Retail shopfitting across Greater Manchester
Our retail shopfitting team works across Greater Manchester and the wider North West, taking projects from first survey to final clean in towns including Salford, Bolton, Stockport.
Retail shopfitting is the design, manufacture and installation of everything inside a shop that lets it trade: walls, ceilings, lighting, flooring, display fixtures, counters, fitting rooms and the services behind them.
Local projects in Greater Manchester
In Greater Manchester we mostly see cafés, takeaways and independent restaurants and salons, barbers and beauty clinics. Each has its own landlord rules, service loads and access limits, which we look at on the first visit.
North West city centres and their surrounding towns have a strong food, drink and independent retail scene, with plenty of conversions of older shop units into cafés, bars and salons.
What does the work include?
- Lighting, power and data first fix
- Display walls, gondolas and counters
- Flooring, decorating and final clean
- Measured survey and floor plan
Planning and building control in Greater Manchester
In England, fit-out work that affects fire escape, structure, drainage or accessibility falls under the Building Regulations and is signed off by local authority or approved inspector building control. Shopfronts, extraction flues and illuminated signs are dealt with separately by the local planning authority.
- Shopfitting inside a trading centre often has to run out of hours, so ask for a night-work price early.
- Fire alarm, emergency lighting and escape signage must be commissioned and certified before you open.
Questions about retail shopfitting in Greater Manchester
Do you provide the design as well as the build?
We produce a layout and elevations with you, then build from them. If you already have a designer or brand guidelines, we work to those instead.
Do you cover Salford and the rest of Greater Manchester?
Yes. We carry out retail shopfitting in Salford, Bolton and across Greater Manchester. The survey is free wherever the unit is.
Which building rules apply to fit-outs in Greater Manchester?
In England, fit-out work that affects fire escape, structure, drainage or accessibility falls under the Building Regulations and is signed off by local authority or approved inspector building control. Shopfronts, extraction flues and illuminated signs are dealt with separately by the local planning authority.
Can you work around our existing shop while it trades?
Yes. We phase the work, screen off live areas and do the noisy and dusty trades out of hours so the shop can keep taking money.
Towns we cover in Greater Manchester
Other services in Greater Manchester
- Aluminium shopfronts
- Roller shutters and security
- Shop signage and fascias
- Shop refurbishment and refit
- Bespoke shop joinery and counters
- Shelving and display systems
Nearby areas
Ready to plan your fit-out in Greater Manchester?
Book a free site survey and get a fixed-price, itemised quote.