Fit Out and Refurbishment

The Government Property Agency (GPA) has appointed Wates to carry out a Category B fit-out of 2 Ruskin Square in Croydon creating a centralised hub for civil servants. Wates will transform the 10-storey, 330,000 sq ft building, which forms part ...

Wates has completed the fit-out of Marks & Spencer’s (M&S) store in Bishopbriggs, a transformation that brings Wates’ total 2023 portfolio to 76,500 sq ft of completed projects on behalf of M&S. The fit-out of the new Glasgow store saw ...

Today’s Facilities Manager faces complex challenges in delivering workplaces that function effectively in the current business climate. With companies increasingly looking to return teams to the office, there are many questions around how best to provide a welcoming and productive ...

Office fit-out and refurbishment specialist, BW: Workplace Experts, has published its latest, workplace market insights (Q3 and Q4) showing an evolving but positive picture over the last six months of the year and into 2024. Ongoing challenges around rising costs ...

Global data centre provider, Telehouse, has awarded Skanska a fit out contract valued at £158 million as part of a significant upgrade of its largest data centre, Telehouse South at Docklands in London. The project will see the mechanical, electrical ...

Wates has secured a place on the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) Taxi Rank Framework for fit out projects ranging from £3 million up to £10 million across Northern England, Scotland, and Wales. Work will be allocated through a ...

Marks and Spencer (M&S) has appointed Wates to deliver three large-scale fit-out contracts at its stores in Dundee, Uckfield, and Guildford. With a combined area of over 80,000 sq ft, the three contracts form part of M&S’s major investment to ...

A revised Client Guide to Office Fit-Out and Refurbishment has been published by the Finishes and Interiors Sector (FIS) to promote best practice in the fit-out process. First published in 2017, the updated guide is aimed at clients, contractors and ...

A new report Procurement in the Finishes, Fit-Out and Interiors Sector, which has been launched by University of Reading, Finishes and Interiors Sector (FIS) and AMA Research (part of Barbour ABI) aims to better understand how procurement practices are affecting ...

Scottish-based UK and internationally operating construction and property business Edison Group has acquired project management, interior fit-out and property maintenance business GDC Design. The group says it plans to grow significantly over the next year both organically and by acquisition ...