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Office fit-out Project For Greenhatch in Chippenham

Office fit-out Project For Greenhatch in Chippenham

Client: Greenhatch
Value: £64k

Following a period of sustained growth Greenhatch Group was looking to move from a smaller leased office to the purchase of a new office  unit.

The new unit was a great size and had a really good location but it had had been left in dilapidated state and would need striping out and fitting out to make it fit for purpose.

Greenhatch engaged us early in the process to ensure they knew the costs involved to get what they wanted from the space.

Strip-out and Fit-out of the New Office

The current office space was split over two floors with lots of very old and dated partitioning separating the space into lots of smaller offices with narrow corridors.

Once we had drawn the existing office on CAD we were able to strip away the partitioning and provide options to the customer on the new layout. The layout included a large open plan office on the first floor for up to ten people with one directors office. On the ground floor the customer wanted a larger kitchen and breakout space along with a large “kit room” for all their specialist equipment.

The office fit-out works for this project included:

  • stripping out and removing all existing partitioning, kitchen and flooring.
  • Re-decorating all walls, doors, skirting and architraves using feature wall colours and graphite grey on the doors for a modern look.
  • New solid partitions to form the Kit room and one side of the directors office.
  • New glass partition forming the front of the directors office.
  • All new flooring using carpet tiles in the office with anti slip vinyl throughout the toilets, kitchen and kit room.
  • A new modern grey kitchen with an integrated fridge.
  • A large amount of electrical work including a new fuse board, nearly 60 double sockets in flexible 2-compartment trunking, 32  data points and new extraction for the kitchen.

Existing Photos

Work in Progress

The strip-out and office fit-out was completed very quickly as we had vacant possession of the building as soon as the customer completed the purchase of the building and were given a window of time before they needed to move in.

The strip out went very smoothly although the old carpet was extremely difficult to uplift as the previous owner had used more of a domestic type carpet with a really strong glue.

The walls are all a crisp bright white however the back wall of the main office was painted in a bright green which is more in line with the new corporate colours and matches the chairs the customer has.

The new carpet tiles looked great using a subtle striped pattern in a chequerboard pattern adds interest while the pattern hides any stains or wear to keep it looking new for longer. Carpet tiles were just for the upstairs space and stairs.

The doors were painted grey to look much more modern than the old wooden doors, along with fresh stainless steel ironmongery. The new kitchen had a concrete worktop and stainless steel sink. The new flooring downstairs was grey anti-slip vinyl flooring.

Work in Progress Photos

Completed Photos

The completed office fit-out looked clean, fresh and modern with brighter and more open plan spaces and more importantly, the customer was very pleased with the finished result.

Does your office look dated?

Whether you require expert space planning, bespoke design, or a full interior fit-out, the Cre8tive Interiors team is here to help.

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Factory Refuge Area and New Inspection Room in Swindon

Factory Refuge Area and New Inspection Room in Swindon

Client: Torin
Value: £23k

After successful completion of the office refurbishment and reception refurbishment projects Cre8tive Interiors was commissioned by Torin to create a factory refuge area / breakout space along with a new inspection room within the busy manufacturing site in Swindon.

Factory Refuge Area and New Inspection Room

The client had already designated the area at the end of the factory which was being used for storage so our first step was to measure the space.

The client wanted to create a designated refuge area for the staff with a visual separation from the factory without sacrificing the natural light from the large windows along the front of the building. This was achieved by building a half height 1.5m timber stud partition bolted into the concrete floor. Not our normal partition wall that we build, as usually they are built floor to ceiling. We had to use some heavy duty steel brackets to give strength to the wall. New vinyl anti-slip flooring also enhanced the look of the space making it more welcoming to staff.

