četrtek, december 16, 2004

Repairs to Nama set for January

Repairs to the glass facade of Ljubljana's Nama department store are finally set to begin. The company's advisory board has decided that work can commence on replacing the two glass panels that fell from the building, crashing onto busy Slovenska street below.

The advisory board acted on the basis of two independent expert reports that state that none of the glass panels are of a sufficient quality, and that their installation was not properly done. Now, the company is prepared to remove the remaining panels and instal an entirely new glass facade that meets European safety standards.

Work is expected to begin in January and conclude by April 2005. Nama will remain open while the work is being done [Delo / 15.12.04 / Veleblagovnico Nama bodo preoblekli].

Earlier this year, two of the panels fell from the building onto the street for unknown reasons. No one was injured, but the impact of the safety glass on the street was equivalent to fifty kilograms of sand dropped from the same height and could have killed passers by [SB / 16.11.04 / Glass falling from Ljubljana's Nama].

posted by editor @ 11:47 dop.