Does Castle Catering Engineers work with pub and restaurant kitchen design?

Yes. The Hurts Arms Ambergate is an example of CCE delivering a complete pub kitchen — from initial design brief through to equipment selection, flood-protection integration, bespoke fabrication and full installation, on time and on budget.

Can you incorporate flood protection into a commercial kitchen design?

Yes. At The Hurts Arms, following serious flooding in October 2023, CCE redesigned the entire kitchen layout to incorporate flood protection throughout — working alongside the main contractor to ensure all design elements met both operational and resilience requirements.

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Completed April 2025 Pub & Restaurant Kitchen Ambergate, Derbyshire Gas Safe 597490

The Hurts ArmsAmbergate

Complete commercial kitchen design and installation — main kitchen, marble servery pass, walk-in chiller room, glasswash room and ice machine room — incorporating flood-resilience measures throughout. On time and on budget.

Kitchen zones designed and installed

Major equipment brands supplied

Custom marble servery pass fabricated

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On time and on budget

Following serious flooding in October 2023, The Hurts Arms in Ambergate, Derbyshire undertook a comprehensive refurbishment of the entire ground floor. Castle Catering Engineers were invited to advise, redesign and deliver all commercial kitchen areas — adapting the existing design to fully meet the owners' operational requirements and the flood-resilience demands of the rebuild.

The scope covered five distinct areas: a high-performance main kitchen, a bespoke marble servery pass to the restaurant, a walk-in chiller room, a dedicated glasswash and dishwash room, and an ice machine room — all designed to work seamlessly together under busy service conditions.

Our installation team worked alongside the main contractor throughout to ensure all flood-protection measures were integrated into every kitchen zone. The project was completed in April 2025, on time and within budget. All gas installations were carried out by Gas Safe registered engineers (Licence 597490), with full CP42 certificates issued on completion.

Project Overview

Client	The Hurts Arms, Ambergate
Location	Ambergate, Derbyshire
Completed	April 2025
Scope	Design, supply & full installation
Gas Safe	Licence 597490
Brands	Rational, Blue Seal, Maidaid, Lincat, Italforni
Special features	Flood-resilience integration, marble servery pass, walk-in chiller
Certification	CP42 issued on completion

Accreditations on this project

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Gas Safe

Licence 597490

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CSCS

Members

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DBS

Enhanced

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Project Photography

Walk-in chiller room mid-installation — Storers cold room and stainless shelving

Kitchen — Lincat induction suite, refrigerated prep drawers and marble pass beyond

Main kitchen — cooking suite with Italforni pizza oven, gas range and CCE extraction canopy

Restaurant pass — marble servery with copper pendant heat lamps and kitchen view

Main kitchen — Blue Seal cooking suite, charbroiler, fryer station and extraction canopy

Walk-in chiller room completed — Storers insulated cold room with temperature controller

Glasswash room — Maidaid hood dishwasher, double prep sink and extraction canopy

Glasswash room installation — twin Maidaid undercounter glasswashers being fitted

Scope of Works

What We Delivered

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Main Kitchen

High-performance cooking suite — Italforni pizza oven, Blue Seal gas range, charbroiler and fryer station. Bespoke stainless steel canopy with gas interlocking. Refrigerated prep counters. CP42 certified.

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Marble Servery Pass

Bespoke marble servery pass to the restaurant — designed to specification. Copper heat lamp station. Integrated with kitchen workflow.

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Walk-In Chiller Room

Custom walk-in chiller room — insulated panels, chiller unit, digital temperature monitoring, internal stainless racking. Flood-resilience integrated.

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Glasswash & Dishwash Room

Dedicated glasswash room — Maidaid hood dishwasher, double sink, full plumbing and drainage. Separate from main kitchen for HACCP compliance.

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Ice Machine Room

Dedicated ice machine room — water, drainage, ventilation and electrics provision.

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Flood-Resilience Integration

All kitchen zones designed with flood-protection measures integrated throughout — working alongside main contractor to deliver both operational and structural resilience requirements.

FAQs

About This Project

The Hurts Arms in Ambergate suffered serious flooding in October 2023. As part of a comprehensive ground floor refurbishment, Castle Catering Engineers were invited to redesign and deliver all commercial kitchen areas — adapting an existing design to fully meet the owners' operational requirements and the flood-resilience demands of the rebuild.

Our design team worked alongside the main contractor throughout to ensure flood-protection measures were integrated into every kitchen zone — from floor levels and drainage to equipment positioning. The kitchen was designed to meet both operational efficiency and structural resilience requirements.

Yes. All gas works were carried out by Gas Safe registered engineers (Licence 597490). Full CP42 Commercial Gas Safety Certificates were issued on completion of all gas installations.

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