Case study · Clubs & sports
Church Hall, Tunbridge Wells
Community kitchen installation for a church hall in Tunbridge Wells — Steelplan pre-fabricated steel kitchen, Bioclad UPVC wall cladding, Altro Stronghold slip-resistant flooring and suspended LED ceiling. Delivered in 3 weeks.
Client
Church hall, Tunbridge Wells
Location
Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Project value
Under £50k
Build time
3 weeks
The brief
A durable community kitchen for a busy church hall
Church halls put kitchens through a level of use that domestic fittings can't sustain — multiple user groups, frequent changeovers, varied catering requirements and no dedicated kitchen team. The brief here was a robust, hygienic, semi-commercial kitchen that could handle heavy daily use, comply with food safety requirements and remain low-maintenance for volunteers.
Working with Steelplan Kitchens, we specified and installed a pre-fabricated steel kitchen — strip-out, plywood templating, steel unit installation, wall cladding, safety flooring and suspended ceiling, all completed in 3 weeks around the hall's activities.
What we did
Full community kitchen installation in 3 weeks
Steelplan pre-fabricated steel kitchen
Full strip-out of the existing kitchen. Pre-manufacture plywood templating to ensure precise fitting of the steel units and worktops. Steelplan powder-coated steel cabinets and worktops installed throughout — designed specifically for semi-commercial environments including church halls, schools, hospitals and community centres. Steel construction gives the durability and hygiene performance needed for high-frequency multi-user operation.
Surfaces and ceiling
Bioclad UPVC hygienic wall cladding installed to all kitchen surfaces — smooth, easy to clean and compliant for food preparation use. Altro Stronghold 30 slip-resistant vinyl safety flooring throughout. Suspended ceiling with removable tiles and energy-efficient LED lighting — bright, practical working environment and simple to maintain.
Specified
Specified for semi-commercial community use
- Steelplan pre-fabricated powder-coated steel cabinets and worktops
- Pre-manufacture plywood templating — precise fitting
- Bioclad UPVC hygienic wall cladding — full kitchen coverage
- Altro Stronghold 30 slip-resistant vinyl flooring — throughout
- Suspended ceiling with removable tiles and LED lighting
The installation
Inside the finished kitchen
The outcome
A kitchen built to last for community use
The church hall now has a properly specified semi-commercial kitchen — steel construction, hygienic surfaces, safe flooring and compliant ventilation — built to handle the demands of multiple user groups and frequent turnover. Delivered in 3 weeks around the hall's ongoing programme, with no disruption to community activities.
- CEDA Member The Catering Equipment Distributors Association — UK's voice for foodservice equipment specialists.
- ISO 9001 · 14001 · 45001 Certified The only Kent commercial kitchen design-and-install firm certified to all three.
- F-Gas Certified Certified to handle and install refrigerants in commercial refrigeration and cooling equipment.
- Gas Safe Registered All commercial gas installations carried out by Gas Safe registered engineers.
- Part of Advantage Catering Equipment Kent's design, supply and service specialists since 2003.
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