Firmingers worked for Argos for 18 years and delivered many hundreds of projects. Argos utilised procurement techniques developed by Firmingers that ensured good value and good quality while protecting the business.

Firmingers have been acting for Boots for more than 50 years and have delivered many hundreds of projects nationwide including the Republic of Ireland. Boots are based in Nottingham and continue to develop new designs and strategies for customers. Boots always try to keep stores open during refits and Firmingers have developed a unique understanding of how to estimate, procure and cost manage projects. Projects can vary from £3k to £5 million but each scheme is treated with the same care.

Firmingers were delighted to be appointed as Quantity Surveyors to David’s’ Bridal.

David’s Bridal are the leading retailer of wedding and occasional wear in America and are a new entrant to the UK Market.

Firmingers were employed as cost consultants on the £4 million food hall refurbishment of Fenwick’s flagship store in Newcastle upon Tyne. The concept design by CADA delivered exciting new eateries including south east Asian street food, seafood and oyster bar, Mediterranean restaurant, café, patisserie, wine shop and bar, chocolate boutique, coffee bar and general grocery shop.

Firmingers were appointed to assist with the project procurement process and cost management of the scheme. This included a 2 stage tender, value engineering workshops in Naturno, Italy with the shopfitting contractor and comprehensive cost monitoring of the construction phase. This close working relationship with the Client and design team ensured initial budgets were maintained from inception to handover.

Firmingers have been appointed as Quantity Surveyors to H&M since 2003, providing a full cost management service together with procurement support.

Projects include fitting out new units in shopping centre or high street locations as well as strip out and refit/extension of existing units and are undertaken anywhere within the UK and Ireland. Firmingers manage H&M allocated projects from a cost point of view from initial appointment through to completion. Firmingers also provide cost management with other brands from the H&M chain such as & Other Stories and COS stores.

Firmingers have provided cost management and procurement support to Habitat since 2013.

Firmingers have completed over 50 concession fit outs into existing Homebase stores, each of between £100 to £400k in value. In addition, Firmingers completed the refit of Habitat’s high profile flagship store in Tottenham Court Road, London (total project value of £1.3m).

Firmingers LLP acted on 4 refit schemes at Leeds, Metro Centre, Bluewater and London City. The schemes were carried out over a fast track programme using a Design and Build procurement Route. All projects were completed successfully to programme and budget.

Firmingers have been working with Levi’s in the UK since the beginning of 2019.

Within its new store brand and in conjunction with their Brussels head office, we completed a thorough review of its construction processes including procurement approach, tendering procedures and project cost reporting. This resulted in the introduction of a framework rate agreement together with an overhaul of its contractor base. The work has established a 5-10% reduction in project costs over the first year’s store programme, as well as benchmarking its approach and costs against other comparable workstreams within our database of retail clients.

Projects have included new sites across the UK, including recent stores at Gretna, Aberdeen, Bromley, Bluewater, Trafford Centre, Cardiff & Birmingham Bullring.

Firmingers have been acting for Next since 2008 and to date have completed over 250 projects with a value of circa £200 million, ranging from £250k “Cosmetic Refits” to £9 million Flag Ship Stores, with each scheme being treated with the same care.

Next are based in Leicester and continue to be at the forefront of developing new designs and strategies for customers. Next always try to keep stores open during refits and Firmingers have developed a unique understanding of how to estimate, procure and cost manage projects. Next have utilised procurement techniques that ensure projects are of good value and good quality whilst protecting the business.

Firmingers were appointed as Cost and Project Manager’s for the quarter of a million pound luxury refurbishment at Peplow jewellers in Worcester which completed within programme and just in time for the festive shopping period.

Peplow is one of Worcestershire’s oldest businesses with nearly 200 years of expertise. Founded in 1818 by William Peplow, the store is still independent and family-run by managing director and sixth generation Francis Peplow.

Firmingers were appointed as Quantity Surveyors to Superdry in 2010 and provide a full cost management service as well as procurement support. Firmingers were also appointed by Superdry to analyse current European project costs and to manage the process of moving their current Contractor base onto a generic rate document within a number of European countries.

Firmingers has effectively developed a serial tender document for use on all Superdry projects. Firmingers prepare project specific bills of quantity and manage the competitive tendering process on UK and Irish projects. Achieving best value for our Client is our main priority.

Union Market aim to showcase the best of British food combined with a high level of customer service. Firmingers were appointed to assist with the development of their store design and to project and cost management their initial store.

Union Market’s was located in the grade 2 listed former ticket hall of Fulham tube station.

New to the UK, & Other Stories chose the prestigious location of Kings Road Chelsea for their flagship store and Firmingers to undertake the Building Surveying and Project Management services to eventually deliver a beautifully refurbished building internally and externally to meet with the clients high and exacting standards.

The building is Grade 2 Listed and in the Chelsea Conservation Area . An Heritage Consultant was employed to liaise with The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea and the design team to ensure  Listed Building consent would be granted.