GlaxoSmithKline

Forming a partnership to deliver world-class research and healthcare

For over two decades, our expert research and pharmaceutical teams have worked to support GSK's mission of helping people do more, feel better and live longer by improving and expanding its facilities across the globe.

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GlaxoSmithKline Project summary

Client

GlaxoSmithKline (GSK)

Services provided

Cost consultancy, Project and programme management, Construction management, Consult

Sectors

Sectors, Life sciences and pharmaceuticals, Industrial and manufacturing, Commercial, Offices

Locations

UK and Europe

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Project story

As one of the world’s leading research based pharmaceutical and healthcare companies, GSK’s success depends upon creating environments that stimulate vibrant and dynamic research as well as development, in order to bring new medicines, vaccines and other healthcare products to market safely and cost effectively.

World-class scientific and commercial facilities are absolutely essential for this. Our company's story with GSK began in 1998, where we were appointed to deliver their global UK-based headquarters - GSK House. The one million square foot development, was completed 30 months ahead of schedule, saving £60m and set new standards for construction delivery, safety and innovation.

The delivery of GSK House firmly established trust in Mace to deliver its projects. From then on, we have continued to deliver and expand our range of projects to support its robust programme of works globally. From planning and delivering a £350m, 120,000 square metre masterplan in Ulverston to deliver biopharmaceutical manufacturing space with full site support facilities, making it a totally independent operating site.

Our teams integrate with GSK teams on all projects providing a range of project and programme, cost and commercial, lean construction management and technical services to ensure they are delivered in a sustainable and effective manner.

Points of note

Building long-lasting relationships

The success of GSK House has created trust with the client and started a long-lasting partnership that continues to move forward. Our teams are now embedded with GSK's in-house teams for seamless delivery of projects and fully integrated service offerings.

Environmentally sensitive

GSK's development at Ulverston is next to one of Europe’s most environmentally sensitive and protected areas. We deployed sustainability experts on the project to produce environmental surveys to ensure any work protected the existing space, as well as including green energy ideas in the expansion programme.

Stand out success

As well as being delivered in just 30 months, six months ahead of schedule and saving GSK £6m, the construction methods we used at GSK House set new standards at the time. Our project team were the first to use digital communications and fully integrated IT systems on the site, which was operational 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

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project and programme management cost consultancy construction management industrial and manufacturing research and biopharmaceuticals offices

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