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IKEA Selects Aconex for Refurbishment of Flagship London Store
LONDON, Nov. 17 /Medianet International-AsiaNet/ --
Aconex, the world's largest provider of project collaboration solutions to the construction industry, has been
selected by home furnishing retailer IKEA to provide its service to the company's flagship store refurbishment
in Wembley, London.
Aconex provides a central, web-based platform for managing project information such as drawings,
documents and correspondence. By using the system, IKEA and its project partners will be able to access,
distribute, track and archive their files in real-time, from any location and at any time.
The comprehensive refurbishment of IKEA Wembley involves the upgrade of virtually all areas of the store.
A new 6,000 square metre showroom has been constructed with 60 new display rooms and six complete
display homes. In addition, 40 new check-outs have been built, along with a new children's play area, and a
new 1,000 square metre restaurant. The new restaurant will be able to accommodate 600 people - making it
one of the largest restaurant spaces in London.
Steve Pettyfer, UK Construction Manager at IKEA UK, said: "The refurbishment of our store involves the
close collaboration of a number of specialised firms from across the UK. Each one of these firms required a
central system so that they can easily share information with one another."
Pettyfer added, "Aconex has enabled us to cut down on our paper usage as the bulk of our documentation
is electronic, helping to reduce our costs and impact on the environment."
Aconex has been previously used by IKEA for the construction of seven stores in China as well as store
developments in Australia. These projects used the system to manage tens of thousands of documents and
mail items each month.
Yuval Attias, Aconex Regional Manager Europe, said: "Having information centrally stored and easily
retrievable is important on any project, as it streamlines communication processes and enables documents
and drawings to be reviewed and approved in a timely manner. This promotes efficiency and minimises the
risk of miscommunication and information loss, as well as costly disputes, rework and delays."
Aconex, www.aconex.com, is the world's largest provider of project collaboration solutions to the
construction and engineering industries. The company services £150 billion worth of projects across 65
countries. Its clients include Brookfield, Morgan Ashurst, Multi Development, Farrans Construction, Chorus
Group and McDonald's Restaurants.
Ends.
CONTACT: Will Turbet
+61 3 9240 0200
wturbet@aconex.com
SOURCE: Aconex
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