MAY 2006
NATWEST PREMIUM BUILDING AT CANARY WHARF
Client-facing meeting rooms are important to NatWest's Premium business centre in the heart of London's Docklands. Working with architects Ruddle Wilkinson, the main contractor Mace and Duncan Stewart at the RBS Group, Luke Hughes & Co (LHCL) achieved a design which met with the user brief, came within the project budget and was delivered within the time frame set.
The RBS Group of which NatWest Retail Banking is now a brand, has a stringent Group Purchasing policy using a range of techniques from Supplier Performance Assessment to eSourcing in order to maximise supplier performance. LHCL has already supplied and installed furniture for Client meeting rooms in many RBS offices in the UK and throughout the world.
LHCL adapted its Capital tables and credenzas in maple slip matched veneer with solid maple lip to meet RBS's requirements exactly with detailed discussions and prototyping with RBS's Procurement Team. The tables make extensive use of LHCL's skills and experience in cable management techniques to incorporate advanced IT and AV capabilities in fine furniture.
LHCL has a reputation for providing a reliable, personal, knowledgeable and consultative approach to furniture design and its integration with architecture. The company offers both tailored and standard solutions with space planning and project management at the heart of its service. Wendy Graham of LHCL says, "We bring a thorough understanding of materials and manufacturing process to ensure quality products are delivered on time".© Luke Hughes & Company, January 2002
