Background

Peter Price invented the Barco Paintbrush. He is an entrepreneur and runs as successful property development company and also a music school in the South East. This is the condensed version of a very long story! He quickly set up a small operation on the South Coast making and selling the paintbrushes. He bought standard 1.5'' brushes at trade prices, modified them and sold them for £2.50 which was just slightly more than a normal 'expert' brush. Sales were good and he had repeat orders but he couldn't sell enough to make it viable. He decided to increase the price but found that at the higher price sales dropped off. The key seemed to be to make in bigger volumes. Realising that he would never be able to achieve this in his 'cottage industry' set up, he approached a distributor and they organised bulk manufacture in China. This went well but there was an error and one crucial component was left off and the paintbrushes didn't work properly or they did but not reliably. That was abandoned. Peter contacted PES initially in 2005 and after a lot of consideration and a number of samples made through our associates in the Far East we now have the first batch of 10,000 ready to go on sale soon and more batches planned. We are now seeking professional resellers, either in the DIY trade or online 'gadget shops'

Specification

• Brush size: 1.5’’
• Brush type: 'expert'
• Material: Poplar wood
• Handle size: 19mm (thick) x 130mm (length);
• Ferrule: 40mm (long) x 0.28mm (thick), nickel plated;
• Bristles: 8g pig hair (Steam sterilization x2);
• Screw driver blade: 35mm (length extending) 5mm (diameter), 40Cr, Nickel plated
• Double wedge.
• Ferrule cover: four-colour printing; card quality: 350g.
• Price: £72.50 for 50 + delivery + VAT (larger/smaller orders negotiable)
• Recommended resale price: £2.50 + VAT

Please contact PES for more info