Our History

We are now the 5th generation of painters dating back to 1883 where in St. Kew, Cornwall, England our Great Great grandfather was registered as a painter. Along with him our Great Grandfather, our grandfather were painters and our Dad is still a painter working part time today. Many of our Uncles and cousins were and still are working in the trade today in different areas across the GTA. Our Dad Hal started his painting experience as a 12 year old working summers with our Grandpa who along with his two brothers owned and operated one of the most successful painting companies in Toronto. Hal gained a lot experience working as a teenager and into his 20’s until he decided to move to the London area. He first moved to Komoka in his early 30’s and worked for a few local painting companies. By 1984 Hal took the leap to start H.H. Phinnemore and Sons Painting and Decorating. By 1987 he had settled in Lambeth and the business was booming and quickly developing a reputation for being one of the most reliable painting companies in London and surrounding area. As Hals kids we had many opportunities to work in the business in the summer time and all through the year spending many hours cleaning brushs and other painting equipment brought home from the job site. We (Andrew and Dave) both started our painting experience when we were 12 years old working all summer until we graduated high school. Straight out of high school, Andrew started working full time for the business and shortly after joining full time he became a partner. Together, Andrew and Hal ran the company for the next 20 years and at the end of that time changed the company name slightly from H.H. Phinnemore and Sons Painting and Decorating to H.H. Phinnemore and Sons Painting Specialists. After graduating high school Dave went on to do a Tool and Die apprenticeship and after 10 years was ready to come back to the business. After working as an employee for 5 years Dave was offered Hals half of the partnership so Hal could move to a part-time roll and semi retirement. As it stands today we (Andrew and Dave) are now 50/50 partners and we couldn’t be happier with what each of us bring to the table. Our partnership is incredibly strong and the strengths and weaknesses that each of us bring to the table counter balance each other perfectly. Our crew totals 8 members and when we find good painters our goal is to treat them well and keep them with us as long as possible. For us 8 crew members is the perfect size. With 8 we are able to be flexible in fitting in many different jobs on short notice but it’s also not too big so we are able to make sure our quality standards stay high. We both love what the business has become. We both have a passion for watching a space quickly transform and love being able to provide that same quality service that our customers have expected for decades. Our goal going forward is to maintain and even build upon the high quality of service and product that our reputation demands.