Wayne de Wet is in high spirits after scooping the national award for Dulux Select Decorator of the Year 2011, Grand Winner.
PRESS RELEASE
Checkatrade member Wayne de Wet, owner of Wayne de Wet Decorating Specialists in Caister-on-Sea, Norfolk, is in high spirits after scooping the national award for Dulux Select Decorator of the Year 2011, Grand Winner. The coveted prize was presented to Wayne at the annual Dulux Select Decorator Winter Ball ceremony, where he also won in the category for a painting and decorating project worth between £3,000 and £5,999.
Wayne’s transformation of a home in Suffolk was picked out by the judges from projects and contenders across the country, as it showcased his extensive range of decorating skills and first class craftsmanship and organising skills. As well as receiving the prestigious titles, two fantastic trophies, Wayne was awarded £1,500 worth of gift vouchers.
Speaking about his two wins, Wayne says: “Winning my category was a significant achievement in itself, but to also take the grand winner prize of Dulux Select Decorator of the year 2011 was overwhelming. I was one of the very first decorators to apply to be a member of the Dulux Select Decorator programme, back in Feb 27 1996. This award really is the pinnacle of my career of 33 years in the trade, it’s great to finally have my work recognised through such a prominent accolade from the world biggest paint brand Dulux Trade at ICI Akzo Nobel.”
The Dulux Select Decorator of the Year Awards is now in its third year. As well as recognising top talent in the painting and decorating industry, it raises significant funds for worthy charities. The 2010 Winter Ball trade raffle raised £4500.00, which will be donated to Cancer Research UK. The lady Raffle raised £1700 for Great Ormond Street Children’s Hospital.
Checkatrade Founder and MD Kevin Byrne says: “I congratulate Wayne on his thoroughly deserved prestigious award from Dulux Select, he is one of the most outspoken ambassadors for his profession and certainly one of Checkatrade’s best members. We are proud to have such a high quality professional as one of our members.”
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NOTES TO EDITORS
Checkatrade helps combat the UK's rogue trader problem by continuously vetting and monitoring local traders such as builders, plumbers and electricians. The idea was born in 1998 after a tornado hit the small West Sussex town of Selsey. Traders poured in from as far away as Liverpool and Manchester. Unfortunately, some ripped off the inhabitants of the town. Local businessman, Kevin Byrne, realised there was nowhere to check out the traders’ credentials and the company that became Checkatrade was formed.
Since then, Checkatrade has grown to include over 6,300 genuine trade members, growing by an average 120 new members every month, and, via the Royal Mail, distributes 5.9 million directories a year into communities throughout Hampshire, Surrey, Sussex, Dorset and Berkshire, while the website includes traders from across the UK.
CONTACT INFORMATION
PR / Marketing, Checkatrade
5 - 6 Sherrington Mews, Ellis Square, Selsey, West Sussex, PO20 0FJ
Tel: 01243 601234
Fax: 01243 601246
info@checkatrade.com
