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When developing your plan for Shopfitting in Sydney, Australia, certain considerations need to be taken into account. Population density within Sydney is one of the highest in metropolitan cities across the country, so grabbing a customers attention with your shop fitout is crucial. Some key facts about NSW, is that NSW has the highest population of any state in Australia, with over 8 million residents. Shape Shopfitters have developed an ultimate guide tailored for shopfitting in Sydney and provides insight into what to expect during the shopfitting process.
Selecting the right type of cafe, hospitality or retail fitout comes down to a variety of key factors and stages. Initial. particularly if it is your first time designing a retail fit out, it is important to have a good understanding of what shopfitting involves. Secondly, you will need to be aware of the full shopfitting process, from the initial consultation phase all the way up to the final quality checks on-site. Lastly, you will need to understanding the key considerations when hiring shopfitters in Sydney.
Shopfitting has evolved over the years to become the current process of creating high end retail, hospitality and commercial fit outs to make your brand stand out and drive key retail traffic to your shopfront. Particular Industries where shopfitting is used heavily to entice the end user and enhance the customer experience are the following:
The role of shopfitters in creating amazing retail spaces is critical to the success of your Sydney fitout. Once you have found your fitout space, identify reputable shopfitters to come and inspect the size and location you are working with. Shopfitters will support you in creating unique designs, including a range of commercial joinery and architectural metal work that is custom made to align with your branding and concept. Additionally, shopfitters should support you in providing case studies from previous shop fit outs they have completed that have worked well.
Shape Shopfitters has over 25+ years experience and uses previous completed projects for shopfitting in Sydney, such as Grill’d in Sydney CBD or Gami Chicken & Beer in Market St, Sydney. Experienced shopfitters should provide examples at Sydney locations, to give you an idea of their designs, including specific signage that created a ‘wow’ effect for walk-by traffic.
Furthermore, shopfitters should support you with Project Management across the end to end process as a one stop solution. It is important to find a shopfitting company that provides a dedicated and specialised project manager to create a stress free experience for you. Shopfitting in Sydney is competitive in nature, so these building projects need to create a unique fitout and can be quite complex. The right project manager will guide you during this whole process and discuss and support you with project requirements, costings, inclusions, exclusions and client expectations.
The shopfitting process can be outlined in four easy steps as listed below:
Initially, search online and find a reputable shopfitting company that has experience in Sydney fit outs. Engage them to come out on-site and complete a full site inspection to be able to provide a full costing and scope of work for the project. Shopfitting companies will ask you some key questions at this stage, such as what is the project type (e.g. cafe, restaurant or retail fitout). Additionally, shopfitters need to understand the location and size of the space, so they can scope the project to bring your design to life. During the design phase, the focus will be on how the area can be scoped to include a high-end design with key focus on creating a ‘wow’ factor to all foot traffic in the area. Additionally, creating a warm and friendly environment as part of the initial design is pivotal, so customers feel welcome and invited in. Shape Shopfitters recommends that at this stage the overall focus should not be on price alone, as shopfitting is a return on investment product. If you invest in a custom, high quality design, it will pay off in the long run.
Sourcing the right type of materials for your shopfitting in Sydney requires support and guidance from experienced shopfitters. Shape Shopfitters has over 25+ years of experience in retail, cafe and restaurant fit outs and has developed custom designs throughout their history. In particular, check out Gami Chicken Shopfitting Case Study which is a complete internal refurbished hospitality fitout. This is an excellent example of how sourcing materials locally, for manufacturing of joinery, architectural metal work and signage was critical to the success of the project. Sourcing materials locally speeds up the timeframe of the project and the ability to manufacture components in a shopfitters own warehouse can also increase the quality of work. Once materials are sourced, you move onto pre-planning for installation, which involves ensuring the work is completed in stages whilst prioritising key areas of the project.
Once your dream fit out is outlined on paper, kicking off the build and installation phase of shopfitting in Sydney is crucial to the success of the project. Initial focus of the build phase is to lay the foundations of the custom commercial joinery and identify the big structural pieces of the fitout. The next phase is the more finicky designs, such as the architectural metalwork, followed by finishing and painting of each section. Lastly, but by no means the least important, is shop signage as this is one of the key components for customer attention, including full electrical fitout and wiring. Shape Shopfitters has 25+ years of experience and recommends using shopfitters with years of on-site experience during this phase. Critically, the project management team will work closely with the on-site team to incorporate efficiencies and ensure the appropriate quality control, delivering the ultimate final product on time and on budget.
Quality control checks are done during each stage of the build, paying particular focus to correct measurements and sizing, so no re-builds need to occur. Full permits and third party checks are completed towards the final stages, in preparation for the finishing touches of the fitout.
Key considerations need to be taken when selecting shopfitters to fulfill your shopfitting requirements. Some key factors are outlined below:
When choosing the best shopfitting in Sydney provider, ensure you take all three of these considerations into your decision making.
Due to the complexities of shopfitting, it is important to choose shopfitting companies that have a large amount of past experience in your particular industry. An example can be seen in the image above, where Shape Shopfitters completed a restaurant fitout for Grill’d in Darlinghurst Sydney. Based on your type of fitout, (restaurant or retail), you should engage a shopfitting company with amazing case studies (e.g. proof of concept).
It is also important to find shopfitting companies in Sydney that have experienced staff to support your fitout project. Anthony Talbot – Project Manager is a great example of this, as he has worked at Shape Shopfitters since 2008 and brings a wealth of knowledge in managing large shop fit outs. We recommend always asking about the project manager for your particular fitout, so you can be confident in his experience to deliver a smooth shopfitting project from start to finish.
It is paramount for you to understand the budget for your shopfitting project in Sydney, during the decision making process. Keep in mind, that shopfitting is very much a strong return on investment project, as shop fitouts last for many years, in fact in some cases over 10+ years, before needing to be refurbished. Our recommendation at Shape Shopfitters, is to always invest in quality shop fitouts, band try not to cut on budget.
Timeline is another consideration during the shopfitting selection process. Commonly, shopfitting in Sydney can take anywhere from 3-6months+ from start to finish. The initial consultation and design phase will take anywhere from 2-4+ weeks, to ensure it is custom designed to meet your specific requirements. Additionally, sourcing materials and planning for installation can take another 1-3+ weeks depending on the complexity of the shopfitting project. Build and installation is the third phase and is the bulk of the work. The whole shopfitters Project Management team is heavily involved at this stage. This can take 4-16 weeks+,depending on the size of the project. Then the final touches and quality checks from third parties is the last stage, and can take anywhere from 1-3+ weeks.
Importantly, we recommend selecting a shopfitting company with a one stop solution, to improve timelines of the shopfitting project. Shape Shopfitters has over 25+ years experience and is a one stop solution shopfitting company, so contact us to get a free online quote!
If you are looking for a shopfitting company in Australia that knows how to bring the perfect design to a high-traffic area site, then fill out the Shape Shopfitters Quote Form Online.
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