Kimpton Walker Ltd

Founded in 1979
Dissolved in ?2003
Company was founded by Alan Walker and Charles Kimpton.

Theatre
Built the original sets for Cats (New London Theatre and subsequent productions), Major Barbara (Lyttleton Theatre), The King and I, Saturday Night Fever (London Palladium), Miss Saigon (Theatre Royal Drury Lane), Martin Guerre UK Tour, We Will Rock You etc.

Film/TV
Constructed the set for Gladiators (London Weekend Television), ITN News, Snakes and Ladders (World Productions Ltd) etc.

Theme Parks

Museums

Concerts
U2 Joshua Tree Tour - fabrication of scrims.  (Rolling Stones (TBC)

From the 2001/2 website:
Kimpton Walker is a major theming and scenic contractor - offering full construction, engineering and project management service. We supply visitors centres, exhibitions, theme parks and museums.
For twenty years the company has been completing high quality projects for prestigious and demanding customers. We have worked on many high profile jobs and in a variety of contractual environments. Examples of some previous work are included in our brochure.
The company has modern factory premises near central London which accomodates drawing, engineering design, scenic art, manufacture and project management under one roof. This allows for close management control and client commmunication throughout the life of the project Projects are always under the close personel control of a director or senior manager. There is a strong production culture within the company, and all the skills needed to handle the diverse technical challenges of this industry. Over recent years the increasingly important skills of Project Management, Cost Planning and Principal Contractor/Health and Safety have been developed - enabling the company to handle larger and more complex projects With these skills and experience we can make a real contribution to design development - and help you take the procject from concept, budget and through to delivery.
Full pre-qualification details supplied on request, together with more information on our portfolio and the range of services available

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