The height of the roof in that part of the factory was nearly 6m high. A bit of a problem as if we fixed to the roof we would have to use jumbo stud; increasing costs; additional labour; scaffold towers, and taking much longer to build. We discussed the options with the client and decided the best way to build the inspection room was to make it lower, and fix a lid / top over it. This would still create a clean and bright inspection room. We dropped a suspended ceiling at 2.7m inside the walls to enable bright LED panels to be fitted above the inspection area. A pair of double doors were installed for easy access and new grey vinyl floor.

Existing Photos

Work in Progress

The new partitions were built very quickly using 3m high partitions for the inspection room and half height timber partitions for the refuge area. All partitions were tape and jointed and painted white for a crisp clean look.

The new inspection room had a pair of double doors painted grey while the refuge area had a new anti-slip vinyl flooring installed in a light grey colour.

The new suspended ceiling used a modern flat white tile with new bright LED panels giving much better lighting for the inspection team.

Work in Progress Photos

Completed Photos

The finished refuge area was clean and modern.  The half height partitions gave a good level of privacy for those eating at a table without sacrificing natural light to the factory.

The new inspection room was clean with bright LED lighting and double doors for easy access.

Does your factory or warehouse need some areas segregated ?

Whether you require expert space planning, bespoke design, or a full interior fit-out, the Cre8tive Interiors team is here to help.

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Low cost Partition Dividing Wall to an Existing Office.

Low cost Partition Dividing Wall to an Existing Office.
Dividing wall Demountable Partition

Client: Alarms and Electrical Ltd
Value: £1.3k

We do not turn away any project, even if it is a small one. This project was local to us, the new partition had to be a low cost demountable partition the same style as what they already have. The customer wanted to divide the room more for a visual separation so that the office functions could be split up. There was a wall there originally many years ago, but they took it out, and now they wanted it back in again.

Demountable Partition

The beauty of using demountable partitioning is that it is easy to put and remove, as none of the floors, ceiling and walls really get damaged and there is not a great deal of mess.

The important thing with this project was to make sure that the wall was the correct thickness, (50mm as opposed to 75mm), and to work out how to build it as economically as possible.

The 50mm composite panels are actually very heavy, around 40 kg. Unless you are used to carrying them, they can easily be damaged by nicking or scuffing the corners. The other problem with just a day to do the work is that the delivery has to be the previous day, as with only 1 day to build the wall, the fitter cannot spend half the day waiting for the delivery to turn up.

In this case, the customer said they would decorate the panels, this saves a days labour and the labour cost is actually quite expensive.

In order to fit the panels, they have to be cut, as well as the head channel to fit on the suspended ceiling, upright support posts between the panels, and the wall abutments at the edges.

As you can see from the photos, the panel also had to be cut around the perimeter trunking for a nice neat job.

 

Before and after Photos

We are happy to look at small projects, we will try and help as much as we can, please do not hesitate to contact us on 01380 73 88 44, or email us at [email protected]

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Fitting of Glass Walls under a Vaulted roof

Fitting of Glass Walls under a Vaulted roof
Glass walls and office furniture

Client: RTS
Value: £33k

Although the main title to this project post relates to the Vaulted roof design of the space, half the value of the project was for office furniture. A mixture of desks, soft seating, chairs and stools all designed with a selection of vibrant colours. The desks had dark charcoal worktops and white desks frames which looked pretty cool.

The customer was already in one building and wanted to expand into this one. They wanted a meeting room at one end by the main entrance like their existing space, that was built using an engineered timber system which would have cost an absolute fortune to build. We chose a different method, much more modern as well.

They also needed a breakout space away from the desks, where they could also brainstorm and do some problem solving away from the formality of meeting rooms. The space at the end of the building seemed ideal, so we allocated that space for that function.

The Vaulted Roof

The actual office space looks lovely, nice open roof space with oak beams. The building as well is in an amazing environment, very rural, lots of nice space, plenty of parking. However, as is common with many spaces built by builders, it is not very practical. Looks nice, but for an office space, not great. All of the wall surfaces are hard plastered walls and painted, and the high roof offers little in acoustic performance, the saving grace was at least they had a carpet.

