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In 1894, a national association formed, recreating itself in 1918 as the National Federation of Master Painters and Decorators of England and Wales, then changing its name once again to the British Decorators Association before merging, in 2002, with the Painting & Decorating Federation to form
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a "house of call" system to advertise for journeymen and also for journeymen to advertise for work. The guild's power in setting the fee a journeyman could charge was eventually overturned by law in 1827, and the period after this saw the guild's power diminish, along with that of the other guilds;
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the Painting & Decorating Association. The Construction Industry Joint Council, a body formed of both unions and business organizations, today has responsibility for the setting of pay levels.
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More recently, professional painters are responsible for all preparation prior to painting. All stucco or popcorn or texture scraping,
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began to form, amongst them the Painters Company and the Stainers Company. These two guilds eventually merged with the consent of the
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Larger firms operating within the trade were generally capable of performing many painting or decoration services, from creating an
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Enforcement of this Act by the Painter-Stainers Company was sought up until the early 19th century, with
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In England, little is known of the trade and its structures before the late 13th century, at which point
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responsible for the painting and decorating of buildings, and is also known as a
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where the relevant skills include preparing surfaces, mixing paint,
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Tradesman responsible for the painting and decorating of buildings
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could charge, and also instigating an early version of a
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Vocational
Apprenticeship
Plasterer
tradesperson
Ndebele house painting
guilds
Lord Mayor of the City of London
Worshipful Company of Painter-Stainers
trade secrets
plasterers
apprenticeship
old pence
master painters
journeyman
job centre

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