Transport for Shopfitting & Store Construction
In shopfitting the opening date is fixed long before the last counter is built - which is why Logisticoo delivers store-fitting elements precisely into the installation window: shelving systems, counters, fitting rooms, lighting and decoration, coordinated with your installation teams. Shopfitting logistics has a rhythm of its own: deliveries are often made at night or before the store opens, because refits take place during ongoing operations or the shopping centre specifies fixed delivery times. Our drivers are familiar with delivery via malls, goods lifts and pedestrian zones - we clarify access, lift dimensions and parking arrangements before the first run. Furniture and veneered surfaces are sensitive to knocks and scratches; with us they travel in an enclosed box body, padded with blankets and without straps pressing on visible surfaces. For multi-site branch roll-outs, we time the tours so that every installation team finds its material when it arrives - in 147 German cities and, through our country offices, throughout Europe. We take leftover material and old furniture back on the return trip. Your fixed price is ready in 30 minutes, including for short-notice follow-up deliveries of missing parts.
Vehicles & equipment
Store-fitting elements travel in box-body vehicles with a tail lift, furniture blankets and lashing rails; sensitive fronts are secured upright and with padding, and a pallet truck for delivery right up to the sales floor is on board.
Typical requirements
- Delivery precisely into installation and refit windows, often at night or before store opening
- Scratch- and knock-free transport of veneered and lacquered elements
- Delivery via malls, goods lifts and pedestrian zones
- Coordination with installation teams for multi-city branch roll-outs
- Urgent follow-up delivery of missing parts during installation
- Taking back old furniture and packaging waste on the return trip
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Typical consignments in shopfitting
In shopfitting we mainly move bulky, surface-sensitive fitting elements. Most common are shelving and merchandising systems, gondolas and back panels, which come as flat packs or pre-assembled. Then there are sales and checkout counters, reception desks and veneered custom builds from the joinery - high-value single pieces with visible surfaces that forgive no scratches. Fitting rooms, panels and partition walls fill the load space but are light. Add to that lighting (track systems, spots, light boxes), decoration and shop-window elements, as well as flooring. For branch roll-outs we deliver identical furniture packages in series to many sites; for refits, often just individual assemblies as follow-up deliveries. The material mix of wood, glass, acrylic and metal determines the padding and securing in each case.
Standards and rules in shopfitting traffic
Decisive first of all is load securing under VDI 2700 ff. and EN 12195: furniture is stowed in a form-fit manner, lashed down with wide straps without pressure on visible surfaces and padded with blankets and edge protectors. Veneered and lacquered fronts travel upright so that no surface load acts on the finish. The second level of rules is municipal: city centres and pedestrian zones specify delivery windows and truck through-traffic bans, and shopping centres have their own delivery regulations with time windows, goods-lift dimensions and access rules. We clarify these requirements before the first run. We handle bulbs and electrical parts delivered with the goods break-proof; the fire-protection and material classes of the components are the manufacturer's responsibility. This way the fittings arrive on time and undamaged right onto the sales floor.
How a shopfitting transport works at Logisticoo
- Enquiry with element list, dimensions, location and installation window - including a note on shopping centre, pedestrian zone or goods lift.
- Fixed-price quote in 30 minutes with the right vehicle class and time window.
- Access clarification: we check the delivery regulations, lift dimensions and parking arrangements with the centre management.
- Loading in the enclosed box body, sensitive fronts upright and padded.
- Delivery into the installation window, often at night or before store opening, with a pallet truck right up to the sales floor.
- Acceptance by the installation team, taking packaging waste and old furniture back on the return trip. For multi-stage roll-outs, your personal dispatcher times the tours so that every team finds its material exactly when it is ready to start.
What does a shopfitting transport cost?
You always receive a fixed price in advance; our vehicle rule-of-thumb figures per kilometre provide guidance (range +/-15% depending on lane, time window and return-load prospects): an express Sprinter for individual elements around 1.10 EUR/km (from 89 EUR), a 7.5 t truck around 1.45 EUR/km (from 169 EUR), a 12 t truck around 1.65 EUR/km (from 219 EUR), an articulated truck or jumbo for the complete fit-out around 1.95 EUR/km (from 379 EUR). A complete store fit-out from Berlin to Frankfurt (around 545 km) by articulated truck thus comes to roughly 900-1,220 EUR, and a Sprinter follow-up delivery of a missing counter Munich-Hamburg (around 780 km) to roughly 730-980 EUR. Surcharges arise for night and pre-opening delivery, lift use with waiting time and multiple unloading points in a roll-out.
Typical shopfitting consignments and the right handling
| Consignment type | Example | Vehicle/equipment | Typical transit time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shelving/merchandising system | Gondolas, back panels as flat packs | Curtain-side semitrailer / jumbo, tail lift | predictable, scheduled |
| Veneered custom build | Reception counter, checkout desk | Box-body vehicle, upright and padded | 1-2 days |
| Branch roll-out | identical furniture packages per site | Articulated truck in a timed convoy | per roll-out plan |
| Urgent follow-up delivery | missing element during installation | Express Sprinter, often same day | a few hours |
| Lighting/decoration | Track systems, spots, shop window | Box-body vehicle, break-proof stowage | predictable |
Frequently asked questions
Can you deliver into a shopping centre at night?
Yes, night deliveries are the rule rather than the exception in shopfitting. We coordinate in advance with the centre management on delivery windows, access and use of the goods lift and deliver the goods right up to the refit area. Your installation team starts in the morning without any waiting.
What happens if an element arrives damaged or is missing during installation?
Then speed counts: report the need to your dispatcher, and we schedule an express direct delivery from the plant or warehouse - depending on distance, often the same day. For roll-outs we recommend carrying critical small parts as a reserve package on the first vehicle; this significantly reduces such emergencies.
What does delivery of a complete store fit-out cost?
You get a fixed price in 30 minutes. As a guide: an articulated truck is calculated at around 1.95 EUR/km (from 379 EUR), a Sprinter for follow-up deliveries at around 1.10 EUR/km (from 89 EUR), each +/-15%. A complete fit-out Berlin-Frankfurt (around 545 km) thus comes to roughly 900-1,220 EUR. Night or pre-opening delivery, lift waiting times and multiple unloading points are itemised separately.
How do you protect veneered and lacquered surfaces in transit?
Sensitive fronts travel upright in the enclosed box body, padded with furniture blankets and secured with wide straps that never press directly on visible surfaces. Edge protectors sit between the elements. This avoids pressure marks and chafing - the typical damage that renders a custom build unusable.
Do you coordinate tours across several branches in a roll-out?
Yes. For branch roll-outs we time the vehicles so that every installation team finds its material exactly at the start of assembly. Your dispatcher keeps the sequence across all sites in view and plans critical small parts as a reserve package on the first vehicle, so that follow-up requests become rare.