Separating off the space into rooms therefore presents a bit of a problem. They liked the idea of glass walls, so we could build up to the roof beams, and then above the gaps would need to be filled in to prevent noise going through the trusses.

The meeting room needed at the front would need the trusses blocked in, and a new timber beam run along the side with the wall above filled in, with glass underneath in an ‘L’ shape. Along with an entrance door into the main office space.

The ideas room at the end would be more straightforward, build the glass up to the truss, and then infill all of the gaps above.

Initial Plans and Ideas

As always, we draw everything anyway. The main reason is so we can cost things accurately, and we do not always need to give the drawings to the client, but in this case, they paid us separately for the drawing and design work which was nice, and a bit unexpected but they were happy to do this. We also said that should they go ahead with the proposals, we would credit back the cost of the drawing work against the work which is what we did.

Infilling the Trusses and Glass Walls

In two of the overhead trusses, we had to allow to infil these with plasterboard and steel which was always going to be a time consuming job. Each section of the truss is different, it would have been very difficult and expensive to get these infilled with glass and then there is the sound performance issue with glass. Each of the sections we added insulation into the gaps.

Remaining Construction Photos

Below shows the remaining construction photos, some show the assembly of the desks using a ‘beam’ system, with shared leg frames. The main advantage in using a beam system is that the support leg frames are shared amongst adjoining desks, hence reduce the costs. Shared leg frames gives more leg room under the desks. The central spine of the desk cluster also has a cable management tray which keeps all of the power and data off the floor. The cabling can then be run from the edge of the walls, rather than worry about floor boxes near where people sit. Floor boxes would need cables running up from the floor boxes to the desks. Much neater to have cable management in the desks themsleves.

Also shown is the write on ideas wall, the glass writing board, the meeting tables, boardroom table and the other furniture in the rooms.

Space Planning and Design Work

If you are unsure of what can be done with a space, we really like to do the space planning and design work, working with what space you have. Making the most of the features that are in the building and maximising the light using glass walls, introducing vibrant colours and having an area to stimulate ideas were all aspects of this project that were enjoyable to do. If you have a project similar, and have any questions we would love to be involved in your project. The first visit is always free and the advice is free as well. If you are not sure what is involved you are not sure on how things can be done, then we are sure we can help.

Please call 01380 73 8844 or email us via the contact form on this website, or at [email protected]

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Fitting out of a brand new unit in Salisbury

Fitting out of a brand new unit in Salisbury

Client: Dauwalders
Value: £72k

We were asked to look at this project in Salisbury for Dauwalders. They were looking to take on two units next to each other, but one needed to be an office. The obvious location for an office was on an existing mezzanine floor, which would allow a work area underneath, and separation from the main warehouse floor.

A nice new unit, nothing had ever been built in it, however we could hear absolutely everything from next door due to the way the mezzanine floor had been built. We certainly needed to minimise this as much as we could without going over board with it.

The unusual way the mezzanine floor had been built, was that the floor did not actually go right up to each of the walls leaving a gap. Clearly we had to box this, and make it safe for the people working in the space.

The requirements were around 4 people in the office upstairs, with power points downstairs for benches, and the downstairs space needed a pair of double doors on it. The next door unit had to be knocked into, with a fire alarm fitted to cover both units, and this was fitted for us by the Fire Alarm Consultancy, which we recommend on all our projects.

There was some stipulation with dates, and that allowed Dauwalders to plan on what to move where and all of that was fine.

Building Regulations

The other fairly obvious item that needed to be considered was Building Regulations, particularly as there are people working on a mezzanine floor. The rules are that if people are working on a mezzanine, they need to have enough time to get out of the building in the event of a problem. The structure therefore has to be fire rated, to ensure it does not collapse, and the escape routes need to be clear, protected if required, with emergency lighting, fire alarm detection etc.

