Reception Refurbishment across Liverpool Street & Bishopsgate (EC2, EC3). Commercial reception refurbishment — the first 60 seconds of every client visit. Joinery, stone, signage, lighting, seating and AV containment, delivered to a fixed-price brief that signals brand quality from the door.
Reception Refurbishment across Liverpool Street & Bishopsgate (EC2, EC3) 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 22 Bishopsgate, 100 Liverpool Street, 1 Appold Street, 5 Broadgate, 201 Bishopsgate among others. Teams mobilise from our London operations base, with direct transport links via Liverpool Street (Elizabeth line, Central, Circle, Metropolitan, Hammersmith & City + National Rail + Stansted Express), Moorgate (Elizabeth line, Northern), Bank (Central, Northern, Waterloo & City, DLR). 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 Liverpool Street & Bishopsgate market is dominated by global investment banks (ubs, deutsche bank), law firms (herbert smith freehills, reed smith), insurance and reinsurance, each with distinct reception refurbishment requirements — programme compression, landlord co-ordination, out-of-hours delivery, and full compliance ownership. Our commercial team has delivered reception refurbishment in trophy buildings including 22 Bishopsgate, 100 Liverpool Street, 1 Appold Street, 5 Broadgate.
The Broadgate-to-Bishopsgate corridor is one of London's highest-value commercial clusters — 22 Bishopsgate (the tallest in the Square Mile), the full Broadgate estate (13 buildings, 4m sqft), and the Shoreditch edge. Occupiers span banking, insurance, law, tech and media.
Broadgate strict out-of-hours loading: 6am–8am and 6pm–10pm for construction traffic. Trading hours on investment-banking floors (6:30am market opening) compress feasible heavy-noise windows — most work is 7pm–5am. Broadgate loading is booked 72 hours ahead via estate management. Skips prohibited on the estate — waste removed in enclosed trucks nightly. ULEZ compliance mandatory for all vehicles.
Brand workshop — mood boards, materials, brand guide input
Concept design and sample board
Detailed joinery and signage drawings
Procurement — stone, joinery veneers, fabric, lighting
Phased installation with maintained access
| Tier | Range | What's covered |
|---|---|---|
| Refresh | £80–£180 per sqft | Paint, joinery touch-up, new signage and lighting |
| Standard rebuild | £180–£360 per sqft | New desk, wall cladding, flooring, lighting, signage |
| Premium | £360–£620 per sqft | Stone, premium joinery, designer furniture, feature ceiling |
| Trophy / HQ | £620+ per sqft | Bespoke stone, full architectural commission, AV, art |
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.
Reception desk — delivered in Liverpool Street & Bishopsgate under estate-approved loading and out-of-hours protocols.
Wall cladding — delivered in Liverpool Street & Bishopsgate under estate-approved loading and out-of-hours protocols.
Stone feature wall — delivered in Liverpool Street & Bishopsgate under estate-approved loading and out-of-hours protocols.
Timber veneer — delivered in Liverpool Street & Bishopsgate under estate-approved loading and out-of-hours protocols.
Feature lighting — delivered in Liverpool Street & Bishopsgate under estate-approved loading and out-of-hours protocols.
Signage — delivered in Liverpool Street & Bishopsgate under estate-approved loading and out-of-hours protocols.
Wayfinding — delivered in Liverpool Street & Bishopsgate under estate-approved loading and out-of-hours protocols.
Directory board — delivered in Liverpool Street & Bishopsgate under estate-approved loading and out-of-hours protocols.
Broadgate estate works engage British Land's approved contractor scheme and internal fit-out guide. City of London Corporation holds planning authority for most of EC2/EC3. Conservation areas at Broad Street, Bishopsgate Goodsyard and Spitalfields add overlay.
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.
Reception Refurbishment in trophy towers (25,000–30,000 sqft plates) is typically specified to refresh level — paint, joinery touch-up, new signage and lighting. Programme is governed by loading access and estate working-hours framework.
