1st Horizon opens
new purpose-built HQ
A leading surveying and engineering
company has invested £500,000 in a new
purpose-built headquarters in Yorkshire.
1st Horizon, which specialises in
3-dimensional laser scanning of buildings
and surveying for underground pipes and
cables, has turned a former fizzy drinks
factory into its new home.
The company will officially open ‘The Old
Pop Factory’ on 6 July where it will invite
customers to see the new premises and
watch demonstrations of its full product
range in action.
The company was one of the first in the UK
to invest in 3D scanners which are used in
anything from sewage works and reservoirs,
to supermarkets and schools. It has recently
completed a large survey for the M1 Smart
motorways scheme – one of the largest
survey projects in the UK currently.
Jim Garside, 1st Horizon’s managing
director, said: “We have always placed a
strong focus on the use of the very latest
technologies and techniques available and
continue to invest in our staff and facilities
to enable us to apply the most efficient,
versatile and cost-effective service for our
clients’ survey requirements.
“Over the past few years we have rapidly
grown our client base and team which has
seen us outgrow our previous office space.”
1st Horizon has spent the last two years
restoring the former Beardsall Bros soft
drinks factory in Barnsley and has retained
the history of the site by formally naming
the building ‘The Old Pop Factory’, as it was
known locally.
Jim said: “Purchasing the old pop factory
site allowed us to design and construct our
own, purpose-made facility – it just seemed
to make sense!
“It’s taken two years of hard work to
sympathetically restore the 18th century
barn into a bespoke and contemporary office
space which will enable us to develop the
1st Horizon brand and expand our service
portfolio, while providing an inspiring
workplace for employees.
“Our new location in Dodworth, Barnsley also
provides excellent local facilities and better
recruitment opportunities, with good links to
nearby towns and cities.”
Set up in 2006, 1st Horizon employs 30
staff inclu ding five apprentices who now
work at the state-of-the-art facility. The
company offers a complete survey, 3D laser
scanning and engineering service - providing
expertise for anything from simple reduced
level surveys, to detailed laser scans and
intelligent 3D modelling.
1st Horizon is able to provide both
nationwide and global support for
construction, design, development and
infrastructure.
For more information about 1st Horizon go
to www.1sth.co.uk
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