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Apartment Buildings

Highbury Square
London

Highbury Square, London

Colt International has scored at Highbury Square, a new residential development built on the site of Arsenal Football Club's old stadium, with a hat trick of products. Colt has been awarded the complete package associated with the smoke ventilation of the corridors and staircases, in a project valued at over £ 600,000.

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Great West Quarter (GWQ)
Brentford

Great West Quarter (GWQ), Brentford

Colt is providing a complete smoke control package, including car park ventilation and smoke extraction for Great West Quarter (GWQ), a large urban regeneration development in Brentford by Barratt West London. Due for completion in Summer 2011, the mixed use development comprises 773 one, two and three-bedroom apartments, including both private and affordable homes, shops, restaurants, a health centre, office space and a hotel, all set amongst parks and gardens.

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Gunwharf Quays
Portsmouth

Gunwharf Quays, Portsmouth

East Side Plaza is a large residential development in Central Portsmouth adjacent to the Gunwharf Quays shopping centre spread over three blocks. Working with Berkeley Homes, Colt provided a complete smoke control package to protect the accommodation and car park.

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Goswell Street
London

Goswell Street, London

Colt worked closely with Chapman Taylor and Partners to provide manually operated, single glazed Coltlite natural louvres ventilators for installation within the staircases of the apartments. A continuous vertical bank of Coltlites spanned over 17 m in height.

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Art Galleries and Exhibition Halls

Glasgow Science Centre
Glasgow

Glasgow Science Centre

Working with glazing and cladding contractor Mero UK and the projects's Main Contractor Carillion, Colt supplied 104 Kameleon glazed natural ventilators for a natural smoke ventilation scheme. The architects are the Glasgow based Building Design Partnership.

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National Exhibition Centre
Birmingham

National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham

The specially developed system of horizontal blackout blinds are fully motorised and controlled from a central Colt control panel, with each blind measuring 3.5 m wide and up to 11 m long. Colt Single and Double Bank Universal Louvre provides screening, rain defence and ventilation for air conditioning plant.

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Car Parks

Car Park Projects

COLT CAR PARK INSTALLATIONS IN THE UK

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Education buildings

Telford College
Edinburgh

Telford College, Edinburgh

In July 2006 Telford College moved from its previous three campuses to a custom-built £70 million property at the heart of Edinburgh's Waterfront Development. The new College is one of the largest buildings in the development, which is transforming the skyline and revitalising the culture and economy of North Edinburgh.

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Hotels

Hoxton Hotel
London

Hoxton Hotel, London

The project involved Colt supplying, installing, wiring and commissioning its Colt Shaft for the 205-bedroom, seven-storey Hoxton Hotel in the heart of the City of London. This is the first contract in which Colt Shaft has been specified.

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Clerkenwell Hotel
London

Clerkenwell Hotel, London

Working closely with the Main Contractor, Interior plc, Colt designed a striking rooflight system consisting of a Braat rooflight and Kameleon natural glazed smoke ventilators. The Kameleon ventilators provided both smoke and natural ventilation.

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Offices

Kew Public Records
UK

Kew Public Records, UK

Government records dating back to the eleventh century are now housed in a £34m extension to the Public Record Office in Kew. Designed by Croydon based TBV Consult, the project was completed by Kyle Stewart of London.

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Microsoft
Reading

Microsoft, Reading

The Colt Braat glass rooflight system incorporates Colt Meteor glazed natural ventilators, which are utilised for both day-to-day ventilation and smoke control ventilation in the event of a fire.

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Shopping Centres

Westfield Shopping Centre
Derby

Westfield Shopping Centre, Derby

Colt has provided a complete smoke control solution as part of a general upgrade at Westfield Shopping Centre in Derby. The project required a great deal of versatility due to the demanding layout of the building and necessity for Colt to refurbish the system while the shopping centre remained open for business.

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Paradise Street
Liverpool

Paradise Street, Liverpool

Colt has successfully supplied and tested the first ever UK smoke control system for a car park, being built under Chevasse Park at Liverpool One, the UK's largest retail development. With more than 2,000 spaces, split over a massive 56,000m² on four levels, Colt's system proved the most cost-efficient and effective smoke control solution for this massive area.

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Highcross
Leicester

Highcross, Leicester

The first smoke control system of its type in the UK is being installed at the Highcross development in Leicester. Designed as a seamless extension of the existing Shires Shopping Centre, the 100,000 m² mixed-use development will more than double the amount of retail space, transforming the location into one of the UK's leading shopping and leisure destinations.

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Castle Quay
Banbury

Castle Quay, Banbury

A new extension was built during the refurbishment of the Castle Quay shopping centre, which then required refurbishment of the whole of the existing centre to bring it up to the same standard as the new building.

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The Chimes
Uxbridge

The Chimes, Uxbridge

This 35,000m² shopping centre was designed by Leslie Jones Architects and Cudd Bentley Partnership for client Capital Shopping Centres plc. Colt worked closely with the Design Team and the contractors Costain Skanska Joint Venture on the design and installation of the smoke ventilation system which consisted of 88 Colt glazed casement Kameleon ventilators and 6 Colt trapezoid shaped, double flap Meteor ventilators.

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Gunwharf Quays
Portsmouth

Gunwharf Quays, Portsmouth

This newly developed shopping centre in the heart of Portsmouth is situated right on the harbour's edge. In keeping with the local environment of natural sea air and sea views, Gunwharf Quays is largely open planned and open to the elements.

