Office Fit-Out across Farringdon (EC1). Office fit-out delivery for new lease take-ups, HQ relocations, floor consolidations and landlord CAT A works. Programme-driven, with a single fixed-price contract spanning design, build, M&E and handover.
Office Fit-Out across Farringdon (EC1) is delivered by our in-house commercial team with current estate approvals and compliance records on file. We have completed works in or adjacent to 1 New Street Square, The Goldsmiths' Centre, 68 Clerkenwell Road, 70 Farringdon Road, The Charterhouse among others. Teams mobilise from our London operations base, with direct transport links via Farringdon (Elizabeth line, Thameslink, Circle/Metropolitan/Hammersmith & City), Chancery Lane (Central), Barbican (Circle/Metropolitan), Angel (Northern). Every project is run by a named project manager reporting weekly with photographs and programme RAG. Out-of-hours loading, estate permit-to-work and managing-agent liaison are included in the prelims — not charged as variations.
The Farringdon market is dominated by creative agencies and design studios, tech and fintech (dojo, monzo, gocardless ecosystem), legal and professional services, each with distinct office fit-out requirements — programme compression, landlord co-ordination, out-of-hours delivery, and full compliance ownership. Our commercial team has delivered office fit-out in trophy buildings including 1 New Street Square, The Goldsmiths' Centre, 68 Clerkenwell Road, 70 Farringdon Road.
Farringdon spans the Clerkenwell creative core, the financial-adjacent edge around Chancery Lane, and the Smithfield redevelopment zone. Stock is a mix of converted Victorian warehouses (characterful, 3,000–8,000 sqft plates) and modern Grade A (15,000–25,000 sqft plates).
Standard noise hours 08:00–18:00 Mon–Fri and 08:00–13:00 Sat. Smithfield redevelopment zone carries additional Saturday morning work windows. Trading hours 8am–6pm core. Red route restrictions on Farringdon Road and Clerkenwell Road. Loading bays must be pre-booked through Islington/City parking. Smithfield meat market access is cleared from 7am — fit-out traffic routes around the market footprint.
Brief capture and space test-fit in 10 working days
Fixed CAT B design package — Stage 3 drawings, M&E schedules
Principal contractor appointment, CDM 2015 notification to HSE
Weekly client reports with photos and programme RAG status
Commissioning, O&M issue and 12-month defects period
| Tier | Range | What's covered |
|---|---|---|
| CAT A | £60–£95 per sqft | Base-build finish to let-ready standard |
| CAT A plus | £95–£140 per sqft | CAT A with added meeting rooms, kitchen, furniture-ready finishes |
| CAT B standard | £120–£200 per sqft | Full occupier fit-out with partitioning, joinery, M&E |
| CAT B premium / HQ | £220–£380 per sqft | Bespoke design, high-spec finishes, AV, branded reception |
This area sits outside the core trophy-tower premium zone — programme and pricing typically sit at the mid-range of the bands below. Figures are guide ranges — we provide a fixed quote after survey.
CAT A — delivered in Farringdon under estate-approved loading and out-of-hours protocols.
CAT A plus — delivered in Farringdon under estate-approved loading and out-of-hours protocols.
CAT B standard — delivered in Farringdon under estate-approved loading and out-of-hours protocols.
CAT B premium — delivered in Farringdon under estate-approved loading and out-of-hours protocols.
Test-fit — delivered in Farringdon under estate-approved loading and out-of-hours protocols.
Space plan — delivered in Farringdon under estate-approved loading and out-of-hours protocols.
Demountable partitioning — delivered in Farringdon under estate-approved loading and out-of-hours protocols.
Acoustic glazing — delivered in Farringdon under estate-approved loading and out-of-hours protocols.
Islington and City Corporation split planning authority over the area. Clerkenwell and Smithfield conservation areas cover much of the stock, with listed-building consent required for many Victorian warehouses. Derwent and Helical both hold pre-approved fit-out guides.
Reference list available on request under NDA.
Measured condition survey within 5 working days, including M&E, fabric and compliance review.
Scope capture workshop with stakeholders — occupier, landlord, managing agent, FM team.
Stage 3 design package with space plan, M&E schedules, specification and CAT A/B split.
Lump-sum price against the design package. All prelims transparent.
CDM notification, RAMS, permit-to-work, landlord licence-to-alter, estate approvals.
Weekly client reports with photos, programme RAG, variation log, compliance status.
O&M manuals, as-built drawings, building-regs sign-off, 12-month defects period.
Office Fit-Out in converted victorian warehouses (3,000–8,000 sqft plates) is typically specified to cat a level — base-build finish to let-ready standard. Programme is governed by loading access and estate working-hours framework.
