November 2009 - Child Victims of Crime head to Florida

For several years First City Care has sponsored the Child Victims of Crime Charity. Child Victims of Crime is the only national Police Charity whose aim is to support children whose lives have been affected by crime in the UK. First City Care Chairman Grahame Harding says "It's a great cause and one we are comitted to helping as our support really makes a difference to these families". www.cvoc.org.uk

November 2009 - First City Care work to reduce energy consumption

The 94-year-old Regent Palace Hotel is being demolished and redeveloped as part of the Crown Estate's plans to create a new identity for Regent Street.

The hotel is a Grade II listed building, largely because of the quality of its art deco interiors. Half of its historic facades are being repaired and retained, while four glamorous 1930s entertainment venues are being completely restored within the redevelopment. Timber veneer, marble, brass, mirrors, ceilings, even wallpaper from the Atlantic Bar & Grill, Titanic Restaurant, Dick's Bar and Chez Cup, have been carefully stripped from the building and labelled so the rooms can be put back together again like a jigsaw.

A high-tech energy centre to service the wider Regent Street Quadrant block will be installed on one of three basement levels. The energy centre will be powered by a cutting-edge hydrogen fuel cell - the same technology used to power space shuttles. The cell works by turning natural gas into hydrogen and emits little more than air, making it a highly environmentally-friendly option. This project aims to set a new benchmark for sustainable central London development. A new pedestrianised arcade, named Glasshouse Walk, will link the south-west end of Denman Street to Glasshouse Street, bringing new vibrancy to this part of Piccadilly.

First City Care Managing Director Chris Richards says "the security remit has been developed with AECOM and like the building objective it will be our most energy efficient installation to date. We are committed to making a difference to the impact security systems have on the environment and our Technical and Management Teams are making this happen. The sustainable commitment the developers have made will be followed through at each level and we are excited about working with the team on this prestigious project and safeguarding the future by minimising consumption and waste. Alongside this project we are developing our ISO 14001 Environmental policy which will align our objectives on this project and ensure they are used across the company and continue to evolve and improve".

October 2009 - Global Contract

October 2009 - Security Integrator for Central Saint Giles

First City Care is proud to be the successful security integrator for Central St Giles.

Central Saint Giles will be a striking new mixed use development that will provide 375,000 square feet of office space, 56 private apartments and 53 affordable homes, plus a selection of restaurant and retail units at ground level. It will also include the creation of new access routes across the site together with a public courtyard at Princes Circus which will help to reinstate Saint Giles High Street as a tree-lined place to live, work or visit.

Central Saint Giles is designed by world-renown Architects Renzo Piano Building Workshop and will deliver major improvements to the public realm of Saint Giles, including contributions towards community safety and improving Saint Giles Churchyard and Phoenix Gardens. The project will also vastly improve pedestrian links between Covent Garden and Bloomsbury.

The security installation will be a mix of cutting edge products including HD CCTV and seamless integration to the Otis elevators Destination Call System.

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