ISG’s fit out of K&L Gates’ offices at One New Change, Cheapside in Central London, has received the ultimate industry accolade after not only securing the British Council for Offices’ (BCO) National Award for Best Fit Out of Workplace but also scooping the Best of the Best prize.
At a glittering annual awards ceremony attended by more than 1,000 guests, K&L Gates and ISG, alongside Washington DC-based architects LSM and the project’s consultant team, received the news that the fit out had been officially recognised at the UK’s best of the best office-based developments. To secure this major achievement ISG’s project beat off stiff competition from national winners across seven categories, including Heron Tower, the BBC’s Media City in Manchester, Fort Dunlop in Birmingham and the 7 More London development.
The BCO Awards are judged by a number of industry experts and widely acknowledged as one of the UK construction industry's most celebrated prizes. This year five ISG projects made it to the regional finals for London and the South East. K&L Gates along with ISG schemes for Pinsent Masons and Deutsche Bank competed against 11 other projects in the Best Fit Out of Workplace category, while the contractor’s Credit Suisse scheme was a finalist in the Projects up to 2,000 sq m category. ISG’s One Kingsway development was also a finalist in the Commercial Workplace category.
Paul Cossell, managing director of ISG Fit Out, commented: “K&L Gates’ offices at One New Change provide a stunning example of how the architectural features of a building can be maximised and enhanced to deliver a workplace that is both productive and aesthetic. Receiving the ultimate industry recognition for the hard work and collaborative working practices of all our project delivery partners is an outstanding result and firmly places ISG at the top of our industry.”
