Government & Defence Kitchen Fitouts
Petra Group designs, fabricates and installs large-scale commercial kitchens for government buildings, defence bases and institutional facilities across Australia — built for volume, security and full compliance.
Government facility kitchen
Commercial kitchens built for government scale.
From a single government building kitchen to a full defence base catering facility, Petra Group delivers institutional kitchen fitouts across Australia under one accountable team.
We handle commercial kitchen fitouts for government buildings and agencies, army and defence mess kitchens, hospitals, correctional facilities, universities and aged-care sites. Every project pairs an in-house designer and project manager with our own stainless steel fabrication, so high-volume cook lines, serveries and cool rooms are engineered for continuous, heavy-duty use.
Large-scale commercial kitchens carry serious obligations — food safety, ventilation, security and site access, and tight program control. We design to Australian Standard AS 4674-2004, document for tender and approvals, and deliver in stages that keep secure and operational sites running.
End-to-end government & institutional kitchens.
One accountable contractor for design, fabrication, trades and equipment — documented for tender and signed off to AS 4674-2004 and food-safety standards.
Government building kitchens
Commercial kitchens for government buildings, agencies and civic facilities — designed for staff catering, cafeterias and event volumes.
Defence & army mess kitchens
High-throughput mess and catering kitchens for defence bases and barracks, built for security requirements and mass-catering output.
High-volume cook & servery lines
Bulk cooking suites, combi ovens, bratt pans, bain-maries and servery counters engineered for large, repeatable meal services.
Stainless steel fabrication
Custom 304-grade benches, sinks, shelving and exhaust canopies fabricated in-house to your plan — robust, hygienic and built to last.
Cool rooms, storage & logistics
Walk-in cool rooms, freezer rooms, dry stores and goods-in flows sized for bulk deliveries and continuous institutional catering.
Compliance, ventilation & services
Exhaust hoods, gas, grease traps, three-phase power and drainage designed and installed to AS 4674-2004 and NCC requirements.
A process built for tenders and secure sites.
Brief & site assessment
We review the brief, tender scope and site constraints, including access, security and existing services.
Design & documentation
Our in-house designer produces scaled plans, equipment schedules and tender-ready documentation for sign-off.
Approvals & compliance
We document to AS 4674-2004 and coordinate council, certifier and facility approvals for gas, ventilation and food safety.
Off-site fabrication
Stainless steel, joinery and canopies are fabricated in our Sydney workshop to a fixed, controlled program.
Install & commissioning
We install, connect and commission on site — staged to keep secure and operational facilities running.
Handover & aftercare
We hand over documentation and warranties, and back the kitchen with ongoing service and spare-parts support.
Government & institutional kitchen projects.
Engineered for volume, security and compliance.
Government and defence kitchens can't afford downtime or a failed inspection. We design the things that keep large sites fed and compliant, day after day.
- High-volume outputCook lines, refrigeration and serveries sized for mass catering and continuous meal services.
- AS 4674 & food safetyLayouts, finishes and zoning designed to Australian Standard AS 4674-2004 and food-safety requirements.
- Security & site accessWe work to the access, induction and security protocols of defence and government sites.
- Staged, nationwide deliveryOff-site fabrication and phased installation keep operational facilities running, anywhere in Australia.
Institutional kitchens, right across Australia.
We deliver government and institutional commercial kitchens nationwide, from our Sydney base.
Government & defence kitchen questions, answered.
What is a government or defence kitchen fitout?
It's the design, fabrication and installation of a large-scale commercial kitchen for a government building, defence base or institutional facility — covering cook lines, serveries, stainless steel, cool rooms, ventilation and the compliance documentation these projects require.
Do you work on defence bases and army mess kitchens?
Yes. We deliver high-volume mess and catering kitchens for defence and government sites, and work within the access, induction and security protocols those facilities require.
Are your kitchens compliant with AS 4674-2004?
Yes. We design and document to Australian Standard AS 4674-2004 (design, construction and fit-out of food premises) and the National Construction Code, and coordinate the approvals your project needs.
Can you handle high-volume, large-scale output?
Absolutely. We size cooking suites, refrigeration, storage and serveries for mass catering and continuous meal services, and fabricate heavy-duty stainless steel in-house to suit.
Do you work with government tenders and procurement?
Yes. We provide tender-ready design and documentation, transparent itemised pricing, and a single accountable contractor for design, fabrication, trades and equipment.
Where do you operate?
Petra Group is established in Sydney and delivers government and institutional kitchen projects across Australia, with off-site fabrication and staged, nationwide installation.
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Planning a government or defence kitchen project?
Talk to Petra Group about your government building, defence or institutional commercial kitchen. We'll help you plan it from concept and tender documentation through to commissioning.
Call our projects team02 9723 4555