Director-led Cat A, Cat B, and turnkey office refurbishments (£100k–£10m) delivered across Central London and the South East. 100% repeat and referral business across 450+ completed projects.
Director on Site Daily
No junior handoffs post-appointment
London Fit Out holds premier UK quality, safety, and environmental accreditations, backed by a top-tier 1A credit rating with Dun & Bradstreet for uncompromised solvency assurance.
Trusted by Leading London Landlords, Developers & Corporate Occupiers
From Grade A landlord enhancements to complex turnkey corporate headquarters, we deliver end-to-end precision across London’s most demanding commercial spaces.
Turnkey workplace transformations tailored to corporate culture, operational workflows, and employee wellbeing. Delivered under JCT Design & Build frameworks with absolute cost certainty.
Accelerating speed-to-market by 40%. We restore expired tenancies and upgrade raw shell-and-core floorplates into market-ready Cat A or fully-serviced Cat A++ plug-and-play environments.
Design conceived as a strategic business asset. From RIBA Stage 3 concepts to photorealistic 3D visualisations, physical finish sample boards, and statutory building regulation approvals.
Unlike traditional Tier 1 contractors who assign junior project managers once contracts are signed, every London Fit Out project is actively directed and managed on site by a principal owner.
CEO & Founder
BSc Hons Construction Management
30 years' industry experience including 14 years at director level across leading Tier 1 contractors. Began his career on the tools; personally delivered 450+ projects over 16 years.
Managing Director
NVQ7 Construction Senior Management
12+ years at LFO. Regarded as the operational engine room with deep technical mastery in fast-track procurement, MEPH infrastructure, and complex structural modifications.
Contracts Director
NVQ6 / NVQ7 Construction Management
8 years at LFO. Expert in pre-construction risk detection and occupied building logistics. Led the Premier League VAR Control Centre delivery 1 week ahead of schedule.
Contracts Director
20+ Years Commercial Fit-Out
Former senior manager at Tier 1 firms; champions a strict "no surprises" operational protocol. Veteran in high-rise City logistics (8 Bishopsgate) and live commissioning (80 Strand).
Drag the interactive slider below to explore the dramatic transition from stripped Cat A / dilapidations shell space into finished, high-performance Grade A commercial office environments.
A representative selection of the 450+ commercial projects delivered across the Square Mile, West End, Southbank, and Greater London.
Parklife Building, Putney, London
34,000 sq ft across 3 floors. Included structural concrete floor slab cutting for a double-height stadium grandstand with AV theater, internal running tracks, and new Kone passenger lift installation.
Paddington Central, London W2
72,000 sq ft Cat A refurbishment for CC Land UK. Major central plant change-overs to achieve MEES compliance, upgrading building operational energy rating from E to B while 6 floors remained fully occupied.
Southbank, London SE1 (WPP Group)
40,000 sq ft Cat B fit-out directly below a luxury boutique hotel. Engineered a spring-isolated "box-within-a-box" acoustic envelope for high-decibel immersion playback and 3 professional recording studios.
A rigorous three-stage framework coordinating architectural ambition with MEPH engineering reality, safeguarding capital expenditure and project deadlines from day one.
We conduct exhaustive workplace appraisals, feasibility reviews, and MEPH infrastructure audits. We assess corporate culture, acoustic requirements, and statutory lease constraints.
Translating strategic objectives into high-performing commercial layouts. We develop 3D photorealistic visualisations, present full physical material sample boards, and secure statutory building control.
Principal contractor management led personally on site by an LFO director. We enforce strict health and safety standards, manage specialist subcontractors, and target snag-free handover.
From our central headquarters at 5 St John’s Lane in Clerkenwell/Farringdon (EC1M), our project directors mobilise rapidly across every major London commercial district.
Head Office: 5 St John's Lane, London EC1M 4BH
Transport Links: 2 minutes' walk from Farringdon Station (Elizabeth Line, Thameslink, Circle, Hammersmith & City, Metropolitan).
100% of our business is built on repeat engagements and client referrals. Here is verified feedback from corporate directors and project leaders.
