Swoosh Decor

15/07/2025

🛡️ Transform Your Floors with Confidence: Dulux Floorshield ™🛡️
When it comes to floors, durability and a flawless finish are non-negotiable. That’s why we trust Dulux Floorshield ™ — a tough, hard-wearing floor paint designed to protect and enhance both wooden and concrete surfaces in garages, workshops, warehouses, and other commercial spaces.

✅ Why Floorshield?
• Excellent resistance to oil, grease, and household chemicals
• Tough enough for light industrial use
• Easy to clean, maintain, and recoat
• Available in a range of practical, attractive colours

We have completed several floor makeovers in the last 12 months for our commercial fit out partner Simply Workspace. Their client (a local college) wanted their workshop floor to look professional and stand up to daily wear and tear.

After prepping the surface properly (which is key!), Dulux Floorshield ™ delivered a smooth, durable finish that transformed the space — making it brighter, safer, and more inviting.

If you’re considering upgrading your floors — whether it’s a garage, showroom, workshop or commercial unit — it pays to choose the right product and get it applied by professionals who know what they’re doing.

💡 Tip: Always prep thoroughly — clean, degrease, and prime if needed. Good prep = great results!

08/07/2025

At Swoosh Decor, protecting people and buildings goes far beyond adding a fresh coat of colour.

On a recent project, we used Zeroflame — a specialist intumescent (flame retardant) coating designed to protect walls and timber structures — on a refurbishment project for one of our commercial clients.

When exposed to fire, Zeroflame expands to create a protective char barrier that dramatically slows the spread of flames, helping timber and other surfaces maintain their integrity for longer.

This vital extra time can make all the difference for safe evacuation and minimising structural damage.

Applying fire-retardant coatings to wood and walls isn’t just a tick-box exercise — it takes know-how, the right conditions, and careful attention to detail to ensure it performs exactly as it should if the worst ever happens.

✅ Certified fire protection to Euro Class B s2 d0.

✅ Preserves the look of timber

✅ Applied by our professional team

If you’re working on a project where compliance, safety, and quality matter, let’s talk — we’re always happy to help you protect your people and your investment.

29/05/2025

Little project at Moulton College plumbing assessment area just completed. Booths treated with Zero Flame fire retardant paint. Floors in Dulux Trade Floorshield paint. Colour is Misty Mirror. Stunning ... Shout out also goes to Simply Workspace and Tojo Building Services.

25/04/2024

Swoosh Décor and the Environment

At Swoosh Décor (Commercial) Ltd we take our Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and sustainability seriously. As part of our drive to reduce the impact of our painting and decorating activities on the planet.

We …

1. Use Water Based Paints Wherever Possible

Swoosh Décor use water-based paints wherever we can. Why? Well not only are they self-undercoating but they are low odour (less VOCs*), quick drying and easier to clean up than their oil-based counterparts. Also, when it comes to white woodwork, water based paints will stay white in low light areas such as hall, landing & stairs painting (NB. Oil based Gloss and Satinwood will go yellow quite quickly if there is not much natural daylight).
There are some drawbacks to using water based paints for some applications or in certain environments but for us, the positives generally outweigh the negatives.

*VOCs (Volatile Organic Compounds) are solvents which readily evaporate, contributing to the formation of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. They increase a product’s environmental impact and are found in much higher levels in solvent-based paints.

2. Clean Our Brushes and Rollers Responsibly

Many paints whether water based or oil based contain pigments and additives including micro plastics which can cause harm if allowed to enter water courses which then end up flowing into our oceans.
At Swoosh Décor we responsibly clean our paint brushes and paint rollers to ensure that these pigments and additives do not enter the water course.

3. Donate Our Leftover Paint

We rarely have large amounts of left over paint. On many commercial jobs where there is a lot of White Emulsion being used, leftover paint can be taken from job to job.

Occasionally a small amount of a colour will be needed for a feature wall or some woodwork. In these circumstances we donate the left-over quantities to local charities or re-use schemes where the paint can be put to good use in social improvement schemes.

4. Recycle Our Paint Pots

When our paint pots (plastic and metal) are empty, Swoosh Décor do the responsible thing. We wash out the pots (in the same responsible manner as we clean our brushes and rollers) and then we dry them out and save them up and send for recycling via the Dulux Paint Can Recycling Scheme.

NB. In order to transport waste paint pots Swoosh Décor are a Registered Waste Carrier

If you have a commercial painting project in mind and want to talk to us about sustainable painting please call 01604 926060 or Adrian on 07940 732837.

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23/04/2024

Here are some images from one of our most recent painting projects. Working on behalf of a commercial fitout company who were the principal contractor, the end client was a precision engineering firm near Leighton Buzzard.

The photos show the final paint job for one part of this project along with the progress photos following the dry wall installation and then the taping and jointing to complete the project.

Swoosh Decor provided running repairs to damaged drywall, preparation of surfaces for painting, caulking round newly installed doors, windows and windowsills. Then a mist coat followed by 2-3 top coats of Dulux Trade Vinyl Emulsion to finish.

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23/04/2024

Please support a local charity helping to provide free furniture and other household items to people that need it most in the Northampton area.

Steve Scarsbrook of Spencer Contact is cycling from Lands End to John O'Groats in what they are collecting the LeJog challenge to raise money to ensure the charity can continue to do its fantastic work.

Whether you are a business that is prepared to offer sponsorship or a homeowner that has items to donate which can be given away or sold to help fund their work please help in whatever way you can.

23/04/2024

Networking in Northampton every Friday morning between 6:30 and 8:30 am.

The energy in the room every week is incredible for that time of the morning and the amount of shared business going on is amazing. In the last 12 months almost £2 million in business has been passed around the room.

It was great also to get a testimonial from our supported charity Spencer Contact who supply free,furniture and household goods to those who need it.

Swoosh Decor helped out by decorating the home of one of the people they help out, who is supported by a carer.

To find out more about networking opportunities in Northampton or to book a free no obligation quote for painting & decorating then please get in touch.

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04/04/2024

Does your commercial workspace, school or community center have awkward to reach high ceilings and walls that need painting? No problem.

At Swoosh Decor (Commercial) Ltd we have all the relevant PASMA and IPAF licences, insurance and experience to complete the job safely and to the high standard you would expect.

To book a free, no obligation quotation please call 01604 926060 or Adrian on 07940 732837.

Or to find out more, check out our website at www.swooshdecor.co.uk

20/03/2024

11/03/2024

Is your office or workplace in need of a refresh or even a whole new look. At Swoosh Decor (Commercial) Ltd we offer a commercial painting & decorating service across Northamptonshire, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Bedfordshire (and we will travel further if needed).

The office below was part of a fitout project for a Milton Keynes based interior design & fitout client.

The walls and skirtings were finished in Dulux Trade Scuffshield Matt Emulsion which offers an ultra tough, scuff resistant wipeable surface. It was complete an office environment in something other than white. This classy neutral colour is Khaki Mists 5 (yes there is more than one Khaki Mist).

For your office makeover call 01604 926060 or Adrian on 07940 732837.

Web: www.swooshdecor.co.uk

07/03/2024

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