Apex Plaza refurbishment

Rentokil Tropical Plants UK has recently completed the installation of new plants at the refurbished Apex Plaza office building on Forbury Road in Reading, in the South of England.

The two-day installation was merely the end of a process that began six months earlier when the eight palm trees were selected from their nursery in Florida.  They started their epic journey across the Atlantic by spending three weeks at sea.  They were then acclimatized to their new environment for four months in Rentokil's purpose-built premises near Bath.

It took ten people and special materials handling equipment to install the palms, which each weighed over a tonne.  Over nine tonnes of soil and four tonnes of top dressing materials were also used.

As well as the huge palms, the atrium has four formal planting beds, planted with a selection of plants, chosen to give the atrium a modern, minimalistic feel.

Installing the trees at Apex Plaza

Apex Plaza, a multi-tenanted office building in the heart of the university town of Reading, is undergoing a multi-million pound refurbishment which is due to be completed by the end of 2004.

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