01 / decorating
Decorating packages for retail refurbishments, fit-outs and maintenance, delivered while the unit keeps trading with pre-mobilisation RAMS pack and clean handover.
When this is the right route
Scope · included
Scope · not included
Sectors
Process
01
Walk the scope with the PC. Moisture readings on suspect substrates, cross-hatch adhesion test on existing finishes, photo log of every elevation. Programme overlay with other trades captured on the day.
02
Dulux Trade primers + Diamond Matt or Sheen 4-coat system as standard. Sheen level per area (matt to back-of-house, sheen-eggshell to shopfloor, satin to skirtings). Brand-matched colour, dry film thickness specified per coat.
03
Project specific RAMS pack with COSHH for every product, dust curtaining strategy, out of hours method and PPE matrix. Signed off by our site management team before mobilisation.
04
Phase-by-phase, masking goes up before paint comes out of the kettle. Daily clean-down. Snag list maintained live by site supervisor. Not retrofitted at end.
05
Walk-the-line with PC, photo handover record, paint touch-up kit left on site. Decant labels for any leftover product.
On the books
Primark · Hammersmith
Kings Mall, London W6 · Uplands Retail
Case study
Kings Mall, London W6 · Retail
Active Primark Hammersmith decorating package under Uplands Retail. The live register shows site start 15/04/2026, end 30/05/2026, PO received and a 50% milestone AFP sent on 11/05/2026.
This case study supports searches for live-site commercial decorating, retail refurbishment, on-site spraying and aluminium frame restoration by showing the kind of programme, access and handover constraints A Star Decorators handles for national estate clients.
Read project →Built for the people who buy decorating
We are a specialist sub-contractor, not a turnkey fit-out outfit. We deliver decorating, spraying, restoration and coatings under main contractors and direct estate teams.
For main contractors
Variations priced ahead of the request. Per-store handover record. AFPs delivered on the day they're due. We run the way you run.
For estate + FM teams
Survey to handover without closing the unit. Powder-coat restoration with a 5-7 year service life. Run-off, masking and reopening tracked store-by-store.
For retail estate leads
Brand-matched paint stacks against the estate spec. KPI reporting per store. Programme that survives shopfit slippage instead of inheriting it.
Find the right route
Most visitors arrive with a sector problem before they know the coating system. These routes match the way buyers search: home and residential work, retail fit-out programmes, and industrial painting or warehouse coatings.
Domestic and residential decorating
For homes, rental property, managed blocks and high-end residential work, we bring the same survey discipline, protection, preparation and clean handover used on commercial sites.
Retail decorating contractors
Retail work needs predictable nights, clean protection, brand-matched finishes and a handover that does not leave store teams dealing with snags the next morning.
Industrial painting contractors
Industrial and warehouse scopes need substrate-led specification, access planning, safe segregation and coating systems that match how the building is used.
How we deliver
Twenty years finishing commercial buildings across the UK. Director led, directly employed crews, one programme and one point of contact from survey to handover.
01
Stores stay open. Surveys, masking and run off planned around foot traffic.
02
Night programmes on retail and hospitality estates. Clean before doors open.
03
Rolling 4 to 12 stores a week against a national programme.
04
Offices in Poole and London. Crews mobilised across England, Scotland and Wales.
05
Decorating, on site spraying, powder coat restoration and floor coatings under one PM.
06
Before and after record, gloss readings and written service life on every scheme.
Frequently asked
Retail, office, education, healthcare, heritage and logistics. Most of our programme is repeat work for main contractors and retail estates teams.
Yes. Night shifts, early starts and phased shifts are part of how we deliver around live trading. Programme is agreed before mobilisation.
A project-specific RAMS pack ships before mobilisation. COSHH assessments for every product. PC sign-off required before works start.
CHAS, PAS91 and Site Safety Plus. Dulux Academy trained. Certificates available on request.
Variations are priced as we go, agreed in writing before delivery, and shown line-item on the AfP.
Start a conversation
We will review the service route, access, preparation, finish and likely next step before the job is priced properly.
Related services
09 / retail
retail refurbishment contractors. Multi-store decorating packages delivered around night works, phased handovers and rolling-store programmes for UK retailers.
03 / spraying
on-site commercial spraying. HVLP and airless spraying for commercial ceilings, walls, glazing, doors and cladding, with full masking and live-site mobilisation.
02 / restoration
powder coated frame restoration. Faded shopfronts, curtain walls and entrance frames recovered to a matched RAL or BS finish, carried out around live trading with a 5-7 year expected service life.
