Triplar, the Northampton-based shopfitting, retail display and commercial interiors specialist, has delivered re-fits of five stores across Europe for global sportswear giant Nike.

The company, which also originally fitted out the stores, revisited sites in Parndorf, Austria; Roermond, The Netherlands; Troyes, France; Rome, Italy; and Madrid, Spain for the project.

The store concept and interior designs were completed in-house by Nike, while Triplar advised on floor plans for the outlets and manufactured fittings, metalwork, furniture and graphics, as well as completing installation at the outlets. In total each shop involved 20 tonnes of metalwork, which was delivered on site by up to five articulated trucks.

Despite the scale of the project in-store installation was completed in just 10 days at each outlet, ensuring they were only closed for one trading weekend.

Tim Rodwell, a director of Triplar, which also works with brands and retailers including Levi Strauss & Co, Blacks and Lush, said: “It’s not often that you actually re-fit stores you previously fitted out and in many ways that is what has made this project so important for us.

“The challenge is to not only meet, but also surpass the standard we previously delivered at these stores.”

He added that working in different countries while still delivering consistently presented Triplar with several challenges.

“Getting flooring and other materials to site has been the biggest challenges. Flooring works can be made more difficult by different climates, and sourcing the correct specification flooring is always a challenge,” Tim said.

“When working across several different countries the logistics of getting people and materials to site can also be logistically complicated. Then, when you are working in-store, you have to take note of local health and safety rules and fire policies, as well as restrictions placed by landlords.”

All five stores opened on schedule, and in some cases Triplar was able to hand the store back earlier to Nike, providing more time for merchandising ahead of re-opening.