Scotland's leading workplace design experts Space Solutions has been awarded the architecture and project management contracts for a £4.5m project for Champion Technologies.

The company relocated its Eastern Hemisphere staff to a purpose-built office in Altens Industrial Estate three years ago. It will now construct a 1,400 sq m laboratory and technology facility on the adjacent site. This will allow the company to have its regional office, plant operations base and technology centre on the same site.

Champion Technologies is the biggest privately owned oilfield chemical company in the world and offers innovative and environmentally acceptable solutions to the oil and gas sector. The new technology centre will enhance Champion's research and development, chemical and product analysis services to the oil and gas industry.


Mark Dellaquaglia, Senior Associate at Space Solutions, Scotland's biggest independent expert in managing change within the workplace, said: "Champion Technologies is making a major investment in developing its Aberdeen base and it is great that Space Solutions is so heavily involved in that development.

"This is an exciting project, to apply our knowledge in architecture and space planning to a bespoke laboratory and to also target a BREEAM 'Excellent' rating, the highest environmental award possible.

"But we have relished the challenge and created a unique building design that will provide a fabulous workplace for the employees."

There are five chemical generic processes and applications that will be housed within the building, with high pressure, high temperature operations located in distinctly isolated areas. The building will be an industry-leading technology centre for research and development.

Harry Montgomerie, Eastern Hemisphere Division Business Unit Manager at Champion Technologies, said: "We were very impressed by Space Solutions innovative ideas and experience in commercial property planning.

"We are making a significant investment in order that our Aberdeen facilities become some of the best in the world. This is another Champion Technologies investment in our people and our business partners."

Space Solutions will lead an experienced design team comprising Cameron Chisholm Dawson Partnership, Murray Montgomery Partnership and WA Fairhurst and Partners.

The project, which has been in the planning stages for around a year, will go on site during November and will take a year to complete.

(GK/JM)