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News Release from: SpeedDeck Building Systems | Subject: Vitesse wall panels
Edited by the Buildingtalk Editorial
Team on 30 May 2008
SpeedDeck has modern touch with Vitesse
panels
SpeedDeck's Vitesse patented architectural wall panels were specified for a for the office building of Acergy, a leader in seabed-to-surface engineering and construction company based in Aberdeen.
As part of the construction, which encompasses new offices, a warehouse and a sports and leisure campus on a 20-acre site in Westhill, Aberdeen, a bi-modular wall panel possessing particular aesthetic qualities was required Vitesse from SpeedDeck was specified for the technical sophistication of the system and the smooth external appearance it helps to achieve
This article was originally published on Buildingtalk on 23 Apr 2008 at 8.00am (UK)
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"The brief required a contemporary looking cladding suitable for a modern company.
"We chose the panels in white to create a clean, fresh and striking building that employees would want to work in," said Mark Strachan, Facility Manager at Acergy.
The main contractor, Stewart Milne Group, began work on the new complex at the start of 2007 and used the specification of Vitesse put forward by Discovery Roofing due to its experience and excellent working relationship with SpeedDeck.
"We have used Discovery Roofing for a long time and know they have experience in fitting Vitesse panels.
"We were extremely impressed with the overall design of the panels that led to a straight forward and easy installation.
"The panels are bespoke and pre-engineered so fixing Vitesse panels is fast and simple," said Graeme Lawtie, Project Manager at Stewart Milne.
Vitesse is a bi-modular, RockWool-cored, insulated wall panel system with 15mm recessed joints.
Achieving an architecturally flat profile once installed, Vitesse is an exceptionally stylish wall panel system.
Each pre-engineered, custom-made panel is delivered with integrated seals, trims and accessories, making the system suitable for the majority of building applications.
With the specification of Vitesse, both Discovery Roofing and Stewart Milne benefited from SpeedDeck's excellent technical support teams both on- and off-site.
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