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Honeywell wins £250,000 (US$355,000) project at GlaxoSmithKline in Ware as the best team to minimise risk to production. 

Honeywell Excel controllers are "straightforward, easy to use and understand"

BRACKNELL, UK, 23 JULY 2001 – Honeywell's Enterprise Service Solutions business has won a £250,000 (US$355,000) order from GlaxoSmithKline to engineer, supply and install building management systems at its manufacturing site in Ware, Hertfordshire. Honeywell will replace an existing obsolescent system installed in the 1980s with its latest Excel 5000 systems, new control panels and new wiring.

The environmental conditions controlled by the systems must be maintained as they are critical for manufacturing efficiency and product quality in this plant, which operates around the clock, seven days per week. "Honeywell has a team that really understands our business, thanks to our long-standing relationship," revealed the projects manager with GlaxoSmithKline at Ware. "We chose them as the best team to minimise the risk to production during installation."

To minimise disruption, Honeywell will install and wire the new equipment in parallel with existing systems and carry out full offline tests, enabling switchovers to be effected during short routine weekend production breaks.

The new systems will integrate fully with the site's existing Excel Building Supervisor interface, used for site-wide system operation and management. This familiarity with existing Honeywell Excel equipment on the site has given GlaxoSmithKline additional confidence in the replacement project. "We have a number of Excel 5000 series controllers on site, so we are familiar with them," said GlaxoSmithKline's project manager. "They are straightforward, easy both to use and understand and our instrument technicians are comfortable with them."

Enterprise Service Solutions is a part of Honeywell Home & Building Control, a US$5 billion business that provides products and services to create efficient, safe, comfortable environments. The business offers controls for heating, ventilation, humidification and air- conditioning equipment, security and fire alarm systems, home automation systems, energy- efficient lighting controls and building management systems and services. Honeywell is a US$25-billion diversified technology and manufacturing leader, serving customers worldwide with aerospace products and services; control technologies for buildings, homes and industry; automotive products; power generation systems; specialty chemicals; fibers; plastics; and electronic and advanced materials. 

Honeywell employs approximately 120,000 people in 95 countries and is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol HON, as well as on the London, Chicago and Pacific stock exchanges. It is one of the 30 stocks that make up the Dow Jones Industrial Average and is also a component of the Standard & Poor's 500 Index. Additional information on the company is available on the Internet at www.honeywell.com.

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