CRC were employed as the main contractor on a full turnkey design and build basis. Commissioning, validation and hook-up attendance upon the client’s equipment suppliers were included.
CRC acted as the Principal Contactor and Planning Supervisor.
CRC were responsible for planning, building control and statutory authority approvals.

CRC initially provided design services to produce the Employer’s Requirement Document which was in a performance specification format suitable for design and build contractors to bid against.

CRC were awarded the design and build contract by negotiation.

The project was for the expansion of Plastic Logic’s existing cleanroom facilities (also built by CRC), enabling the process development of 14” display screen technology.

The cleanroom exceeds ISO Class 6.

The project included the expansion of external plant compounds to allow for a substantial increase in plant. Fully automated chemical delivery, waste transfer and storage systems have been added to the building removing the need for manual handling of chemicals throughout the facility.

Services included upgrading of incoming electrical supply, specialist gases, cleanroom HVAC, fume extraction, automatic fire detection, building management systems, DI water generation and vacuum.

The company is “Headquartered in state-of-the-art clean room facilities on the Cambridge Science Park developing and exploiting a portfolio of intellectual property based on inkjet printing of active electronic circuits using advanced plastic materials.”