CASE STUDY

University Of Surrey, SSTL

Client:                     Surrey Satellite Technology Limited

Architect:                 Hadfield Cawkwell Davidson

Main Contractor:       Geoffrey Osborne Ltd

Products:                 Schuco FW60 + HI Curtain Wall & AWS60 Vents

Value:                      £180,000

Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL) has moved its technical operations into The Kepler Building, a new £10 million state-of-the-art technical facility, providing assembly, testing and integration of satellite platforms and payloads for SSTL’s global customers in a single location.

Co-located with SSTL’s headquarters in Guildford, the new facility provides significant new capacity that will increase throughput for multi-satellite contracts.

SSTL CEO Dr. Matt Perkins commented: “SSTL has delivered growth during the recession, contributing to the UK space industry’s export success through continued technological innovation. We are actively recruiting with more than twenty current vacancies and The Kepler Building will provide our engineers with the facilities they need to build more satellites and achieve our growth plans for the next 20 years.”

The 3,700sqm (40,000 sqft) facility’s cleanrooms, laboratories and testing facilities are replacing existing facilities on the University of Surrey campus.

Façade Engineering Ltd completed the Design, Manufacture and Installation of the Schuco Curtain Wall, Windows and Structural Glass Fins.