Reception Refurbishment in broadgate campus grade a (15,000–22,000 sqft plates) is typically specified to standard rebuild level — new desk, wall cladding, flooring, lighting, signage. Programme is governed by loading access and estate working-hours framework.
Reception Refurbishment in period refurbished stock is typically specified to premium level — stone, premium joinery, designer furniture, feature ceiling. Programme is governed by loading access and estate working-hours framework.
Reception Refurbishment in listed liverpool street station-adjacent buildings is typically specified to trophy / hq level — bespoke stone, full architectural commission, av, art. Programme is governed by loading access and estate working-hours framework.
Reception works typically phase around business hours where the reception must remain operational — protective hoarding with brand-matched print, with heavy joinery and stone installation confined to evenings and weekends.
Broadgate strict out-of-hours loading: 6am–8am and 6pm–10pm for construction traffic. Trading hours on investment-banking floors (6:30am market opening) compress feasible heavy-noise windows — most work is 7pm–5am. Broadgate loading is booked 72 hours ahead via estate management. Skips prohibited on the estate — waste removed in enclosed trucks nightly. ULEZ compliance mandatory for all vehicles.
All Liverpool Street & Bishopsgate 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 Liverpool Street & Bishopsgate see Office Maintenance in Liverpool Street & Bishopsgate or Commercial Maintenance in Liverpool Street & Bishopsgate.
Anonymised project outlines from our Liverpool Street & Bishopsgate and adjacent-area portfolio — full reference list with contact introductions available on request under NDA.
Scope · 220 sqm
Budget band · £680k
Programme · 8 weeks
Stone feature wall, bespoke desk, integrated AV directory
Delivered under single-contractor D&B with CDM 2015 principal contractor duty. Full compliance pack at handover.
Scope · 160 sqm
Budget band · £420k
Programme · 6 weeks
Timber cladding, biophilic wall, concierge coffee
Delivered under single-contractor D&B with CDM 2015 principal contractor duty. Full compliance pack at handover.
Scope · 360 sqm
Budget band · £1.1M
Programme · 14 weeks
Full lobby redesign including turnstiles and concierge
Delivered under single-contractor D&B with CDM 2015 principal contractor duty. Full compliance pack at handover.
Standard reception rebuild in a 120–200 sqm footprint: 4–6 weeks. Premium with stone: 6–8 weeks. Trophy with bespoke architecture: 8–14 weeks.
Yes — we phase works behind a brand-matched hoarding with a temporary desk inside the existing footprint. Heavy installation runs nights and weekends to minimise visitor impact.
Yes — we work with Boon Edam, Dormakaba, Kaba and client-preferred integrators. We provide the containment, power and fixing; the specialist commissions the hardware.
Large-format porcelain or stone on wall/desk, timber veneer on joinery (oak, walnut, fumed ash), engineered stone or terrazzo flooring, linear LED lighting, acoustic absorber behind signage.
Yes — we hold up-to-date British Land approvals including CSCS, insurance, CDM and Broadgate-specific fit-out protocol sign-off.
6am–8am and 6pm–10pm for construction traffic. Heavy-noise works in 22 Bishopsgate and Broadgate trophy buildings only 8pm–5am. We plan the programme around these windows from day one.
Yes. Live trading-floor refurbishments are delivered in phased night shifts 8pm–5am with full dust-sealed segregation, low-noise tools, and completion of reinstatement before 6:30am market open.
10,000 sqft: 12–14 weeks. 25,000 sqft (full floor): 18–22 weeks. 100,000 sqft (multi-floor trophy): 32–40 weeks phased.
Full commercial refurbishment for occupied and vacant offices — CAT B fit-out, finishes, M&E upgrades.
CAT A and CAT B fit-out for new leases, HQ relocations and floor consolidations.
Renovation of existing office space — modernising finishes, layout and services without full strip-out.
LED upgrades, emergency lighting, small power, containment. NICEIC certified.
Suspended ceiling grids, tiles, rafts, exposed-services finishes.
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.