company
the tower block roof. The same applies to the air con-
ditioning system, although due to the current season,
air conditioning has so far been unnecessary.
Already at the beginning of the year the structural
works of the junction building between the new office
tower and the former headquarter building were
completed. Subsequently, the interior works – as well
as the complete building services installations – have
been pressed ahead and in mid February the cutting
to the old building was completed. This will allow a
barrier-free access to the whole building in the course
of March. The complete area of this building element
amounts to 4,975 sqm.
the office tower
This area encompasses all storeys of the tower, as well as the and warehouse. The department has responsibility for the design,
junctions to the left and right production areas. The total area of manufacture and on-site erection of an average six casino inte-
the office tower amounts to 16,500 sqm, the total room volume is riors each month as well as diverse extra projects; such as trade
66,000 cubic metres. show booths or office furniture, amongst others. With a total of 41
staff – plus additional temporary staff at peak times – the carpen-
The structural works, shell and core, of the office tower, too, have ters’ workshop processes some 85,000 sqm of wood plates, face
been completed. In order to close the naked areas of the tower, plates, laminates and veneers a year.
the mounting of the structural cladding has been commenced early.
Parallel to the mounting of the cladding, the interior fittings of the The new Novomatic carpenters’ workshop is equipped with
respective storeys have been commenced from the ground floor up, state-of-the-art machinery worth several million Euros. One
in order to guarantee a timely relocation in August. key tool, among many others, an ultra-modern fully automated
milling and boring machine, while the pride and joy of Chris-
novomatic carpentry – tian Bauer, Chief Designer and Head of the Department is an
a factory within the factory ecologically friendly paint-spray line that is absolutely state-of-
the-art. He said: “This new 600,000 Euro paint-spray line is a
The Novomatic carpenters’ workshop has, over time, grown from fully automated industrial machine that allowed us to switch
a small ancilliary service department to a full-blown factory in from a manual and solvent based to a fully automated, water
its own right. The department’s new location at the new head- based paint-shop. It offers not only economic advantages such
quarters is equipped with state-of-the-art equipment and machinery as reduced labour costs through the full automation but also
and employs the latest technology to manufacture top quality inte- major advantages in terms of employment protection as well as
rior decoration and fittings for the group’s casinos and electronic environmental protection.”
casinos.
The new paint-spray line allows for a 30 percent lacquer recycling
Right at the heart of the new headquarters premises lies the Novo- – an annual 6.7 tons of varnish, given the annual processing of
matic carpenters’ workshop. With a total area of 4,300 sqm it 22.5 tons. It has thus helped the company reduce the annual var-
features a complete carpenters’ facility with 300 sqm of planning nish usage from 29 tons to 22.5 tons and set the standard for the
and administration offices and 4,000 sqm production assembly new, economically friendly, Novomatic carpentry. n
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