Dulux Decorator Centre Reviews 

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TrustScore 3.5 out of 5

3.3

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Rated 3 out of 5 stars

Appalling website, cannot sign up for Trade Account online, and once done, checkout doesn't work (or wasn't working for any of the 2 days I was trying to place an order online after having spoken... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I visited the Dulux Decorator Centre in Leigh over the weekend to purchase some emulsion and gloss for my new house. Although I found out the machine was down, Andy was extremely helpful in recomm... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Following excellent service recently at the BARNSTAPLE store, I returned today to buy a particular paint type and colour, but Anita whom I saw said,on enquiries to me, that the the finish might not... See more

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Bought paint and filler from Yeovil branch. Filler was literally twice the price of Screwfix for exactly the same product. Absolutely no discount. Probably because my missus went on her own this time.... See more

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  1. Paint Store
  2. Decoration and Interior Design Store
  3. Hardware Store
  4. Home Improvement Store

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For over 130 years, Dulux Decorator Centre has supported professional painters, decorators, contractors, businesses and DIY customers with quality products, expert advice and industry-leading service. We're the UK's largest decorating merchant network, with over 220 stores nationwide. ● Products: professional paints, wallpaper, decorating tools, brushes, rollers, fillers, abrasives, woodcare and PPE from trusted brands including Dulux Trade, Armstead Trade, Cuprinol, Sikkens, Hammerite, Polycell and Zinsser. ● Expert services: product recommendations, professional colour matching and paint mixing in every store, whether you're a seasoned decorator or starting your first DIY project. ● Ways to shop: online or in store | Click & Collect | delivery nationwide. We value every review and use your feedback to keep improving. From a single room to a large commercial contract, we're here to help you achieve a professional finish.


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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I went into the Dulux Decorator centre…

I went into the Dulux Decorator centre at Leigh this morning. A gentleman called Phil served me and I must say” his product knowledge was excellent “ he advised me to buy a water based sealer primer to paint on some stains on my ceiling before I applied the emulsion.
Brilliant product. His customer service skills were excellent. Thank you so much Phil.

19 August 2024
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Reply from Dulux Decorator Centre

Thank you for your 5 star feedback Paul and your comments regarding the service you have received in store. I will pass your feedback onto Phil so he is aware of your comments. :)

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Support the local shop…

Support the local shop’s especially after COVID. Went down to my local Dulux Decorator centre looking for woodstain paint which was just over £130.00

My wife found the same Dulux trade paint tin on the internet from a different supplier for just £100 which includes delivery. This supplier must be making a profit so I wonder what Dulux mark up is.

Not happy.

12 August 2024
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Reply from Dulux Decorator Centre

Hello, we are sorry to see you've had issues with Dulux trade woodstain. Can you please drop us an email or give us a call regarding this? Your reference number is 2966147 or you can call us on 0333 222 7171 or the email is duluxvirtual@akzonobel.com - please include your ref number in the subject line. Thanks Aneliese.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Ridiculous and Apalling!!!!

Visited the centre on Greenacres Road. We was served by a lady named Hannah and wow her service and attitude was appalling! These guys are supposed to be the experts and because we was asking a few extra questions, her facial expressions and tone of voice was just appalling!! Really there is no need to speak to customers in such a way when they are just asking for advice and making sure the product they buy is the correct one! Hannah definitely needs further training on how to speak to customers!!!

12 August 2024
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Reply from Dulux Decorator Centre

Hello, we are sorry to see you've had issues when visiting one of our stores. Can you please drop us an email or give us a call regarding this? Your reference number is 2966151 or you can call us on 0333 222 7171 or the email is duluxvirtual@akzonobel.com - please include your ref number in the subject line. Thanks Aneliese.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Taking money for items they do not have

Would have given no stars if I could
I ordered a filter from here on July 25th for a spray gun
This site had the quickest delivery (5 days ) out of various places so I ordered from them as I needed it asap
5 days came and went , I spoke to them after 7 days and was promised they would look into it but nobody bothered to let me know if they did
I then contacted the store I was collecting from who did actually find out for me today 12 days after ordering it and Dulux accepting my order and taking my money that they did not have it in stock and still don’t though they do still have my money
Dreadful service
I have had to keep ringing them to find out what is happening and they refuse to help
If it wasn’t for the store I was supposedly collecting from I wouldn’t even know it was out of stock
They seem to just want to take the money for an item they didn’t have and then keep it even though they still don’t have it in stock
Thieves and scammers
I look forward to seeing their reply although as they almost always seem to reply to positive reviews and intermittently to negative ones I’m not sure they will
Especially as they couldn’t even be bothered to reply to questions about why they had not fulfilled my order

6 August 2024
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Reply from Dulux Decorator Centre

Hello Mark, I am sorry to hear about your experience and the issues you have experienced when ordering from the store. Please can you drop me a email with your order number and your contact details and we can look into this for you. The email address to send the details to is: duluxvirtual@akzonobel.com

We have created a case for you under reference 2957961 so please include this in the summary line.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Anthracite paint.

