Portfolio

Our first installation of 2010 took place on a cold and snowy weekend of the 9th and 10th of January. The coffee shop located on the Ely train station platform had a new counter, several tegometall gondolas, a new raised suspended ceiling and 14 metres of wenge wall panelling fitted.

Our final shopfit of a very busy 2009 was at a wine retailer in Sidcup, Kent. We designed built and installed 25 custom sized wine displays and a curved retail counter with lockable drawers. We also suppled 2 bottle chiller cabinets , all the printed headers and installed 3 panels of oak slatwall. The wine racks all have mini halogen lights fitted to the top to illuminate the wine bottles on display. The install was completed in a day and opened in time for Christmas and end of year sales.

One of our most visually impressive library installations has been completed at the Barbican Centre Library in the heart of London. The job entailed the manufacture and install of angled freestanding panels, wall mounted slatwall, a specialist LED lighting system, notice boards with leaflet holders, over 50 shelves, and 18 music browsers. Before the install we removed and disposed of all the existing units. The library image has been transformed completely and has given it an exciting and fresh new look.

Another shopfit took place this month, this time at the new Early Music Shop in Denmark Street London. Having outgrown their former premises as the London Recorder Centre they have taken up residence in the heart of Londons cultural music hub. We manufactured and installed new book displays, recorder displays and sheet music stands.

One of our local projects in November was to build a false wall using slatwall at Frosts Garden Centre in Brampton. The wall consisted of 13 maple slatwall panels with aluminium inserts, edging trim and Tegometal wall uprights. The build took just under a day and gave the garden centre a new area to use as a clothing display wall.

We have just completed a 2 week shopfit of Musicrooms 17th store to open in the UK. The sheet music and instrument shop is located on Commercial Road in Portsmouth and will have a grand opening on 17th November 2009. The job entailed hanging over 70 sheets of maple and red slatwall, installing new carpet tiles, a logo printed entrance mat, toughened glass walls and new electrics and lighting. At International Displays we manufacture all our own browsers, counters and merchandise display stands. For this shopfit we produced and installed drum stick displays, recorder displays, sheet music browsers, glass showcases, and guitar displays. We hope the new store is a sucess for musicroom as they continue to expand across the UK.

The proprietor of Scorpion Shoes, a high profile 3 storey shoe store in Camden Town approched us to provide a refit of their basement floor. The area required a complete facelift to bring it into line with the existing modern look and feel of the rest of the store. We cladded the walls in high gloss black laminated panelling and mounted the striking backlit white shoe display panels infront. All the units had illuminated headers at the top and safety backed mirror panels mounted in the bottom. We also supplied all the specially made pegs and ferrules to enable the display of the individual shoes.

Gwynned Libraries have just launced a mobile information service for young people which will be visiting secondary schools in Gwynedd. The mobile Library Service will also be used it to visit primary schools to exchange books. This project involved the supply and install of red slatwall panels to hold various leaflets, and tables to hold two laptops so that youngsters can come into the van, collect information leaflets and access the website. All the panels were installed into their existing mobile van, which also included the individually printed header cards and graphics.

Our 6th Cash Generator Shopfit has just been completed this time in Preston. The full installation from start to finish took 2 weeks.

We have recently completed a 2 week shopfit of the latest Cash Generator franchise to open, this time in Ellesmere Port. All standard Cash Gen components were fitted all into the bare shell, completely renovating a derelict shop to a brand new and fully functioning retail store. As this project was underway, we were preparing to undertake another shopfit in Preston.

The proprietors of Bassaleg Post Office located near Newport, South Wales approached International Displays and asked us to undertake a refit of their local town Post Office. The re-fit encorporated the installation of over 20 maple slatwall panels, Tegometall bays, greeting card racks, acrylic shelving and shopfitting accessories. We also supplied a custom counter and a new shop door with security push button access. The installation took our team just 3 days to complete.

