KRM Contractors review
Assessed in Painters and decorators in Telford
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Trading as KRM CONTRACTORS LIMITED · Telford · Service area: Cheshire, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Telford
KRM Contractors in short
KRM Contractors is a Telford building and painting firm that says it started in the seventies and became a company in the nineties, confirmed active on Companies House. The website sets out painting and building services for homes and businesses with a quote form, email and phone. It suits decorating that sits inside a larger building job.
On reviews, KRM Contractors holds 3.9 from 10 Google ratings, the weakest customer evidence in this round. No insurance detail is published. Our view is that recent feedback counts against a long history here, which keeps it outside the top ten. The website offers a quote route rather than example prices, so any comparison starts from a written estimate. Recent feedback is the deciding factor here.
The firm's own site presents painting alongside wider building work for homes and businesses, rather than single rooms alone. Its stated patch runs from Telford across Shropshire into Cheshire and Staffordshire, so Telford postcodes sit well inside the area it claims. Contact runs through the website quote form, an email address and a phone line, which suits arranging a larger project in one place.
The customer evidence on file comes from a single review source, with no second site to set beside it, and it sits below every ranked firm in the round on that evidence. That leaves the company's own long corporate record as the strongest paper on the profile. Our view is that the reviews decide this one: until recent customers report stronger work, the history alone cannot lift it into the ranked table.
Our verdict
Our judgement: KRM suits you if your decorating sits inside a larger building job and you value a long corporate record [3][5]. Recent feedback counts against a long history here.
Score summary
Scored on the home trades rubric v2.0. Insufficient evidence takes the neutral value and is not shown as a low mark.
- Composite score
- 54.2 / 100
Qualifications and accreditations C2 · weight 25%
50 out of 100
Industry qualifications can't be sourced from the registers, the business's website or the platforms checked [2].
First-hand responsiveness C3 · weight 15%
Insufficient evidence
Insufficient evidence
Insurance and safeguards C5 · weight 10%
Insufficient evidence
Insufficient evidence
Pricing transparency C6 · weight 5%
55 out of 100
A free quote is offered, but no rates, call-out fee or VAT position is stated [4].
Evidence
| Fact | Value | Source | Read |
|---|---|---|---|
| Incorporated | 16 September 1996 | Source companies-house |
Industry qualifications
Can't be sourced. We looked at the issuing registers, the business's own website and platforms such as Checkatrade and Which? Trusted Traders and found no scheme membership or registration to record.
Strengths
Limitations
The 3.9 Google score from 10 reviews is the weakest customer evidence in this round — read the reviews before shortlisting [1].
No insurance details are published — scored as insufficient evidence, not as a failing.
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Questions about KRM Contractors
Is KRM Contractors any good?
Mixed: it is the longest-trading company in the round on paper, yet its customer scores trail the whole table. Read the Google reviews in full rather than the average alone, and set what recent customers describe against the corporate record. Then ask for two recent decorating references at your scale before shortlisting.
Is KRM Contractors registered with a trade scheme?
No trade scheme is claimed and none can be sourced [2]. Decorating has no statutory register, so there is no legal badge missing here. Ask which trade bodies, if any, the firm belongs to, and check any answer against the scheme's own listings. Without scheme membership, the written quote and recent references do the reassuring instead.
What does KRM Contractors charge?
It publishes no rates, call-out fee or VAT terms; the website offers a quote form, an email address and a phone number instead [2][4]. That means your written quote does the talking: send the full job list with measurements and ask for an itemised fixed price. Confirm what the price covers before you agree anything.
Where does KRM Contractors work?
The firm works from Telford across Shropshire, and lists Cheshire and Staffordshire among its wider areas. Telford postcodes sit firmly inside its patch. Send your postcode with the job list to confirm cover, and agree who attends for building versus painting days. Jobs near the edge of the wider area are worth confirming early, since travel can move the price.
How is KRM Contractors ranked?
It sits outside the top ten in our September round: the customer evidence is too weak to carry it past the ranked firms despite the long corporate record. If the review picture improves, later rounds can revisit it. Read the full review, then decide which references would settle the choice.
How do I get a quote from KRM Contractors?
Use the quote form on the company website with the full job list and measurements for every room [4]. The site also publishes an email address and a phone line for the same job. Ask for an itemised fixed price naming preparation, paint, coats and dates, since no example prices are published. That written figure is what you compare with other firms.
What do customers say about KRM Contractors?
The record on file is a single Google source, the weakest customer score in this round, with no second site to set beside it. Read the full reviews rather than the average alone, and look for jobs at your scale. Then ask for two recent decorating references before shortlisting, since recent customers describe the firm best.
How does KRM Contractors compare with the ranked firms in this round?
The ranked firms pair stronger customer records with clearer paperwork: several publish detailed specifications, stated cover or quoting routes with named contacts. KRM brings the longest corporate record in the round and a combined building and painting offer for larger projects. Customer evidence is the gap, which is why it sits outside the ranked table.
Others assessed for this trade
- Glenn Ward Ltd69.3 / 100Ranked 1. Best for most-assured credentials with decorating managed end to end.
- Town & Country Painting & Decorating65.0 / 100Ranked 2. Best for detailed specifications with guaranteed workmanship.
- Painting by Paul60.7 / 100Ranked 3. Best for Shifnal homes needing indoor and outdoor painting.
- T Broadhurst Painting & Decorating60.4 / 100Ranked 4. Best for wallpapering and woodwork with a St George's decorator.
Sources
- Google Maps place listing Retrieved 3 September 2026.
- KRM Contractors homepage Retrieved 3 September 2026.
- KRM Contractors about page Retrieved 3 September 2026.
- KRM Contractors quote page Retrieved 3 September 2026.
- Companies House company record Retrieved 3 September 2026.
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