Retail Construction
Storefronts, fixtures and lighting built so customers walk in, move naturally and notice what you are selling.
Commercial service
Retail construction has to look sharp and take abuse. We build durable floors and fixtures, get the lighting right so product reads true, and stage the work around mall hours or neighbouring tenants when needed.
What's included
Every project is scoped and priced before we start.
Glazing, signage bulkheads and entries that pull people in.
Cash wraps, gondolas and display millwork built to your brand.
Layered lighting so product colour and texture read correctly.
Flooring and wall finishes chosen for real foot traffic.
Stock, receiving and staff areas that keep the floor clear.
Work sequenced around mall hours and neighbouring tenants.
How it runs
We read the space, the lease and the landlord requirements before anything is drawn, so the scope matches what you are actually allowed to build.
Layouts, engineering where structure moves, and the development and building permits driven through the city by us.
A line-by-line quote before demolition, with long-lead equipment identified and the contingency named out loud.
Trades sequenced around your opening date, with every inspection booked and cleared as we go rather than at the end.
Deficiencies cleared, occupancy permit in hand, warranties and manuals collected and passed to you.
Landlord requirements
Retail fit-outs in managed centres come with a design criteria manual, a landlord review process, contractor insurance requirements and often restricted work hours. None of it is difficult, but all of it takes time, and a schedule drawn without it is a schedule that will slip.
We read the tenant manual before drawings start, submit for landlord approval in parallel with the city permit, and build to the hours and access rules the centre sets. Storefront requirements in particular are worth resolving early — they are the item landlords push back on most.
Common questions
Anything not covered here, just ask on the call.
Eight to fourteen weeks on site for a typical unit, once permits and landlord approval are in hand. Both approvals run in parallel, and starting them the week the lease is signed is what protects your opening date.
Yes. We prepare the submission against the tenant design criteria, respond to comments and keep it moving. You should not be the one relaying drawing markups between a designer and a property manager.
We build the millwork, shelving, counters and display joinery, and install supplier-made fixtures. Doing both under one contract avoids the gap where the shopfitter and the contractor each expect the other to have handled something.
Most retail leases carry a make-good obligation to return the unit to base condition. It is worth knowing what yours says before you build, because some fit-out choices are far more expensive to reverse than to install.