|
Scotland’s
prestigious new Parliament Building will feature Honeywell
Building Management System
.
Honeywell's
latest technology system will ensure the environmental comfort of
Scotland's political leaders.
BRACKNELL,
UK, 30 October 2001 –
Honeywell is
to supply, install and commission the building management system
for the new Scottish Parliament Building under a £1.5 million
contract placed by the main contractors Bovis Lend Lease
(Scotland) Ltd. Construction
work on this major project at Holyrood, Edinburgh is scheduled to
be complete by the end of 2002.
The
design of the new building, briefed to last at least one hundred
years, combines history and modernity. It will be a fitting place for Scotland’s political leaders
to debate, legislate and manage the country’s affairs. Honeywell’s latest technology will ensure their comfort in
this spectacular building by controlling the heating, ventilating
and air conditioning systems – reliably and cost-efficiently. Honeywell will provide four PC-based Excel Building
Supervisor stations for operational and engineering access to the
system.
Commented
Bob
Baker, Vice President and General Manager, Honeywell Enterprise
Service Solutions UK, “Honeywell is delighted to have not only
tendered at a competitive price but also demonstrated a thorough
understanding of the design team's and client's requirements,
resulting in the award of this prestigious contract.”
Honeywell is a US$24-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; fibres; plastics; and electronic and
advanced materials. The company is a leading provider of software and solutions, and
Internet e-hubs including MyPlant.com, MyFacilities.com and MyAircraft.com (joint venture
with United Technologies and i2 Technologies). 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
& Poors 500 Index. Additional information on the company is available on the
Internet at www.honeywell.com.
This release contains forward-looking
statements as defined in Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, including
statements about future business operations, financial performance and market conditions.
Such forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties inherent in business
forecasts.
# # #
Honeywell Control Systems
Ltd
Honeywell House, Arlington Business Park
Bracknell, Berkshire RG12 1EB
01344 656000. Fax: 01344 656240.
Enquiries e-mail: uk.infocentre@honeywell.com
Web: www.honeywell.com/uk
Editorial contact: Royer
Slater
Honeywell Control Systems Ltd
Direct to switchboard: 01344
656000 |
Ref: UK49/01 |
|