Client background

Murco Petroleum Limited is the U.K. downstream subsidiary of Murphy Oil Corporation of the U.S.A. Murco was established in the U.K. by Murphy Oil Corporation in 1960. In spite of being the smallest integrated oil company in the UK, Murco has endured and thrived in a market which had driven out a number of larger competitors. Its size and flexibility have enabled it to respond to changing times and remain, to its customers, a trusted name with a reputation for solid business performance. Its own supplies of North Sea Oil are refined at its Milford Haven refinery and delivered through its network of distribution terminals to some 400 service stations throughout the UK.

Scope of works included

• Space planning & design consultancy
• Project management
• Air-conditioning
• 20-seat boardroom
• Specialist walls
• Partitioning & flooring
• IT & data cabling
• Signage
• Furniture, including bespoke reception
• Specialist joinery

Points of note

The move to St Albans, after 30 years in London, was made only after careful thought, and demanded sensitivity and a respect for the cultural changes involved. The offices were divided by specialist magnetic walls for more convenient display of charts, maps and presentation material.  Storage walls were also used extensively - indeed, laid end to end they would stretch around a running track five times.

Client comment

"I’m glad we chose Maris. Despite some inherent flaws in the building, they did what they had to, to deliver on time and within budget."