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Mezzanine Offices

Fully fitted office mezzanine floors - structure, stairs, fire protection and complete fit out, designed and built across Somerset and the South West.

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Mezzanine office above warehouse floor with glazed partitions

A mezzanine office: offices above, operations below

Office space in an industrial unit always comes from somewhere - and usually it comes out of your warehouse. A mezzanine office solves the trade-off: a steel mezzanine structure carries fully fitted offices on a new upper level, while the floor below keeps working as storage, production or despatch.

We design and build office mezzanine floors across Somerset and the South West as complete turnkey projects: structure, staircases, fire protection, partitions, ceilings, lighting, power and finishes - one contractor, one programme, one handover.

For growing businesses it's routinely the difference between staying put and moving: a warehouse mezzanine office adds the desks, meeting rooms and welfare space a bigger team needs at a fraction of the cost per square metre of relocating - and without the disruption.

Office mezzanine floor interior with suspended ceiling and lighting

What's included in an office mezzanine

An occupied floor has to meet a higher standard than a storage platform, and our office mezzanine packages are specified accordingly.

Structure and compliance

The floor itself is engineered for office loadings with deflection limits that keep the level solid underfoot. Because the space below stays occupied, 60-minute fire protection - ceiling, column casings and fascia - is designed in from the start, along with Part K compliant staircases and protected escape routes.

The fit out

Steel or glazed partitioning divides the level into offices and meeting rooms; suspended ceilings carry lighting and conceal services; power, data, heating and cooling are run as part of the build. Carpets, decoration and door sets complete a floor your team moves straight into.

Below the deck

The underside works too: clad and lit, it becomes a clean canopy over packing benches, trade counters or racked storage - two functional levels from one structure.

Why businesses choose mezzanine offices

Keep the warehouse whole

Ground floor stays operational - the offices take unused height, not working floor.

Cheaper than moving

A fitted mezzanine office costs a fraction of relocation, new leases and fit out elsewhere - and there's no downtime.

Fast programme

Typical office mezzanine projects complete in four to eight weeks including fit out, phased around your operation.

Capital allowances

As a demountable structure, a mezzanine is usually treated as plant and machinery - ask your accountant about the tax position.

Oversight built in

Glazed office fronts give managers a sightline across the floor below - popular with despatch and production supervisors.

Grows with you

Floors extend, partitions move, and the structure relocates if you ever do - the investment travels.

What goes into the build spec

A mezzanine office is two projects engineered as one. The floor beneath is designed for office loadings plus partitions - typically 3.5 to 5kN/m² depending on layout - with deflection limits tightened so the space feels solid underfoot rather than bouncy. The office itself is then built from steel partitioning or stud walls with acoustic insulation, double-glazed vision panels where sightlines over the warehouse matter, suspended ceilings with LED panels, and trunking ready for power and data runs.

Heating, cooling and ventilation deserve early thought: warehouse air at high level is rarely office-comfortable, so most schemes include wall-mounted air conditioning or heat recovery units sized for the room. Fire protection to the structure, protected escape stairs and detection are designed in from the start and documented for Building Control. As a guide, a fitted office mezzanine runs £250 to £450 per square metre depending on finish - still a fraction of what extending the building or relocating would cost, and it keeps managers, admin and production under one roof. Most office mezzanines are designed, built and handed over within eight to twelve weeks of instruction, fit out included.

Mezzanine Office FAQs

A fully fitted office mezzanine - structure, stairs, fire protection, partitions, ceilings, electrics and finishes - typically runs £250-£450 per square metre depending on specification. A 100m² floor usually lands between £25,000 and £45,000; we quote fixed after a free survey.

Usually not - the work is internal and doesn't normally constitute development. Building Regulations approval is always required for an occupied floor, covering structure, fire and escape, and we manage that process within the project.

Four to eight weeks is typical for structure plus full fit out, depending on size and specification. We phase the work - structure first, then trades - and keep the operation below running throughout.

Often, yes. We check the existing structure's loading and condition, add fire protection where occupation requires it, and fit partitions, ceilings and services on top. It's a common upgrade for storage floors with capacity to spare.

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