The final push

At the beginning of this week our new meeting rooms, bedrooms and the Hans J. Wegner Lounge were all used by clients for the first time, and the Restaurant and main kitchen re-opened after their transformation during the build project.

Møller Suite 2, set up and ready for use for the first time yesterday

New coffee station in the Main Building.

The Hans J. Wegner Lounge - an ideal space for a coffee break.

The last few weeks have seen productivity hit new heights with patios being laid, cables wired and furniture installed at an incredible rate. To give you a taste of the amount of hard work put in by our staff over the project, here is a by no means definitive list of last week’s completed tasks.

New meeting rooms:

- speakers have been added to Møller Suite 2

- cabling into floor boxes began yesterday

- 47" TV added to back of Møller Suite 2

- data projector tested and working

- meeting room signage added and tested

- meeting room tables have been moved to the Main Building and were used for some  basic room set-ups

- WiFi points installed

- cupboard installed and communications cabinet ready for installation in Møller Suite 2

- coffee station installed in milling area

- carpets cleaned as part of 'builder's clean'

New bedrooms:

- beds constructed in six bedrooms

- irons, hangers etc. added

- 'builder's clean' and a 'Møller clean' have taken place

Kitchen:

- 90% kitchen equipment moved from Study Centre

- dry stores from Study Centre and Main Building moved into new kitchen area

- BIS installed and commissioned all catering equipment

- Alex moved into new Catering Office, three other PCs added too

- undercroft area almost cleared

- old Main Building dry store has been emptied, painted and had a new floor laid in preparation for new cubicles being added for staff changing facilities

- old ladies changing rooms (and adjoining lobby) have been cleared and painted as part of upgrading to new chef changing facilities

Hans J. Wegner Lounge:

- Wegner Lounge till installed

- new fridges in position

- Corian (marble-effect worktops) fitted to bar area

Restaurant and Tower Lounge Bar:

- new tiles fitted to circle in the Restaurant

- four new electronic menu screens added and tested

- electrical sockets upgraded and accompanying plastering complete

- painting began yesterday and is due for completion today, ahead of schedule...

- new fire signs added

- three main corridors and Tower Lounge Bar were buffed at the weekend

External:

- main path from main building to Study Centre has been completed and cleared of equipment

- external steam cleaning completed

- West end patio due for completion at the end of this week

- trench has started to be dug out in preparation for IT re-cabling

The end is near!

The last week has seen plenty of green-fingered landscaping around The Møller Centre to add the finishing touches to the grounds as the build project draws to a close. 

The Churchill College Grounds and Garden Team have been hard at work bringing the Maersk seven pointed star (read the story behind the star here) to life.

The contractors have also been working on landscaping, restoring hedges and footpaths between the Main Building and the Study Centre.

Yesterday we said goodbye to the Morgan Sindall Portacabins, their offices for the duration of the project, and marked the beginnings of the site being cleared and returning to normal.