Office Fit-Out in modern grade a office (15,000–25,000 sqft plates) is typically specified to cat a plus level — cat a with added meeting rooms, kitchen, furniture-ready finishes. Programme is governed by loading access and estate working-hours framework.
Office Fit-Out in listed buildings and conservation area stock is typically specified to cat b standard level — full occupier fit-out with partitioning, joinery, m&e. Programme is governed by loading access and estate working-hours framework.
Office Fit-Out in mixed-use with ground-floor retail/f&b is typically specified to cat b premium / hq level — bespoke design, high-spec finishes, av, branded reception. Programme is governed by loading access and estate working-hours framework.
CAT B fit-out is typically delivered during standard working hours from a vacant demise. Where we take possession of an occupied floor for phased works, we operate night and weekend shifts with sealed segregation, low-noise equipment and managed loading slots booked with the managing agent.
Standard noise hours 08:00–18:00 Mon–Fri and 08:00–13:00 Sat. Smithfield redevelopment zone carries additional Saturday morning work windows. Trading hours 8am–6pm core. Red route restrictions on Farringdon Road and Clerkenwell Road. Loading bays must be pre-booked through Islington/City parking. Smithfield meat market access is cleared from 7am — fit-out traffic routes around the market footprint.
All Farringdon occupiers benefit from a PPM framework covering L8 water hygiene, EICR, emergency lighting, F-Gas registers and fabric maintenance. For a scoped PPM package in Farringdon see Office Maintenance in Farringdon or Commercial Maintenance in Farringdon.
Anonymised project outlines from our Farringdon and adjacent-area portfolio — full reference list with contact introductions available on request under NDA.
Scope · 14,500 sqft
Budget band · £2.3M
Programme · 16 weeks
Full CAT B including client suite, library, mediation rooms
Delivered under single-contractor D&B with CDM 2015 principal contractor duty. Full compliance pack at handover.
Scope · 6,200 sqft
Budget band · £1.1M
Programme · 12 weeks
Premium finish, bespoke joinery, boardroom AV containment
Delivered under single-contractor D&B with CDM 2015 principal contractor duty. Full compliance pack at handover.
Scope · 9,800 sqft
Budget band · £1.4M
Programme · 13 weeks
Open plan, acoustic pods, 12 meeting rooms, town hall space
Delivered under single-contractor D&B with CDM 2015 principal contractor duty. Full compliance pack at handover.
CAT A is the landlord's base-build finish: raised floors, suspended ceilings, perimeter heating/cooling and emergency lighting. CAT A plus adds meeting rooms, kitchen, and sometimes furniture to let to occupiers immediately. CAT B is the tenant's full occupational fit-out: partitioning, branding, joinery, AV and finishes.
For a standard CAT B of 5,000–15,000 sqft we can mobilise within 3–4 weeks of instruction, subject to licence-to-alter. A full CAT B programme typically runs 10–16 weeks.
We self-deliver electrical and small-works mechanical through our in-house team, with specialist subcontractors on chillers, VRF and BMS. All works are covered by the main contract.
Yes — we work with the project assessor, supply tracked submittals for materials, air-quality data for paints and adhesives, and commissioning reports for M&E.
Yes. We prepare the drawings, M&E schedules, method statements and condition schedule required by the landlord's surveyor, and manage the approval process to completion.
Fixed lump-sum against an agreed specification. Variations are priced per item before issue. No percentage preliminaries markups.
Rental and occupier-quality indicators are up 20–30% since 2022 opening. Demand has shifted from creative to blended tech/legal/professional services. Floor plates over 15,000 sqft are now scarce.
Yes — we handle listed-building consent, exposed-brick fit-out, timber-floor retention and original cast-iron column preservation.
The meat market operates 2am–7am — commercial fit-out loading avoids that window and uses 8am–10am or after 6pm slots through Islington parking.
Standard CAT B: £120–£180 per sqft. Warehouse conversion adds 10–15% for structural considerations. Premium HQ-level fit-out: £200+ per sqft.
Full commercial refurbishment for occupied and vacant offices — CAT B fit-out, finishes, M&E upgrades.
Demountable, acoustic and glazed partitioning for meeting rooms, offices and open-plan subdivision.
Whole-building decorating for commercial occupiers. Night and weekend delivery.
Suspended ceiling grids, tiles, rafts, exposed-services finishes.
Carpet tile, LVT, resin, engineered timber. Installed in live environments.
In-depth articles on commercial fit-out, compliance and market strategy.
Measured condition survey within 5 working days. Fixed-price quote within 10. Estate approvals on file.