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Reception and Boardroom Refurbishment in Swindon

Post author By Ryan Cox
Post date May 10, 2026

Client: Torin
Value: £32k

Cre8tive Interiors was commissioned by Torin to carry out a reception refurbishment as well as a boardroom upgrade. Torin is a busy manufacturing site in Swindon and the work was needed urgently ahead of some important meetings.

The customer had been let down by another refurbishment company leaving them only a matter of weeks to upgrade the customer journey ahead of the meeting. Torin were very impressed that we visited the next day, took a project brief along with measurements and having a good look around. We then produced a detailed proposal quote with an ideas board to show finishes and how it could look. They were very happy with the response and the proposals and we were on site the next week starting work.

Once we started the work, they wanted us to have a look at the boardroom as well.

Existing Reception and Boardroom

Our first step was to measure the space and discuss with the client what they are hoping to achieve. In this case the brief was relatively simple, they just wanted the reception and boardroom to look a little bit cleaner and more modern ready for an important meeting.

The existing space looked very tired overall, with many marks in the carpet. The suspended ceiling had very old looking ceiling tiles, (fissured) which were sagging and stained in places.

We discussed with the client the quickest and most cost effective ways of achieving a clean and modern look which included:

Replacing the ceiling tiles for flat white modern tiles to give a cleaner look to the ceiling.
Replacing the flooring using a modern wood effect vinyl in the reception. This would be much easier to clean than carpet. As the space is also a high traffic area it would last much longer than carpet. The plan was then to provide new carpet into boardroom in a modern grey colour.
A general re-decoration of all walls, doors, skirting and architrave to ensure everything looks clean fresh.
Upgrading the look of the stairwell by re-painting all of the metalwork and installing vinyl onto the treads with anti-slip stair nosing’s to remove the work effect on the staircase.
Installing modern wooden slatwall panelling into the reception and boardroom to give a modern feature wall for their TV and signage.

Timing was most important for the client so once we had the brief we worked out the costs and produced the quote the following day with the aim of being on site the following week.

Existing Photos

Work in Progress Photos

New LED lights and walls being decorated

Completed Photos

The finished reception refurbishment and boardroom upgrade looks clean, fresh and modern whilst also being much more practical with easy to clean flooring and much better lighting levels.

The space was completed with time to spare for the clients meetings and allowed them time to add the finishing touches like some new furniture.

Reception and Boardroom Refurbishment in Swindon — New welcoming reception with plants and sign in tablets

Does Your Reception Area Look Dated?

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Tags Boardroom refurbishment, carpet tiles, Ceiling tiles, Meeting room refurbishment, re-decoration, reception, Reception refurbishment, reception upgrade, slatwall paneling, suspended ceiling, vinyl flooring, Welcoming reception

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Factory Refuge Area and New Inspection Room in Swindon

Post author By Ryan Cox
Post date May 7, 2026

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.

Factory Refuge Area and New Inspection Room in Swindon — Finished factory refuge area

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.

Contact us today to discuss your vision. Call our experts: 01380 73 88 44 | Enquire Online: Contact us

Tags anti-slip vinyl, breakout area, breakout space, Ceiling tiles, factory room, factory segregation, half height partitions, inspection room, LED lighting, modern office, re-decoration, refuge area, safety flooring, suspended ceiling, vinyl flooring

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Office Refurbishment Project in Swindon

Post author By Ryan Cox
Post date May 2, 2026

Client: Torin
Value: £91k

After successful completion of the reception refurbishment, and boardroom upgrade project, Cre8tive Interiors was commissioned by Torin to continue with the main office refurbishment phase.

The client really liked how quickly we responded and the feedback from the staff was very positive to the clean and fresh look of the reception and boardroom.

Refurbishment of the Main Office

Our first step was to measure the full extent of the space, which included a very large main office along with a number of smaller managers offices and meeting rooms and even a small kitchen.

The existing space just looked very tired overall, with lots of marks in the carpet and dated fissured ceiling tiles which were sagging and stained in places along with very dated furniture.

The client wanted to continue a clean and modern look which we had already provided on the reception and boardroom project so this new project also included:

Replacing the suspended ceiling / installing new using flat white modern tiles to give a cleaner look to the ceiling.
Replacing the flooring using a modern wood effect vinyl in the kitchen and walkways. Due to the manufacturing nature of their business, the walkways attracted much more wear. The vinyl flooring was much easier to clean and longer lasting. The new carpet tiles in the main office and meeting rooms had a modern grey plain colour / pattern.
A general re-decoration of all walls, doors, skirting and architrave to ensure everything looks clean fresh and moves away from the bold orange future walls.
Dry-lining the printed breeze block wall to give a much smoother look the to office.
Removing all old redundant radiators from the walls before re-decoration.

Existing Photos

Stained carpet and old fissured ceiling tiles

Very worn flooring and bold orange colour

Work in Progress

The office refurbishment was completed in two phases by doing all of these smaller meeting rooms lobby and kitchen first before starting on the main office which minimised disruption to the business.

The new suspended ceiling used a modern flat white tile which looks much cleaner than the old fissured tiles making the space much more light and airy.

The walls are all a crisp bright white however the pillars were painted in a teal blue which is more in line with the new corporate colours and adds a nice little colour detail.

The new wood effect vinyl flooring looks great whilst being super hard wearing and easy to clean.

The new carpet tiles in the office were a modern light grey making the space much lighter especially with the new ceiling tiles, LED lighting and fresh decorations.