Café and Coffee Shops

The layout and countering in a café or coffee shop plays a key role in creating a welcoming, individual atmosphere—crucial for building your brand and leaving customers with a memorable, positive experience. But it also needs to be functional, efficient, and safe for staff to work in.

With experience delivering hundreds of café builds and installations, Holmes can help turn your concept into a practical reality—whether it’s a compact city-centre kiosk, a stately home coffee shop, or a nationwide chain rollout. We provide a high standard of finish and long-lasting durability, while also ensuring your design meets relevant regulations—whether it involves working within listed buildings, meeting DDA guidelines, or complying with other local specifications.

Even the simplest counter needs data and power for tills, but many cafés also want to showcase fresh food—whether in ambient, chilled, or heated displays. Main counters are often supported by dedicated condiment stations to keep customer flow moving, and increasingly, by smart ordering screens. Behind the counter, bespoke back bars are designed to house large coffee machines, complete with knockout and waste stations, water supply, and drainage.

Holmes not only manufactures your counters—we can install them too. From raising the correct permits to managing CDM and on-site safety requirements, we handle it all. Let us help you bring your café design and brand to life.