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28 Market Street, Manchester — Retail Strip-Out

Internal soft-strip, fit-out removal and waste clearance

Client
TBA
Location
28 Market Street, Manchester Arndale
Project team
Site Service Regions / Site Service London
Wide view through the retail unit at 28 Market Street during strip-out, showing exposed wall framing and floor surfaces.
Retail unit during strip-out, with the existing fit-out removed from the main floor area.
01

Overview

Our team carried out the strip-out of the former Costa café at 28 Market Street, preparing the unit for its next retail fit-out.

The project covered the ground floor, selected lower-ground areas and staircase finishes. The scope required a clear distinction between the café fittings being removed and the building elements that needed to stay.

02

The work

The package included removal of the serving counter, back-bar storage, worktops, banquette seating, shelving and lightweight screens. Floor finishes and designated wall linings were stripped out, including perimeter plasterboard back to the underlying wall where specified.

  • Serving counters, storage units, worktops and fixed seating.
  • Selected partitions, lightweight screens and associated joinery.
  • Perimeter plasterboard linings and specified internal finishes.
  • Timber, vinyl and tiled floor finishes within the agreed areas.
  • Selected lower-ground café fittings and staircase finishes.
  • Removal of waste arising from the strip-out.
03

Working around retained elements

The scope identified the structural fabric, staircases, service cores, shopfront and three ground-floor WC rooms for retention. Lower-ground removals were limited to the agreed items.

Staircase rail sections identified for retention required careful removal and on-site storage. This made the removal boundaries and retained-item instructions an important part of planning the work.

04

City-centre logistics

Working within Manchester Arndale meant coordinating waste movements with the centre’s access and loading arrangements. The strip-out package combined the removal work inside the unit with clearance through the agreed routes.

05

Project photos — existing finishes and work in progress

Wide view through the retail unit at 28 Market Street during strip-out, showing exposed wall framing and floor surfaces.
Work in progressRetail unit during strip-out, with the existing fit-out removed from the main floor area.
Exposed masonry and metal wall framing during the internal strip-out at 28 Market Street.
Work in progressWall linings removed to expose the underlying wall and framing.
Interior of 28 Market Street during strip-out, with wall linings removed and the overhead structure visible.
Work in progressInternal retail space with stripped wall linings and retained overhead structure.
Existing café wall finishes, timber panelling and metal handrails around the staircase at 28 Market Street.
Existing finishesExisting staircase finishes recorded during the project.
Partly removed staircase wall linings exposing masonry and framing at 28 Market Street.
Work in progressStaircase wall linings during removal.
View down the staircase during strip-out at 28 Market Street, showing removed wall linings and exposed framing.
Work in progressProgress view of the staircase strip-out.

Project photo slideshow

06

The result

The former café fit-out was stripped back within the agreed scope, preparing the unit for the next stage of work. Our project records confirm completion of the strip-out and remaining snagging in September 2026.

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