BRAND-NEW
FreiLacke Inaugurates New Administration Building After one year of construction, FreiLacke is moving into its new administration building, which features state-of-the-art workspaces for up to 70 employees.
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he rapid growth of FreiLacke has prompted the company to invest
The new sustainable features of the workspace
in infrastructure and buildings.
Resource preservation, accessibility, sustainability and ergonomics
Following the grand opening of the expansion of the powder
became pillars of the project. For example, the toilets are flushed using
coating production (including a logistics centre) in September of 2019,
rainwater collected on the roof, while the building is heated using a
the new administration building has now also officially opened its doors.
low-temperature system and the exterior facade as well as the
The newly renovated building, which now covers an area of 1,407 m ,
basement walls received extensive insulation.
features an added floor and 70 state-of-the-art workplaces for the
Thanks to the renovation, the existing building achieved the KfW
different commercial departments.
energy-efficient house standard of 70 and the new building achieved
“The commercial departments grew along with the entire company and
a standard of 50.
some of them were approaching their limits. That is why the expansion of
As for the workspace, the building now features open group
the administration building was deemed to be an investment priority and
workstations, conference rooms on all floors, glazed single and double
implemented quickly and successfully”, said Rainer Frei.
occupancy offices, communication hubs as well as central, encased
“Together with the architects and design planners we engaged in an
printer stations.
intensive planning process that also involved the departments for the
The latest sound protection and lighting concepts were implemented
requirement analysis. Ultimately, the project was implemented very
and state-of-the-art office furniture, such as height-adjustable desks,
quickly and on schedule thanks to the collegial and professional teamwork
was installed to allow employees to work ergonomically.
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everybody demonstrated”, added project manager Sandra Gehringer. The plans for the modernisation of the adjacent original building have already been drafted and will be implemented in due time.
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