Office Painting Services

Pricing depends on floor area, number of coats and the specification you choose, but as a guide, commercial painting in the UK typically runs from £2 to £6 per square metre per coat. Budget emulsions sit at the lower end, around £3–£5 per m², though these rarely stand up well to corridors or busy breakout areas. Mid- to high-spec finishes that are washable, scuff-resistant or fire-retardant cost more, typically £8–£12 per m², but last considerably longer between refreshes. We always survey your office first, then provide a detailed written quote breaking down preparation, materials, access and labour, so there are no surprises once work begins.

We're based in Manchester and our core coverage runs across Greater Manchester and the wider North of England, including Lancashire, Merseyside, Cheshire and Yorkshire, along with cities such as Liverpool and Leeds. This regional focus means our teams know local access, parking and building management arrangements well, which keeps mobilisation efficient and costs competitive. We also support multi-site businesses that need a single contractor delivering a consistent finish across several offices in different towns. If your office sits outside this core area, please get in touch anyway. We're happy to discuss projects anywhere in the UK that are practical for us to service to our usual standards of supervision and aftercare.

Yes, this is one of our specialities. We know most offices can't simply close for a week, so we build our programmes around your operations rather than the other way round. That often means working evenings, weekends or overnight shifts, or phasing the job department by department so teams can keep working nearby. We set up exclusion zones and protective coverings to keep staff safe and belongings clean. Where areas are particularly sensitive, we use low-odour, fast-curing paints so rooms can be reoccupied sooner. You'll have a single point of contact managing the schedule throughout, giving you one person to speak to rather than chasing different tradespeople for updates.

It depends on the size of the space, how much preparation is needed and whether we're working around live occupation. A small office or single meeting room can often be finished in days, while a larger open-plan floor or multi-room refurbishment may take one to two weeks, particularly if we're phasing the work to keep departments operational. During our initial survey, we measure the areas, assess access and discuss your working hours so we can give you a realistic start and finish date along with key milestones. Drying and curing times are factored into this too, and where speed matters most, we can specify fast-curing products to minimise downtime without compromising the finish.

Most office interiors need repainting every three to five years, though this varies depending on how heavily each area is used. Reception areas, corridors and meeting rooms tend to show scuffs and wear sooner because of higher footfall, while private offices and quieter zones can often go longer between refreshes. Signs it's time include visible scuffing, fading under strong lighting, or paint that no longer matches your current branding. Choosing a commercial-grade, washable and scuff-resistant finish from the outset extends this cycle considerably compared with standard domestic paint, reducing how often you need to disrupt the office for redecoration and lowering your overall maintenance costs.

Yes, colour advice is included as part of our office painting service. We work with you to select tones that reflect your corporate identity, using colour-matching services and extensive libraries from major paint manufacturers to align precisely with your existing brand palette. Beyond aesthetics, we also factor in colour psychology, since blues and greens tend to promote calm and focus, while warmer tones can energise busier spaces such as breakout areas. For businesses with several offices, we create repeatable colour specifications so every site presents a consistent, professional appearance. Whether you're refreshing an existing scheme or introducing a new look after a rebrand, we'll guide you through options that work practically and visually.

Yes, we carry full public and employers' liability insurance, covering all commercial painting work including tasks at height and projects carried out in live, occupied buildings. Before every project, we prepare a task-specific risk assessment and method statement covering access, ventilation and any building-specific requirements, and our operatives are trained and certified accordingly. We follow UK health and safety regulations throughout, including site inductions and any permits required by your building management. Where open-plan offices need it, we use low-VOC paints to protect air quality, and we can supply fire-retardant coatings where multi-storey building regulations require them. This attention to compliance protects your business as much as it protects our team.

Every project starts with a free, no-obligation site consultation, either in person or via drawings for straightforward jobs. We measure the areas to be painted, assess access and any restrictions, and discuss your operating hours so the work can be scheduled with minimal disruption. From this, we provide a detailed written quotation itemising surface preparation, product specification, number of coats, access requirements and labour, so you know exactly what you're paying for and why. We deliberately avoid vague, all-in figures, since these are the quotes most likely to expand once work is underway. If budget is a concern, we can also suggest value-engineered alternatives that meet your requirements while managing costs.