
Next - Gateshead

On the 6th of March 2018 Next opened one of their largest stores in the biggest
shopping centre in the UK. It was a project that spanned over five months and
85000 square feet, with numerous changes to not only the design layout, but
also to the finished concept. The project was to prove exceptionally challenging
and encompassing, but was delivered on time and to an exceptionally high
standard. As a Next nominated contractor Sissons and Allen were responsible
for the design, installation and commissioning of all electrical services, the fire
detection systems, the emergency lighting systems and all of the relevant
mechanical, client and third party interfaces that go hand in hand with a modern
shopping complex.
The project, which needed to meet the client’s high exacting standards and strict
deadline for opening, required our onsite teams to work closely with the client’s
construction and fit out specialists and achieve critical landmarks in a multiple
layered program.Site Foreman Kyle Smith said “It was a difficult project with complex programming, but it was a one of those landmark jobs you wanted to do and do
well and it is great to have been associated with it”
The store which opened to queues at each entrance has brought glowing
comments from the client and customers alike and Sissons and Allen wish Next
and all of their employees many happy years of trading in their new store.