Comparison · Commercial decorators
Both deliver commercial decorating across the UK. Novus win on national branch reach and daily communication discipline. A Star wins on director led accountability and the RAMS, payment and handover loop at the individual scheme level. Here is the honest pick.
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01 / Novus Property Solutions on the public record
These are the facts Novus Property Solutions publish on their own site and verifiable third-party sources. The comparison below uses only these claims for Novus Property Solutions, and verifiable A Star claims for us.
National branch network operating across the UK.
Source: novussolutions.co.uk
Customers consistently report communication 'second to none' with every day contact during projects.
Source: Trustpilot reviews
Multi trade range including decorating, kitchens, bathrooms, roofing and fitting.
Source: novussolutions.co.uk
Primark Stevenage · for R.G. Carter
The store kept trading while the facades were cleaned and restored above the town square.
DOFF cleaning and powder coated frame restoration on a phased framework programme, surveyed, RAMS issued and delivered around live retail hours.
02 / lever-by-lever
Novus Property Solutions
National branch network across the UK.
A Star
South of England based. UK wide through main contractor frameworks.
Novus Property Solutions
Strong: described in customer feedback as 'second to none with every day contact'.
A Star
Daily site supervision plus a payment, variation and certificate loop the QS does not have to chase.
Novus Property Solutions
Branch and project manager model.
A Star
Director led. The director who signs the paperwork is the one who walked the site.
Novus Property Solutions
Standard.
A Star
Health and safety compliance at the highest level. Photo handover per zone. Handover with every snag closed.
Novus Property Solutions
Decorating, kitchens, bathrooms, roofing and fitting, a broader range across property trades.
A Star
Decorating and coatings only, including intumescent, DOFF, powder coat restoration, spraying on site.
Novus Property Solutions
Decorating led; specialists are within range but not headline.
A Star
Intumescent on structural steel, DOFF cleaning, powder coat and aluminium frame restoration are part of the core scope.
03 / the honest pick
Pick Novus Property Solutions if
Pick A Star if
Both firms are credible UK commercial decorators. Novus' edge is the multi trade national network and daily communication consistency. A Star's edge is specialist depth on decorating and coatings, with director level accountability and a RAMS, payment and handover loop built around the QS's job, not your decorator's calendar.
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The director who signs the paperwork walked your site.
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