HOSPITALITY
Hotels and members’ clubs
Hotel suites, public areas, members’ clubs in Mayfair, St James’s, Belgravia. After-hours phasing where the operation cannot close.
COMMERCIAL · LONDON
Commercial decorating in London
Borthwick Decorators serves London commercial property teams from a Westminster office. Hotels, retail, restaurants, members’ clubs, healthcare, listed estates. Multi-award-winning craft, contractor-grade operations.
4.9 / 5average rating
175+verified reviews
1959est. — 65 years of craft
£10 millionpublic liability cover
WELCOME — COMMERCIAL DECORATING LONDON
Borthwick Decorators is a London commercial painter and decorator working with hotels, members’ clubs, retail, restaurants and healthcare across the City of London, Westminster, Kensington, Chelsea, Knightsbridge, Belgravia, Mayfair and West Central London. Single point of contact, after-hours phasing, RAMS on file, £10 million public liability cover. Family firm since 1959.
A London commercial decorator built for hospitality
London commercial decorating is a hospitality-first trade. Hotels cannot close. Restaurants cannot lose a service. Members’ clubs cannot wear out their members’ patience. The work has to happen around the operation, not through it.
Borthwick Decorators has been painting and decorating commercial property since 1959. The London office gives us a Westminster base, the Edinburgh HQ gives us the trade history. Multi-award-winning craft work — Highly Commended in the Painting and Decorating Association’s Premier Trophy Awards Highly Decorative Category 2024 (Royal Lyceum Theatre Edinburgh) — paired with contractor-grade operations.
AWARD WINNING
2025 Cultural Renovation Project of the Year
2025 Residential Category
2024 Private Domestic (Pre-1919) Project of the Year — Contract Manager 2024
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LONDON CAPABILITIES
What we deliver in London commercial property
The sector mix that defines London commercial decorating — hospitality, retail, members’ clubs, healthcare, listed and heritage estates.
F&B
Restaurants and bars
Front and back of house. Out-of-trade scheduling. Restaurant fit-outs delivered in a single dark week.
RETAIL
Retail and showrooms
Bond Street, Sloane Street, Marylebone. Retail rollouts coordinated with brand fit-out standards. Pre-approval sample panels.
HEALTHCARE
Private healthcare and clinics
Harley Street and across the West End. Antimicrobial paint specifications, dust-controlled prep, weekend phasing for clinical operations.
CORPORATE
Corporate HQs and offices
City of London corporate refits, Westminster government estate work, professional services HQs. Floor-by-floor phasing.
LISTED
Listed and heritage
Grade I and Grade II listed buildings. Conservation Officer-specified lime, mineral and Keim systems. Heritage-grade craft.
OPERATIONAL STANDARDS
How we work with London property teams
£10 million public liability
Insurance to the level London commercial property teams require, evidenced before site mobilisation.
RAMS on file
Risk Assessment and Method Statement supplied for every job. Insurer- and FM-ready.
After-hours and out-of-trade phasing
Hotels, restaurants, retail, clinics. Overnight, weekend and dark-week working as standard.
Named London site contact
A single point of contact based in the London office for the duration of the programme.
IPAF, PASMA, PAL
Working at height across listed elevations, signage, and large-format hospitality public spaces.
Multi-accreditation
CHAS, SafeContractor, SMAS, PDA, SDF, PPG Trade Elite. Annual independent re-assessment.
LONDON PROJECTS
Recent London commercial work
Anonymised project signals from recent London commercial programmes. Specifics on request under NDA.
ABOUT BORTHWICK
Edinburgh trade history, London office
Borthwick Decorators Ltd has been painting and decorating since 1959. We are one of the longest-established commercial decorating firms still owned by the family that founded it.
Our London office at Golden Cross House, 8 Duncannon Street, London WC2N 4JF gives us a Westminster base for site visits, programme meetings and client liaison. The trade history sits in Edinburgh — over six decades of work on hotels, listed property and complex hospitality interiors — and we bring the same craft standard to every London project.
Multi-award-winning craft — The Painting and Decorating Association’s Premier Trophy Awards Highly Decorative Category 2024 (Royal Lyceum Theatre Edinburgh, Highly Commended).
FAQ
Questions from London property teams
Are you based in London or working out of Scotland?
Both. Our London office is at Golden Cross House, 8 Duncannon Street, London WC2N 4JF — a Westminster base for site visits, programme meetings and a named London site contact. The Edinburgh HQ gives us the trade history and the wider firm capacity behind every London job.
Can you work after hours in central London?
Yes — after-hours and weekend working is routine on London hospitality, retail and clinical work. Security sign-on, key control and out-of-hours liaison handled per the building’s requirements.
Do you carry public liability insurance to the level our facilities team requires?
£10 million public liability cover. Certificate provided before site mobilisation. CHAS, SafeContractor and SMAS approved — the three main contractor PQQ frameworks.
Do you work on listed buildings in central London?
Yes. We are specified by Conservation Officers and building surveyors for breathable lime-compatible and mineral paint systems (Keim, Beeck) on Grade I and Grade II listed property. We use the right system for the substrate, not the easiest one to apply.
What paint specifications do you typically work with?
Premium specifications — Farrow & Ball, Little Greene, Paint & Paper Library, Dulux Trade, Sikkens — for interior decoration. PPG Trade Elite for commercial coatings. Keim and Beeck for listed and heritage exteriors. Antimicrobial specifications for clinical environments. Brand-standard sample panels supplied for pre-approval where the project requires.
OTHER LONDON COVERAGE
Related London pages
Outside of commercial work, we also serve residential clients across central London — prime townhouses, listed family homes and apartments in Kensington, Chelsea, Belgravia and Mayfair. See the London regional hub for the full residential coverage.
CONTACT — LONDON
Speak to our London team.
Borthwick Decorators LtdLondon Office
60 St Martin's Lane
London WC2N 4JS
Accreditations & memberships
Public liability insurance to £10 million.
PDA
Painting & Decorating Association
SDF
Scottish Decorators Federation
SSIP
Safety Schemes in Procurement
Trusted Trader
Edinburgh — Trading Standards Vetted
SafeContractor
Independent H&S Verification
CHAS
Contractors Health & Safety
SMAS
Safety Management Advisory
PASMA
Mobile Access Towers
IPAF
Powered Access (PAL)