In this particular case, the travel distances to get out were not massive, and if we positioned the stairs where required, the exit is straight to a fire exit, as well as into a protected space underneath with an exit, as well as the roller shutter, and potentially into the other unit. Plenty of ways to get out.

The main stipulation from the Fire Inspector is to make sure that the mezzanine floor itself is fully 60 minutes protected. There was no stipulation on the walls, but we would normally fit 30 minutes anyway, and the Inspector was happy with that.

All of the steels therefore had to be boxed in 15mm fireline board, which is the pink board in the photographs below.

Building Regulation and Customer drawings and plans

We always draw everything anyway, but these drawings needed a bit more detail for the Inspector to be clear about what was going on. The offices needed fresh air ventilation, and this is done with a VAM unit. They had air conditioning which provided heating and cooling, but in Building Regulations there is no requirement for air conditioning, just a means of heating the space, which an electric radiator would have been fine. There is a definite requirement for fresh air ventilation.

Sound Problems from Next door.

This was always going to be tricky. Even as we stood on the mezzanine floor before we did any work at all, you could hear everything. Part of the issue was the really bad design of the mezzanine floor. They had designed it so that the main floor ran through all of the units, right the way through, then plonked the dividing walls on top of the floor to split up the units. Any noise translating into vibration just carries on through any metalwork. There were also huge gaps between the edge of the floor and the outside of the building, any noise was going to go straight up through these gaps to the upper floors. Even though the noise next door was downstairs, in their unit it was going straight up and through the gaps.

In our unit, we can deal with the gaps at the edges, but really it needed RWA45 acoustic slab in the walls, and sound block board to try and absorb noise coming through, and then block it coming into the potential new office upstairs. It also needed decent suspended ceilings with bagged 200mm insulation over the suspended ceiling grid and that was probably as much we could do.

Construction Photos

Please find below some construction photos. We needed to ensure that the mezzanine floor was 1 hour fire protected and as mentioned previously, we carried this out using 15mm fireline board, boxing all of the columns and the edges of the mezzanine floor.

We also had to build over the gaps at the edges of the mezzanine, to ensure any potential fire did not go up between the floors.

Some completed photos

If you are thinking of taking on a new unit, and have any questions, we would love to be involved in your project, the visit is always free and the advice is free as well. If you are not sure what is involved you are not sure on how things can be done, then we are sure we can help.

Please call 01380 73 8844 or email us via the contact form on this website, or at [email protected]

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Glass Meeting room on the edge of a Mezzanine floor.

Glass Meeting room on the edge of a Mezzanine floor.
Completed office on a mezzanine

Client: ProsysDev
Value: £67k

We were asked to look at this project via an enquiry from our website, the customer had looked around and felt we could help. When he contacted us, our first reaction was that it was around the M25, and miles away, surely someone closer could build a partition. The problem was that the customer wanted a bit more than a partition as the new room had to sit on the edge of a mezzanine floor and he was unsure about Building Regulations. The people he had contacted just wanted to give him a price for glass walls, without listening to what else he needed and gave no reassurance that it would actually comply with regulations.

For us, it was unusual to find a client that understood that there were Building Regulation issues to be addressed. The customer wanted a piece of paper at the end of the work to say that it complies and everything is fine as that was the right thing to do. When they took on the unit we think it helped that part of the specifications was a mezzanine floor that had been fire rated and was suitable for offices above, and that must have triggered a question.

All the other suppliers of partitioning just wanted to build a wall and that was it. Didn’t even want to visit.

The Next Step

After speaking with the client, we decided to just have a quick look for him if he could send over some details and see what we thought and give some budget costs. We just wanted to see how we could help, so let us have a quick look.

These are the details that were sent to us, pretty good actually.

