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| Edmont staff who helped build the World Duty Free shop at Heathrow's new terminal |
A SWINDON construction company has built one of the world's largest duty free shops at Heathrow's new Terminal 5.
Edmont, based in Upper Stratton, built the World Duty Free Shop in the new terminal, which opened for business yesterday.
A hundred people worked on the £5m project, which took a year to complete.
Joinery director Robert Nottage said: "The best thing was working on a project of this scale. I am extremely pleased that we managed to get the project done on time and within budget.
"It's a huge achievement and gives us a very good reputation for the future. I guess the biggest challenge was getting everything done within the time we were given but we did it and it's a great feeling. It's great to be able to stand back and know that we had a hand in creating something of this scale. It's the biggest retail unit in an airport in Europe."
Mr Nottage was invited to represent the company at the controversial airport terminal's official opening by the Queen on March 14.
He said: "I was invited to represent the company at the official opening ceremony and sat quite close to her Majesty.
"I was thrilled to be invited and it was a great day at the end of a brilliant job for Edmont.
"The terminal is actually quite an environmentally friendly building. It's very light and airy, the building is mainly glass so there's a lot of natural light and a lot of space and you don't feel so confined like you do in the other terminals.
"I think it's a major achievement for a British airport.
"With the other terminals, you do get claustrophobic and there's not enough natural light and that's definitely not the case for Terminal 5. I think it's going to be quite successful."
The Terminal 5 project is another feather in the cap of Edmont, which recently completed its part in the Eurostar project.
The company manufactured and installed the Eurostar check-in desks along with anti-blast fire doors between the main station and the Underground line.
They are currently working on the extension at Stansted airport.
The Terminal 5 project was managed from Swindon with a small site office at Heathrow.
Site foreman Terry Howell spent almost a year at Heathrow preparing the way before the site work officially started, and also stayed on following the main handover of the shop.
Terry said: "This was the largest job I've ever worked on.
"Edmont had to meet stringent health and safety, security and environmental standards and were one of the few UK companies with the systems in place and security vetted staff to undertake such a project."
4:06pm Friday 28th March 2008
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CommentPosted by: emmylou83, Stratton on 4:18pm Fri 28 Mar 08
woooo
Posted by: mkeen61267, Swindon on 4:32pm Fri 28 Mar 08
Is that why Terminal 5 does not work then ha ha
Is that why Terminal 5 does not work then ha ha
Posted by: DubaiBoy, swindon on 7:05pm Fri 28 Mar 08
who cares
Posted by: Bill Morrison-Bates on 9:30pm Fri 28 Mar 08
Sure you want to advertise this after all the negative publicity lately ????
Sure you want to advertise this after all the negative publicity lately ????
Posted by: BWB, SWINDON on 9:27am Sat 29 Mar 08
[bold]one of the world's largest duty free shops at Heathrow's new Terminal 5.[/bold]
Should do very well.
Why?. Because no one Is going anywhere are they.
Another shambles.
one of the world's largest duty free shops at Heathrow's new Terminal 5.
Should do very well.
Why?. Because no one Is going anywhere are they.
Another shambles.
Posted by: Robert Feal-Martinez, Swindon on 10:04am Sat 29 Mar 08
Edmonts should be rightly proud of this achievement. They are a relatively small contractors competing with the multi nationals and have strong links to Arkells. Their painting and small works teams do a great job in keeping Arkells pubs some of the best, if not best in this part of the world. Credit it where it's due.
Edmonts should be rightly proud of this achievement. They are a relatively small contractors competing with the multi nationals and have strong links to Arkells. Their painting and small works teams do a great job in keeping Arkells pubs some of the best, if not best in this part of the world. Credit it where it's due.
Posted by: steve-o, Swindon on 1:09pm Sat 29 Mar 08
[quote][bold]DubaiBoy[/bold] wrote:
who cares [/quote] Me thinks best keep stoom after mismanagement of last few days Adver
DubaiBoy wrote:
who cares
Me thinks best keep stoom after mismanagement of last few days Adver
Posted by: ScentCybil, Swindon on 4:30pm Sat 29 Mar 08
Well done Edmont. Good to see a local firm working to exacting standards. Pity BAA management have not been able to manage T5 project to the samestandard.
Well done Edmont. Good to see a local firm working to exacting standards. Pity BAA management have not been able to manage T5 project to the samestandard.
Posted by: Mick out West, West Swindon on 1:07pm Sun 30 Mar 08
[quote][bold]Robert Feal-Martinez[/bold] wrote:
Edmonts should be rightly proud of this achievement. They are a relatively small contractors competing with the multi nationals and have strong links to Arkells. Their painting and small works teams do a great job in keeping Arkells pubs some of the best, if not best in this part of the world. Credit it where it's due. [/quote] I think I heard somewhere that Edmont was owned by Arkell's.
But still a great achievement by a local company.
Robert Feal-Martinez wrote:
Edmonts should be rightly proud of this achievement. They are a relatively small contractors competing with the multi nationals and have strong links to Arkells. Their painting and small works teams do a great job in keeping Arkells pubs some of the best, if not best in this part of the world. Credit it where it's due.
I think I heard somewhere that Edmont was owned by Arkell's.
But still a great achievement by a local company.
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