New Look, Ireland

Faithful+Gould was appointed to provide services to New Look's New Stores Programme in the Republic and Northern Ireland, including project management; cost consultancy; structural engineering, fire safety engineering and design and planning.

The project involved fitting out of retail stores varying between 7,000ft² to 15,000ft² over a 9 week programme.

This included:

• Management of the main contractor works, data, electrical and mechanical installations, fixtures and fittings, external and internal signage, direct contractors' works
• Liaison with telecommunications companies and the fire safety consultant, and
• Co-ordinating the landlord's works.

We obtained all statutory approvals, including planning permission, fire safety approval as well as landlord's approvals.

With the in-house technical expertise of Atkins, we provided fire safety and structural engineering services. Our project and cost management approach ensured all critical deadlines were achieved and the project was delivered within the client's key time, cost, quality, health and safety requirements.

The challenges

• Phasing the works to allow the early installation of business, data and IT systems
• Coordinating furniture and fixture deliveries from United Kingdom
• Completing the fit out programme in 9 weeks
• Coordinating New Look's stocking in period
• Obtaining landlord and statutory approvals
• Coordinating utilities connections
• Maintaining the pace of the store opening programme