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Building Fit-Out

Secure site storage and material handling solutions for building fit-out trades, from first fix to final finish.

Interior fit-out sites are fast-paced, high-value environments. Multiple trades work across the same floors at the same time, handling expensive tools, materials, and hazardous substances every day. The right setup keeps your team organised, your secure storage in place, and your COSHH storage compliant throughout the project.

Explore storage and material solutions built for building fit-out.

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The Challenges Facing Building Fit-Out Sites Face

Building fit-out work presents a unique combination of security, compliance, and logistics challenges.

Copper fittings and cabling sit in shared areas overnight. Paints, solvents, and adhesives need COSHH storage that meets legal requirements. Plasterboard, ducting, and pipe need to be moved safely across floors without manual handling injuries. And tools left without secure storage between shifts become easy targets for opportunist thieves.

Without the right setup:

  • Copper fittings and M&E components left unprotected attract thieves targeting high-value materials
  • Paints and solvents stored without COSHH compliant containment breach health and safety law
  • Tools with no assigned secure storage go missing and cause project delays
  • Sheet materials and ducting moved without proper handling equipment increase the risk of injury
  • High-value components scattered across floors slow progress and increase loss

Copper theft costs the UK construction industry hundreds of millions of pounds every year. On a busy fit-out site, unprotected materials are among the most targeted assets. Proper storage removes that vulnerability and gives every trade on site a clear system to work from. Read more about construction site theft and how to tackle it.

Secure Site Storage and Material Solutions for Building Fit-Out

Armorgard has been supplying the building fit-out and interior trades sector for over 30 years. The range covers secure storage, COSHH storage, and material handling solutions for every trade on a fit-out site.

Secure Storage for Tools and Equipment on Fit-out Sites

For general secure storage across a fit-out site, the TuffBank is the industry benchmark. Sold Secure and Secured by Design accredited, built from reinforced steel with the patent-pending IntaLokt locking mechanism, and available in eight sizes. With tool theft on construction sites reported every 21 minutes across the UK, having accredited secure storage is one of the most direct ways to protect your business.

For trades that move between floors and areas throughout the day, the BarroBox is a mobile secure storage vault on wheels. It moves with your team across the site and locks down as a static secure tool vault when needed. The key stays inside the box, so only the person with access can move it.

For workshop areas, plant rooms, and compact floor-level secure storage, the TuffStor Cabinet delivers high-security lockable storage in a smaller footprint than a conventional site safe, making it practical at every stage of an interior fit-out.

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M&E and Pipework Storage

For mechanical and electrical contractors, the FittingStor is purpose-built storage for copper fittings, cable, and high-value M&E components. Mobile, lockable, and available in multiple sizes, it moves to where the work is and keeps materials protected when unattended. With 5-lever deadlocks and robust steel plate construction it is built to keep copper thieves out. Read more about how the FittingStor protects M&E contractors on site.

For copper pipe and conduit, the PipeStor is a secure mobile storage trunk that keeps piping locked and organised on site. Designed specifically to tackle copper theft, it divides internally to accommodate different pipe sizes and can be extended with optional sections for longer lengths.

Material Handling for Building Fit-Out Sites

For drylining, plastering, joinery, and any trade moving large sheet materials, the LoadAll provides a safe and organised way to transport plasterboard, timber, metal panels, and other bulky materials across site without repeated heavy lifting. It reduces manual handling injuries and keeps materials protected during transport.

For HVAC and ductwork contractors, the DuctRack stores and moves ducting and pipework on site with a 1-tonne load capacity, SafeStop auto-engaged brake, and protective curtains that guard workers from sharp edges during handling.

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COSHH Storage for Building Fit-Out Sites

Interior fit-out work regularly involves paints, solvents, adhesives, and cleaning chemicals, all of which require proper COSHH storage under the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations. Failure to comply is an offence under the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 and can result in unlimited fines.

The FlamBank is purpose-built COSHH storage for flammable substances, with 30-minute fire resistance, a fully welded sump base, and flame arrestor gauze on all ventilation points. Available in seven sizes to suit any project scale. Browse the full hazardous goods storage range for all your COSHH storage needs on site. Read our guide on storing hazardous goods safely and find out which COSHH storage cabinet is right for your site.

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Armorgard has been supplying the building fit-out and interior trades sector for over 30 years. Every product is designed, engineered, and built in-house for active construction sites where secure storage, COSHH storage, and safe material handling are a daily requirement across every trade on site.

The range covers mobile M&E fittings storage, secure storage for tools and equipment, COSHH storage for flammable and hazardous substances, and material handling solutions for sheet materials and ducting. All backed by direct support and next-day delivery on stocked items.

Frequently Asked Questions

Secure, mobile storage for copper fittings, cable, and components that moves as the work progresses. The FittingStor is purpose-built for this, with lockable doors, adjustable bins, and heavy-duty castors. The PipeStor covers copper pipe and conduit specifically.
They must be stored in a lockable, fire-resistant container with ventilation and spill containment. Failure to comply is an offence under the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974. The FlamBank meets these requirements and is available in seven sizes.
Copper fittings and cabling are high in value and easy to resell. Unprotected M&E materials left overnight on shared-access sites are a consistent target. Lockable mobile secure storage removes the opportunity.
The Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992 require employers to avoid hazardous manual handling where possible. Products like the LoadAll and DuctRack support compliance by removing the need for repeated heavy lifting of sheet materials and ducting.
The BarroBox is a mobile storage vault that wheels around the site and locks down as a static vault when not in use. It gives trades working across multiple floors a solution that stays with them throughout the day.
Yes. CDM 2015 requires health and safety to be considered at every project stage including storage. Principal contractors must ensure storage arrangements do not create additional risk for other trades on site.

Frequently Asked Questions

Yes, the Qpod, like all of Armorgard’s battery charging range, has undergone rigorous real-world testing. Our expert R&D team repeatedly tests Qpod with varying batteries, fire speeds and temperatures. Qpod has been shown to contain fires over the recommended 1.5kWh, with developments being made in real time.

The Qpod has been built to UL standards, and has a unique sealed unit system that completely contains fire and explosion. The double-walled ventilation system works to both expel gases and contain flames that can often reignite the toxic gases in the atmosphere. Unlike standard battery charging cabinets which are often only class A fire rated, it is specifically designed to reduce the risks associated with lithium-ion battery charging while remaining portable and easy to deploy.

Absolutely. Its lightweight and portable design allow it to be moved between desks, offices, or storage areas with ease, making it a flexible solution for dynamic workspaces.

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