“We have employed London Fit Out on a number of central London office refurbishments and on each occasion we have found them to be reliable, proactive and quick to respond. They have particularly impressed us in the way they have managed difficult site conditions, such as multi-tenanted buildings. They have an ‘aim to please philosophy’ and work very hard to achieve just that.”
“LFO have just completed an office fit out for Lunson Mitchenall in Covent Garden. The project was completed without fuss, within the agreed budget and time frame and their team where a pleasure to work with.”
“LFO took my project from an A3 plan to sitting in a great central London office in 7 weeks. All at a good price that took account of my budget limitations; highly recommended.”
“LFO delivered an exceptional transformation of our three-floor workspace at Sea Containers House over five months in an occupied, logistically constrained building. Delivered under budget with outstanding director-level communication throughout.”
“London Fit Out managed complex entrance redesigns and major mechanical plant upgrades at One Kingdom Street under budget, successfully upgrading the asset's EPC rating from D to B without disrupting live tenant floors.”
“Having worked with Premier Tier 1 fit-out contractors over 28 years, LFO’s passion, director-led commitment, pragmatism, and value-for-money service are unrivalled across the London commercial sector.”
Operating within the £100,000 to £10,000,000 contract value range, we deploy standard JCT Design & Build contracts to ensure fixed-cost accountability and zero budget surprises.
| Fit-Out Category | Typical Scope & Inclusions | Programme Range | Target Client | JCT Contract Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cat A Fit-Out Base Landlord Upgrade | Raised access flooring, suspended ceilings, basic MEPH distribution, core perimeter lighting, painted core walls, WC refurbishments. | 8 – 16 Weeks | Commercial Landlords & Asset Managers | JCT D&B / Standard Building Contract |
| Cat A++ (Plug & Play) Speculative Flexible Suite | Complete Cat A baseline plus basic meeting rooms, tea point, workstation power/data infrastructure, and loose furniture for immediate occupancy. | 10 – 18 Weeks | Flexible Space Operators & Landlords | JCT Design & Build with CDP |
| Cat B Bespoke Fit-Out Turnkey Occupier Space | Architectural partitions, executive boardrooms, acoustic wall treatments, client kitchens, breakout lounges, comms rooms, AV and branding. | 6 – 22 Weeks | Corporate Tenants & Headquarters | JCT Design & Build (Fixed Lump Sum) |
| Tenant Dilapidations Leasehold Handover | Complete strip-out of tenant modifications, MEP reinstatement, floor repair, redecoration to original lease condition with landlord sign-off. | 4 – 10 Weeks | Outgoing Commercial Tenants | JCT Minor Works / Intermediate |
Essential information regarding procurement parameters, live building logistics, and commercial delivery standards.
A Cat A fit-out delivers a functional baseline for commercial landlords, installing raised flooring, suspended ceilings, basic mechanical services, and emergency lighting ready for speculative marketing. A Cat A++ fit-out builds on this by adding plug-and-play workstations, basic meeting booths, and tea points so tenants can move in immediately. A Cat B fit-out is completely customised for an incoming occupier, incorporating bespoke joinery, boardrooms, client lounges, brand architecture, server rooms, and curated furniture.
Our core commercial sweet-spot spans £100,000 to £10,000,000. This focus allows us to deliver the sophisticated technical compliance, health and safety rigour, and supply chain strength of a Tier 1 contractor, while maintaining direct director ownership, competitive overheads, and true delivery agility.
Operating inside occupied buildings is our core operational strength. We coordinate closely with building management, establish strict acoustic windows, schedule noisy drilling/demolition out-of-hours, maintain dust-sealed negative pressure partitions, and manage just-in-time loading bay slots to guarantee zero operational interruption for adjacent tenants.
London Fit Out holds a premier 1A credit rating with Dun & Bradstreet. Our debt-free balance sheet, strong positive working capital, and disciplined early settlement of subcontractor accounts give landlords, institutions, and tenant teams complete solvency peace-of-mind throughout the construction programme.
Yes. Through our dedicated sister partnership with Office Furniture Solutions (officefurniture-london.com), we provide integrated ergonomic task seating, collaborative pods, executive suites, and acoustic solutions seamlessly aligned with your master construction programme.
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