09 / retail
Multi-store decorating packages delivered around night works, phased handovers and rolling-store programmes for UK retailers.
When this is the right route
Scope · included
Scope · not included
Sectors
Process
01
Sample-store walk with the estate manager. Brand spec captured (sheen, RAL, finish to BoH vs shopfloor). KPI agreed (m² per shift, reopen-ready by Xam). Programme overlay with shopfit and M&E trades.
02
Brand-matched paint stack per area. Typically Dulux Trade Diamond Matt walls, Eggshell joinery, Floor Coatings to BoH. Variations captured in the programme, not as surprises.
03
Per-store RAMS. Masking schedule, dust-curtain plan, fire-route maintenance during night works, lone-working procedure. Issued to PC 48 hours before mobilisation.
04
Rolling night-shift delivery. Reopen-ready by trading-start each morning. Daily WhatsApp progress to estates manager with photo log. Slippage flagged before it hits the programme.
05
Per-store handover sheet with KPI line, photo record, snag close-out within 48h. Weekly KPI roll-up to estates manager.
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
Depends on geography and scope. Most rolling programmes are 4-12 stores a week. Confirmed in the brief.
Yes. That's the operating model. Programme is agreed before mobilisation.
Yes. Each store gets a handover record and a KPI line. The estates manager has visibility before going to bed.
Built into the cost model. We don't charge extra for night work. We cost it in.
We've delivered from convenience-store up to large supermarket. Bigger requires more manpower, not a different process.
Start a conversation
We will review the service route, access, preparation, finish and likely next step before the job is priced properly.
Related services
01 / decorating
commercial decorators UK. Decorating packages for retail refurbishments, fit-outs and maintenance, delivered while the unit keeps trading with pre-mobilisation RAMS pack and clean handover.
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.
06 / coatings
epoxy floor coatings. Epoxy, polyurethane and chemical-resistant floor systems specified to substrate condition, downtime tolerance and traffic load.
