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.