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Royal Ascot - New Grandstand |
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Laing O'Rourke
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Hok Sport
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£150,000.00
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| 50,000
plus seat grandstand is a quarter mile in length and eight storey high.
Directly behind the stand is a new parade ring and showpiece
amphitheatre, has terraced seating for 8000 people. Ascot is a real
team success for Laing O'Rourke. It is a impressive display of
engineering prefabrication and assembley, with tight tolerances and
complex geometry delivered in a world class manner. More than 300,000
people will visit the new grandstand during the Ascot week, making this
Europe's most popular race
meeting.
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Her Majesty the Queen arriving by Carriage
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Grandstand Entrance
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Ariel view of Ascot Grandstand
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Inside the Grandstand Concourse
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HOK Sport designed the seven-tier stand, which boasts 1,000
television screens, seven restaraunts, 24 escalators and 265
hospitality boxes. The queen toasted the opening of the new grandstand
at Ascot Racecourse on the 20th June 2006, celebrating the race against
time to complete the £200m captial project in under 20 months |
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The Queen officially opening Royal Ascot 2006
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Guardsband at Royal Ascot
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| Northern Doors were awarded the contract to supply
and install a total of 20 Safeguard 60 electrically operated shutters
to the refreshment and betting kiosks at lawn level. 5 Norfydor
electrically operated fire resitant roller shutters linked to the
building management system. 5 Serveryfire 50 fire resitant roller
shutters we fitted to the internal storage rooms, which included
battery back up & various safety features. Finally 1 stainless
steel Visionguard 45 parrell mesh grille to the good in area at the
rear of the grandstand. |
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Safeguard 60 Shutters to Refreshment Kiosks
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Stainless Steel Parrell Mesh Visioguard 45 to Goods In
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Serveryfire 50 Shutter to Champagne Store
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Safeguard 60 to Betting Kiosk
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Northern Doors are proud to have been involved in the building of
the New Grandstand for proberly one of the most Famous & Historic
racing events in the World.
One of the most eagirly awaited & colourful
events of the year, is Ladies Day at Royal Ascot. Attached are some
recent photos.
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Prince
of Wales & The Duchess of Cornwall
arriving at Royal Ascot
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Frankie Dettori Celebrating his famous win at Royal Ascot.
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Model Jodie Kidd on Ladies Day
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Dame Kelly Homes on Ladies Day
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Race-Goers with horse design hats on Ladies Day
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Race-Goer with a smoking problem
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