“Frantic installation” at BNP Paribas bank pays dividends for C&C

The official opening of our latest kitchen installation project at BNP Paribas took place on Monday.

The bank’s global headquarters in London received the C&C treatment over an 8 month period. The fit out included the main servery area, the main kitchen area, coldstores, a dishwash area and coffee points on the Lower Ground Floor. A pantry area was located on the Ground Floor.

The project threw up some extreme difficulties for the team, leading to a frantic installation completion during the last month of the project. Our Project Manager Greg Swift explains, “The Lower Ground Floor Area, which was 95% of the project, was a tremendous challenge to us as it was only accessible via a very restricted stairwell to the side of the building. We had to employ specialist lifting companies to assist in transferring the heavy equipment like the Pizza Oven, Chargrill and Rack Dishwasher down to the lower ground floor. In fact, every component on the project had to be manually transferred to its final location.”

However, if the reaction at Monday’s official opening is anything to go by, all our hard work paid off. The completed project was very well received by all involved.  It was even given the nod of approval by two-star Michelin celebrity chef Michel Roux Jnr, who was in attendance at the opening and is now best mates with our Greg (see picture below)!

Comprising of quartz worktops, conical quartz and timber fascia panels and UV bonded glass over structures, we feel the result is aesthetically bright, light, airy and welcoming, whilst being an accessible, practical and robust area for the chefs to work.

Foodservice Consultant Sefton Horn Winch (SHW) produced the catering schemes for the project. C&C tendered for the work last June were awarded the contract in the autumn by contactors BWI.