Insurance HQ is well covered
19th January 2016

FLOAT GLASS INDUSTRIES teamed up with curtain walling contractor Alumet for thre exterior of international insurance specialist Amlin plc’s new U£13.5m K headquarters in Chelmsford.

The five-storey steel frame and glass structure has blue tinted glass and a blue canopy, complete with a board room on the top floor.

“We were very happy to be working with Alumet Systems again,“ said Dawn Offland, Joint Managing Director of FGI. “We have a very good working relationship with them, working on other major builds since 2001, including the prestigious Riverlight development in London. With the Amlin development in particular, it was very important to them that we could supply and manufacture all the necessary specifications within their deadlines. With our experience and production expertise, we were able to achieve this and I believe this is one of the key reasons as to why we were successful in winning this contract.”

The specifications included blue tinted glass for the exterior and a soft coat Low-E glass on the interior. As part of the specification process, FGI provided all necessary technical data regarding product photometrics, as well as wind and barrier loads, another significant consideration for the development. An important aesthetic element of the design was to achieve a seamless exterior in some areas, for which FGI sourced and manufactured architectural elements from the Schuco Toggle range.

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