12 / decorating
Interior walls, ceilings, joinery and detail work for retail, hospitality, healthcare and education. Designer spec literate. Substrate specific paint systems. Two pack capability where the environment demands it.
When this is the right route
Scope · included
Scope · not included
Sectors
Process
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Substrate walk: plasterboard, MDF, exposed steel, masonry. Designer spec reviewed. Any ambiguity flagged in writing before mobilisation. Sample finish requirement agreed and cut on the actual substrate.
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Stack per surface: walls in Diamond Matt or Sheen 4, joinery in Quick Dry Eggshell, exposed steel in two pack epoxy or PU where the environment demands it. Sheen levels agreed against physical samples, not RAL codes on paper.
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RAMS written for the project: dust control in occupied environments, COSHH for any solvent or two pack products, masking schedule per surface type. Issued before mobilisation.
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Phase by surface type: masking, prep, prime, top coats, demask. Designer or PC walks the line at each phase, not just at practical completion.
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You get a photo record and a touch-up kit. Where we used two-pack systems, we also record the dry film thickness. We walk the finished areas with you before handover.
Completed October 2026
Amazon · Lutterworth
Magna Park, Lutterworth · Uplands Retail
Columns, walls, bulkheads and toilet block under a new mezzanine
Case study
Magna Park, Lutterworth · Industrial
We painted 188 columns under a new mezzanine at Amazon's site in Magna Park, Lutterworth. Walls, bulkheads and a toilet block were part of the job, for the main contractor Uplands Retail.
See what the job involved and how we handled it.
Read the case study →Built for the people who buy decorating
We are a specialist subcontractor, not a turnkey fit out outfit. We deliver decorating, spraying, restoration and coatings under main contractors and direct estate teams.
For main contractors
Variations are agreed in writing and delivered without delaying handover. You get a handover record for each store.
For estate + FM teams
Survey to handover without closing the unit. Powder coat restoration is specified to the surveyed substrate. Run off, masking and reopening tracked store by store.
For retail estate leads
We match the paint system to your brand and estate specification. You get progress and handover records for each store. If the timetable moves, we tell you early and replan with the site team.
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.
House painting and decorating
Painting and decorating for homes in Dorset, Hampshire and Wiltshire, inside and out. You get a fixed written quote before we start, and any extras are agreed in writing first. We protect your floors and furniture and leave the house clean every day.
Retail decorating
Retail decorating is about more than paint. We work nights around store teams and other trades, and we match brand colours exactly. Late variations are agreed in writing and delivered without delaying handover.
Industrial painting contractors
Industrial and warehouse scopes need the coating system specified by substrate condition, not by what is cheapest to apply. We survey the floor, the cladding, the steelwork and the roof before recommending a system, then plan MEWP access, exclusion zones and drying time sequencing around live operations.
How we deliver
Every job is director-led. You deal with one contact and one timetable, from survey to handover.
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Stores stay open. Surveys, masking and run off planned around foot traffic.
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Night programmes on retail and hospitality estates. Clean before doors open.
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Rolling store programmes sequenced against the main contractor plan.
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Based in Poole, Dorset. Our crews travel to sites across the UK.
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Decorating, on site spraying, powder coat restoration and floor coatings under one PM.
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Before and after record, sign-off notes and the specified product record.
Frequently asked
Yes. We read the schedule, query ambiguities in writing before mobilisation, sample cut on the actual substrate, and never substitute a paint without the designer's sign off.
Our standard is Dulux Trade Quick Dry Eggshell, which is water based. It dries fast and does not yellow the way oil paint can. If your spec calls for oil based paint, we use it.
Yes. Pantone or RAL matched on site, sampled on the substrate and signed off before mobilisation. We carry mixing kit for minor site adjustments.
Two pack epoxy or polyurethane for industrial or high exposure environments, water based hard wearing for indoor commercial. We choose the system by exposure class.
Our supervisor keeps a snag list as we go, and we walk the finished areas with you before handover. If anything shows up after handover, we treat it as a priority.
Start a conversation
Where we can, we check access and the state of the surfaces before we price, so the quote matches the real job. Email drawings to office@astardecorators.com, or send photos on WhatsApp.
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01 / decorating
We decorate shops, offices and other working buildings during refits, fit-outs and planned maintenance. Your site keeps trading while we work. Every job comes with RAMS (risk assessments and method statements) written for it, and the finish matches your brand spec. We have decorated Primark, Tesco and M&S stores for main contractors including R.G. Carter, Uplands Retail and Morris & Spottiswood.
11 / decorating
Office repaints, refurbishments and dilapidations delivered evenings, weekends and closures so the workforce keeps working. Low VOC as standard. CHAS accredited.
09 / retail
We decorate stores for UK retailers, from one store to a full rollout. We work nights and leave each store ready to trade by morning. Every store gets the same brand finish. You get a progress report and photo record for each one. Our retail work includes Primark, Tesco and M&S stores.
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