Santander Newry

Banking Fit-Out in Newry: The Santander Branch Refurbishment

McCue has completed the refurbishment of the Santander branch in Newry, delivering the internal fit-out and finishes package across both floors.

The scope

Strip-out of existing wall-mounted units, displays and signage, with walls made good. Flooring and decoration to both floors. General joinery. Minor electrical works, first and second fix. Data cabling and installation for a new media wall and tech bar. Internal graphics, signage and final clean ahead of handover.

Phasing around a live branch

The works were sequenced floor by floor rather than run as a single push, with out-of-hours working where the programme required it. Cash handling drove the middle of the programme — the de-cash date sat between the two floor phases, with branch setup and re-cash following handover before the branch reopened.

The IT package ran as its own sequence: full de-install, first fix cabling early in the ground floor phase, second fix once finishes were complete, then a dedicated commissioning day before reopening. Cabling installed after finishes means rework. Commissioning left too late means a branch that opens without working systems.

For a retail bank, the reopening date is the deliverable. Everything upstream of it exists to protect it.

Banking and retail fit-out across the UK and Ireland

McCue has delivered fit-out for banking and retail clients since the 1950s, when the business first began answering demand for shopfitting from banks and retailers in Northern Ireland. Today the company delivers interior fit-out, project management and bespoke joinery across the UK, Ireland and Europe from its base in Carrickfergus.

Planning a branch refurbishment or retail rollout? Get in touch with the McCue team to discuss scope, programme and phasing.