FIT-OUT & CONSTRUCTION
Specified early. Integrated cleanly. Handed over once.
The infrastructure partner specified at design stage. One delivery team. One handover.
Fit-out projects fall down at the joins between trades. Cabling specified by one supplier, AV by another, security by a third, controls by a fourth. The handover punch list is where the gaps appear – and where the main contractor takes the hit. Altus is engaged at architectural design, owns the integrated infrastructure scope across connectivity, workplace technology, security, automation and managed handover, and signs off as one accountable partner.
THE OPERATIONAL REALITY
Fragmented subcontractors. One main contractor holding the risk.
The standard fit-out programme tenders the AV, the structured cabling, the access control and the building controls as separate lots. Each comes with a different specification, a different programme position, a different commissioning window. The integration risk sits with the main contractor – and almost always surfaces in the final two weeks before handover, when the trades have already demobilised.
We compress that risk to zero. One contract across connectivity, workplace technology, security and automation. One delivery programme. One commissioning sign-off. The trades behind it remain specialist; the accountability above them is consolidated.
One delivery team. One handover. Designed in at architectural stage.
WHAT WE DELIVER HERE
Five layers, specified together, delivered together.
Five infrastructure layers, specified together, commissioned together.
Connectivity & Cyber
Structured cabling, enterprise switching, secure WiFi, network segmentation. The backbone every other layer depends on. Specified at first-fix, terminated at second-fix, tested before handover.
Workplace Technology
Boardroom, meeting room, collaboration and broadcast environments. AV over IP, one-touch hybrid meeting start, standardised user experience across every room.
Security & Access
IP video surveillance, access control, intrusion, visitor management. Designed for the building’s operating model, integrated under one operator interface.
Workplace Automation
Lighting, environmental control, smart-home or commercial automation, room booking. Crestron, Lutron, Loxone, Control4. Specified at design, commissioned at handover.
Managed Infrastructure
24/7 monitoring, lifecycle planning, ISO 27001-aligned change control. The cover that begins the day after handover.
PROOF
Three projects that prove the fit-out model.
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Switzerland – Listed Building Smart Home with Integrated Security
Switzerland, pre-1900 6-storey property, integrated automation, security and connectivity from architectural design.
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Birmingham – Multi-Use Workspace, Media Hub & Collaboration Centre
UK, full fit-out integrating LED video wall, six zones, structured cabling and hybrid AV.
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Canary Wharf – Workplace Transformation with Wellness & Smart Pods
UK, premium commercial fit-out with wellness, work pod environments and reception identity.
HOW WE ENGAGE
Designed in. Not bolted on.
STEP 1
Engaged at design stage
Walk the architectural plan with the design team. Confirm cable routes, mounting positions, sight lines, acoustic isolation, control room locations. Specification lands in the design drawings, not in the punch list.
STEP 2
Integrated specification
One specification document covering connectivity, AV, security, automation and managed handover. Aligned to the building services performance spec. Tendered cleanly or single-source where the programme demands it.
STEP 3
Delivery under one programme
First-fix containment, second-fix cabling, third-fix devices, commissioning, snagging. One delivery manager. One programme position. One commissioning team.
STEP 4
Clean handover
O&M documentation, asset register, control system back-ups, drawings as-installed, training delivered, snag list closed. Day-one defect liability and managed cover begin under one SLA.
WHY ALTUS
What main contractors actually need from an infrastructure partner.
The integration risk fit-out programmes carry – designed out at the start.
Engaged at design stage
We turn up before the M&E coordination. The infrastructure scope is in the drawings before the cost plan locks. Risk priced in, not surprised in.
One trade across five layers
Connectivity, AV, security, automation and managed handover under one delivery team. No interface gaps. No divided accountability.
Clean handover, every time
O&M documentation, drawings, asset register, training. Day-one defect liability begins. Managed cover takes over from there.
National and international delivery
UK, France, Switzerland, Middle East, USA. Same delivery standard whether the building is in Birmingham or Zurich.
“Companies are rethinking the role of the office. It’s no longer somewhere you have to be – it’s somewhere people choose to be. Technology plays a critical role in making that happen.”
FTSE 100 Media & Publishing Group, programme client
THE NEXT STEP
Book a Fit-Out Critical Systems Review.
We’ll review the integrated infrastructure scope on your live or upcoming fit-out programme, identify the interface risks, and tell you straight where the gaps are. One conversation. One hour.
We tell you straight where the interface risks are on your programme.
Cyber Essentials Plus
ISO 27001
ISO 9001
Cisco Certified
Dante Certified L3
Cisco
Hikvision
Crestron
Samsung
Logitech
Lutron
One contract across five infrastructure layers. Specified at design. Handed over once.
PROOF
Related case studies
Fit-Out & Construction
Switzerland listed building smart home with integrated security
Pre-1900 listed building, 6 storeys, 3,300 sqft, 9-inch concrete walls, clay foundations and exterior cabling restrictions. Automation, security and connectivity integrated through design-stage problem solving.
Multi-Site
Birmingham multi-use workspace, media hub and collaboration centre
Media-ready multi-use environment in Brindleyplace, including LED video wall, collaboration zones, podcast rooms, media centre, boardroom and co-working space.
Multi-Site
Canary Wharf workplace transformation with wellness and smart pods
Premium commercial fit-out with wellness pods, private work pods and reception environments integrated into one workplace operating model.