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celebrations... V&A Dundee celebrates its first birthday V&A Dundee welcomed over 830,000 visitors in its first year, 330,000 more than the pre-opening estimate of 500,000 visitors. In the last 12 months the museum was visited by the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge for its official opening, made the front cover of TIME Magazine as one of the world’s Greatest Places of 2019, won numerous awards, hosted filming of BBC Antiques Roadshow and even featured in an IRN-BRU Snowman advert. V&A Dundee’s opening last year marked over ten years of planning and preparation, including the design of Kengo Kuma’s remarkable new building, major conservation projects including Charles Rennie Mackintosh’s Oak Room, and a wide range of new commissions and learning projects. Philip Long, Director of V&A Dundee, said: “The last 12 months have been remarkable, and I can hardly believe all that’s been achieved in that time. As well as welcoming hundreds of thousands of visitors and putting on world-class exhibitions
championing Scottish and international design, the museum has really become part of the city, and for that I’d like to thank everyone for their support.
“As well as welcoming hundreds of thousands of visitors and putting on world-class exhibitions championing Scottish and international design, the museum has really become part of the city...”
“We’re very proud of the contribution we have already made to Dundee and Scotland, and the opportunities we are generating for our nation’s creative talent, such as our current exhibition of work by the brilliant young fashion designer Nicholas Daley. We look forward to welcoming many more visitors to our upcoming major exhibitions Hello, Robot and Mary Quant.” The museum is estimated to have had an economic impact of £23 million across Scotland in its first year, supporting 604 full-time equivalent jobs.
INTONA REACH 25 years Property Care Company, Intona Limited, reached a milestone this month. Established in October 1994 the company has now been trading for 25 years. Intona, based in Tayside, has an impressive portfolio of satisfied customers throughout the country and as far as The Somme in Northern France. Intona was originally formed as a Timber Preservation Company dealing with woodworm, dry and wet rot and damp-proofing, then introducing loft insulation and small building contracts in the early years of the new millennium. This section of the company is overseen by Allan Blyth, an experienced Senior Surveyor with many years in the industry. Allan is also a qualified fire & flood restoration surveyor which allows Intona to work closely with insurance companies on both commercial and domestic claims. In 2005 the company started the Asbestos Surveying and Removal Division. This section of the company is overseen by Ross Duguid who spent many years with a national company before joining Intona. Ross has four qualified Asbestos Surveyors to call on along with fully trained removal Technicians. Intona carry out asbestos removal and asbestos project management. Intona are UKAS accredited to ISO 17020 for asbestos surveying. This is the International Standard for asbestos surveying and Intona are the only company in the North East with this accreditation.
“...an impressive portfolio of satisfied customers throughout the country and as far as The Somme in northern france.” DACC • CONNECTED | WINTER 2019
