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News Release from: Hafele UK | Subject: Architectural Ironmongery Specification Awards
Edited by the Buildingtalk Editorial
Team on 16 April 2007
Architectural Ironmongery Specification
Awards
Hafele UK wins commendation at Architectural Ironmongery Specification Awards 2006/07
Hafele UK announce that they have been awarded a commendation in the public buildings section of the 2006/07 Architectural Ironmongery Specification Awards for a project at the Trevor Gibbens rehabilitation unit at Maidstone Hospital The awards are sponsored by the Guild of Architectural Ironmongers in conjunction with the Royal Institute of British Architects, they are designed to identify and reward excellence in the specification of Architectural Ironmongery in several categories
This article was originally published on Buildingtalk on 26 Feb 2004 at 8.00am (UK)
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Over 50 buildings were nominated for the awards this year; both an independent architect and an architectural ironmonger visited each nominated project.
Jointly they produced reports on each product submitted, from these reports a National Judging panel were able to determine which projects were deserving of an Award.
The Trevor Gibbens unit at Maidstone Hospital, designed by Building Ideas also of Maidstone, is a 26 bed forensic psychiatric unit offering care in a medium secure setting for the rehabilitation and treatment of mentally disordered offenders.
The project required ironmongery offering maximum security with limited opportunity for self harm whilst creating a warm 'homely' feel.
Hafele's project team achieved this brief by specifying specially designed and colour co-ordinated anti-ligature pull handles, which were installed with tamper proof fixings, electronic locks were linked to a full online access system with a 12 month audit trail.
Head of Hafele UK's Architectural Ironmongery dept, Mike Kelly commented 'Although this was a difficult project, our estimating team rose to the challenged to provide a top class solution'.
'The judges noted that this was an above average specification with a non institutional design combined with eye-catching colour'.
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