Bespoke counter solutions for coffee shops and cafés|
Great café and coffee shop design is about more than appearance. While branding and aesthetic are important, the layout and counter must create a space that’s practical and safe for staff.
Coffee Bar interior manufacturers
With nearly 40 years of experience, Holmes Catering has built and installed countering and equipment at hundreds of cafes, counters and cafe equipment.
Holmes can turn your concept into a reality. From a compact city-centre coffee kiosk, or an independent start-up, to a nationwide chain rollout.
For your café or coffee shop, we can manufacture and install:
- Front Counters, including hot, cold and ambient displays, features such as tray slides and pickups, drop-down and impulse sections, all in a variety of materials and finishes.
- Back Bars offering enhanced prep areas, coffee knockout areas, quick rinse facilities, storage, handwash, and much more.
- Condiment and waste units to complement your countering and décor.
- Standalone or integrated units designed to complement your décor, including display and grab-and-go options for hot, cold, or ambient use.
- And more!
A Waitrose in-store café and coffee shop. With a mixture of laminates and tiles, we provided solid surface work tops, inset tray runners, a powder-coated industrial light structure and a fully 304 stainless back bar.
We provided a busy independent city café, with a stepped marble effect quartz worktop, stainless fretting and railed frontage, with powder-coated steel and solid wood shelving to the rear.
Qualified and Compliant build and install
Whilst ensuring your design meets your aesthetic and practical requirements, we can also assist you in ensuring you meet relevant regulations and critically site safety requirements, whether it involves:
- Working within listed buildings,
- Meeting DDA guidelines,
- Complying with other local specifications, be it access, local permits, etc
- Provide contractor Safety Plans in compliance with CDM (Construction, Design and Management)
- Risk Assessments and Method Statements (RAMS)
Holmes’ qualified personnel can support your site safety and compliance requirements. We can cover it all.
Made to Work in the Real World
Every counter needs to perform as well as it looks. 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. This ensures a practical and efficient work area.
We provided an independent cafe with a solid quartz surface, food display cases, and a full backbar to support their new interior.
From Concept to Compliant Installation and Completion
Holmes is here to support your Café or Coffee shop vision, and really make it work. Let us help you bring your café design and brand to life.
