Retail Shop Fit-Out, Kilmarnock

About this project

Pocket Full Of Joy is a new shop in Kilmarnock town centre selling gifts and locally made jewellery. The owners wanted a bright, open space where customers could move around easily, the products would be well displayed and the till area would be secure. We were asked to strip the unit back and carry out the full fit-out, managing all the trades on a four-week programme.

We surveyed the unit first to plan service routes and decide what had to go. The old partitions, suspended ceiling, carpet tiles and entrance matting were all removed, and old wallpaper was stripped back. Halfway through, the unit was a clean open shell, ready for first fix and joinery. Waste was separated and taken away as we went.

A full rewire brought the electrics up to current standards, with dedicated circuits for the till, display lighting and general lighting. The new LED ceiling lights were positioned to avoid glare on the jewellery displays and give even light along the shelves. Hard-wearing LVT flooring went down across the shop floor after the floor was levelled, and the inside was fully decorated, with outside areas painted too.

The centrepiece is a made-to-measure nature wall counter that houses the till equipment and storage. We also built shelving and back-of-house storage, and kept cabling hidden behind the joinery. A modern intruder alarm was installed, zoned for the shop floor and back-of-house. Regular check-ins with the owners kept decisions moving, with second fix, final fixtures and a deep clean finishing the job ready for stock.