UK Fit-Out Partner for International Brands

Opening your first restaurant or store in the UK? LCC helps international restaurant and retail brands, many from China, Japan and across Asia, turn their brand standards into UK sites that open on time: from the first site visit and landlord approvals to design and build and opening day.

WHAT WE DO

Opening in a new country means unfamiliar rules: landlord fit-out packs, licence for alterations, planning, building regulations, fire safety, CDM and UK contracts. We act as your local design and build partner.

Our architects adapt your head-office design guide to UK regulations and to the specific unit, we manage approvals with landlords and authorities, and our site team builds to your brand standards. You get one contract, one point of contact in London and regular reporting your head office can rely on. See also our restaurant fit-out and commercial fit-out services.

WHY INTERNATIONAL BRANDS CHOOSE LCC

Trusted by International Brands

Haidilao, POP MART, Yakiniku Like, Kintan, Ginza Onodera and Hachi BBQ have trusted us with sites in London, Birmingham, Liverpool, Amsterdam and Madrid.

UK Regulations Handled

Planning, building regulations, fire safety, accessibility and CDM, managed by our ARB-registered architects so your design works in a UK unit.

Landlord and Shopping Centre Experience

Westfield Stratford City, The O2, Birmingham Bullring and Oxford Street: we know landlord fit-out packs, approval processes and centre rules.

Your Brand Standards, Delivered

We build from your global design guide and specifications, and propose UK-compliant alternatives only where materials or equipment need to change.

Ready for Your Rollout

From your first flagship to the next sites across the UK and Europe, we keep details, suppliers and lessons learned consistent from site to site.

Haidilao Hot Pot restaurant fit-out at Birmingham Bullring by LCC

OUR FIT-OUT PROCESS

01

SITE AND FEASIBILITY

Before you sign a lease, we can visit shortlisted units and advise on what each one needs: extraction routes, services capacity, planning constraints, and likely programme and cost.

02

DESIGN ADAPTATION AND APPROVALS

We adapt your brand design to the unit and to UK regulations, prepare the landlord submission and handle licence for alterations, planning and building control.

03

CONSTRUCTION

Our site managers deliver the fit-out to programme, with weekly reports, photos and progress updates for your local and head-office teams.

04

OPENING AND AFTERCARE

We commission the systems, hand over certificates and documents in a clear handover pack, support your opening and stay available for maintenance and future sites.

INTERNATIONAL BRANDS WE HAVE DELIVERED

POP MART - Design & Build fit-out Projects in Oxford Street

POP MART, OXFORD STREET

Design and build fit-out of POP MART’s brand-led flagship store on Oxford Street, one of London’s busiest retail destinations. We have also delivered POP MART stores at Westfield Stratford City and in Amsterdam.

Haidilao Hotpot restaurant fit-out at Piccadilly Circus, London, by LCC

HAIDILAO HOTPOT, UK AND SPAIN

Design and build restaurant fit-outs for Haidilao Hotpot at Piccadilly Circus, The O2, Birmingham Bullring, Liverpool and Gran Vía in Madrid: premium, high-capacity hot pot restaurants delivered to the brand’s international standards.

POP MART Amsterdam retail store fit-out by LCC – view 3

POP MART, AMSTERDAM

Design and build fit-out of the POP MART flagship store in Amsterdam, translating the brand’s playful identity into a functional retail space for an international audience.

OPENING IN THE UK: FAQs

Talk to us before you sign the lease if you can. We will review the unit, the landlord’s fit-out pack and your brand guide, and tell you early what the site needs, how long design, approvals and construction are likely to take and what to budget for.

Yes. We work from your brand standards and global specifications and adapt them only where UK regulations, the building or local supply require it, agreeing every change with your team first.

Usually landlord approval and a licence for alterations, building regulations approval and sometimes planning permission, for example for kitchen extraction, a new shopfront or signage. Restaurants must also register with the local council as a food business, and may need a premises licence to sell alcohol. We prepare and manage the building-related approvals for you.

Yes. We coordinate with your nominated suppliers and check that imported furniture, equipment and materials meet UK requirements, such as fire ratings and electrical standards, before they are ordered.

You have a single point of contact in London and receive regular written progress reports with photos, programme updates and cost tracking, so your UK and overseas teams see the same information.

Yes. We have delivered projects for international brands in Amsterdam and Madrid and can support rollouts across Europe.

Yes. Our maintenance team supports restaurants and shops every day from 7am to 9pm, and we can plan refurbishments and your next sites with you.

Planning your first UK opening? Send us the unit details, your brand guide and target opening date, and we will come back with early advice on design, approvals, programme and budget.

Plan Your UK Opening With Us

  • 020-8960-8899
  • info@lccontractor.co.uk

Office Hours

  • Monday to Friday
  • 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM

Maintenance Hours

  • Every day
  • 7:00 AM - 9:00 PM

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