At Davis Langdon we know that science and research facilities pose unique challenges. We have a sound understanding of the issues inherent in creating cutting edge laboratories (including high level containment facilities), together with associated teaching and administration quarters, bespoke pharmaceutical production premises, and specialist research accommodation.
In the public sector, our expertise in working with research councils and other government agencies is well established; in the private sector our portfolio includes a number of blue chip pharmaceutical and biotechnology research companies, and within academia we have a varied science and research workload with leading universities and other higher education institutions. Our recent experience in the applied healthcare arena includes IVF and stem cell research/implantation laboratories. Quality is naturally a priority for all, providing an environment for our clients to attract the highest calibre research specialists and students, and to encourage original thought and creative ideas to flow.
Each client body has unique needs and sensitivities, and our project management and cost management experience to date has given us a shrewd understanding of not just what makes a laboratory building function, but what makes a research organisation function. Whether the fast track schedules of the private sector, the transparency and accountability imperatives for the public sector, or the often complex funding issues of academia, we probe and question to ensure we meet our clients’ needs. Our skills include maximising the facility’s flexibility and long-term adaptability, to provide greater ongoing cost-effectiveness, together with maintenance cost implications. Increasingly, we address the further challenge of meeting the sustainability agenda within a high-tech, highly serviced and energy-hungry environment.
Science and research facilities make a tangible difference, influencing all our futures, whether through improved health, enhanced environment or leading edge scholarship – and at Davis Langdon, we’re committed to playing our part.
