A RUNCORN-based decorators has won an industry award for its work transforming council offices into a hotel.

Ambrose Ellis Painting Contractors Ltd was named winner of the Commercial category at the Painting and Decorating Association’s 2024 Premier Trophy Awards.

It’s a landmark year for the ceremony, which marks 35 years of flying the flag for excellence in the trade during the PDA’s 130th Anniversary year.

Ambrose Ellis’ work at the Municipal Hotel in Liverpool was labelled a ‘first class job’ by a panel of judges from the Institute for Clerks of Works and Construction Inspectorate (ICWCI), who assessed 88 entries overall.

The company was also highly commended in the Residential category for a project at Pall Mall Press, Liverpool.

Trophies were presented at a glittering ceremony held at Plaisterers’ Hall, London, by PDA chief executive, Neil Ogilvie, who was joined by Paul Coward, president of ICWCI and John Kourtoulos, UK and Ireland sales director at AkzoNobel, the main sponsor of the awards.

Mr Ogilvie said: “This is a landmark year both for the PDA and the Premier Trophy Awards so our very special congratulations go to the team at Ambrose Ellis.

“These awards fly the flag for excellence in our sector and reflect the hard work, skill and dedication to quality that is required to create a flawless finish.

“The winning projects across the seven categories demonstrate the highest standards our craft has to offer.”

The PDA is Britain’s largest trade body dedicated to the sector and celebrates its 130th anniversary this year.

The Association represents painting and decorating businesses of all types from sole traders through to large scale national contractors employing hundreds of operatives.

For more information, or to apply to join the PDA, visit: paintingdecoratingassociation.co.uk