Advanced invests £1million in North-East HQ and Manufacturing Plant
1 Feb 2019
Leading North-East manufacturer, Advanced, has made a £1million investment in its corporate headquarters and manufacturing plant in North Tyneside.
The
investment includes manufacturing facility improvements, equipment and an office
design project that has delivered state-of-the-art offices, communications
technology and social facilities to create new capacity and an engaging, modern
office environment.
The investment comes as Advanced, a global leader in commercial fire
alarm and detection systems, relocates from four separate sites in Nelson
Industrial Estate, Cramlington to one, 48,000 sq ft base in Balliol Business Park,
Longbenton. The move is essential to satisfy increasing UK and international
demand from customers for its life safety products.
Working alongside Morpeth architecture and interior design firm, Seymour
Architecture, Advanced has created a collaborative, dynamic environment
designed to deliver the best in organisational culture. The installation of
technologies such as state-of-the-art video conferencing facilities and
task-focussed workspaces, enable the business to optimise communications across
seven bases located in the UK, US, India and Middle East and with customers and
partners in 80 countries around the globe.
The move to Balliol by Advanced, owned by
FTSE 100 PLC Halma, has created the opportunity to improve production processes
and identify new technologies that will facilitate a reduction of energy
consumption and environmental impact. These include; climate control cooling,
sensor lighting, water reduction and energy recovery initiatives, to make the
business more sustainable going forward. The firm expects to see job
openings across the business in the near future as they establish themselves in their new home of North Tyneside.
Pete
Browitt, Managing Director at Advanced, said: “This investment represents a key
milestone for Advanced. We are proud to manufacture all of our products in the
North East where our new facility offers real competitive advantage across our manufacturing
operations and our new facilities are some of the best I have ever seen. Our
new site is an exceptional place to work and is already delivering significant
benefits across departments.”
Advanced is
a world leader in the development and manufacture of intelligent fire systems.
The performance, quality and ease of use of its products sees Advanced
specified in locations all over the world, from single panel installations to
large, multi-site networks in some of the world’s most prestigious sites
including the Shard in London, Western Europe’s tallest building. Advanced’s
products include complete fire detection systems, extinguishing control panels,
fire paging and false alarm management systems. More details can be found on
the website at
www.advancedco.com
Advanced HQ - Balliol Business Park
Advanced Electronics Ltd
The Bridges
Balliol Business Park
NE12 8EW
Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne & Wear
United Kingdom
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