INTERNATIONAL MAGAZINE 2 3 5 6 Contents Metamorphosis for historic building Bralirwa has Plans great f"rphy's Stout Wieclcse Witte clearlya hi[ Pul"?0" Sponsors Trials The office staff of Murphy's Brewery in Cork have had to wait a long time, but at the end of next year they'll be able to pack their removal boxes. The interior of The Kiln, a building dating from 1760, is undergoing a complete meta morphosis and will become the new accommodation for all the office departments of Murphy's Brewery. Number 35 ecember J 99 International personnel magazine. Published six times a year in Dutch, English, Spanish and Italian by: Corporate Public Relations, Heineken N.V. P.O. Box 28, 1000 AA Amsterdam, tel. 020-5239229 Page This is what The Kiln will look like from the outside. The new office will include a canteen on the ground floor. Murphy's office staff to get new accommodation 1 S >m tic sh ÏSS r's g- 'I im 00 he tr ed .ii- »le of in he en •ut ai, Until recently investments in pro duction were given absolute priority, as capacity expansions were needed to keep up with the strong growth in demand for Heineken. Now that the lager market seems to be stabilising, money is available to improve the office facilities. And those improvements are urgently needed. Because of the growth in personnel numbers in recent years not enough offices were available on the brewery site in Leitrim Street. That's the reason why the marketing department has been housed in Cork city centre for the past two years. Once the new office building is ready, the marketing people can pack their removal boxes again and move back to their old base, as the office contains sufficient space for all of fice personnel. In addition, space has also been reserved for a brand-new canteen. Drastic The preparatory work started on 7 October. The reception centre in The Kiln was closed and the advertising materials store moved to a nearby building outside the brewery site. The pub dispenser servicing depart ment had to move house as well. In the meantime the demolition men are hard at work. The structural alterations to the centuries-old building are drastic. They include the casting of new con crete floors on a number of storeys. In the end only the external walls will remain standing, a logical move in view of the historic importance of the building. Malt-house Management secretary J. Scoope - who has been with Murphy's since 1954 - explains that The Kiln has always been a malt-house, even long before Murphy's Brewery was estab lished. A number of the brewery buildings formerly saw duty as an orphanage. According to Mr Scoope, The Kiln has a very long history as a malt-house, since malting activities Brewery manager Alex Lowther in The Kiln; this room still looks a bit untidy, but the marketing department will be housed here a year from now. were only discontinued at the end of the 'seventies. A year from now the general manager, human resources, market ing, finance and commerce can move into their new accommodation. They still have to make the best of the present situation for a while yet, but their patience will be doubly re warded.

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