A top commercial electrical contractor from Northern Ireland has completed a £450,000 fit out for retail toy giant, Hamleys.

Samantha Connolly, Hamleys Glasgow Store Manager with Mark Scullion, Premier Electrics Managing Director at Hamleys store opening event last Thursday

Bellaghy-based Premier Electrics worked to a demanding time schedule to deliver their part of the Hamleys Store in Glasgow’s Enoch Centre on time for its pre-Christmas opening. The extensive electrical project - which included an illuminated Belfast bus - took a 16 man team from Premier five weeks to complete. Hamleys’ latest store adds to their portfolio of high profile locations such as London, Dubai, Dublin and Amman.

According to Premier Electrics’ Company Manager, Tony Shivers, the Glasgow project’s challenges included interpreting the client’s complex design requirements as well as liaising with the shopping centre to enable the integration of the store’s various alarm and security systems:

“Overall it’s a fantastic finished product and a project that has delivered a considerable amount of professional pride. Our team have worked throughout Europe this year on a range of projects but for many of them Hamleys is a favourite. It’s not every day you get to work on a retail scheme that includes disco lights, a juke box, a revolving bear, safari jeeps and climbing trees.”

Premier Managing Director, Mark Scullion says the association of the Premier brand with Hamleys is a major coup for the local company:

“Hamleys is arguably the most recognisable global brand name for toys and their flagship store in London has established itself as a major tourist attraction in its own right. We have had the privilege of working with many of the UK’s top brands in recent years as our business has developed, but I think it’s fair to say this association will further enhance our growing reputation as a major commercial electrical contracting player.”

Hamleys’ Glasgow store manager, Samantha Connolly, commended the NI company:

"We'd like to thank Premier Electrics for the fantastic job they've done. The illuminated bus is a feature which we installed into our Glasgow store and which was brought over from the House of Frazer in Belfast. With our ease of access and the current strength of the euro, we're positioned as a great destination for day shoppers from both Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland alike this Christmas, and we'd like to keep building on our strong commercial links in the future".

Premier Electrics is a privately owned commercial electrical contractor based in Bellaghy. Established in 1993 it has built up a reputation for excellence in the industry thanks to major ongoing projects with key retailers such as M&S, Debenhams and Primark.