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2 The Link Maqazine • December 2000
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Hi-tech office attracts prizes Ridge residents
I QE ^lp°^ ^ a t The controversial £6 million Cellular Operations headquarters on the object to plans
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ing in the world and it is in line for two more awards. Ridge fear that the development
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The space is circulated ?.a of the Abbey Meads business
ww abaecretariaico.uk age call cen around the park by Bookham Technologies
tre scooped building. will result in higher traffic vol-
abc secretarial provide a
professional service for all the prize for 17 Thebuild- umes and industrial pollution.
your needs .... letters, CVs, 'Best Large -.---- has also X. The site, south of the Abbey Sta-
reports, dissertations .... Office'atthis __ been se- dium, was originally for light in-
flexible support for the small year's FX lectedtofea- dustrial use. But Bookham has
business .... book-keeping, MagazineIn- ture in the taken the whole area to employ
word processing, financial ternational UK'stop100 2,700 people.
administration. J, Interior De- most visu- With 1,400 car parking spaces
sign Awards. ally exciting, and a predicted 660 peak time ve-
^ Tel: 01793 343763 Designed functionally hicle movements per hour, the
discount available with this adve rt isement
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with input from Cellular Opera- inspirational places to work, spon- David Simpkins from Reynolds
tions Limited Chairman Ric Lee, sored by The Times and Gestetner Close said speeding cars on Salzgit-
the FX Magazine panel of judges digital office equipment. The col- ter Drive is already a problem. "The
OffTheWalI described the building as 'a tour lection will be featured in an exhi- new village centre means lots more
de force both aesthetically and bition at the Royal College of Art pedestrians in that area."
INTERIOR dESIGN
technically,' adding that'the space- on 4 December, when the top ten Chemist Dr Ian Barnes from
Surprise your child with a age envelope communicates the winning entries will be unveiled. Abbotsbury Way has concerns
themed bedroom. Brighten your forward looking company philoso- The HQ is up for a prestigious about hazardous processes at the
phy, while ensuring humane Civic Trust award which will be factory and transportation of
home with new colourful paint and
workspaces for the staff.' announced early in the new year. chemicals, gases and solvents in a
paper designs. Impress your clients
The cantilevered steel and residential area.
by re-newing your office decor.
glass superstructure looking —! Senior council planner Martin
For a free consultation, onto the lagoon features a huge Trewhella said the company was
from conception to completion, glass front door, lifts operated siting the production centre away
or advice on do-it-yourself ideas at purely by motion sensors and from houses and would locate
affordable prices contact: a water fountain which shoots night time car parks at the furthest
up to greet people as they - point. Vehicles would be forced to
Wendy Lane Interior Design
emerge from them, and turn left out of the site and exit St
tel: 01793 870659/mob. 07990 914192 themed toilets on each floor. Andrew's Ridge at the Motorola
email: offthe [email protected] The dark walls to the rear cap- roundabout on Thamesdown
ture heat from the sun which Drive.
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