Case Study

Glasgow Herald

Scottish Media were printing the Herald and Sunday Times in an outdated city centre site.

On securing a printing contract for the Daily Mail the client required the design and construction of a new stand alone print and production facility on the outskirts of Glasgow.

There were timescale implications on producing newspapers, but there was no site and no fixed proposal for the equipment to be installed.

There were no other large regional print centres in existence which could be used as the basis for the design.

Kenneth W Reed & Associates were brought into the project because of their experience gained in the newspaper industry over the last 20 years.

With other expert consultants an in depth appreciation of the clients operational requirements led to a workable solution being produced quickly and comprehensively.

This enabled the team to suggest a minimum size for the required site. A thorough search was undertaken with land agents to source a suitable site which accommodated all the elements of the clients business.

Once the site had been purchased planning approval was granted and the Employers Requirements were produced in anticipation of a design and build contract.

Kenneth W Reed & Associates remained as client architectural advisor throughout the contract and acted as an essential link within the teams from both client and contractor.

All drawings were checked, all details examined and regular site visits ensured that the client was well aware that the project was intended.

The successful result, competed before time and under budget, now acts as a model for all new regional satellite print centres around the country. Its design provides flexibility and future expansion opportunities. It provides minimum volume and floor space for the facility with all key essential elements in excellent relationships with each other and it provides a cost effective shell without glamour or excess.

All in all a very successful, efficient, attractive and workable industrial solution that was delivered as planned.