10 / industrial
We coat warehouses without shutting them down. Walls, steelwork, high bays, one zone at a time, around your shifts. Intumescent protection on structural steel where the fire rating needs it.
When this is the right route
Scope · included
Scope · not included
Sectors
Process
01
Live site walk with FM: agree zones, shift pattern and exclusion zone boundaries. Capture steel condition (corrosion grade, existing coating system, intumescent requirement). Access method confirmed per bay.
02
We pick the coating for each area and each type of steel. Structural steel gets an epoxy primer to stop rust and a polyurethane topcoat. Where a fire rating is needed, we use a manufacturer-certified intumescent system. Surfaces that are not structural usually need one fresh coat. We choose a MEWP or scaffold to suit the height of each bay.
03
RAMS per zone, covering racking interaction (working over vs. working around), MEWP safe working plan, emergency evacuation with FM, COSHH for two pack catalysts.
04
Zone by zone delivery. Each zone is returned to live operations before the next opens. Forklift aisles not shared mid coat. Shift timing agreed with FM weekly.
05
Each area gets its own handover record with paint thickness readings. Where we use intumescent paint, the manufacturer's certificate goes in the record. Your facilities manager signs off each area before it goes back into full use.
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.
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 store programmes sequenced against the main contractor plan.
04
Based in Poole, Dorset. Our crews travel to sites across the UK.
05
Decorating, on site spraying, powder coat restoration and floor coatings under one PM.
06
Before and after record, sign-off notes and the specified product record.
Frequently asked
Yes. The whole programme uses zonal delivery so live operations continue around us. Active aisles and adjacent zones stay open.
We apply manufacturer-certified intumescent systems. The manufacturer's certificate goes in your handover record.
Tell us at survey if any area is an ATEX zone (an area with a risk of explosive gas or dust). We confirm what we can do before we price.
Racking stays in place. We work around it or use MEWPs to reach over. Any racking movement is the FM's decision and is priced separately.
Not in the active zone. We coordinate the exclusion schedule with the FM so forklift routes are maintained in adjacent zones throughout.
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.
Related services
06 / coatings
Epoxy, polyurethane and chemical resistant floor systems for warehouses, distribution centres and commercial premises, and resin floors for residential garages and workshops. The system is matched to the substrate, the traffic load and how much downtime you can give us. The same standard we hold on commercial contracts, with a cure window that gets you back on the floor fast.
07 / coatings
TOR and spray combination systems for profile sheet, rainscreen and curtain wall cladding. Cleaning matched to the surface, a matched RAL finish and a system selected after survey.
03 / spraying
A factory grade spray finish, done on site without taking anything out. HVLP for control on the detail and edges, airless for the big repetitive runs. Full polythene masking and live site extraction so the rest of the building keeps working.
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