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Project information

Project name

/ location

Domino’s Pizza Head Office, Milton Keynes, UK.

Project Team Architects : Q2

Main Contractor : Buckingham Group

M&E Consultant : Couch Perry & Wilkes

M&E Contractor : Walter Miles Building Services

Date January - November 2011

Building type Offices

Suspended

services

Rectangular ductwork, electrical containment, chill

beams, lighting and pipework

Products Gripple Trapeze.

Gripple Barrel end fixing with concrete screw kit

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Domino’s Pizza Head Office, Milton Keynes, UK.

Main Contractor : Buckingham Group

M&E Consultant : Couch Perry & Wilkes

M&E Contractor : Walter Miles Building Services

Rectangular ductwork, electrical containment, chill

beams, lighting and pipework

Gripple Barrel end fixing with concrete screw kit

Project outline

This striking new headquarters for Domino’s Pizza with over 2,000 sq. metres of floor space will not

only house 150 employees within its core functions of Marketing, Business Development, IT,

Customer Support, Finance and HR, but will also be home to a state

developing key new products, that no doubt will be scrutinised in the penthouse boardroom.

The building also achieves the BREEAM rating of excellence (Building Research Establishment

Environmental Assessment Method) with the innovative technology used to support sustainability

throughout the project build and also on a day-to-day basis.

It is not only the technical aspects of the of the building that have been considered for this level of

excellence but also the improved working environment offered to the staff

office space is within 7 metres of a window, so everyone benefits from natural light.

The open plan design called for the

services to be exposed and the Gripple

Hangers offered a neat and aesthetic

solution to supporting both M&E and

HVAC services.

Gripple Hangers have far less visual

mass than threaded rod and channel,

Gripple Duct Trapeze with barrel end fixing

Gripple Hanger

mass than threaded rod and channel,

leaving the services with a floating

look, ideal when they are exposed.

Combine this with the barrel end fixing

for a sleek finish to the installation.

The concrete screw comes with an M8 male thread

this for a neat, flush finish to the ceiling. All parts

This striking new headquarters for Domino’s Pizza with over 2,000 sq. metres of floor space will not

only house 150 employees within its core functions of Marketing, Business Development, IT,

Customer Support, Finance and HR, but will also be home to a state-of-the-art test kitchen for

developing key new products, that no doubt will be scrutinised in the penthouse boardroom.

The building also achieves the BREEAM rating of excellence (Building Research Establishment

Method) with the innovative technology used to support sustainability

day basis.

It is not only the technical aspects of the of the building that have been considered for this level of

excellence but also the improved working environment offered to the staff – for instance, all the

office space is within 7 metres of a window, so everyone benefits from natural light.

Gripple Duct Trapeze with barrel end fixing

Gripple Hangerthread and the barrel end fixing screws directly onto

are supplied as a ready-to-use kit from Gripple.

The contractor has used Gripple solutions

extensively in the past, however the barrel end

fixing was used for the first time throughout the

building for its improved aesthetic qualities.

Additionally, the new Gripple Duct Trapeze, also

offered an improved installation not only at ceiling

level but at the duct level too. Instead of using

heavy threaded rod and channel, the Gripple Duct

Trapeze replaces both of these elements. This

lightweight solution delivers on many fronts…

� Installation time is significantly reduced

Using Gripple compared to

traditional threaded rod and

channel offers massive CO2

savings, contributing to the

fundamental principles of a

BREEAM build.

� Visual impact is minimised

� Working at height is reduced

� CO2 saving contribute towards the excellence

BREAAM status of the project….

For every metre of wire rope specified instead of

rod, it’s estimated that a saving of 1.2kg of CO2

will be made. That equates to a total CO2 saving

of 95% when switching from threaded rod to wire

rope.

Add to this calculation that when using the Gripple

Gripple Hanger

“ The architect was very specific in regard to all services above the ceiling raft being

visible, therefore the incorporation of the barrel fixing and trapeze arrangement for

duct supports provided the ideal solution to meet his particular requirements”.

Mechanical Engineer - Walter Miles.


Duct Trapeze, that no channel is required, meaning

there is no cutting channel on site (no hot works

permits), meaning no power used either, and the

CO2 figures really start to make an impact.

offered an improved installation not only at ceiling

heavy threaded rod and channel, the Gripple Duct

Gripple Standard Hanger with barrel

end fixing

Gripple Duct Trapeze

of 95% when switching from threaded rod to wire


Gripple Hanger

“ The architect was very specific in regard to all services above the ceiling raft being

barrel fixing and trapeze arrangement for

to meet his particular requirements”.

Gripple G-bracket


Duct Trapeze, that no channel is required, meaning


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