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01/03/09 Fitout complete, Portman Sq
The end of March sees the completion of the ZBI contract for Ibex. This is a 20 week contract to fit out the interior of offices for a finance firm re-locating their London HQ to the West End.
This very high specification incorporated veneered and lacquered panelling, many meeting rooms with AV walls, leather seating, glazed panels, break-out and print room areas, a library and fitted credenza units with marble counters.
We worked with the architects Gensler's, turning their designs into working drawings that co-ordinated the design intent with the constructional needs and requirements of the many related trades.
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20/12/08 75 years of production
The end of last year saw the 75th birthday party of our business partner and German manufacturers, Wolpert GmBH. Until our partnership started 10 years ago Wolpert’s was a family firm servicing corporate clients in Frankfurt and local domestic and commercial clients within their own area.
Many of the committed and loyal staff remains with the firm throughout their working lives. There is constant investment in the future, including a full apprenticeship training programme and expansion of the workshop facilities and equipment. Everyone is dedicated to the creation of the excellent products which are shipped out to our worldwide clients.
The party was also a celebration of our partnership and we were very happy to bring most of our international workforce together, under one roof, for the occasion.
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25/11/08 Future investment
We have invested to raise our competitiveness and to increase further the accuracy of our work. The workshop is now benefiting from investment in a new handling system and a panel saw.
- We commissioned an independent assessment of efficiency and effectiveness in our workshop. The result was our new handling system. All board materials of any size can now be transported mechanically and with ease by one member of staff.
- Sheets can now be cut on the new beam saw. This CNC controlled machine is run online from the drawing office and the operator uses a screen console. It can manage perfectly sheets t o a maximum of 4100 x 2200 x 80 with an accuracy of 0.1mm. It even prints its own bar code labels for the finished cut parts.
