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CHUBB BREAKS GROUND ON NEW HIGHPERFORMANCE BLACKBURN DEVELOPMENT
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Limited, a leading provider
of security and fire-safety
solutions for businesses
and industry, held a ground
breaking ceremony for a new
high-performance workspace in
Blackburn.
The project will transform
Chubb’s existing Blackburn
office campus into an advanced,
integrated and sustainable
space for Chubb, as well as UK
affiliates of Otis Limited and
Carrier Controls Limited, and
serve as a showcase for the
capabilities of all three brands.
Chubb is a part of UTC Climate,
Controls & Security, a unit of
United Technologies Corp.
(NYSE: UTX).
Alastair Reynolds, managing
director of Chubb Fire &
Security said, “With this new
building we are creating a safer,
smarter and more sustainable
environment that will be a
great place for our employees
to work, and an asset to the
local community in terms of
our efforts to blend in with the
local environment, and also the
investment in Blackburn.”
The building will be
constructed by Lancashirebased nationwide contractors,
investors and developers,
Barnfield Construction,
and has the full backing of
Blackburn with Darwen
Council.
The development, which
will involve the demolition
of three existing Chubb
buildings on the Shadsworth
Business Park and temporary
relocation of employees
whilst work is undertaken,
will result in a modern and a
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high-performance building
for hundreds of employees
working in information
technology, finance, supply
chain and customer service. It
will also be the new home for
Chubb Systems and Chubb
Community Care, including
their research, development
and engineering teams.
“This development
demonstrates our commitment
to green building technology
– it will incorporate a number
of the most modern and ecofriendly technologies possible
to provide our employees
with an environmentally
responsible, smart and energyefficient workplace for them
to enjoy. We are aiming for a
completion date of summer
2017,” added Reynolds.