After a demo installation , the work was awarded to Omnia Vinyl Ltd , a Swindonbased company specialising in lift car , lift landing refurbishments and advertising .
With four passenger lifts on each of the 55 residential floors of the Newfoundland , that meant four entrances , four indicators and two full height call button panels required wrapping on each level , using 1,536m of 3M DI-NOC .
With up to 1,000 finishes to choose from , we knew that the client was unquestionably going to find what they were looking for with DI-NOC .
And as if the scale of the project wasn ’ t enough , the client had an unmoveable deadline ; all work needed to be completed in just 35 days .
Gareth Watkinson , of Omnia Vinyl , said : “ The client had already chosen PA-046 from the 3M DI-NOC Architectural Finishes range , and so we were asked to carry out a demo installation wrap on site .
“ Following the high-quality completion of our trial installation , we were delighted to be chosen as the company to take this lift wrap project forward .”
Given the size and scale of the project , Gareth and the team decided to break the installation down into three phases .
Phase one involved all surfaces that required no interaction with the lifts themselves , such as architraves , indicators and landing operating panels .
Phase two focused on the lift entrance frames , wrapping two lifts at a time , while phase three involved the wrapping of the lift doors , with technicians working on two at a time while the cars were being controlled by onsite OTIS engineers .
The first two phases were started simultaneously , with a completion target of 15 days , which was met , thus keeping phase three on track , for which a 20-day target was set .
Gareth added : “ In the end , we completed the door wrapping in 18 days , all while working with the OTIS engineers to ensure their own programme of testing and commissioning ran to schedule .
“ This meant the whole lift wrap project from start to finish was delivered two days ahead of the agreed 35-day accelerated programme , which speaks volumes about the product used .”
This project used 3M DI-NOC architectural film , supplied by Architextural , part of the William Smith Group 1832 , a leading supplier of selfadhesive films .
Jack Carr , marketing executive at the Barnard Castle-based firm , said : “ In this application , the product really has delivered from a number of different angles .
“ Firstly , it came up trumps in the trial install of this project ; not only was it performed well by the skilled installers , but the quality of the film was also impressive enough to be chosen to be used in such a high-end location .
“ The design capabilities of this product also really came to the fore . With up to
1,000 finishes to choose from , we knew that the client was unquestionably going to find what they were looking for with DI-NOC . We were right , and pattern PA-046 fit the client ’ s design needs perfectly .
“ Finally , we can ’ t forget about the speed of installation . The flexibility and ease of application allowed for the team at Omnia Vinyl to complete this staggering install inside 35 days .”
The project was a runaway success , with the building opening for residents earlier this year .
A representative from E Poole commercial decorators added : “ Many thanks go to Omnia Vinyl Ltd , who provided a superb quality finish and a great team to work with on this stunning project .”
The Newfoundland building , also known as the Diamond building thanks to its distinctive criss-cross cladding , officially opened in May 2021 .
It was designed by architects Horden Cherry Lee and WSP structural engineers and is the tallest private rental building in the UK .
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