Foremans announces expansion to meet growing demand
Foremans Relocatable Building Systems has announced plans to expand its operations in response to the increasing demand for its accommodation solutions. Foremans is opening a new 4-acre purpose-built regional centre in Hemel Hempstead, which will increase its national production facilities to more than 80,000sqm.
Strategically located in the South of England and with excellent transport links, the new centre has a recycled Foremans office building on the site which has been designed to showcase the quality of pre- owned modular accommodation and a number of specification options. Commenting on the expansion, Kevin Jones, Managing Director of Foremans Relocatable Building Systems, said, “Over the past three years, the demand for Foremans’ pre-owned accommodation solutions has continued to grow and we have seen a significant increase in average project size as well as more contracts from repeat customers.”
“This expansion will enable us to increase the availability of buildings from stock to customers in the South of England and to offer the highest levels of customer service. We have ambitious plans to grow the business, and the team we have in place, together with the new
centre at Hemel Hempstead, and our headquarters in Yorkshire are central to that.”
“We are offering all the advantages of off-site construction – speed, quality and reduced disruption – with the additional benefits of exceptional value for money and a higher degree of environmental sustainability because the modules supplied are recycled and fully refurbished. This is proving to be an increasingly attractive alternative to both traditional construction and newly manufactured modular buildings for many organisations, in both public and commercial sectors.” Foremans specialises in the supply of quality recycled and refurbished modular buildings, designed to individual project requirements. In addition to its sustainability benefits, the approach offers a range of other advantages: • A highly cost-effective alternative to new build
• Programme times for high quality interim or permanent buildings are reduced by up to 70 per cent
• Off-site working is maximised for safer, quieter and cleaner sites and reduced disruption
• The buildings can be easily expanded, reconfigured or removed if requirements change
High quality steel-framed modular buildings are built to last and require fewer ground works than traditional site-based construction – further reducing cost, disruption and programme times. All refurbished buildings supplied by Foremans comply with Building Regulations Part L (2006). The steel- framed modular buildings can be purchased, refurbished and relocated in single and multi-storey configurations for a wide range of uses.
Organisations can hire, purchase or lease their accommodation for unrivalled flexibility and to help meet changing needs. A ‘buy back’ option is also available for modules bought from Foremans, giving customers the opportunity to meet immediate requirements with the certainty that they have a disposal strategy in place for when the building is no longer required. For further information about Foremans’ recycled building solutions, email
info@foremansbuildings.co.uk or visit
www.foremansbuildings.info
Anabas Interiors helps Chi-X trade up
Bespoke design and fit out provider Anabas Interiors has secured a contract to handle the relocation of Chi-X’s office from St Katherine’s Dock to Lower Thames Street in the City of London. Chi-X is a pan-European trading exchange so Anabas needed to take the exacting requirements into consideration during both the design and planning stages for the implementation of the London office move.
Providing space planning and interior design, cost and budgeting advice, partition installation, mechanical and electrical design and installation, suspended ceilings, decorative finishes, flooring, specialist communications rooms, structured cabling and bespoke furniture and joinery; Anabas Interiors has all the expertise to integrate a fully managed programme for workplace change. Paul Cronin, Contract Manager for Anabas Interiors, explains the
requirements for this particular project: “It is always essential to gain a full understanding of our customer’s business focus. Chi-X needed an open plan trading platform, which by its very nature requires a secure environment with efficient access
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control. In addition of course there is the need for private meeting rooms and office space too.”
It was not only the security requirements and best practice of the trading industry that were important considerations for Anabas Interiors. The aesthetics and brand image of Chi-X as a company were also crucial in the office design.
“We undertook a design workshop with the client to ensure that the offices our team designed for them would meet their original vision for the new facilities.” Anabas Interiors understands that the brand of any organisation is embodied in the look and feel of its physical surroundings. Getting the interior design and finish of the new offices right was an important part of this. Practically this can be an expensive and time consuming process, which is why outsourcing the entire project to a specialist provider makes cost and time efficient sense.
Strong procurement power with all the key commercial furniture providers is a valuable asset in the delivery of a finished scheme;
Building & Facilities Management – September 2010
Anabas Interiors is able to ensure that the right furnishings for each job are selected at the most competitive rates. Technical expertise is also an advantage. Anabas Interiors is able to develop bespoke HVAC and M&E services for its clients. By taking a value engineered approach Anabas Interiors can ensure that state of the art equipment and technical facilities are delivered with effectiveness, cost efficiency and legislative compliance. For more information on the integrated project management approach of a staff relocation and workplace redesign visit
www.anabasinteriors.co.uk
Chi-X, South Suite on the 6th floor
Relocation
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