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DS Properties readies 600 Aztec West for Category A refurbishment

Author: Archie Villaflores

DS Properties has announced plans to refurbish 600 Aztec West, a vacant 12,587 square foot office building in North Bristol. Lambert Smith Hampton and Alder King will market the Category A space at a quoting rent of £23 per square foot.

LS Estates enlists Red Group to finish £50m Chancery Lane retrofit

Author: Archie Villaflores

LS Estates has appointed Red Group to finish the £50 million redevelopment of 5 Chancery Lane in central London after contractor Ardmore entered administration. The retrofit keeps 86 per cent of the existing structure and is due to complete in early 2027.

HSE awards €11.3m Galway healthcare hub contract to Kilcawley

Author: Archie Villaflores

The HSE has awarded Sligo-based Kilcawley Construction an €11.3 million contract to convert Block A at Galway West Business Park into a community healthcare hub. The deep retrofit is due to complete within 15 months.

Fullan family gains approval for 25-room Cathedral Quarter hotel

Author: Archie Villaflores

Belfast City Council has approved plans by Sessia Ltd, led by the Fullan family, to convert an office building in Belfast’s Cathedral Quarter into a 25-room boutique hotel and bar. The scheme reuses an existing building rather than building new.

EGGER confirmed as Gold Sponsor of Fit Out Awards 2026

Author: Archie Villaflores

EGGER has been announced as Gold Sponsor of the Fit Out Awards 2026, bringing global wood-based materials manufacturing expertise to Ireland's premier recognition programme ahead of the awards gala on 25 November at the Clayton Hotel, Burlington Road. The partnership reflects EGGER's commitment to supporting designers, specifiers, and architects and its alignment with the organisations driving excellence across Ireland's fit out and commercial interiors sector.

Grace Eley of Claremont Group Interiors wins Fit Out Designer of the Year – Rising Star at the Fit Out Awards UK 2026

Author: Archie Villaflores

Grace Eley of Claremont Group Interiors took home the Fit Out Designer of the Year – Rising Star at the Fit Out Awards UK 2026, recognised for impressive creative progression, measurable workplace design impact on major client projects, and a standard of early-career contribution that future nominees will look to match.

Deep Retrofit Puts a Commercial Fit Out Commission at the Centre of Irish Office Upgrades

Author: Archie Villaflores

Buildcost’s Deep Retrofit Report 2026 shows upgrading existing Dublin offices to an A3 rating is commercially viable, with CAT A fit out at its core. Fit out companies in Ireland with occupied refurbishment capability are well placed.

Kate Thatcher refreshes Southsea pub Apsley House with Admiral Taverns

Author: Archie Villaflores

The Apsley House in Southsea has reopened after a combined £120,000 refurbishment by licensee Kate Thatcher and Admiral Taverns. The works add an expanded kitchen and a new food offer to a community pub.

B&B Hotels closes Manchester Sportcity for multimillion-pound refurbishment

Author: Archie Villaflores

B&B Hotels has closed its Manchester Sportcity hotel until early 2027 for a multimillion-pound refurbishment of every bedroom and public area, retaining all jobs. The Paris-based group switched from floor-by-floor works to a full closure to deliver its UK standard faster.

McDonald’s adds 10 jobs with €2m Ballincollig restaurant upgrade

Author: Archie Villaflores

McDonald’s has reopened its Ballincollig restaurant in Co Cork after a refurbishment worth more than €2 million. The upgrade creates 10 new jobs and adds kiosks, delivery collection space and a redesigned kitchen to serve the growing suburb.

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