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The Folly

We are pleased to announce that we are now completing the final works to the Folly involving the final touches to the Turkish limestone floors, lion's head and compass points. The structure has been handed over to the Client and landscape works are due to start in the near future. The inspired addition of a Ha-ha, in the form of a ditch and wrought iron fence will add additional prospective to the Folly. Access down through a shallower section of the ditch to a gate, will lead the eye to the central internal drum as the walker rises to the steps to the main internal floor.

The Client proposes an official opening of the Folly during the summer and that will include members of the Folly Society who have been keeping a keen interest on the progress.

We believe it will take about another six months for the verdigris to completely form on the copper domes and it is pleasing to already see the depth of the lime wash colour forming, that will, with time, gain the marvellous patina achieved with natural materials.

Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies

During the last six months we have been finalising the extensive designs for the internal floor areas that now extend to over 50 major drawings for nearly 85 floor areas and further detailing for 75 areas of patterned floors and individual rooms. The Consultancy, with the Government and Stone Industry of the Republic of Yemen, have now achieved the finalised stone order for the project and production is under way in three factories producing the internal and external paving. We expect manufacture to be completed by September 2009, at which time, there will be fifteen different Limestones, Marbles and Granites included in the works.

On site, works are in progress with the near completion of the terraces on pedestals. The works to the Central Quadrangle have started and that includes the complicated build up prior to the laying of the 60mm granite to the external areas and the 30mm, delicate 1mm joint patterns to the Quadrangle Arcades. The floors to the Lecture Theatre are in production and installation will proceed during the summer.

Gainsborough House

We are very pleased to announce that we have now reached an agreement with the Client to act as Principle Stone Contractor for the installation of all stonework for the project and are now working with the professional team regarding programmes and possible start dates for the production of the stone facades. After an extensive period of Design and Consultancy, the design package for the project is now completed. We are currently cutting stone from the Upper Borough Walls building that we dismantled during 2008. This stone will be re-used as part of the new Albert Wing Extensions that form part of the sound environmental policy adopted within the project for the re-use of materials.

Bushey University

After completion of four of the main blocks, the project is eighty five percent complete. It is unfortunate, that due to the current economic climate, the Client has had to scale back the expected works to the site and we have assisted by completing urgent areas and now await a more stable situation before completing the final sections. Medusa wish to extend their best regards to the Client with a hope that the situation will improve in the future.

Future Contracts

The Company is currently carrying out various levels of consultancy and pricing for two projects in the middle east and three in the UK. We hope that during the following months we will be able to announce contracts being agreed for this exciting new range of potential projects.

Last review 26.02.09