Commercial kitchen design & installation in London

Make the available kitchen space work harder

A kitchen redesign should start with what each station must do. Map preparation, cooking, plating, washing and storage alongside the routes used by staff, incoming stock and collections. Identify awkward gaps, inaccessible storage and equipment that obstructs the working space.

Made-to-measure worktops, sink benches, shelves and fitted panels can be developed around the agreed layout and appliance information. For a compact restaurant or food-to-go operation, include the customer counter and collection area so the handover from kitchen to service is considered at the same time. Explore our kitchen fabrication and design guide for the details to specify.

Plan London delivery and installation before manufacture

Tell us how large assemblies will reach the room. Record doorway sizes, stairs, lift dimensions, basement access and tight internal turns. Include photographs of the full route from the unloading point rather than the kitchen alone. These details inform how fitted items are made and assembled.

Share the delivery booking arrangements, unloading position and any landlord, building-manager or site-contractor requirements. If a premises is trading, identify approved working hours and the areas that must remain usable. The installation sequence and programme need to be agreed against that information.

For a refurbishment, distinguish retained appliances and existing services from new work. Confirm appliance models and manufacturer clearances, and identify who is responsible for connections and commissioning. Any extraction, gas, electrical, plumbing or refrigeration work must be explicitly scoped with the appropriate trades.

Kitchen, bar and customer-facing fit-out in one brief

The working side of a venue and the customer view often meet at the same counter. We bring stainless steel fabrication, commercial joinery, bar and servery counters and signage and graphics into the same project discussion. Include finish references, service equipment and cleaning access alongside the appearance you want.

For repeated sites, a common design can be developed while dimensions, service positions and access remain specific to each premises. Tell us which elements should match and which need adapting. See restaurant, bar and café fit-outs for wider venue planning.

How a London project moves from brief to fitting

Send the premises postcode, layout or rough sketch, current photographs and equipment list, together with your budget guide and intended opening date. We review the design and manufactured elements, agree drawings and the specification, then plan production in Norfolk and installation at your London site.

The quotation should make the included items, fitting and other-contractor responsibilities clear. Approval dates and site readiness affect the programme. Start early enough to review the layout and access before treating an opening date as a confirmed installation commitment. Our planning guide helps organise the first conversation.

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