Commercial kitchen installation · Kent and the South East
Commercial kitchen installation in Kent - every trade, one team
In-house installation across every trade: gas, electrical, extraction, fabrication, cladding, flooring and equipment commissioning. No subcontract chain, no programme gaps, one point of accountability from first fix to handover.
Why Kent Commercial Kitchens
What operators need from a kitchen installer
All trades in-house - no subcontract chain
The gap in any multi-trade kitchen project is accountability. KCK delivers gas, extraction, electrical, fabrication, cladding, flooring and equipment commissioning using its own in-house team and long-standing trade partners, all coordinated by one director. When a problem needs resolving on site, there is no contractor chain to navigate.
Director-led - on site at every stage
Both KCK directors are CFSP-accredited and personally involved on every project. The director managing your installation is present at key stages, coordinating trades, signing off phases and making decisions on site. Not a contracts manager working from a file - the person accountable for the outcome is the one managing it.
Programme discipline - trades in the right order
Commercial kitchen installations happen inside live businesses or on tight construction programmes. We work to a fixed programme agreed at tender. Trades are sequenced correctly: cladding before equipment, flooring after fabrication, extraction signed off before gas commissioning. The order matters. We get it right.
Triple-ISO accreditation - the only Kent firm with all three
ISO 9001 (quality), ISO 14001 (environmental) and ISO 45001 (health & safety) - held by KCK and required by many hotel group, academy trust and public sector procurement frameworks. The only Kent commercial kitchen design-and-install firm certified to all three.
What's included
The full installation package
Gas installation
Gas Safe registered engineers for all commercial gas work. Service connections, appliance connections, gas interlock installation and commissioning certificates issued on completion.
Electrical installation
Commercial kitchen electrical work via long-standing qualified trade partners, coordinated in-house alongside every other trade and programme phase.
Extraction and ventilation
DW172-compliant canopy installation, ductwork runs, MUA and gas interlock - designed and installed by the same team, with no disconnect between the drawings and the build.
Plumbing and drainage
Commercial plumbing via WIAPS-approved engineers. Water connections, drainage, water softener and RO installation coordinated within the wider programme.
Hygienic finishes
UPVC hygienic wall cladding and slip-resistant safety flooring installed in-house. EHO-compliant, properly coved and sequenced correctly within the build programme.
Equipment commissioning
Catering equipment installed, connected and commissioned by our engineers. Full operator handover on the day - every appliance tested and signed off before we leave.
Selected work
Recent kitchen installation projects
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Maison Dieu, Dover
Grade I listed civic venue. Full multi-trade installation coordinating gas, extraction, fabrication, electrical and finishes around listed building constraints and a live heritage restoration programme.
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Kings Arms, Elham
Grade II listed gastropub. Full installation including bespoke twin-canopy ventilation for a Robata charcoal grill, all trades in-house, delivered in six weeks inside a live building project.
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How it works
From survey to commissioned handover
Survey and programme
We review your drawings, survey the site and produce a detailed programme. Trades sequenced, access confirmed, equipment and fabrication lead times locked in before work starts.
First fix
Gas, plumbing, electrical and extraction first-fix work completed before fabrication and finishes go in. Building cleaned and protected between phases.
Finishes and equipment
Cladding, flooring and ceilings installed. Fabrication set in position. Equipment delivered, placed and mechanically connected ready for commissioning.
Commissioning and handover
All appliances commissioned, gas safety certificates issued, extraction balanced and signed off. Full handover pack and operator walkthrough on day one.
- 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.