Bespoke Commercial Kitchen and Front of House Solution for Energy Giant’s Paddington Office

IDL is proud to announce our latest prestigious project – a complete commercial kitchen and front of house renovation for Equinor at their London headquarters in Paddington through our client ESS Support Services Worldwide.

This comprehensive installation showcases our ability to adapt to evolving client requirements while delivering exceptional quality and functionality. Initially, we explored the possibility of modifying the existing counter infrastructure, but after thorough assessment, it became clear that a complete renewal would better serve Equinor’s needs and vision for their corporate dining facilities.

Front of House Transformation

The newly designed front of house features multiple specialised service areas to provide Equinor’s staff with diverse dining options:

  • A main counter delivering traditional plated service with live cooking theatre
  • Dedicated deli counter section featuring a Merrychef unit for fresh paninis
  • Two-zone frost top unit in the chilled counter area
  • Back-to-back ambient display cases for merchandise
  • Back-to-back chilled multidecks for beverages and cold items

Our manufacturing team is also producing two custom till units to complete the front of house experience. The counters will feature premium engineered stone tops with weatherboard frontage, designed to accommodate the client’s designer tiles that will harmonise with the restaurant’s overall décor.

State-of-the-Art Kitchen Installation

Behind the scenes, IDL is implementing a comprehensive kitchen solution featuring industry-leading equipment:

  • New hot pass counter with top-mounted hot cupboard
  • Customised void sections housing 2x Williams refrigerated drawers
  • 4x Scanbox Ergoline food service trolleys for efficient meal transport
  • Rational Combi Duo configuration featuring a 6-grid iCombi Pro stacked on top of a 10-grid iCombi Pro in the main kitchen
  • Additional 10-grid Rational iCombi Pro installed in the back-of-house function kitchen
  • Rational iVario multifunctional cooker for enhanced operational flexibility
  • Valentine deep fat fryer for precision cooking
  • Electrolux four-zone electric range cooker and salamander grill

This carefully selected equipment package will provide Equinor’s catering team with exceptional cooking versatility, efficiency, and reliability to serve their corporate dining needs.

The strategic placement of Rational ovens across both the main and function kitchens ensures optimal cooking capacity and workflow efficiency throughout the facility.

The project demonstrates IDL’s commitment to delivering tailored commercial kitchen solutions that combine functionality, aesthetics, and operational excellence.

If you have a commercial space you’d like to transform, get in touch with our team today.

Custom-built service counter with engineered stone top and weatherboard frontage at Equinor's Paddington office, featuring designated areas for traditional plated service and live cooking.
Custom-built service counter with engineered stone top and weatherboard frontage at Equinor's Paddington office, featuring designated areas for traditional plated service and live cooking.
Custom-built service counter with engineered stone top and weatherboard frontage at Equinor's Paddington office, featuring designated areas for traditional plated service and live cooking.
Dual Rational iCombi Pro 10-grid combi ovens installed side-by-side in Equinor's commercial kitchen, providing versatile cooking capabilities for the corporate dining facility.
Dual Rational iCombi Pro 10-grid combi ovens installed side-by-side in Equinor's commercial kitchen, providing versatile cooking capabilities for the corporate dining facility.
Back-to-back ambient display cases and chilled multidecks installed at Equinor's London headquarters, showcasing beverages and merchandise.
Back-to-back ambient display cases and chilled multidecks installed at Equinor's London headquarters, showcasing beverages and merchandise.
Back-to-back ambient display cases and chilled multidecks installed at Equinor's London headquarters, showcasing beverages and merchandise.
Back-to-back ambient display cases and chilled multidecks installed at Equinor's London headquarters, showcasing beverages and merchandise.
Back-to-back ambient display cases and chilled multidecks installed at Equinor's London headquarters, showcasing beverages and merchandise.
Back-to-back ambient display cases and chilled multidecks installed at Equinor's London headquarters, showcasing beverages and merchandise.