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Merseyside Pension Fund begins £5m Liverpool office refurbishment

Author: Archie Villaflores

Merseyside Pension Fund has begun a refurbishment programme worth up to £5.3 million at 43 Castle Street in Liverpool city centre. The works include a full refurbishment of the first floor and new basement end-of-journey facilities.

McDonald's franchisee invests £2m in two Belfast restaurants’ refurb

Author: Archie Villaflores

McDonald's franchisee Des Lamph has invested £2 million in refurbishing two north Belfast restaurants at Glengormley and Abbey Centre, creating 20 new jobs. Glengormley has reopened following the first phase of works, with Abbey Centre due to reopen in November.

McDonald's Cavan wins approval for major upgrade works

Author: Archie Villaflores

McDonald's Restaurants of Ireland Ltd has secured planning permission from Cavan County Council for a major upgrade of its outlet on the outskirts of Cavan town. The approval comes a year after the Dublin Road property sold for close to €2 million.

MMD Construction hands over restored Haulbowline naval building

Author: Archie Villaflores

MMD Construction has handed over Block 9 at Haulbowline Naval Base in Cork Harbour, following the conservation and refurbishment of the historic building for the Department of Defence. The protected 1,800 square metre former Victualling Store is now modern office accommodation for Naval Service personnel.

Fit Out Awards 2026 reveals shortlist ahead of November ceremony

Author: Archie Villaflores

The Fit Out Awards 2026 has revealed its shortlist ahead of the awards ceremony on 25 November 2026 at the Clayton Hotel, Burlington Road, naming finalists across 34 categories drawn from design practices, fit out contractors, project managers, and interior designers recognised for excellence across office fit out, commercial interior design, hospitality, retail, healthcare, and residential projects. As anticipation builds toward the November gala, the shortlist reflects the depth and diversity of talent driving innovation across Ireland's fit out and built environment sector.

Fit Out Awards UK 2026 crowns its winners at Park Plaza London Riverbank

Author: Archie Villaflores

The Fit Out Awards UK 2026 celebrated its winners at the Park Plaza London Riverbank on 24 September 2026, with Ekho Studio, Claremont Group Interiors, Medlock FRB, Castlebrook, and TSK Group among the standout performers across a programme honouring design excellence, sustainability, and project delivery across the UK fit out sector.

Ireland’s PBSA Investment Surge Is Generating an Amenity Fitout Pipeline the Commercial Interiors Market Is Built to Serve

Author: Archie Villaflores

Cushman and Wakefield’s Irish Student Accommodation Review 2026 confirms €183 million in 2025 PBSA investment and a sustained pipeline of new and repositioned schemes across Ireland. For fit out companies in Ireland, every purpose-built student accommodation development generates a hospitality-grade amenity fitout brief that the commercial interiors sector is well positioned to serve.

QIA unveils £1bn mixed-use plan for HSBC Tower

Author: Archie Villaflores

Qatar Investment Authority and Canary Wharf Group have submitted plans for a £1 billion redevelopment of the HSBC Tower at 8 Canada Square in Canary Wharf. The scheme will convert the 45-storey office tower into a mixed-use hotel, office and leisure destination.

Workbox UK reaches final phase of Ellesmere Port cleanroom build

Author: Archie Villaflores

Workbox UK has entered the final stage of construction on a cleanroom project in Ellesmere Port, with mechanical air handling units due to arrive shortly ahead of commissioning. The contractor said around three weeks of work remain before handover.

Legendre UK wins main contractor role for Vauxhall hotel scheme

Author: Archie Villaflores

Legendre UK has been appointed main contractor by Whitbread for the conversion of Phoenix House, a vacant office building opposite Vauxhall station, into a 180-bedroom Premier Inn. The scheme will retain the building's existing structure rather than demolishing it.

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Fit Out Conference 2026

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June 11th, 2026

Crowne Plaza Hotel, Santry

Fit Out Awards UK 2026

Fit Out Awards UK 2026

September 24th, 2026

Park Plaza London Riverbank

Fit Out Awards 2026

Fit Out Awards 2026

November 25th, 2026

Clayton Hotel, Burlington Road

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