Chemetall Limited announces office move
02/04/2020
The Surface Treatment global business unit of BASF’s Coatings division, operating under the Chemetall brand, has moved to a new facility in Milton Keynes, UK. Christophe Cazabeau, Senior Vice President Surface Treatment of BASF, officially opened the new Chemetall Limited office and laboratory facility at Napier House during a ribbon-cutting ceremony.
Napier House has been redesigned and reflects BASF’s office interiors. The main floor exhibits an open floor design, enabling teams across other departments to engage and cultivate an environment conducive to collaboration. In particular, the new ‘break-out area’ is an ideal space for employees to come together for meetings, refreshments and company events. The facility is also inclusive of conference rooms dedicated to departmental meetings.“The workspace was designed to meet modern work practices. The fully optimised office layout will help increase productivity and efficiency,” explained Jason Bird, Chemetall Quality Manager, who led the office transition project.
The newly designed laboratory located on the ground floor offers dye penetrant testing, a ‘wet lab’ to process and test customers’ products and panels, salt spray cabinets and a powder coating room. The laboratory also includes new testing equipment to meet customer demand and cater to current and future testing requirements. The SEM room is now open for customers to view images of the sample surfaces treated with Chemetall’s pretreatment product portfolio.
“The new workspace provides significant opportunity for the fusion of all departments and functions. It encourages greater employee communication and facilitates knowledge sharing between the teams,” commented Wayne Brown, Managing Director.
“Our newly enhanced facility not only fits the modern concept of collaborative workspace, it demonstrates our commitment to continuous improvement in the technology, safety and quality of our production sites to drive sustainable solutions in a close, partnership-based cooperation with our customers,” said Christophe.
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