Refurbishing Anchorage House in London’s East India Dock
has created a range of bespoke office space for thriving new
businesses.
The 11-month programme by P&R Morson, worked to upgrade
the multi-let office accommodation, located at the northern
gateway to Canary Wharf.
As part of the massive £6m transformation programme, air
terminal devices from expert manufacturers Waterloo Air
Products plc were fitted.
Hament Patel, Senior Contracts manager at P&R Morson, said:
“Working with Waterloo was very straight-forward.
The popular mill finish gives architects the industrial styling they
want, and can be used with exposed or feature ductwork.
“The project runs more smoothly if you keep the number of
suppliers down to a minimum. That’s the way I like to work.
“Once the build is complete, it’s much easier to hand over all the
contact information. And once I’ve found a product I like, I stick
to it.
“I also think that the end product looks so much better when
you have continuity. The installation of these products was very
good.”
As well as air terminal devices from Waterloo Air Products plc,
Anchorage House also received new central heating, domestic
water services, new lighting and new power distribution.
“The project was completed last year and I was pleased with it,”
said Hament. “It was what we call a Category A fit out which is the
top level of refurbishment.
“It took just over 12 weeks for architects to draw up new designs
for the London refurb. The project was completed in one year.”
“We were asked to create large, open plan offices so new
businesses could divide the space into smaller working areas.
“The overall look of the refurbishment was really impressive. I
also think that the advanced air-distribution system will work
perfectly when the large office spaces are partitioned off and
used for different things.”
The refurbishment forms part of a wider transformation
programme at London’s East India Dock. P&R Morson, based in the West Midlands, was founded in 1994
and is now a £18 million business. It continues to grow.
The aim was to upgrade the office accommodation for small and
start-up creative and tech business occupiers. East India Dock in London, is made up of 600,000 sq ft of multi-
let offices in one of the world’s leading financial districts. It sits
adjacent to Westfield Stratford City and High Speed 1 rail link.
Hament said: “We were asked to upgrade six of the ten floors.
Waterloo supplied all the grilles and diffusers. Most of the
diffusers were fixed blade swirl diffusers in mill finish installed
in the exposed ceiling.” For more information about Waterloo Air Products:
www.waterloo.co.uk
01622 711511
Anchorage House consists of ground and nine upper floors,
configured around a central atrium with a bank of high speed
passenger lifts at each end.