
Managing Commercial Painting Projects Across Multiple Locations
Posted on April 15, 2026
If you’re responsible for maintaining properties across multiple markets, whether it’s retail storefronts, hotel portfolios or senior living communities, you know that coordinating painting projects at scale is its own full-time job. Most contractors can handle one location, maybe two. When projects span multiple states with tight scheduling windows and consistent brand standards required, the gap between what contractors promise and what they deliver becomes clear fast.
CertaPro Painters® National Accounts was built specifically to solve this problem.
One Point of Contact. Local Execution Everywhere.
CertaPro Painters® operates 360 franchises across the U.S. and Canada, with more than 7,000 painters serving nearly 25,000 commercial properties annually. That scale means you get a single dedicated National Account Manager handling coordination and billing, while locally based crews execute the work in each market.
This is a meaningful distinction from contractors who claim national coverage but subcontract to traveling crews. When touch-ups are needed weeks after a project closes, locally anchored franchisees are still there.
Designed for Multi-Site Facility Managers
The CertaPro Painters® National Accounts Program removes the complexity from managing painting at scale:
- Centralized account management — one contact manages scheduling, communication, and billing across all locations
- Consistent brand standards — color matching and approved finishes applied uniformly across markets
- Scheduling flexibility — off-hours, weekends, and phased rollouts planned around your operations
- Full compliance — franchisees are trained, insured, and OSHA-compliant
- Ancillary services — light carpentry, drywall repair, EIFS repair, epoxy floor coatings, and more
The process starts with a Discovery Meeting — a conversation with your dedicated National Account Manage to understand your portfolio and priorities before any proposal is made.
Built for the Industries That Need It Most
Retail
CertaPro Painters® helps national retail brands execute brand conversions, scheduled repaints, and new location buildouts across dozens of states simultaneously, with one contact managing the entire program and minimal disruption to store operations.
Hospitality
For hotel and restaurant chains, guest experience depends on appearance. We work around occupancy and service schedules to deliver interior and exterior refresh projects — from guest rooms to facades — with discreet crews and a job site supervisor on every project.
Senior Living & Healthcare
CertaPro Painters® has partnered with more than 128 senior living organizations to paint nearly 500 communities, building job plans with on-site management to keep work areas secure and disruption minimal. Services include high-durability coatings, lead paint compliance, and color consulting — all scheduled around facility operations.
The Right Questions to Ask Any National Painting Partner
Before engaging any commercial painting organization for multi-site work, ask these:
Are your local painters employees or subcontractors? Will they be available for follow-up after a project closes?- Do you provide a dedicated account manager, or will I coordinate with multiple regional contacts?
- How do you ensure brand consistency across markets?
- What compliance documentation do you carry — OSHA, general liability, workers’ comp?
- Can you handle ancillary services (carpentry, drywall, surface prep) or will I need separate vendors?
CertaPro Painters® National Accounts is built to answer all of these with confidence.
Ready to simplify your painting program?
With 30 years in commercial painting and local fulfillment across virtually every U.S. and Canadian market, CertaPro Painters® is ready to make multi-site painting one less thing to manage.





