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Hong Kong office fit-out costs rise 1.5 per cent as metal prices and leasing demand climb

Author: Archie Villaflores

Hong Kong office fit-out costs rose 1.5 per cent annually, driven by metal price increases linked to tariffs, according to a JLL report. Medium-quality corporate office fit-out now costs HK$1,566 (€182) per square foot in the city.

DFL Fitouts & Joinery delivers turnkey hospitality fit-out at Limerick venue

Author: Archie Villaflores

Irish fit-out and joinery specialist DFL Fitouts & Joinery has completed a high-quality fit-out at a Limerick hospitality venue, showcasing the Waterford-based firm's turnkey capabilities across design, manufacture and installation.

Lidl opens first pub at Dundonald store following £500,000 fit-out investment

Author: Archie Villaflores

German discount retailer Lidl is set to open its first ever pub, The Middle Ale, at its Dundonald store in Co Down, Northern Ireland, following a £500,000 investment. The venture is a direct response to Northern Ireland's licensing laws and creates eight new jobs.

Fit Out Conference 2026 Speaker Lynne O'Loughlin on What the Sector Stands to Gain from Convening in One Place

Author: Archie Villaflores

Lynne O'Loughlin, Director of Lynne O’Loughlin Design and lecturer in design at Atlantic Technological University, reflects on what the Fit Out Conference 2026 means for practitioners across Ireland ahead of the inaugural forum on 11 June.

Why the Fit Out Conference Matters, According to Maria Rice of Millimetre Design

Author: Archie Villaflores

Maria Rice, Creative Director of Millimetre Design, reflects on what a gathering of this kind means for Ireland's fit-out sector ahead of the Fit Out Conference 2026 on 11 June.

Health Pays Back: How the Business Case for Healthy Buildings Reshapes the Irish Fitout Brief

Author: Archie Villaflores

The IWBI’s Investing in Health Pays Back 2025 report quantifies the productivity, retention, and real estate returns from healthy building investment, giving Ireland’s fitout sector the commercial evidence to reframe health-led specification as a measurable financial decision rather than a design preference.

Exsim Hospitality awards RM4.38 million fit-out subcontract for Kuala Lumpur apartments

Author: Archie Villaflores

Malaysian property and hospitality firm Exsim Hospitality has awarded a RM4.38 million interior fit-out subcontract for apartment units in Kuala Lumpur. The four-month programme covers supply, fabrication, delivery and installation of fit-out works and window treatment.

NG Chartered Surveyors appointed to lead EMCCA office fit-out at Chesterfield's Vicar Lane

Author: Archie Villaflores

K property consultancy NG Chartered Surveyors has been appointed to oversee the office fit-out of the East Midlands Combined County Authority's new 27,000 sq ft headquarters in Chesterfield town centre.

Liebherr family launches €100 million overhaul of Killarney's Dunloe Hotel

Author: Archie Villaflores

The German Liebherr family has commenced a €100 million renovation of the five-star Dunloe Hotel and Gardens near Killarney, Co Kerry, in one of the largest hotel refurbishment investments in the State.

McCue completes restaurant fit-out at Westfield Hamburg in European portfolio expansion

Author: Archie Villaflores

Northern Ireland fit-out specialist McCue has completed the interior fit-out of a new restaurant at Westfield Hamburg-Überseequartier in Germany, one of Europe's most anticipated retail and leisure destinations.

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