Switzerland

Fit Out Construction Management Services

Client: Global technology organisation Location: Geneva

Contents03 Introduction

04 Why ISG?

06 Where we work

08 Our experience

10 Projects

ISG is an international construction services company delivering fit out, construction and a range of specialist services. Our consistent delivery across geographies makes us the partner of choice for multi-national and local organisations building, refurbishing or fitting out their spaces.

ISG was established in 1989 and since then we have established a leading position in the fit out and refurbishment sector, delivering thousands of metres of corporate office space.

Our local success can be measured by the many repeat commissions for top tier companies; a direct consequence of the knowledge we have gained through working with international and local clients in Switzerland.

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...the best Why ISG?ISG has a long track record working with successful local and international organisations that demand consistency in quality, service and value for money, regardless of where their project is located.

Our clients include owners, developers and occupiers in all sectors. From the onset we strive to fully understand their objectives so that we provide the most effective route to success. We take a collaborative approach with our clients, consultants and trade contractors, ensuring that we are working as a team at all times. Open communication and close collaboration on our projects encourages shared innovation. As a result we have succeeded in saving many clients both time and money.

In line with ISG’s group-wide vision and values the company seeks out local suppliers that share our commitment to all stakeholders, the community and the environment and who proactively seek new technical and commercial solutions to ensure continual improvement.

Client: WPP Location: Geneva

Why do companies such as Google, ACE, Barclays and

WPP choose ISG for fit out and refurbishment?

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Where we workISG delivers projects across Switzerland as well as some neighbouring countries. Since our inception ISG has forged strong links with some of Switzerland’s most skilled and diligent trade contractors. Together ISG, our clients and trade contractors work collaboratively to achieve shared success.

ISG’s operations in Switzerland are supported by the international ISG Group that operates in 27 countries and employs over 2,500 employees worldwide. The Group has an annual turnover in excess of €1.2 billion.

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Our experience

Client: ACE Location: Geneva

Whether we are working on small, bespoke works, or a large-scale project, our focus is on setting the standard for construction services. Central to this is our commitment to consistency which helps us to deliver predictable outcomes for our customers, regardless of their building type, location or the sector in which they operate. That is why both international brands and local organisations trust us to deliver their spaces on time, on quality and on budget.

ISG offers a comprehensive construction service including; Restoration and refurbishment We are adept at transforming old jaded real estate into vibrant new workplaces and restoring historical buildings back to their former glory.

This includes considerable structural remodelling such as stripping back or retaining existing facades, removing sections of slab and replacing staircases and lifts, substantial mechanical and electrical (M&E) works, through to complete infrastructure upgrades. Our teams also undertake all temporary works as sectional demolition and reinstatement work is carried out.

Fit out We change empty space into our client’s vision. Our teams have delivered bespoke interiors for some of the world’s most successful and well-known organisations in their respective fields. Working with their consultants, or interpreting their brief to deliver a design and build project, our collaborative approach has resulted in award-winning workplaces across the world. Our teams have experience working in occupied workplaces, allowing our clients to continue their daily activities, saving them both time and money. We are also used to working in multi-tenanted buildings and in close proximity to neighbours, enforcing strict procedures to ensure their well-being and comfort at all times.

Our customers include owners, developers and occupiers in all sectors. The following pages demonstrate some of our experience across a number of projects that vary by size and sector.

Why do large international brands as well as local organisations trust

ISG to deliver?

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WPP Geneva

Through its group of companies WPP offers a comprehensive range of communications services internationally. Renowned for their creativity, they work with some of the world’s best known brands. When WPP engaged ISG to fit out its new Geneva headquarters they wanted something that inspired creativity but did not cost the earth.

At the onset an imaginative design concept was presented to ISG by Landor, part of the WPP group based in Chicago. Although the Geneva office was located in a traditional building, across one large floor plate, it was clear from the presentation that our client’s aspirations were far from traditional. The challenge for ISG was to produce an innovative and buildable design that worked across the 1,500 sq m floor that could be delivered within the constraints of the budget. ISG worked closely with WPP and project managers Turner and Townsend to engage with WPP employees who took part in a design competition so that their ideas for the working space could also be captured.

The entire project team developed a mutual passion for the project and the resulting design presented solutions without compromising creativity. The result is eye-catching with irregular shaped shelving and meeting rooms adjacent to office space that is adorned with mannequins, a golf cart and even a real Fiat car!

