Enterprising mid Ulster company in award winning design project
A brand new flagship Primark store in Bristol has just recently won The Land Securities Store Design of the Year at the 2010 Retail Week awards this month, and one dynamic Northern Ireland company is sharing the plaudits.
The store was given the accolade at the industry’s gala Retail Week awards ceremony on 3rd March. Mid Ulster-based electrical contractor Premier Electrics sent over a 25 man team to undertake the project over a six-month period and it was successfully completed in time for last summer’s busy sales campaign.
Premier Electrics was established by Co Derry man Mark Scullion in 1993, and has steadily built up a reputation for efficiency and excellence in the retail sector with major fit outs on big name brands including Primark, M&S, Argos, Brown Thomas, Arcadia Group, Debenhams, Asda and O₂.
Last year, the company was involved in major multi-million euro projects with Primark across Europe, in Bremen, Liege and Frankfurt.
Premier Electrics’ six-month involvement at Primark Bristol entailed the electrical fit-out of all lighting and power systems, a fire alarm, an anti intruder system, and the installation of CCTV, data and public address systems. Company Manager, Tony Shivers, described the work as some of the most involved Premier has undertaken with Primark to date:
“There are some really smart new features in this store, both internally and externally. We installed a range of new light fittings including glim cube units at the front end of the building, lighters to wash the exterior walls, and special batten feature lights to illuminate the impressive facade at night.
Premier Electrics would like to extend our congratulations to Primark Stores Ltd on this ‘Store Design of the Year’ award. We are delighted to have played a part in this successful project.”