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FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE

The Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO), commonly known as the Foreign Office, is a department of the British government. Its main responsibilities include protecting and promoting British interests worldwide. The head of the FCO is the Secretary of State & Foreign affairs who is currently Phillip Hammond.

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Overview

Location: London

Budget: £1.5m

BEFORE

Construction commenced in 1861 & was completed in 1868.
The building was designed by architect George Gilbert Scott who also designed the renaissance hotel at St Pancras station.
The architecture is in the Italianate style. Scott originally envisaged a gothic design by the then prime minister; Lord Palmerston overruled this and insisted on a more classical style of architecture.
The building was granted grade 1 listed status in 1970, to prevent it from being demolished by developers
It was originally 4 separate buildings each for a different department; the foreign office, the India office, the colonial office and the home office.

DURING

J E Putney and sons were awarded the contract to carry out the making goods to all walls and ceilings to over 600 rooms & 5 miles of corridors throughout the building, using traditional lime plaster. 5 ceilings were replaced entirely using oak sawn laths and 3 coat haired lime plaster. In addition to this, the fibrous cornice & skirting repairs were also carried out by JE Putney and sons.

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Testimonials

J E Putney & Sons are proud to share our recent testimonials from the work we have completed.

“On behalf of the members and congregation of Pawson's Road Baptist Church, I would like to thank you for the excellent work you have done on the church building. A mere "Thank you" seems a very inadequate response to your outstanding professionalism and courtesy. We feel you really have gone the extra mile for us and it is much appreciated. It has been a real pleasure to have you working with us. We wish you every blessing in your future work.”

Pawsons Road, Baptist Church

“Whilst working at the FCO on behalf of Mace, J.E. Putney & Sons ensured that the plastering elements of an extremely complex and logistically challenging project were completed on time and to the highest standards to satisfy an extremely demanding governmental client. During their time on the project J.E. Putney & Sons were always understanding of our need to adapt to changes in client requirements or extensions of scope and were able to demonstrate a flexible and proactive approach at all times without compromising on quality. J.E.Putney & Sons also showed their commitment to the project by getting involved with our initiative to engage with the local community by sponsoring a local football team. Parkfield Youth FC were extremely grateful for the generous offer to supply them with a new football kit. I would have no hesitation in recommending J.E. Putney & Sons to any potential clients and look forward to working with them again in the future.”

Foreign and commonwealth office

“Mace were introduced to JE Putney Sons by ARC Construction to provide the specialist lime plastering and heritage fibrous cornicing and skirting work for the Mace UKERP Project at the Foreign and Commonwealth office. During this time they displayed the utmost professionalism towards the role that they were undertaking, setting an example to others trades. It became evident to us very early on in the project that the standard of workmanship that they were delivering was second to none. This made the whole overall experience one that we would happily engage in again.”

Mace

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