Paint Fair Moves To Its New Home 

Freeport Grand Bahama—Last week, a joyous celebration commemorated the unwavering determination and resilience of Paint Fair’s dedicated team, who proudly inaugurated their new “home.”

Guests joined in the celebration unveiling the newly refurbished 8,000 square foot building, with lots of parking space for easy access, on Bellevue Lane (just off Queen’s Highway). The revitalized space boasts a modern, spacious and inviting storefront where customers can get the industry’s top brands and equipment, the latest in colour and design trends, browse newly added categories like wallpaper and speciality flooring while, of course, getting all the paint related supplies for residential, commercial and industrial projects.

Keystone Construction team was responsible for the design and work to bring Paint Fair President Lesley Davies-Baptista’s vision to life.

“The journey to the new facility was a challenging one,” said Davies-Baptista. “Enduring and recovering from Dorian, having to rent a place to get back up and running after the storm and then COVID … it has been crazy to say the least.”

The 2019 storm caused severe flooding up to 10ft high in Paint Fair’s location on West Settler’s Way built by Davies-Baptista’s late mother, Joan Davies, who co-founded Paint Fair with Colin Davies in 1980.

Securing a rental spot on West Settler’s Way, Paint Fair opened weeks after Hurricane Dorian and for the last five years provided their customers with the same excellent service and products they were known for. During the Covid pandemic they initiated and ran a successful online order and curbside pickup service enabling customers to carry out the much-needed repairs to homes damaged by the storm.

“But here we are today, grateful to be home; even though it is a new home, it already feels right,” Davies-Baptista added. “We’ve got new products, new lines, new technology and it’s just a great space. So, we are excited for our customers to come visit this store.”

The new Paint Fair not only delivers the same trusted products they always have but also introduces new varieties of interior and exterior paints, floor coatings, tools, and more from Paint Fair’s international vendors including PPG Paint, International Paint, ALLPRO, Graco, Florida Paint, Acrylabs Roof Systems, Sherwin Williams, Master Wall, Infinity Paint Company, Lancaster Company and Saman Stain Company.

“We are proud to have some of our products here at Paint Fair,” said Florida Paint’s Tom Griffey. “We have floor coatings, interior and exterior products.” Highlighting his longstanding relationship of over 20 years with Paint Fair, he urged local residents to explore the new location, especially with the holiday season on the horizon.

Representatives from the remaining companies agreed that their partnership with Paint Fair has been successful over the years, and they are excited to be a part of the new location celebrations.

Businesswoman Angela Toothe said she is not only impressed with the new store appearance, but with the offerings as well. “I fancy myself an amateur interior designer, so what I see here is great.” 

Toothe said, “I’ve already started a mental list of products I want to purchase to decorate for Thanksgiving and Christmas.” She congratulated the owners and staff for their continued dedication to the Grand Bahama community.

With only a week under their belts in the new location the Paint Fair team is already busy preparing for the return of their popular colour and design shows. “We are so excited to announce that we can finally resume our colour shows which have always been a great way to bring in the holiday season with colour and design inspiration,” said Davies-Baptista. 

PPG Paint’s Colour & Design Team will host an architect, designer and contractor show on Tuesday, October 29^th and the DIY and residential show on Wednesday, October 30^th. “Space is limited,” said Tim Neuner, PPG Paint, who was on island for the opening. “We have a wonderful show planned to welcome everyone to this new space, so be sure to follow Paint Fair’s Facebook and Instagram to secure your space.”

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