Trade Decorator LIVE 2027

Trade Decorator LIVE returns to Bolton in November 2027. UK’s only trade-specific painting and decorating show, and it’s ideal for BHETA members who supply paints, tools, abrasives, tapes, fillers and decorating sundries.

A show with an audience already built in
Trade Decorator LIVE grew out of the Trade Decorator Forum, the UK’s largest online community for professional painters and decorators. That gives the show a loyal following. The decorators who attend already know each other online, trust each other’s opinions and come to the show to meet, learn and try new products.

For suppliers, this is a big advantage. When a respected decorator likes your product at the show, word spreads quickly through the community long after the event finishes.

Meet the end user, not just the buyer
Many trade shows connect you with buyers. Trade Decorator LIVE connects you with the professionals who use your products every day. More than 1,000 professional decorators visit across the two days, including contractors, apprentices and multi-trades.
Exhibitors get direct feedback from these end users, so it’s a great place to test new products, hear what decorators really think and build demand that leads to more orders through merchants and stockists.

Built for demonstrations and product launches
The show is very hands-on. Visitors come to watch live demonstrations of spraying, wallpapering, preparation and specialist finishes. They also want to try the latest airless sprayers, sanders, dust extraction systems and decorating tools before they buy. There’s no better setting to show what your product can do.

Exhibitors are encouraged to bring show-day deals and launch new products, and visitors arrive expecting both. The seminar programme also covers pricing, marketing and business growth. That brings in decorators who are serious about growing their businesses and investing in better tools.

Networking opportunity
More than 50 exhibitors took part in the last show, including some of the biggest names in decorating: Tikkurila, Farrow & Ball, Graco, Flex, Coral, Fiddes, Monarch, Ciret, Indasa and Brewers. Repair Care is the headline sponsor, and official sponsors include Q1, Ciret and Ultratape.

Exhibitors are very positive about the show. Barry Davis of Bedec described it as “probably the best show I’ve done in 10 years.”

Easy for decorators to attend
Visitors get free entry, a free lunch and free on-site parking, so decorators have every reason to come. A better attendance means more people visiting your stand.