PARKER HANNIFIN BIRTLEY

TYPE OF PROJECT: Office and Laboratory refurbishment at Birtley.

LOCATION: Gateshead

DATE: 2019

A complete refurbishment of the existing offices including the main office spaces, improved laboratory facilities and reconfigured car parking layout to improve staff safety and separate goods vehicle movement on site, to reflect the international status of the Parker Hannifin brand and improve the workplace to benefit current staff but also help attract new employees and talented graduates in the future.

The creation of a new staff entrance and staff ‘plaza’ area to support dining, informal meetings and town hall style gatherings along with a more active working space with quieter contemplation areas. The brief included a new reception area which communicates corporate branding as well as enhanced internal corridor spaces to improve natural light and connections between different areas of the building. The project also required the full refurbishment of laboratory areas at ground floor level with improved meeting space and communication routes between different areas of the building by removal of cellular offices to create more open plan, agile working solutions wherever possible.

Parker Hannifin have been overwhelmingly positive in their reaction to the completion of the Birtley office refurbishment. By exceeding expectations across the board and displaying how a new working environment can positively impact upon the workforce.