Location:
Leeds
Industry:
Insurance
Building:
Multi-storey office block
Date:

A complete refurbish to all three floors of a large office unit, including new kitchens, WCs, staircases and external works to the building.

Initial Challenges

  • Transform a tired, dated office unit into a pleasant, modernised working environment
  • Adapt the buildings’ out-of-date partitioning into an open plan, modern, dynamic workplace
  • Service the external decoration and gutter works to the building, taking into consideration the risks of working at height, and the use of a hydraulic platform
  • Refurbish the existing door sets in the core areas
  • Repair and service the existing passenger lift
  • Upgrade the current office toilet areas
  • Kitchens/T- points to strip out and replace with new
  • Exchange the existing double-glazed units on the top floors due to perished seals
  • Remove the old carpet tiles throughout and replace them with stylish, heavy-duty carpet tiles and non-slip vinyl for the kitchen areas
  • Remove all the redundant Cat5 and data cabling
  • Relocate the air conditioning units to suit the new layout
  • landmark existing ground floor
  • landmark existing timber partitoning
  • landmark first floor carpet removal

Partitioning works

The existing partitioning was outdated and unsuitable, so it was stripped out, leaving a “blank canvas” to create a stylish, modern open-plan workspace. We reconfigured the first-floor partitioning to accommodate the new kitchen layout and replaced damaged ceiling tiles as needed.

Flooring

All the old vinyl & carpet tiles were replaced with a stylish, heavy-duty carpet tile in the main areas and on the stairs, creating a pleasant, contemporary open-plan space. We also installed heavy-duty non-slip vinyl flooring in the kitchen areas to tie in with the new décor.

Electrical works

The initial electrical works involved stripping out all the redundant trunking and surface sockets from the kitchens on all floors. The old, dated lighting was replaced with new LED panels on all levels. We also provided new emergency light packs for each floor and serviced the fire alarm system, including certification.

Decoration works

All internal walls were given a fresh white emulsion, and the woodwork was sanded and finished in grey.

  • refurbished ground floor office
  • office carpet, hard wearing tiles
  • new flooring and doors
  • old office kitchen
  • new kitchen

Kitchens

We supplied and installed new kitchens across all floors, complete with White Rock splashbacks and Black Granite-style worktops.

Plumbing works

Alongside the plumbing works to the new kitchens, we also serviced the individual commercial boilers that service each floor of the building.

Air Conditioning

Our team removed three systems that were no longer in use and serviced all the other units. Where applicable, we repositioned the remote controls to suit the new layout.

External works

We had various external works to address on this project. The exterior paint on the rear balcony was worn and dull, so it was prepared and repainted. We also gave the glass reception canopy a fresh new look and serviced all ground-floor external shutters. We also cleared all the debris in the gutters around the building using a scissor lift to reach three storeys up!