David Wigglesworth
David Wigglesworth
Managing Director - UK Specification, ASSA ABLOYDavid Wigglesworth is the Managing Director of ASSA ABLOY UK Specification. He is a professional leader with strong commercial, strategic and operational experience gained within blue chip corporate and private owned companies. He has proven record of operating across inter-company divisions across EMEA and International regions leveraging an ever increasing global economy. As the Managing Director - UK Specification, David defines and delivers a new strategic division operating across all UK Business Units and associated brands to strategically drive the UK business into the specification and construction market. He also leverages and positions the ASSA ABLOY brand as the authority in Openings Solutions within all specification and construction sectors as well as creates and drives the ASSA ABLOY UK Building Information Modelling (BIM) strategy and its associated delivery.
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Electric locks were installed in the main stadium, and multi-point locking in athletes’ village ASSA ABLOY UK Specification, a UK division of ASSA ABLOY, the global leader in door opening solutions, has provided security solutions to major stadiums in the now iconic Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. The ASSA ABLOY UK Specification team, which is dedicated to working with architects and design-led contractors, successfully met the criteria to supply the prestigious project with solutions to stand the test of time. Using the opportunity of the games to develop a dynamic heart for the east London community, the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) had a long-term plan in mind for the buildings, so durability of products was a key factor. Impressive Access Solutions And Aesthetics With a project of such scale and importance, the ASSA ABLOY UK Specification team worked closely with the ODA management at every stage and supplied security and access specifications to over six projects throughout the development. The high level of involvement they had was vital in ensuring the products were ergonomically fit for purpose, while being aesthetically impressive. Products included access control solutions and electric locks in the main stadium, steel doorsets in the velodrome and multi-point locking in the athletes’ village. David Wigglesworth, Managing Director of ASSA ABLOY UK Specification, said: “All eyes were on the Park, so we felt a great responsibility to provide impressive solutions that complemented the buildings’ aesthetics, while ensuring the safe, manageable and efficient flow of high levels of traffic throughout the facility. With six different projects within the development with various functional requirements, it was a challenge, but our large product portfolio, together with our extensive experience in supplying doorset and access control solutions to sporting arenas, was a huge benefit to its success. “It was an honor to have contributed to the development of what is now one of the most iconic sports venues in the UK, and it is great to see the legacy continue to help the local economy and community.”
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