KFE approached Quay Shop Fitters to provide a fit-out at their Market Deeping headquarters, building a display to accommodate a Perfecta range as well as a purpose built training school. The training school is a new venture by KFE and is designed to up-skill new and old Fish & Chip shop owners and their employees. KFE is a formidable name in the Fish and Chip industry so both aspects of the fit out needed to deliver a “Wow” factor.
The work carried out by Quay Shop Fitters was broken down into 3 Key areas as detailed below:
The seating area
A ceiling cloud has been used to define the location of the seating area which simply comprises of contemporary loose furniture and 2D/3D elements to create an inviting comfortable retreat.
Main showroom area
The hub of the main showroom is a raised “dummy front of shop” which was designed to house and compliment the Perfecta frying range. A dropped, plasterboard ceiling was also created to define this area from the Kiremko range training area and stone cladding was used to create a feature wall behind the Perfecta range. The use of striking signage to the front of the dropped ceiling further enhances the identities of each area. The plasma screens which were fitted behind both ranges display useful information to clients and customers alike.
Training room
A fully operational and functional training room was built, including an extension to create more space. This room was fitted out with Whiterock walling, stainless steel benches and shelving and Polysafe flooring to ensure maximum safety and hygiene. Three key areas were created in the training room to demonstrate fish filleting, potato and fishcake preparation. Mirrors were also fitted all around the room to further aid training demonstrations.
The deadline was very tight; construction started on October the 18th 2010 and was expected to last 10 days. KFE set a finish deadline of November the 6th to allow the trade press access to the new training school in order to receive editorials in December’s issues.
‘Our project was unique in that not only did we want to develop the best showroom in the Industry as a demonstration area for our frying equipment we also wanted to install an operational Fish and Chip shop to help create The School of Frying Excellence. After initial conversations we felt total confidence that we could trust Quay Shop Fitters to understand fully and produce exactly what we wanted with minimal input from ourselves. The Result? Stunning premises that will be at the forefront of training and education in the Fish and Chip Industry for many years….beyond even what we had pictured in our minds!
The quality of detailed finish and work ethic of their tradesmen is fantastic.
Thanks!!’
Paul Williams, Managing Director of KFE