Kitchen and Staff Kitchenette Refurbishment at Woodcot Lodge

Woodcot Lodge requires a comprehensive internal refurbishment project focusing on kitchen expansion and modernisation across the facility. The main kitchen will be reconfigured by removing selected internal walls to create a larger, more efficient space, with new fire-rated partition walls separating the kitchen from the Manager's Office and creating dedicated areas for a kitchen office and fridge/freezer room. The kitchen will feature new anti-slip flooring with coved skirtings, floor-to-ceiling stainless steel (304-grade, 2B finish) hygiene wall cladding, and all-electric kitchen equipment with shelving to meet current Hampshire County Council standards. Access will be improved with a wider door opening for direct trolley access from main corridors. Mechanical and electrical work includes complete kitchen rewiring, additional power outlets for future capacity, replacement of gas appliances with all-electric equipment, and upgraded lighting. The existing ventilation canopy will be modified and extended for increased steam extraction. Additionally, staff room kitchenettes on the ground, first and second floors will be refurbished with new base and wall units, worktops, splashbacks and sinks. External courtyard works include new fencing, pergola installation for privacy, fire safety upgrades and associated minor works.