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Premium retail shop fit-out with bespoke joinery shelving and modern lighting

Shop Fitting · Commercial Fit-Outs · Kent

Shop Fitting & Commercial
Fit-Outs across Tunbridge Wells
& the wider Kent area

Retail, salon, café and office fit-outs delivered to your trading deadline, fixed price, single contractor, out-of-hours working where it protects your revenue.

Request my fit-out estimate 07864 901019

Fully insured to £5m · Company No. 15948972 · Free on-site survey · Out-of-hours working available

  • Retail · Salon · Café · Office
  • Out-of-hours working
  • Fire compartmentation specialists
  • Part M accessibility
  • Fixed-price contracts

Service overview

What's involved in shop fitting & commercial fit-outs.

Plain-English breakdown, so you know exactly what you're paying for and why it matters before we set foot on site.

What it is

Commercial shop fitting and fit-outs, strip-out, partitioning, suspended ceilings, electrics and data, lighting, HVAC, plumbing, joinery, flooring, glazing, signage and decoration. Retail, hospitality, salon and small office sectors.

Who it's for

Independent retailers opening or refitting a unit, salon owners moving into a new lease, café and restaurant operators on a trading deadline, and landlords preparing units for new tenants.

When you need it

Lease signed and rent kicking in; landlord works completed and you need the unit trading; or an existing unit needs a refit between trading hours to avoid losing revenue.

Why it matters

Commercial fit-outs live and die on programme, every week the unit isn't trading is rent paid for nothing. A fixed-price contract with a single contractor protects both the budget and the opening date.

The cost of doing nothing

What goes wrong when this is ignored.

Commercial fit-outs go wrong when contractors don't understand the difference between residential and commercial, fire compartmentation, accessibility, emergency lighting and out-of-hours working are non-negotiable on commercial premises.

Risks of waiting

  • Fire compartmentation done badly fails the FRA and prevents the unit from opening.
  • Part M accessibility missed means a re-do once the council inspects.
  • Emergency lighting and signage not designed in costs 3–4× more to retrofit after handover.
  • Daytime-only working in a town-centre unit creates noise complaints and overruns into trading days.

Common mistakes

  • Choosing a residential builder for a commercial fit-out, different regs, different programme discipline, different risk.
  • Specifying finishes mid-build, lead times push the opening date by weeks.
  • Skipping a written programme so the landlord and lease guarantor have nothing to hold to.
  • Underestimating the M&E sequencing, power, data, HVAC and lighting need to be co-ordinated before ceilings close.

Our process

How the job actually runs.

Same system every time. No improvising on your floor.

  1. 01

    Free on-site survey

    Walk-through with you (and the landlord if needed), review the lease drawings and discuss trading deadline.

  2. 02

    Fixed written quote

    Itemised quote within 48 hours covering every trade, finish, signage, M&E and programme, including out-of-hours allowances.

  3. 03

    Pre-start co-ordination

    Building Control or licensing applications filed, landlord consents obtained, deliveries scheduled around access windows.

  4. 04

    Fit-out phase

    Site supervisor on the ground, daily progress updates and out-of-hours working where it protects your trading dates.

  5. 05

    Sign-off & handover

    Fire Risk Assessment co-ordinated, EICR for new circuits, building/landlord sign-offs and a 1-year Spectrum workmanship guarantee.

What you get

The outcomes that matter.

Delivered to your trading date

Programme built around your opening date, not the other way round.

Out-of-hours working

Night and weekend working where it protects revenue and minimises noise complaints.

Fire & accessibility compliant

Fire compartmentation, emergency lighting, Part M accessibility designed in from day one.

One contractor, one invoice

All trades in-house or vetted, one point of contact through the programme.

Fixed price

Variations are quoted and signed before any extras start.

Backed by guarantees

EICR, FRA co-ordination and 1-year Spectrum workmanship guarantee on every element we install.

In depth

Everything worth knowing before you book.

The details a salesperson skips. Skim it, or read every word, both are useful.

Questions on this?

Talk to a Spectrum tradesman direct.

07864 901019

Retail unit fit-outs

Strip-out, shopfront glazing or roller-shutter, partitioning, ceiling, lighting design, electrics and data, flooring, fitted joinery (counters, shelving, display), signage and decoration. Typical 4–10 week programme depending on unit size and complexity.

Salon, café and hospitality fit-outs

Salons need correctly designed power, water and waste at every station, plus the right ventilation for treatments. Café and hospitality fit-outs add grease extraction, food-safe finishes and acoustic treatment; any gas appliance commissioning is delivered through our Gas Safe registered partner. We handle every trade in one programme.

Office and small commercial fit-outs

Cat A and Cat B office fit-outs, partitioning, suspended ceilings, lighting and emergency lighting, data and power, HVAC, kitchenettes and WCs to Part M. Out-of-hours working where the building is occupied during the day.

Frequently asked

Straight answers, no fluff.

Can't see your question? Call 07864 901019.

Costs vary by size, spec and complexity. Quotes are free. After a free on-site survey you'll receive a fixed itemised written quote, we aim for a 48-hour turnaround.

Ready when you are

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