HMG Paints said its become associate partners of the Painting and Decorating Association.

This recent move comes after HMG launched its E-Commerce website, transforming the customer experience for painters and decorators who can shop online and order straight to their door or pick up from HMG’s Manchester-based shop.

“It was a great experience for me to visit HMG Paints. I found the factory tour most informative and interesting," said Neil Ogilvie, chief executive of the Painting and Decorating Association. "The amount of fantastic and innovative products this company makes is a credit to the painting industry as a whole. It’s really great to have them on board as a PDA associate member.”

Offering a myriad of decorative paints such as emulsions, wood-work, fence, masonry, kitchen and UPVC coatings, as well as color tools like shade cards and BS & RAL swatch fans, HMG Paints also offers training courses for professional painters and decorators including an introduction to spraying as well as UPVC and kitchen spraying courses.

“Members will benefit from early launch exclusives and offers on products and training," Gracienne Ikin, HMG's digital sales and communications manager, said of the partnership. "HMG will also be working closely with the PDA by being actively involved in safety, health and environmental, as well as education and training committee meetings.”