Building Regulations

Looking at it initially, slightly tricky. The handrail would be in the way and we would have to remove it, and build the wall to the edge. The other bit that was quite hard was the sloping roof, we could have to build up to it and deal with the beams and make it look right. The customer was quite right, and we had to check with Building Regulations which is what we did, free of charge. The key things were that there were two means of escape with the 45 linear meters, so that was fine. The room needed fresh air ventilation, via a VAM unit, any glass to be fitted, which was our preferred options needed to be a special thickness as it is right on the edge at height. Again not a problem. We would also quickly need to check the mezzanine floor itself, to make sure it had the right fire protection. As it happened there was no cavity barrier inside the suspended ceiling underneath as the floor was long than 18 linear meters, and it needed one, so we put one in.

There are other things we did, but in essence, none of this was an issue.

We gave a budget cost, subject to a visit and that was ok, we visited and they also wanted their toilets refurbished. So we refurbished their toilets as well.

Design work, specifications

We always produce a drawing, initially we do this anyway so we can cost the project properly and not just guess everything which we know many people do.

The drawing needed to be tided a bit, although not to architectural standards, it is good enough to explain what needs to be done.

Construction, work in progress.

We liked the design of this project, the idea was to build a bulkhead suspended down from the roof which would form a rectangular opening to accommodate smart modern looking glass walls. Another tricky bit, as well as having to remove the handrail was to follow the shape of the roof and box the beams to make it look right. There were a couple of beams at different angles but we made it look right.

To build the walls around the meeting room out of tradition demountable partition systems, with plasterboard and double glazed windows would have actually been more expensive with what we were proposing, and certainly it would not look as good.

There was a small bit of detail in the construction that we quite liked. When we fitted the fresh air unit, the VAM unit, we prepared all of the ductwork which gets hidden by the suspended ceiling above, but also included extra ductwork to feed the potential downstairs office below the mezzanine.

The interior wall for the meeting room we built flush over the steel work, that give us a cavity where we could run the 200mm diameter ductwork down the walls, through the mezzanine floor and capped off ready for the room below. The ductwork needed fire dampers in them for fire protection purposes; preventing potential fire travelling from the upstairs to the downstairs through the pipework in the unlikely event of a fire. The dampers are also required to meet Building Regulations.

Toilet refurbishment

As mentioned previously in this post, the initial enquiry was not to refurbish the toilets but when we visited, we said what else we could do and they needed something doing to them.

Although small, we could hide the plumbing by using IPS systems, which is a system of enclosing pipework and cisterns behind a closed panel. Often seen in commercial centers, like shopping centers, motorway  service centers.

We could also box the pipework, tile the walls, paint it, change the flooring, fit a new suspended ceiling and lights.  Quite a bit really for such small spaces.

It is not possible to get lots of trades to do this type of work.

Toilet refurbishment progress photos

Some work in progress and completed photos

One of the problems in refurbishing small toilets is that they need lots of different trades, and there is not enough room in them to have lots of people doing different things.

For example, in these toilets we needed:

  • a plumber to disconnect / reconnect the existing and new.
  • Someone to build and fit the IPS panels, (needs a carpenter to cut the panels to size, sit them squarely)
  • a plumber to fit the sanitary wear to the IPS panel as it is being fitted.
  • A tiler to fit new wall tiles straight and flat.
  • A decorator to prepare the walls and paint them.
  • A suspended ceiling fitted to fit a new suspended ceiling
  • An electrician to disconnect the existing light and fit a new one, someone to fit a new toilet extraction system.
  • A flooring contractor to uplift the existing and supply and fit a new wood effect vinyl floor planks.
  • Someone to fit the new towel rail, toilet role dispenser, mirror, door signs.

Larger toilets are much easier as all of the activities can be scheduled and planned in as the elements usually take longer than a day. In this case there is not enough work to allow to bring in separate trades to do individual elements, planning and timing of those events would mean that doing the toilets would take months and cost a fortune. Luckily we have a fitter that can do all of the tasks, including the plumbing works. We were onsite anyway doing the electrics for the new offices, so it was easy for them to drop over onto the toilets to sort out the light fittings and extraction. Not so easy for anyone to do this type of work. Most plumbers would not know how to deal with the IPS system as there are commercial systems.

