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Azerbaijan's Largest Exterior Clock Manufactured by Good Directions Ltd
04 January 2012 14:45
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Having manufactured a 3000mm
skeleton style clock for a school in Baku we were approached by our
agent to come up with design concepts for a new time feature to be
the largest clock in Baku, situated in a prominent position on the
main route through the city centre used by the President daily.
The chosen building was a typical
Soviet apartment block with no detail and little character, which was
to be refurbished and embellished around the new clock. Having
decided on a large 5000mm Skeleton style clock with LED illumination
to both the chapters and hands we had to overcome the difficulties in
manufacturing and exporting the clock for installation by our client.
To ensure the dial was lightweight
but strong it was decided to fabricate the chapters in Aluminium box
section welded between rolled angle rings. The dial was formed in
four pieces with rear bolt flanges for ease of transportation. The
hands were water jet cut in Aluminium with additional strengthening
ribs down the rear due to the high winds experienced in Azerbaijan.
Once fabricated both the dial and
hands were powder coated in black and decorated with ultra bright low
voltage LED's which are visible even during the day. With the
Azerbaijan's President due to unveil the clock at a special ceremony
already planned there was very limited time and so it was
decided that the clock would in this instance be sent by air
instead of by road. A specially commissioned cargo plane was used to
ensure its safe arrival.
After a short delay due to the crate
being too big for the xray scanner at Luxemburg airport the clock
arrived in Baku with just one day to get through customs and
installed. However this was achieved and the clock was in place and
working in time for the ceremony. The building was beautifully
finished in limestone with balconies added to the apartment sides and
a hand carved mosaic effect around the clock.
To see other clocks that we have
manufactured and exported around the world please visit our
international website http://www.good-directions.com/
or for our standard range of all our products including clock towers,
GRP features, weathervanes and signage please visit
http://www.good-directions.co.uk/
Mach Engineering (TM of Good Directions Ltd)