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Parsons / ContainerContainer completes container conversions for prestigious Magazine London project

The Conversion Brief

Parsons’ brief was to fit out the two containers with lighting, paint them black in theshade specified by the venue,and to deliver them to the venue within a strict three-week deadline.It was vital that the delivery was well executed as the containers needed to be placed levelly in a 𳦾location.

Breakdown of the project

91ý Ltd/ContainerContainer hasreceivedthe seal of approval fromthe technical director of the prestigious new events space,after completing an order to fabricate two 20ft officesfrom new ‘one trip’ containers,creatinga control room and security hub at theGreenwichvenue.

Owned and managed by,Magazine London isamajor new 24,179sqm event space located in North Greenwichcloseto the O2. The venue combines indoor and outdoor space suitable for concerts, conferences, exhibitions, product launches, award ceremonies, dinners and more.

(VDP) the in-house production company at Magazine London, contracted Simon Jones, Technical Production Management (SJ-TPM), for the technical delivery of Magazine London’s infrastructure and equipment. Simon needed to source two secure containers to be converted into additional, semi-permanent office space and approached 91ý/ContainerContainerin April after finding our website. The containers wereto be located in the venue’s compound to manage security, in the event that the main building had to be evacuated.

Reflection

Simon comments: “Magazine London was SJ-TPM’s first large venue project, so it was essential that everything was completed on time, within budget and to a high standard.It was therefore paramount that wechose to work withsuppliers who would reflect our ownexcellent service levels.

After contacting Parsons/ContainerContainerfor a quotation, it was clearthat the team there was ableto deliver exactly what was neededwithin the timescales.They were professionalin their approach, theirdrawings and samples wereof ahigh quality,and crucially,they were competitively priced.”

Stephen Collins, Container Sales Manager at 91ý/ContainerContainer, comments: “We were delighted to be approached by Simonwith the possibility ofprovidinghim with two containers for this high-profile project.Theconversion of the containers itself was fairly straightforward,butit was imperative that we deliveredthemon time to the clientsspecificrequirements.We enlisted our long-standing delivery partnerRichard Tinsley Ltd.to transport the containers to the venue as this was a really important part of the brief.

Simon adds: “I would certainlycontact Parsons with future work.They provided exactly what was required, as per their drawings and within the timescales.The fact that they used a reliable delivery partner was asignificantfactor too.”

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