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efurbishment Royal Mail delivers single-source contract Two of Workspace Office Solutions’ premier brands, Project: and Solutions@Work have jointly landed one of the industry’s most prestigious term contracts. The two brands have secured the contract from Royal Mail to provide all of its furniture and shoulder responsibility for the repair and maintenance of its existing furniture stock for the next three years. This is the first time that Royal Mail has let the entire contract to one company. Previously it was split three ways, with desking and storage as one part - a contract already held by Project: - seating and other furniture as a second, and repair and maintenance as a third contract. The new deal will see Project: providing Royal Mail with workstations; storage; screening and office seating. It will also be meeting Royal Mail’s occasional seating and furniture needs for dining areas, break-out zones and reception areas. The winning of the repair and maintenance part of the contract has meant that the Solutions@Work team is implementing a meticulously-planned logistics and service package for Royal Mail. Much of any repair work will be carried out on site, with only major repairs being Improve your shelf life Free standing shelving in the office is very useful but often looks more at home in the basement than in the working environment. Now steel storage experts Bisley have designed a new range of modular shelving systems specifically designed to be both attractive and practical. Bisley shelving comes in easy-to-assemble and transport, one metre wide, flat-packed kits, in either three or six shelf units. The basic shelving can be added to at any time to meet growing needs using simple extension’ kits and no tools are needed for assembly as handy shelf clips and push-fasteners are provided. With 300mm and 400mm deep versions, the shelves have a robust load capacity of 90kg, more than enough to meet the most demanding office needs and require the minimum of cross bracing. Though packaged as three or six storage levels units, the shelves are adjustable in 20mm increments and can be manipulated to suit all the common office requirements with extra shelves available if required. All shelves, clips and frames are designed and manufactured to high standards ensuring no sharp edges and a safe storage environment for people and matedals. Reader Reply No.: 84022 undertaken at Workspace Office Solutions’ factory in Suffolk. “This is precisely the type of work for which Solutions@Work was created,” said Steve Cuthbertson, who is responsible for the brand. “It places the burden of responsibility for every aspect of the supply and management of Royal Mail’s furniture in experienced hands, freeingup Royal Mail personnel to devote their time to When fitness equipment company, Precor Products, needed to expand its UK headquarters following the purchase of the company by the AMA Corporation, Precor Products turned to Spaceway South to reconfigure its existing head office to provide it with an additional office space. A continuation of a long-term relationship that began in 2003, Spaceway South has provided Precor Products with 200 square metres of extra offices. Precor Products is a fast expanding company that supplies complete fitness packages to private gyms, leisure centres, hotels, education establishments, corporations and the MOD. In late 2003 the company was acquired by the AMA Corporation, a European competitor that has invested in Precor’s site at Finchampstead to help centralise the Group’s operation. Having already successfully carried out a major project for Precor Products in 2002, Company Secretary, Gill Scrutton, had no hesitation in asking Spaceway South to draw up designs for expansion. “Spaceway had managed the redesign of our building so well in 2002 that we had no hesitation in choosing them again for the new development”, says Gill Scrutton. “The company always gives attention to detail and comes up with helpful suggestions. In addition they employ excellent staff who know exactly what they have to do and are always courteous”. Spaceway South submitted designs to Precor Products, that provided them with the additional space required by installing a FlooriTall(tm) mezzanine floor, moving existing partitioning, fitting new Komfort Kameo partitioning and suspended ceilings. Finally, Spaceway installed all electrics, lighting, floor covering and air conditioning. other tasks.” Within the first month of the contract, Solutions@Work completed between 80 and 90 assignments. Commenting on the furniture supply element of the new contract, Jeff Osborne, Project:’s Southern Region Sales Director, believes that Project:’s performance throughout the previous Royal Mail contract played a major part in securing the new deal. He said: “While our remit then was limited to desking and storage, we were able to demonstrate our ability to perform on time and within agreed budgets.” He continued: “We were also able to convincingly demonstrate our design, space planning and project management skills on such schemes as the 4,000 square metre Customer Contact Centre in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, where Project: space planned and furnished three floors of the new building with a total of 419 workstations.” Project: and Solutions@Work are prominent brands in the UK office furniture market that are owned by