Sheffield Office Fit Out & Refurbishment Services

ACI can help your Sheffield office space reach its potential in endless ways. 

Every office fit out project we work on calls for something different. However, we typically provide services such as initial space planning, interior design, building and joinery, mechanical and electrical installations, suspended ceilings, acoustic treatments, mezzanine floors, joinery, furniture and fixtures. 

Basically, everything that’s needed to get your office up and running!

When we visit your site for a consultation, you can let us know the challenges you’d like us to solve. Based on your budget, we’ll then explore the best solutions from modest makeovers to grand renovations.

The industry standard timeline for office fit outs is between 2-14 weeks. As you can appreciate, the actual amount of time it takes to refurbish an office depends on the scale of the project requirements. 

On the whole, CAT B fit office outs tend to be quicker to complete, as they make use of the existing CAT A space. These refurbishments may include the likes of new partitions, desk reconfiguration, minor electrical changes, branding implementation and repainting. 

In contrast, a Sheffield office refurbishment will take longer when there’s a need to take an initial shell of an office into a full CAT B fit out.

To take a bare structure into a fully fledged office space, we will likely need to undertake a full mechanical and electrical installation covering aspects such as power, HVAC and fire systems. Additionally, we may install ceilings and partitions before space planning and interior design can then take place. Overall, these office fit outs take longer not just because of the extra work required but also due to the approvals needed. 

At ACI, we’ll work closely with your Sheffield business to determine the scale of your office fit out so that any timeframe expectations can be outlined from the get-go.

ACI provides office design and refurbishment services across the wider Sheffield area. 

Spanning the S1-S20 postcodes, we work across Arbourthorne, Brightside, Broomhall, Chapeltown, Crookes, Crosspool, Darnall, Eckington, Fulwood, Gleadless Townend, Grenoside, Handsworth, Hillsborough, Jordanthorpe, Longley, Loxley, Millhouses, Mosborough, Nether Edge, Oughtibridge, Pitsmoor, Ranmoor, Sheffield City Centre, Shiregreen, Stannington, Tinsley, Totley, Wadsley Bridge, Waterthorpe, Wharncliffe Side, Whirlow and Woodhouse. 

Based in or near Sheffield, but don’t see your location listed? Please send us a message as we may still cover your area of South Yorkshire. 

Absolutely! At ACI, we recognise the need for office refurbishments to consider their environmental impact.  

Areas we may look at include the energy efficiency of the building, recycled materials, repurposed or flexible furniture solutions, space maximisation and minimising waste. 

When you contact us for a quote, we can certainly discuss sustainable office design trends and options for your Sheffield office project. 

In office design and refurbishment, CAT A and CAT B describe the scope of work that will be carried out by our installation team. 

CAT A fit outs delivers a blank, functional office space that’s ready for a tenant to customise. Services may include air conditioning, access floors, suspended ceilings, basic LED lighting, fire alarms, power and data points, finished walls and toilets. CAT A is the most common option for landlords before the space is let. 

CAT B fit outs transform a CAT A space into a fully operational office tailored to the business. This is normally paid for by the tenant and includes aspects such as space planning, office design, meeting rooms, private offices, kitchens, breakout areas, data infrastructure, acoustic treatments and company branding implementation. 

Typically, when a business in search of a full office fit out, what they are actually in search of is a CAT B fit out.

Unsure whether you need a CAT A or CAT B fit out for your commercial premises in Sheffield? Please contact us for further advice. 

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At ACI, we specialise in turnkey office fit outs. This means that we’ll take your Sheffield office space from its current state into a contemporary office that is tailor made for your team. As part of our services, we’ll also assign a project manager who will oversee your office renovation. 

Yes, we can absolutely maximise the potential of your office renovation through our office space planning expertise. 

Space planning can help your business overcome many challenges. But some of the top client requests include fitting more people comfortably into the same footprint, making better use of wasted space and reducing the running costs of the building. 

If you have any other pain points with your existing office layout, the ACI team are all ears. Our space designers are extremely knowledgeable in office space planning, so please get in touch to discuss your challenges with us. 

Whether your Sheffield office caters towards traditional in-person working or has adopted a hybrid approach, we can tailor your office design in response. 

Hybrid office fit outs can look a little different to the standard office fit out we might do in Sheffield. That’s because hybrid offices need to support a mix of office-based and remote working, ensuring that the space works just as well for collaboration days as it does for focused individual work.

For instance, instead of rows of fixed desks, a hybrid fit out would focus more on flexible and technology enabled spaces. It may include furniture that is easy to reconfigure, informal seating and social areas. Hybrid fit outs also cater towards the need for frequent video calls in terms of connectivity requirements.

Other popular hybrid office enhancements include acoustic wall treatments and attractive visual backdrops. Such considerations ensure that any video calls with clients look and sound professional. 

Whatever you have in mind for your hybrid office fit out in Sheffield, the ACI team will ensure all of your objectives are met. 

To put it simply, office fit outs allow you to get the most out of not just your office building, but ultimately your people. 

At ACI, we shape our office design and installation services based on the specific needs of your business. To give you a flavour of what this might include, think along the lines of improving productivity, while also boosting talent retention, employee wellbeing, creative thinking and brand identity. 

Additionally, we can transform your office so that it adapts to the modern ways of working, including hybrid working or hotdesking. 

A fit out also allows you to reduce any space usage by making best use of the available space. Also, it gives an opportunity to ensure your office meets all current health and safety requirements. 

So overall, there is a lot that even a simple refurbishment can do to uplift your entire team by giving you an office that is truly fit for purpose.