Some completed photos

The following photos were supplied by the client after we had left site. They show the boardroom table and chairs, and the comments from the customer is that they are very pleased with the final result and use the ideas wall along the long wall to good effect.

If you have any partitioning requirements that are perhaps a bit complicated and you are not sure on how things can be done, then we are sure we can help.

Please call 01380 73 8844 or email us via the contact form on this website, or at [email protected]

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Industrial style glass partition alterations in Frome

Industrial style glass partition alterations in Frome

Client: Frome Business Park
Value: £5.9k

The aim of this partitioning project for Frome Business Park , was to make the private office feel more open to the central meeting area by removing a solid wall and installing a glass partition.

We used and industrial style glass partition to match the existing glazing throughout the building.

Preliminary work

The first step was to measure the partition being removed and work out how to make sure the new partition would like like part of the original building scheme.

We were made aware that the existing partition housed a steel cross brace support for the mezzanine floor which could not be moved and we did not know exactly where it was positioned.

We planned to paint the steel in the same dark grey to match and worked on the basis that the new industrial style glass partition would need to be positioned in front or behind of the steel.

Existing office

Work in Progress photographs

We took out the solid partition wall and re-plastered the opening and painted white to match the walls around giving a nice square opening ready for the new industrial style glass partition to be installed.

The newly exposed steel cross brace was painted in the same dark grey ad the existing frameworks and doors making a feature out of it.

The existing vinyl plant flooring was uplifted and re-laid in offset cut formations to make good of the gap in flooring where the partition was removed without leaving and obvious joint line in the flooring.

Completed partition

The finish office partition looked like it has always been part of the building allowing more natural light into the office and encouraging integration between the office and meeting space.

The black crittal banding gives a really nice industrial look especially with the exposed cross brace behind.

Would you like to remove a solid partition and install glass partition in your office?

If you would like some advice and inspiration on how glass partitions can make a difference in your office, please do give us a call on 01380 73 88 44, or email us at [email protected] and we would love to help.

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What is Crittal banded glass partitioning?

What is Crittal banded glass partitioning?

industrial style for modern interiors

Crittal banded glass partitioning shows that with the careful use of trims and banding on a traditional sheet of glass an industrial look can be obtained. Using trims is a cost effective alternative to steel framed windows.

The word Crittal comes from Crittall Windows Ltd and is an English manufacturer of steel-framed windows and is synonymous with a particular style. Sometimes people refer to this style as Chinese glazing as it is a common style of windows design.

The industrial look is very popular adding interest and structure to the partitions while maintaining the shared natural light and enlarged office space feel gained with typical glass partitioning.

To see some of the other types of partitioning we offer click here

  • Available with Black (RAL 9005) or dark Grey (RAL 7016) framework and banding.
  • up to 3150mm high
  • 10mm clear toughened or 12.8mm acoustic laminated glass to give 35dB or 39dB
  • Available with glass doors with matching trims and black ironmongery or timber doors

Are you looking for and industrial look in your office ?

If you would like new a Crittal banded glass partition installed in your building, please do give us a call on 01380 73 88 44, or email us at [email protected] and we would love to help.

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Complete Office Design and Fit Out Project in Swindon

Complete Office Design and Fit Out Project in Swindon

Client: One Technologies
Value: £260k

We carried out an Office design and fit out fit out project for One Technologies Ltd in Swindon,Wiltshire. The project included creating ideas for the design, detail specification and documents, planning and then organising the work which was completed on time within budget.

The customer is an American company that wanted to set up and office in the UK. They had a breakfast bar in their office in Dallas, we tried to replicate the way they work in the US so part of their culture of how they work comes across into the UK. The customer is a web based company and the new office will be receiving inbound calls so is basically a call center. The image of a phone box in the reception is intended to reflect this and is one reason why there is a  concentration of desks in space. The digital image that is printed on heavy textured wall covering. Desk footprint was important in getting the right numbers in, and we have designed this so they can increase the numbers easily, all of the future space planning has been done. You will see the grey wallpaper in the office is very textured to give some personality to the paper and help with sound performance.