The design called for innovative lighting throughout, with the reception featuring a shower of fibre optics. As our client is a world leader in communications the office also contains the latest in audio visual equipment including numerous plasma screens. In planning and installing the M&E components, ISG paid careful consideration to the floor’s existing services so that the final office design did not require any modification that would incur additional costs unnecessarily.

Post completion the office became the headquarters for WPP companies; Young & Rubicam, Landor, TNS and Millward Brown.

ClientWPP

ValueCHF 1.030 million €856,000

Area1,500 square metres

Programme duration11 weeks

Completion dateMarch 2012

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The project team produced a design that presented solutions

without compromising creativity.

The project in Rolle, close to Geneva, was awarded to ISG largely due to the success of previous work delivered for this world renowned technology organisation.

Over a programme of 18 weeks, ISG delivered a design and build fit out comprising 2,950 sq m of office space across two floors.

Special local regulations regarding procurement required the team to precisely plan each individual package so that everything complied and met approval criteria. ISG procured all the individual trade packages on an “open book” basis utilising our extensive European supplier database to ensure the most cost effective solutions were achieved.

The first phase of the work included a requirement to provide accommodation for 25 of our client’s employees to qualify for a cash incentive from the local canton. ISG met this construction milestone and negotiated the occupational permit direct with the local authority to successful move the employees in on time.

ClientConfidential

ValueCHF 5 million €4.154 million

Area2,950 square metres

Programme duration18 weeks

Completion datePhase one: December 2008

Phase two: April 2009

Global Technology OrganisationGeneva

The first phase of the project met a critical deadline, saving

our client both time and money.

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ACEZurich

ACE European Group is part of the ACE Group, a global leader in insurance and reinsurance serving a diverse group of clients. Headed by ACE Limited, the ACE Group conducts its business on a worldwide basis with a physical presence in 53 countries.

ISG provided turnkey services for the fit out of the company’s 2,000 sq m Zurich office. With our client bound to a set occupancy date, a fast–track programme was produced. Despite the speed of the construction period the team overcame the challenges presented by the old building. The result was a stunning refurbishment featuring a range of high quality and complex finishes such as glass, stone and high specification joinery. The project, that comprised both open -plan and cellular office space and an executive boardroom, was complemented by feature lighting throughout. In addition the project also entailed the fit out of two private apartments, along with the rejuvenation of a roof space.

In total the project was delivered over a 12-week period, of which four weeks were pre-construction, allowing eight weeks for the actual construction. An additional challenge was posed by the project coinciding with the summer period which was overcome by careful attention to orders, lead times and logistics.

ClientACE Europe

ValueCHF 6 million €4.9 million

Area2,000 square metres

Programme12 weeks

Completion dateOctober 2008

A non-negotiable occupancy date set the pace for a

fast-track project.

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CareFusionGeneva

Global medical services company CareFusion appointed ISG to undertake the substantial fit out of their new Geneva headquarters.

The project comprised the strip out and refit of 3,500 sq m across two buildings, each with five floors joined by a link bridge. The design incorporates a main reception and visitor area with specialist lighting and a feature ceiling that enhances the design of the space and sets the tone for rest of the office. The project includes open-plan and cellular office accommodation as well as meeting and training rooms. Works included a full mechanical and electrical installation.

The building was one of the first to be built in Vaud minenergy, and includes an active ceiling slab providing heating and cooling. ISG utilised the building’s sustainability credentials, ensuring that the services took full advantage of opportunities to save our client’s future energy consumption.

The active slab also posed a challenge to the project’s acoustic requirements, as large areas have to remain uncovered. This was successfully overcome by the manufacture and installation of dual lighting boxes.

Our client required occupation of the space as quickly as possible and the ISG team facilitated this successfully through a programme of staged handovers.

ClientCareFusion (formerly Cardinal Health)

ValueCHF 6 million €4.9 million

Area3,500 square metres

Programme duration28 weeks - phased

Completion dateJuly 2008

The project was completed in stages to accommodate our client’s

critical business requirements.

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When leading health insurance company Sanitas decided to remodel their offices in Lausanne, they required a contractor with experience working in both German and French speaking Switzerland. Due to ISG’s previous track-record working for Sanitas in Zurich, our client had confidence knowing that ISG would not only meet their challenging programme but also deliver the high quality that the Lausanne project demanded.