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House of Fraser
Guildford

House of Fraser, Guildford

Colt supplied smoke curtains around the atria for smoke containment, and fire fighting pressurisation systems for the stairs.

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Koenigsbau Arcades
Stuttgart

Koenigsbau Arcades, Stuttgart

A glittering retail world under a spectacular glass dome provides a new attraction in Stuttgart. The "Königsbau" building was designed by the award-winning practice of Berlin Architects Hascher, Jehle and Associates. Their modern but timeless elegance design emphasises the classical charm of the Königsbau.

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Midsummer Place
Milton Keynes

Midsummer Place, Milton Keynes

Colt supplied this new shopping centre with a smoke control system, comprising OPV Kameleon casement ventilators in all the Malls and the Boulevard. Colt also provided the automatic drop curtains and smoke ventilators in the stairwells.

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Ocean Terminal
Edinburgh

Ocean Terminal, Edinburgh

Ocean Terminal is a new shopping and leisure complex on Edinburgh's waterfront at Leith, Edinburgh. It comprises a dual level shopping centre with 165 shops, bars, restaurants, cafes and a 10 screen multiplex cinema. Ocean Terminal is at the very heart of the dynamic regeneration of Edinburgh's waterfront. It is also home to one of the country's most popular tourist attractions, the Royal Yacht Britannia.

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Touchwood Court
Solihull

Touchwood Court, Solihull

Designed by Architect BDG McColl for clients Lend Lease, Colt provided Kameleon casement ventilators and Seefire louvred ventilators for smoke ventilation of the malls and specially designed glass louvre ventilators for natural environmental ventilation of the malls. The glass louvres were required to blend into the glazing, yet give a clear open vent area. To achieve this, Colt used a variation on the glass shading system with motors concealed in the mullions.

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West Quay
Southampton

West Quay, Southampton

West Quay Retail Park in Southampton is one of the largest urban re-developments in Europe, consisting of retail units and a proposed shopping and leisure centre. BDP, London, were the concept design architects, and Geoffrey Reid Associates, London, were employed as the architects by the design & build contractor Bovis Construction, Harrow. The total value of the re-development is approximately £150 million.

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White Rose
Leeds

White Rose, Leeds

Colt International installed a smoke control system within the £100 million retail development at the White Rose Shopping Centre, Leeds. The Centre's malls and atrium are protected by an OPV controlled smoke control system comprising of 92 Colt Meteor single flap drawbridge ventilators,146 Colt Kameleon natural ventilators and 7 retractable Colt automatic drop Smoke Curtains.

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Sports Stadia & Leisure

Murrayfield Stadium
Edinburgh

Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh

The Scottish Rugby Union's ambitious redevelopment of the national rugby ground, Murrayfield in Edinburgh, has resulted in the creation of a modern all-seater stadium which provides first class facilities to spectators.

The transformation of Murrayfield was designed by the architects Miller Partnership of Glasgow and London and the roofing contract was completed by Briggs Amasco of Edinburgh.

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Star City
Birmingham

Star City, Birmingham

In contract with for Crown House Engineering, Colt supplied a smoke control system comprising Meteor glazed louvre ventilators in the atrium, and Seefire ventilators on the staircases, lobbies and corridors. Automatic smoke curtains were also supplied.

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Theatres

Edinburgh Theatre
Edinburgh

Edinburgh Theatre

As an opera house, variety palace, concert hall, drama theatre or dance house the Edinburgh Festival Theatre is set to become a beloved icon. The restoration and re-building of the theatre was designed by architects Law & Dunbar Nasmith, Edinburgh and completed by management contractor Bovis (Scotland) Limited.

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Warehouses and Single Storey Buildings
A selection of warehouses projects

BMW
Hams Hall

BMW, Hams Hall

Colt supplied OPV Seefire ventilators for smoke control and natural ventilation to the main production areas and warehouse area, in addition to Colt Braat and OPV Kameleon ventilators over the entrance atrium. Colt Universal Louvre was installed in the plantroom areas, and pre-coated steel louves into cladding panels. Smoke extract fans and ductwork was installed to the basement service trench and technical basement.

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L'Oreal
Nottingham

L'Oreal, Nottingham

The original specification required the sizes of the smoke ventilators to be equal to 2% of the floor area. It also called for restrictions on ventilator sizes, a high local fusible link temperature, and maximum smoke zone of 1600m² (thus 8 zones would be required).

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B&Q
Doncaster

B&Q, Doncaster

This 775,000 sq ft (72,000 m²) B & Q Distribution Centre comprises 6 portal bays with plan dimensions of 400m long x 180m wide and a ridge height of approximately 14.5m.

Both in-rack & overhead sprinkler systems have been fitted throughout the building for fire protection.

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Turbine Technologies
Nottingham

Turbine Technologies, Nottingham

The Construction Consultants Turner & Townsend required Colt to design a smoke ventilation scheme to protect a large investment in plant and specialist machinery.

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RAF Leuchars
Scotland

RAF Leuchars, Scotland

The decision to service the Tornado aircraft at RAF Leuchars in Fife, one of the UK's air defence stations, resulted in the complete refurbishment of a World War II vintage hangar at the base - Hangar 209.

The client for the project was RAF Strike Command and the work was carried out by SERCO Services, formerly known as the PSA Building Management Scotland.

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