Popped in for some paint ( obviously) and was asked by Mark if I needed any help. Didn’t think I did: it’s paint !
However he was able to show me the colour new and wet. Yes it changes when wet as it’s Anthracite. He opened the tin and showed me. Very helpful and bought a couple of tins. will definitely get more from this shop.

1 August 2024
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Reply from Dulux Decorator Centre

Thank you for your kind words and for being one of our loyal customers. All the best with your future decorating, remember we are here for all your decorating needs.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Visited the Northampton branch in…

Visited the Northampton branch in person and the team was very helpful. Willing to guide me on the colour and selecting the correct paint.

30 July 2024
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Reply from Dulux Decorator Centre

Thank you so much for the lovely feedback, we're so glad to hear of your experience with the Northampton team. We'll be sure to pass it on to them :)

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Brilliant shop 👏🤗and excellent customer…

Brilliant shop 👏🤗and excellent customer care with humour and great advice.I’m sorry to say is very lacking now in most shops that have been with us for decades.
You can actually speak to a real person and counter service. Omg yes it’s true…
Thank you. 🙏 I always shop for here…..🥳

10 June 2024
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Reply from Dulux Decorator Centre

Hi Nicola,

Thank you for taking the time to leave a review.

We're glad to read your kind words and we'll make sure we pass this on to the team, have a wonderful day!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Knowledgeable staff

Knowledgeable staff , quality product.

2 August 2023
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Reply from Dulux Decorator Centre

Thank you Mark, glad to hear you are happy with the service we offer and our products

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I did a online order / wrong delivery address

I did a online order, somehow during the payment I did messed up and ending up asking to delivery in wrong place.
I called then and Lady from Bow store went above and beyond to help me out and get my materials where I really needed. She communicate with me during all process and that gave me the sense that is a company that really respect their clients. Highly recommended

22 July 2024
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Reply from Dulux Decorator Centre

Hi Leandro, thank you for your positive feedback! We are glad that you managed to get the delivery issue sorted and we will make sure to pass this feedback onto the store colleagues :)

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great Advice and exactly the right products

We visited 2 Decorator Centres in the course of a revamp project. Advice we got was spot on at both and they provided exactly the right materials for the job. When the person serving us couldn't answer our question they went off straight away and found someone who could - no guessing. They want to make sure you do a good job.

10 June 2024
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Reply from Dulux Decorator Centre

Thank you for your feedback. We love hearing from our customers about the service they have received and experiences they have had using our products. Your feedback will be shared with our wider team.
If you do have any other queries or feedback now or in the future, please do let us know. Have a lovely day!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

The advice and customer service was…

The advice and customer service was excellent. Chris at the Darlington branch was very helpful, knowledgable and friendly.

29 June 2024
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Reply from Dulux Decorator Centre


Thank you for your feedback. We love hearing from our customers about the service they have received and experiences they have had using our stores. Your feedback will be shared with our wider team.
If you do have any other queries or feedback now or in the future, please do let us know. Have a lovely day!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Congratulations to Jade and Carl at the…

Congratulations to Jade and Carl at the Dulux Decoration Centre in Olton, Solihull who have given us excellent and really helpful advice on different paint products and supported us in making our colour selection. We were completely happy and satisfied with the excellent service given over several weeks which is so often lacking with other paint retailers. So credit where it is so well deserved and a big thanks! Rose & John

13 May 2024
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Reply from Dulux Decorator Centre

Thank you for the kind words. So happy to hear the great feedback, we'll be sure to pass it back to the store!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Paul was fabulous as always gives…excellent every time

Paul was fabulous as always gives really helpful advice on all, has on any visit to the store, brill customer service
Would recommend Bolton to anyone.
others great too think it was Tony and a lovely lady on another occasion that helped on the phone sorry forgot her name

10 May 2024
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Reply from Dulux Decorator Centre

Hi Gez, thanks for the feedback! It sounds like all 3 deserve extra brownie points!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

The guys at the leamington Spa branch…

The guys at the leamington Spa branch could not be any more helpful. Highly recommend for expertise and a quality service. I wouldn’t go anywhere else!