Haverhill-based Workspace Office Solutions Limited, the others being Asher Arc and Elect. Showroom facilities are located throughout the country. Reader Reply No.: 84013 Spaceway’s designs beefs up Precor’s headquarters Originally established in Seattle, USA in 1980, Precor Products first opened in the UK in 1993. The company retails a wide range of gym equipment including elliptical fitness cross-trainers, treadmills, cycles, climbers, stretch trains and strength training systems. Its world leading brands of Wilson, Atomic, Suunto and Precor are supplied to both domestic and commercial customers through its dealership network. Established in 1976, Spaceway is recognised as one of the UK’s leading providers of integrated interior space solutions for private sector businesses and public organisations. Located in Hampshire but serving customers across the South and Midlands, the company provides an integrated approach to space solutions that includes mezzanine floors, partitioning, suspended ceilings, storage systems, special structures as well as furniture and small parts storage. Reader Reply No.: 84135 18 www.practicalfm.co.uk
efurbishment The unique coating system for refurbishing suspended ceilings Suspended ceilings are ideal for both the appearance and practical requirements of a modern business environment. Whilst providing sound absorption, light reflection and protection from spread of flame they also conceal unsightly cabling and pipe work. However, as with ceilings of all types, over a period of time damage, dirt, stains and age discoloration have an effect on their appearance. To clean a suspended ceiling can produce an inconsistent finish without restoring original brightness and also adversely effect its original properties. Painting with emulsion or similar covering can fill in the fissures & tile pattern, damage the acoustics, stick the tiles to the grid but most importantly invalidate a ceiling’s fire rating. Replacement, which is a valid option, is expensive, time consuming and very disruptive. There is an alternative: - Innovative technology has developed the Artcote re-coating process. Marketed throughout the UK by Artcote PLC this revolutionary process enables suspended ceilings to be restored to their original uniform bright appearance whilst maintaining all acoustic properties. The coating is 100% non-bridging therefore retains and enhances the tile fissures and fascia whilst ceiling void access is continued. Most importantly the Artcote re-coating process has a category 0 fire classification allowing the rating of a ceiling to be maintained. As well as the substantial cost benefit the Artcote re-coating process has compared to replacement, the clean, quick and non disruptive nature of the process highlight its advantages over alternative methods. The Artcote re-coating process is performed outside working hours, allowing business activity to continue as normal. Staff remain undisrupted, as there is no requirement to remove office equipment and furnishing. Reader Reply No.: 84138 New Expona - widens the design horizons Combining stunning new designs with quality materials and proven functionality, the new Expona art & design collection of luxury vinyl tiles - from commercial flooring specialist and Contract Flooring Association Manufacturer of the Year Polyflor Ltd - is set to further widen the horizons of creative interior design. Radically restyled and rationalised, new Expona provides a balanced choice of 30 timber and 30 stone/design effects - all available ex-stock. Eleven exciting new woods include rustic/distressed styles and realistic fruit tree effects, ranging from Wild Cherry and Walnut to French Nut Tree and Appletree. Nine clean, up-to-the minute stone/design effects are also introduced, including subtle shades of Sandstone, Limestone and Wet Concrete plus dramatically authentic Rusted Metal and Treadplate. “Expona is an excellent product - with fantastic designs and superior quality - which continues to be competitively priced. Expona is already known, trusted and widely used, providing a sound platform for the continued healthy growth of the new collection,” says Polyflor marketing manager Simon James. And creative freedom remains at the heart of new Expona art & design, emphasised by the inclusion of innovative border design options, including a “multi-border system” which provides the facility to create unique floor designs for every installation. Suitable for very heavy commercial use, new Expona also features a polyurethane surface treatment, aiding maintenance and removing traditional restrictions on freedom of design choice. “New Expona offers solutions for virtually every creative and practical challenge and is ideally suited for retail, hotel and leisure installations,” says Simon James. Reader Reply No.: 84030 GIVE YOUR SUSPENDED CEILING A NEW LOOK FOR A FRACTION OF THE COST OF REPLACEMENT TILES! REVOLUTIONARY COATING PROCESS • Refurbishes discoloured, stained and smoke damaged tiles • Preserves acoustic properties • • • • Retains Class 0 fire Rating to BS 476 parts 6 & 7 Retains original tile patterns and textures • Provides longer-lasting colour-fastness than new tiles BEFORE RE-COATING TREATMENT FOR A FINISH THAT’S BRIGHTER THAN NEW To discuss your individual requirements ask for Simon Jones on AFTER RE-COATING TREATMENT TELEPHONE 0800 243 577 www.practicalfm.co.uk 19 TM RR: 84138
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