Project overview
Connect Install delivered a nationwide graphics rollout across 96 Lidl stores in Ireland, updating promotional graphics and signage across poultry, meat, and fish fridge bays over a 6-week programme. The works were delivered overnight in live retail environments, with two stores completed per shift between store closing and reopening.
Client / project context
This was a multi-site grocery retail rollout delivered as part of a repeat programme. The work was highly time-sensitive, with each location needing to be completed within strict overnight access windows so that stores were fully ready for trading the following morning.
Scope delivered
Connect Install delivered:
- graphics installation across fridge bay areas
- coordinated rollout planning with the client’s operations team
- daily reporting and closeout
The programme covered 96 locations nationwide.
Key delivery challenges
The main challenge was the delivery model itself: two stores per night, completed fully between closing and opening times. The team also had to work around other contractors carrying out shelf works on the same fridge bays, while in many stores water pressure cleaning had taken place, creating wet floor and substrate conditions that made graphic application more difficult. In some cases, missing supplied materials meant return visits had to be planned at the end of the programme.
How Connect Install approached it
Scope and survey information were provided at the outset, and Connect Install coordinated closely with the client’s operations team to plan the rollout store by store. Installation teams worked to a disciplined overnight schedule, with operations managing site changes, programme flow, and reporting. Daily closeout kept progress visible throughout the rollout and helped maintain control across all 96 locations.
Outcome
The rollout was delivered successfully across the programme, with strong consistency from store to store and works completed within the available overnight windows. Despite difficult site conditions, parallel contractor activity, and some missing materials, the programme maintained pace and finish quality throughout. The result was a clean seasonal refresh across the estate, strong client feedback, and repeat work.
Proof points
- Sector: Grocery retail
- Location: Nationwide Ireland
- Service lane: Rollouts, Signage & Graphics Installation
- Sites delivered: 96
- Programme duration: 6 weeks
- Crew structure: 2 teams, 2 installers per team
- Out-of-hours working: Night works
- Reporting delivered: Daily
- Repeat programme: Yes
Why this case study matters
This project demonstrates Connect Install’s ability to deliver high-volume, time-sensitive rollout work across live retail environments where overnight access, coordination with other trades, and programme discipline are critical to success.