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Innovative, workable, cost effective and sustainable commercial kitchen and restaurant design, delivering quantifiable, high quality catering solutions

Merritt-Harrison offer advice on the design or refurbishment of kitchens, restaurants and ancillary catering areas.

Our objective is to deliver innovative, workable, sustainable and cost effective solutions, which consistently meet the brief and the key client requirements.

Design recommendations are made on space utilisation and layout, operational flows, HACCP, health, hygiene and food safety legislation. Consideration is given to providing environmentally sound systems, sustainable for the lifetime of the facility, using alternative technology where appropriate. In addition to operational solutions, our schemes can extend to interior design and recommendation on finishes for the front of house areas.

Client approval is sought at each critical stage of the process, including concept design (1:100), detailed equipment drawings (1:50) and service drawings (1:20).

Detailed specifications are prepared to tender for catering equipment and its installation, including ongoing supervision and inspection throughout the installation process, snagging, final inspection and handover of the finished kitchen or restaurant areas.

Our design projects include:

• Members, staff and public restaurants for a parliament building
• four staff restaurants and coffee concepts for a government department
• coffee pod, along with a staff and students' deli for a university
• new catering facilities for primary and secondary schools
• staff café/bistro for a new head office building
• coffee shop and bar for a visitor attraction