Overnight working

Retail and hospitality

Shops, restaurants and leisure, refitted overnight so the doors open on time every morning.

How we work here

Electricians on stepladders adjusting track lights in a clothing shop at night, the rails covered in plastic and the tables under dust sheets behind a barrier, shutters down.
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What's different here

  • Night shifts that finish clean, with the sales floor ready before opening
  • Fittings and stock protected, and nothing left trailing for customers
  • Centre management's rules and permits for shopping centres and high streets

What we typically do

  • Lighting refits and track lighting for new layouts
  • Shopfit power, tills and back-of-house distribution
  • Emergency lighting and fire alarm works for a change of use
  • Planned maintenance across a portfolio of stores

What we plan for in shops, restaurants and hotels

  1. Overnight workingNight shifts that finish clean, with the floor handed back ready to trade before the doors open.
  2. Trading hoursNothing that affects customers happens while they're there, and every isolation is planned around the trading day.
  3. Stock and fittingsFittings, rails and stock protected before we start each night, and nothing left trailing for customers or staff.
  4. Shopfitters and other tradesWe work to the shopfitter's programme, and agree with them each night who is where and what must be finished.
  5. Landlord and centre rulesCentre management's permits, loading bay bookings and fit-out guides are followed, and approvals arranged before we arrive.
  6. Lighting designTrack, linear and display lighting installed and aimed to the lighting designer's intent, ready for the visual merchandisers.
  7. Hotels, floor by floorIn a hotel we work one floor at a time, between check-out and check-in, so the rest of the building keeps selling rooms.
  8. Emergency lighting and fire alarmEmergency lighting and fire alarm brought into line with a new layout or a change of use, and certified before reopening.

Accreditations clients here ask for

  • NICEIC Approved ContractorHeld
  • SafeContractorNot held
  • ISO 9001 quality managementHeld

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Questions clients in this sector ask

Can you refit a store without closing it?

Yes. Most of our retail work is done overnight, with the floor handed back ready to trade every morning.

Do you work across a portfolio of stores?

Yes. We roll out refits and planned maintenance across portfolios, with one point of contact and every site's documents in one place.

Can you work in an open hotel?

Yes. We close one floor at a time and keep the noisy work between check-out and check-in.

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