Refurbishment consultancy that protects your budget, programme and trading.
Guidance from first survey to reopening for hotels, restaurants and venues, balancing design ambition, cost control, timing and the needs of an operating business.
Good refurbishment is decided long before the first contractor arrives.
Overruns and disputes nearly always trace back to an unclear brief, a rushed survey or a budget that left out the unglamorous items. We invest time in those early stages so the works themselves run smoothly.
We also plan around your calendar. Works can be phased to protect peak seasons, weddings, events and your strongest trading weeks.
Owners planning a refurbishment of any scale who want control of cost, quality and timing.
Condition survey, design brief, costed budget, approvals plan, tender documents and a phased programme.
Independent of designers and contractors, so advice is focused on your interests.
How we support a refurbishment
Surveys and condition review
Understand the building before you plan the work, so surprises become planned items.
- Building fabric and services condition
- Defects, risks and urgent repairs
- Budget implications of findings
- Priority and phasing recommendations
Design brief and concept
A brief that reflects your guests and brand, with options visualised before you commit.
- Brand and guest requirements
- Space planning and concept options
- Finishes and specification principles
- Alignment with budget
Budgeting and phasing
Realistic budgets with contingency, and a programme that protects revenue.
- Cost plan with contingency
- Phasing against bookings and events
- Cash flow and payment schedule
- Value engineering options
Approvals and consents
The permissions your project needs, identified early so they do not delay works.
- Planning and building warrant advice
- Licensing changes
- Heritage and listed building requirements
- Fire safety strategy
Procurement and contractor selection
A fair and transparent process to appoint the right team on the right terms.
- Tender documents and scope
- Bid comparison and clarifications
- Contract advice and appointment
- Supplier and long-lead item planning
Energy efficiency
Choices that cut running costs and improve guest comfort for years to come.
- Insulation, glazing and heating options
- Lighting and controls
- Hot water and ventilation
- Payback and funding considerations
From survey to reopening
Survey
Establish the condition and limits of the building.
Brief and budget
Agree scope, standards and money.
Design and approvals
Drawings, warrants and consents.
Procure
Tender, compare and appoint.
Works
Supervised delivery with cost control.
Snag and reopen
Inspection, corrections and a prepared reopening.
Refurbishing while you continue to trade.
Many owners cannot afford to close. We plan works so that income continues wherever it is safe and practical to do so.
- Phased room blocksRooms or wings taken out of sale in sequence, with accurate availability updates.
- Quiet-hours schedulingNoisy work timed away from breakfast, dinner and events.
- Guest communicationClear notices and honest messaging so expectations are managed.
- Safe separationHoarding, routes and fire strategy that keep guests and staff safe.
Before you get in touch
Straightforward answers to what clients usually ask first. For anything else, send us an enquiry.
Can we stay open during the works?
Often yes. We plan phased works, quiet-hour scheduling and safe separation to protect trading. Some projects do need a short closure and we say so early.
Do you provide the designers and builders?
We help you select and appoint them, and oversee the work. You remain in control of who you contract with.
How do you control cost overruns?
Through a thorough survey, a realistic contingency, a clear brief and strict change control during the works.
Do you work with listed or historic buildings?
Yes. We identify heritage requirements early, because they affect design, approvals and timescales.
Often combined with this service
Tell us about your project.
A few lines is enough. We will reply with first thoughts and suggest a sensible next step.
- Email[email protected]
- Telephone01343 508100
- Office25a High Street, Elgin, Scotland, IV30 1EE
- ResponseWe reply to every enquiry promptly with a suggested next step.