The project encompassed three floors with phase one requiring considerable strip out and demolition. The fit out comprised a mixture of office accommodation and associated staff training, meeting and welfare facilities. The team also installed a complete mechanical and electrical system as well as the latest audio visual and communications equipment, and a new fire protection and security system.

ISG ensured the project met all local authority criteria and took responsibility for applying for, and obtaining, all required permits on behalf of our client.

Sanitas Grundversicherung AGLausanne

ClientSanitas Grundversicherung

ValueCHF 1,500 000 €125,000

Area1,500 square metres

Programme duration10 weeks

Completion dateJuly 2010

ISG took responsibility for applying for, and obtaining, all required

permits on behalf of our client.

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Working within an occupied listed building presented a number of challenges. As well as overcoming logistical restrictions, the team ensured adherence to all relevant authorities and managed all sub-contractor packages, while liaising effectively with our client’s US-based project manager.

Our client continued to occupy the premises while ISG worked discreetly around them on various projects over a 24-month period. The result is an effective workplace with state-of-the-art audio visual facilities, including a tele-presence room. All work was delivered without losing any of building’s historical charm.

Noble DrillingGeneva

ClientNoble Drilling

ValueCHF 800,000 €725,000

Area2,500 square metres

Programme duration24 months

Completion dateMay 2012

quote will go hereOver a 24-month period ISG

undertook multiple projects in our client’s listed building.

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We recently delivered the fit out of new offices for one of the world’s largest oilfield services organisations. The project was delivered in a circa 1970’s office building located close to the heart of Zug, that as well as offering commercial office space, also houses a number of residential apartments.

During the pre-construction period the ISG team reworked elements of the design and sought out alternative procurement solutions, utilising trade contractors from both the German and French areas of the country. This resulted in financial savings for our client.

The building’s original 1970’s design and construction presented the team with a few challenges, including its restrictive slab-to-ceiling height of just 2.47 metres. With no room for either a raised floor or a suspended ceiling, the team reworked the design to install services at surface level. This was successfully achieved through careful co-ordination and aesthetic consideration.

Oilfield Services OrganisationZug

ClientOilfield Services Organisation

ValueCHF 1,100,000 €890,000

Area390 square metres

Programme duration10 weeks

Completion dateMarch 2013

ISG’s team in Switzerland has successfully completed a three-phase project for technology giants Google. The organisation’s Zurich base is home to its largest engineering team in the EMEA.

On completion of the first phase, comprising 2,000 sq m across the new building’s top floor, a number of Google’s engineers took up occupation. Accordingly our team worked to ensure that the following phases did not impede their daily activities through continual communication and scheduling noisy works out of normal business hours.

The second phase, comprising over 1,000 sq m, delivered a new restaurant and bar with a large fully equipped kitchen. Its completion in February 2013 was critical as the extension to operate the restaurant in Google’s former office was due to expire on 01 March 2013. In addition phase two included a new gym, complete with changing and shower facilities.

The final stage included 4,500 sq m of eclectically themed office accommodation and meeting rooms as well as an auditorium. In delivering the project the team carried out extensive structural alterations, a full mechanical and electrical services replacement, and a high-tech IT/AV installation.

GoogleZurich

ClientGoogle

ValueConfidential

Area7,500 square metres

Programme duration26 weeks

Completion dateMay 2013

ISG has delivered numerous projects of various sizes for Google

across Continental Europe.

Johnson & JohnsonParis

ProskauerParis

GoogleHamburg

ACE Zurich

K&L Gates Brussels

FIAP Paris

Sony Moscow

Standard Life Graz

CISCOStuttgart

Salesforce.comMunich

Pfizer Paris

Google Amsterdam

International Petrochemical OrganisationHamburg

Rio Tinto Paris

Société GénéraleMilan

Olswang Madrid

CareFusionGeneva

CorioMilan

Invesco Madrid

MIzuhoMoscow

Western UnionFrankfurt

NokiaLondon

International Financial Services OrganisationLondon

IPC MediaLondon

Burges SalmonBristol

Reed SmithLondon

Norton RoseLondon

MicrosoftReading

RBC DexiaLondon

Pinsent Masons London

Standard Chartered BankDubai

National Australia BankShanghai

UnileverKuala Lumpur

BPSingapore

PorscheBeijing

Citibank Hong Kong

Etihad TowersAbu Dhabi

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