Jobsite Foremen

The right foreman is like a superhero on the jobsite, cleaning-up problems before they happen, catching the villains of peeling paint and rotting wood, and rescuing defenceless kittens from dangerous trees. (well, maybe not that last part, but you get the idea.) 

The right foreman is like a superhero on the jobsite, cleaning-up problems before they happen, catching the villains of peeling paint and rotting wood, and rescuing defenceless kittens from dangerous trees. (well, maybe not that last part, but you get the idea.) 

Each jobsite has a foreman leading the work and you can look to him if you have any questions about the project. The first thing he does on a new jobsite is plan how to best tackle the project. He then leads the crew and helps the project run smoothly. Our foremen are trained in basic CPR and receive regular training updates for jobsite safety and reporting. They make sure the project is finished the right way, and all of them take great pride in their work (speaking from personal experience, it’s hard to match the feeling of pride you get from admiring a finished project!). With a strong foreman, good projects turnout great.

But a good painter isn’t necessarily a good foreman. This is where personality comes in. All of our foremen have been with us for years. Many even started with us as regular painters. We prefer these long-term relationships with our foremen to the short-term-subcontractor model. Like all relationships, the longer you know someone the better you know if you can count on them (something that’s impossible to know with sub-contractors). For a painting company it’s important to be able to trust your foremen because they are the face of your company onsite and they deliver the final product to clients. With this in mind our foremen are selected for their skill, dependability, and expectations set over years of working together.

We hope this combination of technical skill and personal integrity translates into the best possible paint jobs for our clients. And over the years, it's seemed to be a recipe for success. To hear if our clients agree, click here and have a browse through a few letters we've received.

Also, check out here if you'd like to know a bit more about how we decide which foreman tackles which project.

"The British Columbia Transplant Society recently contracted with Vanguard Painting to repaint our entire office, including patient exam rooms, patient waiting room and patient washrooms… We were very pleased with the Vanguard team. Everyone we dealt with was pleasant, efficient and they did exactly what they said they were going do, when they said they would do it. We would definitely recommend Vanguard as well as use them again ourselves."

- Bill Barrable

"As a property manager representing many strata corporations, Vanguard Painting have been able to quickly and accurately provide detailed quotes for various painting projects and their crews have undertaken these projects with a high level of professionalism and quality of workmanship. Many of our properties have used Vanguard on an ongoing basis as they have been very satisfiedwith doing business with Biaggio and his crew. I would recommend Vanguard Painting without hesitation as a reputable, top quality paintingcompany.If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact our office."

- Michael Roblin

"As management agent for Strata Plan NW 2821, Tiffany Gardens, I have been requested by the strata council to send a letter of thanks to you for the recent work that your firm did painting the interior hallways. The strata council was particularly impressed that the start date was arranged early in December and the work began promptly. During this busy time of the year, the fellows worked professionally and in fact went out of their way to accommodate residents with requests. I would personally like to thank Quentin and Michael for organizing the work so well and ask that you pass along thanks to all those involved."

- John Bower