Who our shop fitting is for
We fit out food retail of every size. Our shop fitters and refrigeration engineers work most often with:
- Supermarkets, mini markets and convenience stores, including off licences and newsagents adding chilled and frozen ranges.
- Grocers and greengrocers who need fruit and veg displays that keep produce fresh for longer.
- Butchers and fishmongers with serve over counters and a meat cold room behind the shop.
- Bakeries, patisseries and cafes with cake and patisserie displays.
- Delis, takeaways and fast food shops with counters, drinks chillers and display units.
- Cash and carry warehouses with racking, cold rooms and freezer rooms for trade customers.
What is included in a shop fit out
You can ask us for a single display fridge or for the whole shop. A full supermarket fit out from Alaska Cold includes:
- A measured survey and a layout drawing showing aisles, shelving bays, checkouts and every refrigerated cabinet, with aisle widths that work for trolleys and wheelchair users.
- Gondola shelving, wall bays, end bays and queue fixtures, supplied and assembled.
- Display refrigeration: multideck chillers with or without doors, glass-door freezers, serve over counters, fruit and veg displays and drinks chillers.
- Remote refrigeration where it pays: pipework to condensing units on the roof or in a plant area, so the shop floor stays cooler and quieter.
- Checkout counters, till points and the shop fittings around them.
- A walk-in cold room or freezer room in the stockroom, sized to your deliveries.
- Commissioning of every cabinet, temperature checks and handover to your staff.
- Planned maintenance and 24/7 repairs once you are trading.
Display fridges and display refrigeration
Display refrigeration is where most of a food shop's energy goes and where most of its chilled sales are made, so the choice of cabinet matters. Multideck chillers hold dairy, meat, ready meals and drinks at 0 to +4 °C and come in widths from about 1.25 m to 3.75 m, open fronted or with glass doors. Fitting doors typically cuts a multideck's energy use by a third or more and keeps the aisle warmer for shoppers. Glass-door freezers hold frozen food and ice cream at -18 to -22 °C. Serve over counters keep fresh meat, fish, deli and cakes in view at 0 to +4 °C. Fruit and veg displays run warmer, at +8 to +12 °C, often with misting or humidity control.
Each cabinet can be a plug-in unit with its own compressor, or a remote cabinet piped to a condensing unit outside the sales area. For a handful of cabinets, plug-in is simpler; for a whole store, remote refrigeration usually costs less to run and is quieter. We specify the mix for your sales and your building, and our multideck display fridge guide explains the options in more depth.
Supermarket fit out from design to opening
A new store starts with the layout: where deliveries come in, where the cold room sits, how customers move from the entrance to the tills. We draw the shelving and refrigeration on the plan, agree it with you, then order cabinets and fixtures together so they arrive in one programme. For an existing shop we phase the work, often at night or in sections, so you keep trading while the aisles are refitted.
Lead times for shop fitting
You get a response to a quote request within one working hour during business hours and a free site survey soon after. Cabinets and shelving are usually available two to six weeks from order, depending on the model and whether doors or bespoke counters are included. On site, a single run of multidecks takes one to two days; a full supermarket fit out takes two to six weeks, depending on size and on how much of the shop stays open during the work.
Shop fitters for London and the rest of the UK
We are based at 167-169 Great Portland Street in central London and fit out shops across Greater London, Essex, Kent, Surrey and Hertfordshire, with larger projects anywhere in the UK. See our London page or the full list of areas we cover.
Why choose Alaska Cold for your shop fit out
- One supplier for the shelving, the display fridges and the cold room, so the layout, the refrigeration and the electrics are planned together.
- Refrigeration engineers, not only fitters: the people who install your cabinets are the people who service them.
- A written, itemised quotation after a free survey, cabinet by cabinet, so you can compare it fairly.
- Phased installation so an existing shop keeps trading.
- 24/7 emergency call-outs once you open, because a failed chiller on a Saturday cannot wait until Monday.
Planning a new store or a refit? Request a free quote and we will call you back to arrange a survey.