The activities included Office Design, Project Management, CDM regulations, Building Regulations, contracts, stripping out work, demountable glass partitioning, decorations, design of a breakfast bar, supply and fit of all office furniture, air conditioning new and changes to existing, ventilation changes, lighting, electrical work, data cabling, supply and fitting of the communications cabinet, cctv, access control, audio visual equipment and connection, storage wall and flooring changes. We also supplied all of the office furniture, screens, cupboards, plants, graphics, chairs and monitor arms.

Preparation work.

Much of the initial time on the project was spent exploring different layouts and seeing how the space could work. Care was taken in seeing how the customer wanted to use the space to have an area where people could relax and have teas and coffees.

Design Visuals.

We have covered elsewhere in this website our view on visuals. Please click this link for more explanation as to the difference between drawing work, space planning and 3d visuals. As a large proportion of the cost of the project focused around the breakfast bar we felt creating visuals was really important. The breakfast bar being an essential part of the office design. The film taken of this project reinforces how much the finished build reflects the initial visuals we produced for the project. Although they are in the film clip, they can be seen below:

Specifications, contract and planning.

The next step was to provide much more detail in the the specifications in the form of written documents. We had a commercial contract drawn up, as well as produced a full build specification document detailing every aspect of the build. Due to the amounts of money involved £250k +, we produced a project plan which showed the phases of when payments were due to be made depending on when various parts of the project were delivered. The final document was a detailed Gantt chart showing project timelines, dates, slack periods, completion dates and contingencies. Also built in were times required for the American IT team to visit and have all of the computer equipment installed and configured.

Build Photographs.

As you can see from the photographs there was quite a bit to organise, in particular we had to follow the progress to a programme, as well as maintaining dates that had to fit in with the American IT team visiting the UK to install the server the programme had to be met for the financial reasons in order to maintain a steady flow of payments coming to us from the USA. The main office design and fit out project for us was only one small part in order to get the office up and working. The customers IT people only had 3 days to install all of the equipment, so all of the infrastructure cabling, power, air conditioning, cabinets and of course all of the security access controls and cameras had to be fully working before they came over to visit. They were bringing with them a special server built by Dell to handle the call volumes anticipated in the office and the server itself cost 7 figures.

Final photographs finished office.

We are very please with the final office design and fit out. If you have not seen the video in the first part of this page then you can also see it here by here by clicking this text..

Moving / expanding or have problems with your existing office space?

Many offices have problems with sound, problems with fitting enough people in, and may look dated and need reworking which is where we can help. From an initial brief as to what the problems are to the final completed office we can carry out everything that you need inside an office. In the project above we used demountable partitioning but using a special type of glass to enhance sound performance. The system was also a propriety demountable partition system called Komfort Polar. The glass wall was double glazed, with seamless glass joints for a smooth simple look.

Why Demountable Partitions in Office Refurbishments?

  1. Demountable partitions are tax efficient in that they are seen as movable items and so can be treated differently in writing down allowances in the accounts, we can also lease elements of office refurbishments. Anything that can be moved.
  2. We mainly lease Demountable Partitions as they are movable, this spreads the costs of having the work done as Demountable Partitions always cost more than customers think.
  3. Leasing of movable items is very tax efficient and Cre8tive can provide illustrations, please contact us for further information.
  4. Most landlords insist on demountable partitions in an office as it is much easier to take them out should the tenant renting the space leave for any reason. The benefit is that is saves making a huge amount of mess and destruction that would be need with a conventional stud and plasterboard constructed wall.

Not sure what to do?

Please give us a call and we can help with any aspect of interior office fit out, along with space planning and design work.

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