Canada has several hundred companies that make or sell store fixtures, but they are not interchangeable. A grocery chain buying gondola shelving, a fashion brand building a flagship, a cannabis retailer opening twenty stores and a pharmacy refitting its Read more
Pharmacy Millwork in Ontario: Dispensary, Counselling Area and Front Shop
A community pharmacy is a retail store and a regulated health care space under one roof. The front shop has to sell, the dispensary has to meet the Ontario College of Pharmacists (OCP) accreditation standards, and the counselling area Read more
Dental Clinic Millwork: Operatories, Sterilization Areas and Reception
Dental clinics need three quite different kinds of millwork: operatory cabinetry built around dental equipment, a sterilization area that has to follow infection control rules, and a reception desk for patients and staff. Each has its own requirements, and Read more
Nurse Station Millwork: Layout, Infection Control and Materials
The nurse station is where most of the work on a hospital unit or care home floor is coordinated. Staff chart, take calls, check monitors, talk to families and keep an eye on patients from it, around the clock. Read more
School Millwork: Classroom Casework, Science Labs and Library Shelving
School millwork is used hard. Hundreds of students use it every day, it is cleaned constantly, and it is expected to last for decades with little maintenance. Classrooms, science labs, libraries and offices each need something different. Here is Read more
Wood Veneer Species and Cuts for Commercial Millwork
Wood veneer gives millwork the look of solid wood for less cost and with better dimensional stability. But “oak veneer” can mean very different things depending on the species, the way the log was cut, and how the leaves Read more
Shipping Store Fixtures for Rollouts: Packaging, Labelling and Delivery
On a multi-store rollout, a fixture that arrives damaged, late or at the wrong store costs far more than the fixture itself: an installer standing idle, a store opening pushed back, or a reorder that takes weeks. Most of Read more
Custom Lockers for Workplaces, Gyms and Schools: Materials, Locks and Layout
In offices with unassigned desks, fitness studios, schools and staff rooms, lockers are now often custom millwork designed to match the interior rather than standard steel units. They are opened and closed many times a day, sometimes with wet Read more
Wood Wall Panelling for Commercial Interiors: Systems, Fire Ratings and Details
Wood wall panelling is used for lobby walls behind reception desks, boardrooms, corridor wainscots and retail feature walls. It is also one of the more technical kinds of millwork, because large flat panels have to stay flat, line up Read more
Retail Window Display Fixtures: Platforms, Backdrops, Lighting and Changeovers
Window displays are seen from a mall concourse or the street before a shopper reaches the door. They change more often than the fixtures inside, sit in strong sunlight, and have to look right from outside and, sometimes, from Read more