Cain Marketing Ltd was founded in May 1984 by Michael Kane and they are celebrating their 40th anniversary in business this year.
They began in a small warehouse in Dublin’s Temple Lane now the home of Temple Lane Recording Studios. It was very tough going in the early eighties as Michael had left his secure job as a sales manager to go out on his own, but he was determined to succeed and worked 24/7 to make the small family-run business a great success that went on to become a leading supplier of decorating products all over Ireland.
At that time Michael was approached by Acorn Decorating Products to take on the agency. The business location had some benefits as Michael recalls “Getting orders to City Centre shops like Dods, Forkins, Keanes, Lenehans, Halls, Wigoders, and Dockrells were all within walking distance and deliveries were often done on a hand truck sometimes crossing the renowned Halfpenny Bridge”.
Michael has seen huge changes in the paint trade notably the now near demise of pure bristle brushes. “With paint formulations continuously evolving, we know that one brush does not suit all paints, and we are now in the age of synthetic and there are some very cheap imitations out there.”
His rule is if you are buying or selling a top-quality paint you should always try to sell or use a top-quality paint brush and use a brush with longer finer filaments for low viscosity and shorter stiffer filaments for high viscosity paint.
Cain Marketing specialise in trade quality décor products such as Beechwood and Hamilton brands and in May 2024 they launched a new range called Hamilton for the Trade that will allow them to welcome the multi-skilled tradesperson into the fold alongside the expert painter and decorator.
Michael`s son Alan is now running the business. Michael would like to thank all those wonderful customers and friends that have, and still do, support the company today from all over Ireland. Michael still loves his golf, especially playing with the Hardware Association and Master Painters Societies and meeting up with friends old and new.
For sales enquiries, please contact the sales office and a member of staff will be glad to help, Cain Marketing Ltd. PH. 01 885 3780 or by email cainmarketing1@gmail.com
