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.
