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TRANSLATING FAÇADE GOMMAGE INTO ITALIAN – LONDON
RESTORATION EXPERTS THOMANN-HANRY BREATHE NEW
LIFE INTO MILAN’S PRINCIPE DI SAVOIA
Welcoming guests in opulent grandeur since it
opened in 1927, Milan’s iconic Principe di Savoia
is the quintessential luxury hotel.
During the second world war, the hotel was
commandeered as a headquarters, first by the
Germans and later by the Americans. Emerging
from the conflict relatively unscathed, the Principe
di Savoia was renovated and enlarged with two
new wings in the 1950s.
The Principe di Savoia was acquired by the
Dorchester Collection in 2003, since when it has
undergone a renaissance, restoring it to its place
as one of Italy’s most prestigious international
in several phases over just seven weeks, the
hotels. As part of that process, London building
company’s patented façade gommage technique
restoration specialists Thomann-Hanry were
was used to turn the clock back decades and
approached by the Dorchester Collection to
reveal the Principe di Savoia as it first appeared in
breathe new life into this iconic landmark.
the 1920s.
Proving that distance is no object, Thomann-
This unique process is carried out from a sealed
Hanry sent a team of six expert operatives and
cabin, mounted on an agile lorry-mounted
lorry loads of specialist cleaning equipment some
hydraulic boom and projecting fine cleaning
750 miles to Milan. Tackling the entirety of the
powders across the façade under compressed air.
hotel’s nine storey, 10,000 square metre façade
Gently rubbing, rather than blasting, decades of
YORKSHIRE-BASED ANDEL APPOINTS
NEW MANAGING DIRECTOR
Peter Double has been appointed the Managing
Director of Andel, Britain’s largest manufacturer
of specialist in-building water, oil and gas leak
detection systems.
Double was formerly Operations Director at the
company overseeing operations across all three
divisions.
He joined Huddersfield-based Andel in 2000 as
the seventh employee and first install engineer.
Double rose through the ranks becoming
Operations Director to the previous Managing
Director and now succeeds Julie Greenwood who
retired last month a er 27 years’ service.
In his new role, he will have overall management
and responsibility for the company. He said: "I feel
really fortunate to be taking on the role when the
company is in an extremely good position. I will
be building on the growth Julie started. She did
an excellent job and I’m thankful to her for all the
work she did.
"This is a company that rewards and promotes
anyone with ability and ambition. Both Julie and I
are a testament to that. There are no glass ceilings
at Andel.
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“I’m looking forward to the future and
continuing to support the talent we have and to
grow the business.”
In June 1992, the late Ian Pogson started the
business from his garden shed creating a leak
detection system like no other on the market. In
the early days, Pogson employed just a handful
of sta , including Julie then Peter, to support
the development and manufacturing of his new
Floodline system.
Andel recently won a £75,000 contract to install
water leak detection systems on each floor of
Tower 1 and Tower 2 in Marina Bay Financial
Centre in Singapore.
Andel’s client list includes HM The Queen, HM
Government (including the NHS, Ministry of
Defence, Home O ice and DEFRA) and virtually
every major western financial institution and
telecoms provider. Andel exports worldwide with
customers including The Pentagon and Hong
Kong International Airport.
www.andel.co.uk
accumulated dirt and grime from the concrete
and lime render façade, the process is perfectly
suited to historical structures such as the Principe
di Savoia. Better still for hotel guests and sta ,
the hydraulic boom was retracted at the end of
each day’s work, enabling transformative cleaning
without a pole of sca olding in sight - and with
minimal disruption to the day-to-day running of
the establishment. In addition to cleaning, some
stone repair work was also undertaken, restoring
the façade to its former glory.
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