Fitzpatick Mechanical Services has just completed the shell and core drainage package at 20 Fenchurch Street, “The Walkie Talkie,” in London EC3.
In a contract worth £1m, Fitzpatrick Mechanical Services has completed the package on budget and ahead of schedule.
Designed by world-renowned architect Rafael Viñoly, 20 Fenchurch Street is visually distinctive, and designed for maximum efficiency with a density for all services of one person per 8 sq m.
Developed by a joint venture partnership between two of the UK’s leading property companies, Canary Wharf Group and Land Securities Group PLC, 20 Fenchurch Street provides 690,000 sq ft of top quality offices with unrivalled panoramic views of London.
The project aims for a BREEAM environmental rating of ‘excellent’, which will put it among the greenest office buildings in the City of London.
As part of the drainage package, Fitzpatrick Mechanical Services selected Teekay Pipe Couplings for key connections on cast iron, galvanised steel and copper pipework. This involved joining pipework of different pipe OD sizes. The Teekay Stepped pipe coupling was selected for its proven reliability and excellent reputation within the industry. Teekay supplied couplings and flange adaptors that were made bespoke for the project.
Lee Rouvray, Project Manager at Fitzpatrick Mechanical Services, comments: “This is an extremely prestigious project and we were delighted to have been selected to complete this package. As a provider of installation services we rely on the performance of our supply chain. The flexible supply approach adopted by Teekay has seen bespoke fittings from their factory in Milton Keynes arriving to site on a just-in-time basis and this has been of great benefit to the project.”
Neil Taylor, Sales Director at Teekay Couplings, comments, “20 Fenchurch Street is another valuable addition to our construction references in London. With increased demand for “fit-and-forget” products, the reliability of the Teekay Coupling is proving to be ever more desirable as a primary-fit pipe connection in buildings.”
Cormac MacCrann, Executive Director of Canary Wharf Contractors Limited, concludes:
“We are delighted to be working with Fitzpatrick Mechanical Services and Teekay Couplings at 20 Fenchurch Street. We have made great progress in delivering the project and are on time and on budget for completion in spring 2014. Fitzpatrick Mechanical Services and Teekay Couplings’ contribution will be invaluable to the ultimate success of London’s newest skyscraper.”
Company profiles
Fitzpatrick Mechanical Services is a family run business and has been trading since March 2003. Based in Kent, Fitzpatrick work across London and the South East and have completed a number of high profile projects.
Teekay Couplings specialise in the manufacture and supply of stainless steel mechanical pipe couplings. Their fittings have been sold for over three decades to more than 85 countries worldwide for pipes between 21mm and 4200mm in diameter.
Teekay Pipe Couplings are used extensively throughout the UK construction industry allowing pipes to be joined without the need for flanging, grooving, threading or welding. By simply butting two pipes together and connecting with a Teekay Pipe Coupling, space, weight, time and cost savings are achieved with every installation.