One of our largest and most established customers Music In Print approached us to completely refit their sheet music store in Stratford Upon Avon. The re-fit which was completed mid August started by stripping out all the existing fixtures and fittings back to a basic shell. All new lighting, flooring, ceiling, electrics, and slatwall was installed in just 1 week. New book browers and sheet music browsers were also put into place.

Our most recent Cash Generator shopfit has been completed, this time it was in Partick, Scotland. The 2 week install was completed on time and all the Cash Generator components feature as standard. Electrics, flooring, and ceiling were all part of the install, including reworking of existing space to maximise the retail area. Checking and buying counters are always present in Cash Generator stores and are complimented buy the jewellery cabinets and window displays all in corporate colours.

Country Collage is a small jewellery and gift shop located in Richmond Surrey. During the first week in July we undertook the refit of the store which included the installation of white slatwall, glass shelving, a new retail counter and a bespoke jewellery display. We also decorated the shopfront inside and out to give it a brand new look.

Towards the end of June we undertook a project to renovate an old laundry room at St.Marys girls school in Ascot and transform it into the school shop. The install consisted of a complete strip out and the installation of 20 maple slatwall panels, 4 glass display counters, Tegometal shelving with cupboards and a bespoke changing cubicle. The 3 day install was completed on time and the grand opening of the new school shop was undertaken to the delight of all the students.

Since the successful airing of the BBC2 television series 'Mary Queen of Charity Shops' we have been approached by several charity organisations and stores to help improve their image. From suppling simple bookcases and gondola units to complete shopfits encorporating slatwall and shelving, we have been able to makeover numerous high street stores and they have already reported an increase in turnover after only one weeks trading. We have worked with many names including The British Heart Foundation, Oxfam, The Shakespeare Hospice and Help the Aged. If you have a set budget and are looking for shop refit or image makeover then we are the right shopfitting company to help you. Contact us on 0844 257 8800 and speak to our sales team who can arrange an appointment to come out and visit your premises and discuss all the options available.

This years European Open Golf Tournament was held at the London Golf Club in Kent. We supplied, delivered and installed a hire stand consisting of 23 maple Freestanding Slatwall Units, 3 Counters, 2 H-Gondolas, several MDF merchandising tables, and various slatwall accessories. The official event merchandisers approched us and asked us to design and supply a stand to fit within their merchandising tents open to the public over the duration of the tournament. Setup of the stand commenced one week prior to the event and was completed in just one day, and breakdown and removal was completed in just 5 hours the day after the tournament finished. We are able to take care of all your hire stand requirements including design, supply and installation, if you have a show or event coming up soon then please contact us with your requirements.

Cheetham Hill in Manchester is the location of the latest Cash Generator franchise that has opened. The 2 week shopfit included all the usual components including laminated cash desks, security doors, glass display cabinets, slatwall, browsing shelves, and all carpets, electrics and ceiling. An added feature of this store is the mezzanine floor that we had to install that will be used as a stock room.

Another shopfit for the Cash Generator franchise, this time in Neath, South Wales, has just been completed. During the 2 week install, all the usual components such as counters, slatwall, Tegometall shelving bays, gondolas and sliding glass door enclosures were installed. All flooring and electrics were also dealt with including aerial, CATV, CCTV and full test equipment bays.

The beginning of this month saw another Frost's Garden Centre shop fit completed, this time it was their Millets Farm outlet. The 2800 sq ft installation consisted of 41 slatwall and tegometall gondola's, as well as over 40 slatwall and windows units. The installation was completed in just 2 days, thus minimizing disruption to their existing trade.

This month we undertook one of our largest projects to date with the fitting of the new showroom at PMS International. The 12,500 sq ft showroom had over 700 panels of slatwall fitted and a huge range of gondola units manufactured and installed.

May was another busy month for International Displays with several shopfittings taking place. The Music Room in Salisbury had a complete re-fit and we undertook the whole project from start to finish which included designing and installing the custom built displays, furniture and browsers as well as all the lighting and counters.