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Lights, Camera, Action!
Lights, Camera, Action!
Having long been the centre of the British television industry, the BBC Television Centre, now named simply Television Centre, has finally begun its new life as a series of high-end residential and office spaces. At the heart of this iconic property in the Helios Fountain which, having been out of use for many years, has once again burst into action. The Fountain Workshop has completely renovated the fountain, giving it a more modern identity while still honouring its well-known history.
You can read more about our involvement with this project here.
Photography Competition
Photography Competition
The Fountain Workshop is excited to announce that we are running a series of photography competitions featuring our fountains and water features across the country. Click below to see full details.
read more >>The Fountain Workshop celebrates International Women’s Day
The Fountain Workshop celebrates International Women’s Day
Thursday 8th March 2018 marks International Women’s Day. This year’s theme was ‘Press for Progress’ – a theme that The Fountain Workshop fully supports. It is important today, as it is everyday, to celebrate the achievements of women that often go unnoticed. This is particularly important to us as a company in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Maths) field as we want to encourage women to go into fields where they have previously felt unwelcome. Click below to see how we pledged to Press for Progress this year.
read moreLatest in King’s Cross Development Opens
Latest in King’s Cross Development Opens
The Fountain Workshop is delighted to announce the completion of the Gasholders, King’s Cross. A large circular reflection pool mimics the iconic cylindrical shape of the Gasholders themselves. Choreographed to respond to busy times, small jets below the pools surface create a rippling effect, giving the impression of light rain falling from the open space above. This not only creates a serene atmosphere, appropriate for this new residential development, but also naturally draws the eyes upwards, bringing attention to newly restored Gasholder skeleton.
Read more about the Fountain Workshop’s involvement here.
Best of The Fountain Workshop in 2017
Best of The Fountain Workshop in 2017
2017 was another fantastic year for The Fountain Workshop. A big thank you to all our wonderful staff for working so hard this year. We also want to thank all our associates in the construction industry and beyond. Before we properly throw ourselves into the new year, let’s have a look at some of our 2017 highlights!
Click below to see a closer look at all the wonderful things we’ve been up to this year.
read moreDavid Bracey Talks in Warsaw
David Bracey Talks in Warsaw
Our Managing Director, David Bracey, was invited to talk at the Polish Association of Landscape Architecture on Thursday 9th November. The audience was made up of aspiring architecture students and other leading lights in the world of public realm development. The conference itself was focused on the importance of water as a resource in the world of architecture and David was invited to speak specifically about The Fountain Workshop’s work with fountains and water features. Choosing to use our project in Granary Square, David used this hugely successful public realm project as an example of how water can be incorporated into public spaces.
read more >>We’re hiring!
We’re hiring!
Fancy working for the a leading water feature and fountain company? Want to be a part of a team of friendly, enthusiastic, and successful designers and engineers? Have a ‘can-do’ attitude and a passion for transforming spaces with the use of water? Then you’re in luck! We’re looking to fill the following positions:
- A Maintenance Operative/Engineer
- A trainee Maintenance Operative
- A Maintenance Project Manager
Wonderful, Wonderful Work Experience!
Wonderful, Wonderful Work Experience!
Meet Jas, who is doing her work experience with us this week!
Jas is getting a taste of what it means to be a part of an innovative and exciting business, keeping an eye on the everyday goings on in The Fountain Workshop office, and hopefully learning a thing or two about working in a cutting-edge engineering company!
read more >>Easter fun in the fountains
Easter fun in the fountains
Last weekend, the sun was out and temperatures hotted up.
Photographer John Sturrock was on hand at King’s Cross to capture some of the fun being had in the fountains at Pancras Square, Granary Square and Lewis Cubitt Square.
Best of all…it’s just the start of splash season.
Fighting Fire with Ice Cream
Fighting Fire with Ice Cream
This December, visitors to the Granary Square fountains are in for a treat. Artist Alex Chinneck has created the King’s Cross Christmas tree, and true to form, it’s eye-catching.
The tree is suspended in a two-story, giant “ice cube” – the surrounding puddle seeming to melt into the fountains. To create the puddle, the artist poured 550 pounds of clear wax over the sculpture.
See Fighting Fire with Ice Cream at Granary Square until January 6th.