School kitchen design · Kent and the South East
School kitchen design and installation in Kent
Primary schools, secondary schools, FE colleges and academies across Kent and the South East — designed to feed volume, meet compliance requirements and be delivered within the school holiday window. Recent projects include the Southwood Centre, Deal and Westwood Centre, Margate.
Why Kent Commercial Kitchens
What schools need from a kitchen contractor
Summer holiday delivery — programme-led from the start
School kitchens have one delivery window: the summer holidays. Miss it and you're looking at a year's delay, emergency catering costs and a headteacher who won't use you again. We build programmes around the school calendar from the first site survey, and we resource to hold them. EKC Group and Park Way Primary both opened on time.
High-volume kitchen design for school catering
School kitchens serve hundreds of covers in a tight lunchtime window. Layout, workflow and equipment choice are critical — bulk cooking, regeneration, servery flow, dishwash throughput. We design for production volume and HACCP compliance, not just EHO sign-off.
ISO 45001 health and safety accreditation
Working on a live school site requires contractors who take health and safety seriously. We hold ISO 45001 — the occupational health and safety management standard — alongside ISO 9001 and 14001. The only Kent commercial kitchen design-and-install firm certified to all three. Required by many LA and academy trust procurement frameworks.
EKC Group — multi-site FE college delivery
EKC Group is one of Kent's largest further education providers. Delivering across multiple college sites requires co-ordination, consistency and a contractor that doesn't drop the ball when work scales. We're on the logo strip for a reason.
What's included
Full design and installation, under one roof
CAD kitchen design
HACCP-compliant layouts with clear separation of raw, ready and allergen zones. Workflow designed for high-volume lunchtime service.
Equipment specification and supply
Rational, Falcon, Blue Seal, Maidaid — specified for bulk production and throughput, with school catering energy targets in mind.
Bespoke stainless fabrication
Servery counters, preparation benches, bain-maries and dishwash areas fabricated to fit the space and the volume.
Ventilation and extraction
DW172-compliant extraction, MUA and gas interlock — designed to handle bulk cooking volumes and pass Building Regs Part F.
Hygienic finishes
UPVC hygienic wall cladding, slip-resistant vinyl flooring and wipe-clean ceilings — durable, EHO-ready and straightforward for catering staff to maintain.
M&E co-ordination
Gas, electrical, plumbing and drainage co-ordinated in-house — sequenced to keep the programme on track within the holiday window.
Selected work
School kitchen projects in Kent
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"I wanted to write to thank you for the excellent service you have provided in the re-fit of our school kitchen. During the re-fit, the work was carried out to a high standard and the area surrounding the kitchen was also kept very clean. The finished kitchen met our high expectations and our Kitchen Team has found the new layout and equipment supplied supports them exceptionally well on a daily basis."
Joanna
Headteacher, Cranfield Church of England Primary School
How it works
From brief to opening day
Site survey
We visit during term time, measure, photograph and talk to the catering team about how the kitchen actually runs — covers, menu, peak pressure points. No commitment to proceed.
Design and specification
HACCP-compliant CAD layout, equipment schedule and full specification. Programme scoped against the summer holiday window before the quote is finalised.
Installation
Our in-house team delivers every trade within the holiday window — fabrication, ventilation, finishes, M&E, equipment install. Site handed back ready for September.
Handover and aftercare
Full commissioning, catering team walk-through and certification before term starts. Ongoing service and maintenance available through our sister brand, Catering Equipment Repair.
- 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.
Ready to start?
Let's design your kitchen
Book a free site survey. We'll come to you — measure, listen, photograph, talk through the brief. No commitment to proceed.
Design, supply and service under one roof.