Wacol Shop Refurbishment: Opening Up the Front of House for a Brisbane Retail Fitout

The Brief: Renovate a Brisbane shop for better flow

Test and Tag Supplies runs a standalone tenancy in Brisbane’s south-west. The shop worked, but the layout wasn’t doing them any favours.
The big issue was a disconnected front-of-house. Customers walked in, hit the reception desk, then had to duck into a separate room to see what was on display. For a supplier whose product range is worth getting eyes on, that’s a sale walking out the door.
There was also a tricky one waiting for us behind the joinery. More on that shortly.

The store fitout solution

We removed the dividing wall between reception and the display area, reconfigured the reception desk, and created a dedicated display area where customers can browse as soon as they walk in.

The works covered:

1. Custom reception desk in finishes from our range, with push-to-open drawers and adjustable shelves
2. White slat wall panelling for the new display unit and the side wall display
3. A 3D feature sign across the reception backdrop
4. Fresh vinyl plank flooring in ash/grey through the front
5. Patch and paint throughout with a Dulux three-coat system
6. LED RGB strip lighting through reception and the display units, plus pivot downlights on the product display and feature downlights through the front area

The custom joinery is also where we got creative around the trickier part of this Brisbane retail refurbishment.

How we saved the client ten grand on the electrical

Sitting in the middle of the shop was a switchboard that wouldn’t budge. The existing setup had three switchboards stacked together for main power plus solar, and shifting the lot would have meant a full upgrade. Easily another ten thousand on the bill.
So we left it where it was and built the joinery around it. A neat cover with a door for access. Looks tidy from the customer side, sparkies can still get to everything when they need to. This meant some solid savings for the client and no compromise on the finish.

The result: a Brisbane retail refurbishment that flows

Customers walk in to a clear view of the display, the reception desk has breathing room, and there’s space for a few people in the shop at once without anyone backing out onto the footpath. The lighting lifts the product, the joinery does double duty, hiding the electrical, and the whole front-of-house finally matches what Test and Tag Supplies is about.
Completion time was around ten days onsite once the custom joinery was off the manufacturing floor.

“The flow of work was seamless”

The team passed on some kind words after the handover. That the work flowed seamlessly, the crew on-site were friendly and just got stuck in, and the communication back and forth across the project was right where it needed to be.
That’s the bit we like hearing.

Thinking about a shop fitout or retail refurbishment in Brisbane?

Fast Fitouts handles alterations and refurbishments across Brisbane and the surrounding areas, from standalone retail tenancies like Wacol to office fitouts in the CBD. QBCC 1214722.

Give us a call on 1800 055 945 or email [email protected].
 

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