08 / cleaning
DOFF steam, chemical, jet wash and soft-wash cleaning for facades, cladding and hard surfaces. Chosen to suit the substrate.
When this is the right route
Scope · included
Scope · not included
Sectors
Process
01
Substrate test, sample area, agree chemistry or pressure.
02
DOFF, chemical, jet or soft-wash. Run-off plan.
03
Project-specific RAMS with chemical handling and run-off.
04
Containment, cleaning, neutralisation if required.
05
Cleaning record + photos.
On the books
Tesco · Canton
Canton, Cardiff · Uplands Retail Ltd
Case study
Canton, Cardiff · Retail
Active Tesco Canton order through Uplands Retail. The live register records PO 82117-02, site address on Cowbridge Road East, Cardiff and start date 08/06/2026.
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.
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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
Yes. Superheated steam at low pressure removes the soiling without abrading the substrate. We sample-clean a test area first.
Contained, captured and disposed under the chemical spec. Set out in the RAMS pack.
Cleaning regime is matched to the substrate. We won't strip paint unintentionally.
Yes. MEWP or scaffold; chosen at survey.
Substrate-dependent. We won't quote without a site visit. The chemistry is too sensitive to guess.
Start a conversation
We will review the service route, access, preparation, finish and likely next step before the job is priced properly.
Related services
05 / coatings
TOR coatings. Approved-applicator TOR coating systems for flat and profile roofs across UK commercial estates, with full system warranty.
07 / coatings
cladding coatings. TOR + spray combination systems for profile sheet cladding, rainscreen and curtain walls, with a 10-year service life.
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.
