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NEWS COMPANY Moveable and partitioning wall specialist, Style, has further strengthened its partnership with the dormakaba Group by securing the exclusive UK distribution of its interior glass Horizontal Sliding Walls (HSW) range. The partnership means that Style will now offer a complete end-to-end process for architects, contractors and end user clients for the specification, provision and installation of dormakaba’s HSW partitioning systems. www.style-partitions.co.uk Portview fit-out for luxury city-spa Fit-out specialist, Portview, has unveiled its latest creation with the fit-out of an ultra-luxurious health and fitness facility in Southbank Place, London. Paul Scullion, Contracts Director of Portview, said: “This project was very demanding in terms of setting out the wall panelling, door frames, stone floors, ceilings and bulkheads to zero tolerance. However, our teamof in-house architects and designers delivered just that by chasing themillimetres around every corner to ensure we achieved the absolute perfect fit on time and in budget. “It’s hugely rewarding to see it all come together and go together right.” www.portview.co.uk Cardiff-based commercial interiors specialist, Paramount Interiors, won design and fit-out contracts worth £15m during the first three months of this year. Key contracts awarded inQ1 include large-scale schemes nationwide forThe Instant Group, aswell as the refurbishment of office building, South Plaza, recently rebranded360 Bristol, and soon to be announcedCardiff city-centrefit out works totalling £5m. Because of this success, Paramount Interiors has expanded its workforce, taking the team to 55 across offices in Cardiff and Bristol. Experienced Project Manager, Stephen Nash, is the latest to be recruited and Ricky Thomas joined the company earlier in the spring in the newly created post of Contracts Manager. Richard Jones, owner and MD at Paramount Interiors, said: “With the gradual lifting of lockdown restrictions, and with businesses looking to re-shape and future-proof their working environments, Stephen and Ricky and the rest of our team, will offer our clients the expertise and support they need through the changing landscape of workplace requirements.” www.paramountinteriors.com RAP Interiors has been shortlisted as a finalist in the Constructing Excellence SECBE Awards 2021, in the Building Project of the Year Under £10m category, for their ITU cubicles for NHS Brentwood and Braintree at the height of the pandemic. The NHS client wanted the cubicles installed within seven days and Rap Interiors collaborated with Concept Cubicle Systems to deliver the project fromdesign to completion on time. www.rapinteriors.co.uk Strong start to the year for Paramount Interiors Rap Interiors shortlisted for award Exclusive Style partnership with dormakaba Group The Rap Interiors project for NHS Brentwood and Braintree (L-R) Stephen Nash and Ricky Thomas of Paramount Interiors 28 www.thefis.org