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JOHNSTONE'S TRADE YOUNG PAINTER OF THE YEAR WINNERS ANNOUNCED

19/12/2019

This year marked the 15^th year of the Johnstone’s Young Painter of the Year competition, which saw seven young professionals from across the UK take the title.
 
Regional finals were hosted in Glasgow, Newcastle, Bournemouth, Folkestone, Doncaster, Liverpool and Leicester, with a winner and runner-up selected at each event. Budding painting professionals, aged 16 to 27, competed to demonstrate their skills and knowledge by undertaking a range of technical painting tasks, incorporating complex patterns and geometric designs.
 
Each regional winner was awarded a £200 cash prize and a generous bundle of high-quality goods from leading industry suppliers, including Toupret, Shurtape, Tesa and Ciret.
 
Although every competitor showed incredible aptitude and decorating talent, the winners and runners-up were:

Glasgow	Winner: Kyle Cooper from Forth Valley College Runner-up: Shareece Wallace from Queenslie Training Centre
Newcastle	Winner: Ryan Chirnside-Ferrier from Newcastle College Runner-up: Alaa Alazem from New Durham College
Bournemouth	Winner: Matthew Hall from Isle of Wight College Runner-up: Rebekah Holden from City College Plymouth
Folkestone	Winner: Alicia Smye-Rumsby from East Kent College Runner-up: Lennie Uden from North Kent College
Doncaster	Winner: Lewis Boyle from Leeds College Runner-up: Elisha Whyte from Leeds College of Building
Liverpool	Winner: Deanna Robinson from Wirral Metropolitan Runner-up: Mark Botting from Hugh Baird College
Leicester	Winner: Annabel Bethell from South Leicester College Runner-up: Corban George from South Leicester College

 
 
 
James Surtees from the Johnstone’s Trade technical department said: “All of this year’s nominees demonstrated immense talent and truly deserve the recognition that the competition provides. We hope that Young Painter of the Year continues to serve as an inspiration to budding painters and decorators across the country, and we already can’t wait for the next competition!’’
 
Johnstone’s Trade is now looking to the 2020 Young Painter of the Year competition, which provides an exciting new opportunity. 2020 will see the launch of the grand finale event, giving all participants the opportunity to be crowned the ultimate Young Painter of the Year. The final will tie up with the Johnstone’s Painter of the Year competition and allow shortlisted entrants to recognise the young talent in the industry by helping pick the final winner.
 
Paul Farrell from Johnstone’s Trade said: “The competition is immensely important in building and strengthening young talent in the painting and decorating industry. That is why this year we have introduced a new element, by hosting a grand finale at the prestigious Johnstone’s Painter of the Year ceremony. This will allow the best young painters and decorators to have their work celebrated amongst industry professionals.”
 
Entries for the 2020 Young Painter of the Year competition are now open. You can register to compete in any of the seven regional heats as below:
 
Heat Locations and Dates
Tuesday 3^rd March                         Bournemouth and Poole College               
Wednesday 4^th March                    North Kent College                                          
Tuesday 10^th March                       Glasgow City Building College                                   
Thursday 12^th March                      Newcastle College       
Tuesday 17^th March                       Doncaster College                                     
Thursday 19^th March                      Leicester College                                             
Tuesday 24^th March                       Liverpool Hugh Baird College
 
To register for a place, visit www.johnstonestrade.com/projects-awards/YPOTY.