BW, a leading fit-out and refurbishment company, required a fast, sustainable and professional contractor welfare solution for their fit-out at 1 Finsbury Avenue — one of the City of London’s most celebrated office developments. Westgate Global supplied and installed Hoardfast, a modular hoarding system manufactured from 85% recycled materials, to create a full suite of site facilities including offices, meeting rooms, changing areas, toilet cubicles and a dedicated multi-faith room. The system was assembled quickly, reconfigured as the project evolved, and recycled at the end of the project.
Hoardfast modular hoarding for contractor welfare at a major London office fit-out
BW are a fit-out and refurbishment company working with occupiers, asset managers and consultants to deliver high-quality workplaces across London and the South East. When they were appointed to deliver a major fit-out at 1 Finsbury Avenue — a Grade II listed, six-storey office development in the heart of the City — they needed a contractor welfare solution that matched the quality and values of the project.
BW approached Westgate Global, who supplied and installed Hoardfast: a modular, reusable hoarding system that could be assembled quickly, reconfigured as the project evolved, and removed without generating any waste. The result was a clean, professional suite of contractor facilities that supported a diverse, on-site workforce throughout the fit-out.
A welfare setup that reflects the project’s values
1 Finsbury Avenue is no ordinary building. Designed by Peter Foggo with Arup Associates and completed in the early 1980s, it was the first building in the Broadgate development — a scheme that transformed this part of the City. In 2021, Stirling Prize-winning architects Allford Hall Monaghan Morris carefully reimagined the Grade II listed building, delivering a striking workplace featuring a light-filled town square, a 3,000 sq ft roof terrace with views across London, ground-floor restaurants and an Everyman Cinema.
With BW appointed to deliver the fit-out across the six storeys, the project called for a full range of contractor facilities: site offices, meeting rooms, changing areas, welfare spaces and toilet blocks. Any solution needed to be set up quickly, adapted as the project progressed, and taken down without creating skip waste.
BW also had a more specific requirement. As a company that actively promotes a diverse and inclusive culture, they wanted to provide a dedicated contemplation and multi-faith room, a private, quiet space where contractors of different faiths could pray and reflect safely throughout the working day.
Sustainability mattered too. BW have a firm commitment to reaching Net Zero by 2030, and place carbon at the centre of how they specify every project they are involved in.
