Client background

Fort James is a leading international company in bathroom and facial tissues, paper towels, napkins, cotton pads, cups, plates, cutlery and food wrap products. It is part of Georgia-Pacific Corp; a global giant with more than 300 locations and 55,000 employees in North America and Europe.

Scope of works included

• Space planning & design consultancy
• Air-conditioning & ventilation
• Partitioning
• Plaster ceilings
• Decoration
• Security/access control
• Electrical installation
• Signage
• Flooring
• Specialist artwork services
• Furniture
• Specialist joinery
• Lighting installation
• Voice & data installation

Points of note

Late in 1997, Fort James - the world’s second largest manufacturer of paper products, made the decision to move their European executive HQ from Brussels to London, and our brief was to create central touchdown and meeting facilities for all the company’s European Managing Directors.

Client comment

"The team at Maris were extremely professional and met our requirements for a working environment which reflects the dynamics of the Fort James Corporation in Europe, and comfortably accommodates a significant number of senior staff. We are delighted with the results."