Hankinson have a wealth of award winning experience in providing specialist decorative skills on both historic and modern buildings. We have a large team of highliy skilled decorators and artists who work on projects of any size both restoration and new construction.

Our areas of expertise include:

  • Gilding
  • Stencilling
  • Fabrics
  • Tromp 'Oeil
  • Marbling & Graining
  • Paint Effect
  • Historic Paint Research
  • Historic Paint Manufacture

We work closely with clients and their advisors and if required we assist in historic paint finish research to ensure the right specification is developed. Our work on redecoration of the Small Concert Room of St. George's Hall in Liverpool, a building that first opened its doors in 1854 has won many prestigious awards including the Decorative Contract of the Year in the Painting and Decorating Association Awards and Supreme Award in the Johnstones Painter of the Year. Restorative work is very important to maintain the structural integrity and historical features of a building. Our work is completed to impeccable standards, sensitively to ensure the work is in keeping with a building's unique heritage.

St. George's Hall Awarded Civic Trust Award

The refurbishment of St. George’s Hall has again been recognised and the complete team involved in the project have received a Civic Trust Award for 2008. ...

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St. George's Hall Decorating Contract Sweeps the Board in National Awards

Birkenhead based Painting Contractors, Hankinson Painting Group’s work on the Small Concert Room in St. George’s Hall, which was the recent venue for the William...

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Kibble Palace

Kibble Palace is one of our largest contracts in Scotland and is the most specialised to complete. Kibble Palace is very similar to a contract we had completed previously...

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