Render, refine and revolutionise
Steve Palin of Revolution Rendering tells Eileen Leahy about his new business which works with high-end home owners to ensure their renovations and new build projects boast the best possible finishing touches courtesy of Steve and his team’s exterior expertise
“One of the most high profile jobs I have worked on was a multi-million pound property just down from the late Sir Bruce Forsythe’s home on the Wentworth Estate,” says Steve Palin of Revolution Rendering when we meet for a coffee at the Cake Shed on The Pantiles.
Well now, with that as an opening gambit I have to say I am pretty impressed but then as I quickly discover, Steve really doesn’t do things by halves, such is his passion for his profession.
We are sitting down to talk about his company Revolution Rendering – which by all accounts does exactly what you would expect – putting incredible smooth finishes on both high-end renovation projects and state-of-the-art new builds. The company also specialises in sophisticated external wall insulation.
One look at the Revolution Rendering website will show you the calibre of stunning projects Steve and his small team have worked on recently. They include multi-million pound seaside homes (which are particularly affected by the natural elements given their location and exposure to them), as well as New England-style clapperboard mansions and super stylish new builds that wouldn’t look out of place on an episode of Grand Designs.
“We are definitely aimed at the higher end of the rendering market,” explains Steve who tells me that he has worked in the building industry since 2008.
Over the past 17 years he has honed his specialist craft, firstly freelancing as a plasterer and then eventually rendering for different companies, before launching his first business. That ran for a good number of years until Steve saw the opportunity to downsize from having 15 employees to just a handful courtesy of establishing Revolution Rendering.
“I believe in quality and not quantity, and I am a very hands on person. The mantra ‘do it once, do it right’ is always in my head,” he smiles.
Steve adds that he specialises in a number of different render finishes which include through coloured rendered systems, insulated render systems, brick slip systems and liquid flow screeds.
Revolution Rendering has just started taking on some property maintenance too, Steve says, doing things like building patios but another area he and his team want to get into is working with premium property developers and architects.
“That’s what we are working on behind the scenes. Those jobs amount to four to five months at a time so it makes sense to focus on getting those.”
And what are the main benefits of rendering a property?
“Well once the render is on, it’s on for life. And to be honest it not only looks much nicer it will add real aesthetic and financial value to a property.”
He adds that Revolution Rendering will always give ten-year warranties with their work and that the business has very good relationships with its various suppliers, therefore ensuring the quality and price is very competitive for each client. Steve has also invested in the latest tech to get the best finish possible for his numerous clients who are based all over the country.
“We do a bit of artisan work by hand but we have also invested in very sophisticated machinery, worth thousands of pounds, to ensure the best results.”
“We also do liquid flow screed for flooring which means it goes off in just a few hours, instead of weeks, so developers really like that as it has revolutionised things. Yes, it is expensive but if we get bigger volume projects we can look at reducing the price.”
Revolution Rendering do a few commercial projects too, working on big retail park projects all over the UK.
“What we do is very niche. Not everyone can do it – although a lot of people say they can and as a result some developers are going in for the cheapest quote. But that often ends up not being the job that was promised so the rendering has to be remedied and that ends up being non cost effective in the long run. Again, it goes back to doing it once and doing it right…”
Website: www.revolutionrendering.co.uk
Email: info@revolutionrendering.co.uk
Call: O7890 261 346
