Paint Works New York

Most small businesses begin with some mixture of a grand (but poorly devised) plan and the simple belief that there’s a better way to do something. Floor Works was no different.

Yes, we said Floor Works. In 2007, founder Marc Ringel was wrapping up three years working with a wood-floor contractor he had met while teaching math at the High School of Art and Design in Manhattan. After those three very interesting years with an old-school Manhattan contractor, Marc felt that there was a better way to serve up the New York City contracting experience. He started in his specialty of wood floors but quickly expanded the company’s services to painting when the economic climate started changing, and Paint Works was born.

Like almost everything in life, the company that is now Paint Works has changed significantly since its inception in 2007. One thing that has stayed the same are the principles upon which it was founded, or our core values. All decisions made in the company are based on these tenets:

Exceptional People. We employ, as well as collaborate with, only the most exceptional people in our field. This can mean creative thinkers bringing interesting projects to the table or a tradesperson with an unusual skill set and eye for detail.

Evolved Spaces. Crafting (and changing) beautiful interiors is what we do, but refining ourselves and evolving as people (and a team) is equally as important. This could be trying a new application/installation technique or just giving one of our part-time college students more flexible hours so they can study a little more and get that A in chemistry.

Enduring Relationships. Bill Clinton is famous for saying “it’s the economy, stupid.” We feel that “it’s the people, stupid.” We’re in this for the long run, and we think the numbers speak for themselves:

+ 92.6% of our projects come from referral or repeat clients.

+ On average, our full-time employees have been with us a little more than 5 years.

+ The specialty subcontractors we use have worked with the company for 7+ years and some since its inception in 2007.