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BIFM Lancashire Members visit new Co-op Headquarters.
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BIFM Lancashire News Story
BIFM Lancashire Members visit new Co‐op Headquarters.
Members of the BIFM Lancashire Networking Group
recently visited the new Co‐Operative Group
headquarters in Manchester. The tour was organised
by Martin Bolton, Service Development Manager at
The Co‐operative Estates Department and BIFM
Member.
The 400,0000 sq ft, 15 storey building is the first in the
UK to be built to “BREEAM” outstanding designation
and will be the centre piece of the 20 acre NOMA
redevelopment in Manchester City Centre.
BIFM Group attendees were shown around the building,
which will start housing its first Co‐op employees from
September 2012 and will eventually have 3,000
employees working there. Key features of the building is
its use of natural heating, cooling and lighting and using
bio‐fuel and waste cooking oil through their new CHP
system. Martin explained to the BIFM group that The Co‐
operative Group aim to save between 40‐60% of their
current energy costs in their new head office complex.
One impressive feature seen by the group was the central atrium of the building, which was large
enough to house an Airbus A380!
Several further events are planned by the group during 2012 including visits to the National Blood
Service, Imperial War Museum and Mountain Rescue Base.
Details of the group can be found on Linked In, Twitter (@BIFM_Lancs) or by contacting Karen
Farnan ( 07976 343730)
February 2012