How much should your workplace fit-out really cost?

By Colin Wood

20 June 2025

Between our two Partners at EthosEQ, we have delivered over 10 million sq ft of workplace fit-out and refurbishment projects across the UK and EMEA over the last decade.

We’ve worked across Financial Services, Tech, Legal, Professional Services and other sectors, and faced every challenge the market can throw at a project – compressed programmes, heritage buildings, tough lease breaks, changing briefs, hard market conditions.

We’ve seen what works – and what doesn’t.

So this year, we decided to bottle some of that experience.

In Q1, we analysed over 50 recent projects across London and the South East to produce our first Fit-Out & Refurbishment Benchmarking Report. It’s designed to help you:

✅ Understand what your project should cost
✅ Set a realistic and defensible budget
✅ Spot risks early
✅ Make informed design decisions

If you’re a Client, Project Manager or Designer planning an office project, this is a must-read.

Request a copy using the contact form here, stating “benchmarking”.

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Colin Wood

Colin is a Partner & Managing Director of EthosEQ, a cost consultancy that helps occupiers, developers, and landlords across EMEA deliver high-quality, efficient, and brand-aligned spaces — while saving time and money. With 25 years of experience at leading global consultancies, Colin has worked with blue-chip clients to deliver over 5 million sq ft of office space in the past decade alone. Today, he leads a boutique, director-led firm that brings big consultancy expertise straight to clients — with more focus, flexibility, and care.