Yes that is the top of the Gherkin you are looking at below the bar!
C&C Catering Equipment have successfully completed work on the supply and installation of a new main kitchen facility at one of London’s most stunning new venues, Sushi Samba. The American restaurant chain’s first UK site which opened last month, is located on the 38th, 39th and 40th floors of the Heron Tower on Bishopsgate. Delivering a unique blend of Japanese, Brazilian and Peruvian cuisine, culture and contemporary design, Sushi Samba is proving extremely popular in the City.
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Working alongside American Foodservice Consultants, Next Step Design ; Main Contractors BW Interiors and Built Asset Consultants EC Harris, the project was completed within a very tight timescale. C&C carried out a phased installation programme commencing with the Basement Production Kitchen and followed by the service facilities on floors 38, 39 and 40, within 10 weeks of appointment.
With the beautiful Sushi Samba restaurant on the 38th floor offering a spectacular terrace view of central London, floors 39 and 40 are home to a fabulous cocktail bar and new 24 hour concept restaurant respectively.
In addition to the challenge of working to such a tight timescale, C&C’s team were asked to design and install extremely complex curved elliptical champagne, saki and wine fridges with bespoke glazing and full height glazed doors together with a bespoke refrigeration pack system to serve them. This pack was required to be minimal in both width and height, due to imposed roof platform restrictions on the Heron Towers site.
Further challenges included physically accessing the floors to deliver the various items of equipment. With no large goods lift running beyond level 38, a jig was configured to hoist and lift the bespoke Rosinox cooking suite in individual pieces up to level 40. This was then welded together and polished to the manufacturer’s required standard in situ, with Rosinox’s UK agent Dawson MMP arranging for the necessary specialist equipment needed to complete the task.
Commenting on the project, C&C Project Director, Paul Parry said “There were some unique challenges presented to us on this project, but we delivered under those pressures and within a very tight timeframe. We were delighted to win this contract and even happier with the end result. It’s a stunning venue.”