contracts and projects
Surespan boasts world’s tallest hatch
Surespan Limited is delighted to
have installed a hatch for the recently
opened Burj Khalifa - the world’s
tallest man-made structure in Dubai,
United Arab Emirates. Surespan has
custom manufactured a polished
grade 316 stainless steel 600mm di-
ameter ‘submarine’ style access hatch
which has been installed 816 metres
high, near to the top of the spire. It
has been specially designed to pro-
vide maintenance access to aircraft
warning lights and will have a special
plaque attached to it with the names
of all the main organisations that
have been associated with the project.
Five years in the making and cost-
ing more than US $4 billion, it was
expected to be completed by Sep-
tember 2009 and comprise exclusive
corporate offices, apartments and
restaurants, whilst the spire will
house various communication
equipment. Burj Dubai has been
designed to be the centrepiece of a
large-scale, mixed-use development
called Downtown Burj Dubai, which
is set to include 30,000 homes, nine
hotels and one of the world’s largest
shopping malls. Following the suc-
cess of this hatch, Surespan is
currently specifying further access
hatches for the project.
Surespan designs and manufactures
access hatches to suit all types of in-
ternal and external uses. Ranging from
FACTA Class A to F loadings, their
hatches are available in standard sizes
or can be custom made to suit your
needs. They also provide floor duct-
ing, handrail fittings, smoke release
dampers, roof lights and offer a com-
prehensive range of ladders, which
can all be built to order. In addition,
their ‘Jakdor’ range of ceiling and wall
access panels is designed to cover all
types of internal and external voids.
For further information tele-
phone 01922 711185, email
sales@surespancovers.com or
visit www.surespancovers.com,
www.jakdor.com
Morrisons Supermarkets install
Philips LED lighting solution
The Morrisons’ Illingworth petrol lighting design encompasses the spacings within the canopy itself to
forecourt is the first site to unveil its entire site from petrol canopy and reduce refurbishment costs. Thus, the
new LED lighting approach. The carwash right through to signage and old style 250W metal halide fittings
Philips LED lighting solution adopt- forecourt kiosk including chiller cabi- have been replaced with IP65 rated
ed by Morrisons shows the versatility nets. In all, by selecting an LED Philips Mini 300 luminaires using
which LEDs offer for both internal solution as the preferred choice, high performance LEDs, complete
and external applications. Over and Morrisons can now enjoy impressive with movement detection for maxi-
above that it has allowed Morrisons energy savings of approximately 45 mum energy savings.
to make substantial energy efficient per cent across the installation. For For further information tele-
gains without compromise to per- the under canopy lighting, utilisation phone 01483 293 061 or email
formance. The new Philips LED was made of the original luminaire rebecca.james@philips.com
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