16 April 2024
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Reply from Dulux Decorator Centre

Really glad to hear it, love to see feedback for the guys in the stores! I'll be sure to forward it on :)

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

Outlandish price for can of paint

I naively went into the Huddersfield Dulux Decorator Centre expecting to order a 5L can of mixed paint at a reasonable price. However, I didn't get the price before having the paint mixed, my first mistake !!! When it came to paying by card, £140+ came up. Too late to question the price as the paint had been prepared. A simple bit of on online searching came up with £50 to £80 for the same product (including delivery and VAT). As other 'burned' reviewers have commented do your online search first /call the centre.

18 March 2024
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Reply from Dulux Decorator Centre

Hi There, I am sorry to hear this. If you would like to contact us regarding this, then please do on:- Tel 0333 222 7171 or email duluxvirtual@akzonobel.com quoting reference number GB- 2729743, Thanks Helen.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Staff At Dulux Decorater “ Absolute…

Staff At Dulux Decorater Centre “ Absolute Pigs “ Very Rude Very Arrogant “ Towards Customers “ Making Offensive Remarks Towards Customers , Just Before The Customers Leave The Shop Premises “

12 March 2024
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Reply from Dulux Decorator Centre

Hi Guy, I am sorry to hear this. Please contact us on Tel 0333 222 7171 or email duluxvirtual@akzonobel.com quoting reference number GB- 2725443 so we can help with this. If you can provide us the details with the store and the persons name we will investigate this for you. Thanks Helen.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

The right result in the end.

I recently visited the Dulux Decorator Centre in Manners View, Newport, Isle of Wight. I needed some paint to redecorate my bathroom. Mary advised me about what type of paint to buy. I made my choice of colour for the walls, but when I actually painted the walls, I wasn't too happy with my choice of colour, so I went back to the shop with the intention of buying a tin of paint in a different colour. I made my choice, but Mary in the shop suggested I buy a small sample tin and try that first, which I did and then returned to buy a full tin. The manager Robert became involved, and informed me of something known as the Dulux promise, where if a customer is not happy with a product for any reason, they will replace it free of charge, so I took advantage of this offer with excellent results. My sincere thanks to Mary and Robert for their help.

29 February 2024
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Reply from Dulux Decorator Centre

Hi Richard, thank you for taking the time to give feedback following your experience in store. We are so pleased to hear how happy you are with the service you received, and we hope you like the colour too! We'll make sure this is passed onto Mary, Robert and the team at the Dulux Decorator Centre in Newport, Isle of Wight. Thank you!

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Good efficient service

Good efficient service, mixed some paint within minutes. might be slightly more expensive, but Dulux paint is good stuff.

11 March 2024
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Reply from Dulux Decorator Centre

Thank you for the kind words!

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

20yrs account closure

Been a customer for 20 years and haave recently closed my account.
I have never been so embarassed in a shop. So very many times over the years. It is embarrassing to have to fight for fair prices only to have them removed by the time they send their invoices out.
Fraudulent Management with shifting terms that they dnt bother to tell you about. They just try to charge you an extra £20 on a tin of paint 1 morning.
That pricematch promise is embarrassing when a customer can get a better deal by googling and findung the same product at toolstation, wickes, bq, the list is endless.
DO NOT GET RIPPED OFF.
ALL products are cheaper elsewhere. The products are hyped and overpromoted yet have no significant advantage over other ranges such as Crown.
No other trade centre is so smug or so quick to try to rip you off.
It is in the terms and there's nothing the staff can do but try to keep up with the shifting nonsense from above.
Friendly staff picking pockets by culture. Covid price hikes far outshone the competition and they are now intolerable conmen.
AVOID AT ALL COSTS
LITERALLY ALL PRODUCTS CHEAPER ELSEWHERE BY THE TIME YOU GET YOUR TRUE INVOICE SHOWING THE ACTUAL PRICE PAID.

14 February 2024
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Reply from Dulux Decorator Centre

Hi Ritchie, I am sorry to hear this. I would like to look into this for you, please contact me on the following number. Tel 0333 222 7171 or email duluxvirtual@akzonobel.com quoting reference number GB-2709331 HD, Thanks Helen.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Poor customer service

I needed to make an immediate correction to a weekend order, but the only way to do this is to call. There is no customer service over the weekend, so I called as soon as they opened on Monday morning only to be told 'tough luck'.

4 March 2024
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Reply from Dulux Decorator Centre


Hello, sorry to see you've had issues with your Dulux order. Can you please drop us an email or give us a call regarding this? Your reference number is 2709299 you can call us on 0333 222 7171 or the email is duluxvirtual@akzonobel.com - please include your ref number in the subject line. Thanks Aneliese.

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