Commercial & Education · East London & Essex
Spaces that work as hard as the people in them.
Commercial and educational construction across East London and Essex — fit-outs, refurbishments and new builds — delivered with one contractor managing the whole project.
- Over 40 years' experience
- One contractor, design to build
- Free, no-obligation consultation
- A limited number of projects at a time
Who this is for
For buildings that can't just close while you build.
Commercial and education projects come with a constraint most residential jobs don't have: the building usually can't just close. A school still needs to run, an office still needs to function, a business still needs customers walking through the door.
This work suits businesses, schools, housing associations and building consultants who need a contractor that plans around live operations — not just around the build itself.
What's included
Commercial and institutional work, end to end.
- Commercial developments and fit-outs
- Office and retail refurbishment
- School and educational sector projects
- New builds for institutional and commercial clients
- Project management across the full scope
- Phased delivery to limit disruption
How we work
Planned around how your building actually runs.
We start by understanding how the building is actually used — opening hours, term dates, footfall, anything that constrains when and how work can happen. From there we design and plan around those constraints, not despite them.
We run the build with one team accountable for keeping to the agreed schedule, since disruption has a real cost for institutional and commercial clients in a way it often doesn't for a private home.
Why Metro
One place for the risk, not several.
Commercial and education clients usually deal with several specialists wherever they go — an M&E contractor, a fit-out company, a project manager from somewhere else entirely. Each handover is a new place for the schedule to slip, which matters more here than almost anywhere else.
Slippage in a school or an office has knock-on costs beyond the build itself. One contractor managing design, planning and build keeps that risk in one place, with one team accountable for it.
Common questions
Commercial & education questions, answered.
Can you work around our opening hours or term dates?
Yes — we plan the schedule around how your building actually operates, including phased or out-of-hours work where needed.
Do you take on institutional clients, like schools and housing associations?
Yes, alongside private commercial clients — it's a regular part of our work.
What size of commercial project do you take on?
From single fit-outs to larger developments — tell us the brief and we'll confirm fit.
How do you minimise disruption to a live business or school?
Through phasing, clear scheduling, and a single point of contact who can flag and resolve issues fast — rather than working through layers of subcontractors.
Can you manage the whole project, including design and planning?
Yes — the same Design, Plan, Build process we use on residential projects applies here, scaled to commercial requirements.
Do you have case studies specific to commercial and education work?
We're adding these as more projects complete — get in touch and we can talk through relevant experience directly.
Tell us about your project
Tell us about your commercial project.
Whatever the building and whatever the constraints, talk to us early. We'll plan around how your business or school actually runs.