CPD Supply Danoline Designpanels to New BBC Media Village

Over 1500m² of Danoline gypsum Designpanels for the new BBC Media Village, White City, have been supplied in a phased delivery by the Hayes branch of CPD Distribution PLC to sub-contractors Cirus and Clark & Fenn Skanska for large areas of walls and ceilings in two of the new buildings within the six-building complex.

Designpanel was chosen as it offers a monolithic, smooth, modern appearance, with no visible joints, and excellent acoustic performance to challenging standards. After performance data supplied by Danoline had been examined and approved by Buro Happold, acoustic consultants, the Designpanels were specified for this prestigious contract by the architects, Allies and Morrison. For acoustic and aesthetic reasons, a microperforation, 3-band pattern was selected in a special size, 1000mm wide x 1500mm long x 12.5mm deep.

Working in close partnership with Danoline, CPD ensured the Designpanels for the BBC were manufactured to the highest standards and delivered cost-effectively and on time (with storage instructions) to customer stipulations.

Says a Cirus Senior Project Manager: "We received a high level of excellent service from CPD and can confirm a good working relationship with the company. All our deadlines were met efficiently, courteously and speedily and there was no damage to the boards. We were able to place our orders with CPD from stock because Danoline had manufactured all 1,000 Designpanels for this project in advance. Prior to the order being placed, we carried out trials on the gypsum boards on site with Danoline whose product expert offered us invaluable technical assistance."

The main contractor for the project was Bovis Lend Lease. (back)