AN interior design firm will transform a 106,000 sq ft site after winning its biggest project to date.

Claremont, which has its head office at Claremont House in Birchwood, will deliver the interior design and fit-out of Talk Talk's new Soapworks office in Salford.

The communications giant will occupy 106,000 sq ft across five floors at the site, which is the former Colgate-Palmolive factory, when it relocates its Irlam and Warrington sites in the new year.

Claremont won two separate competitive tenders to secure the work – the first to provide the design consultancy and the second to fit-out the interior over 21 weeks.

The history of the premises has inspired the company to 'tell the story' of the building's industrial heritage, as well as Talk Talk's digital-focused future.

The five floors will include an idyllic picnic heath, an industrial inspired café and the latest in workplace technology, including various software platforms for staff and customers.

It will also be home to a large sculpture made from more than 2,000 bars of soap, while featuring artwork inspired by the 'inventors of Manchester'.

Ken Bundy, creative director of Claremont and the project lead for the new office, said: "This is our biggest project to date and involves every part of our expertise and resource.

"From the outset we've seen this brief as one that requires strong, creative storytelling in order to fulfil Talk Talk's ambitions for a dynamic, tech-enabled and agile work environment.

"The finished space will strike a balance between bringing the Talk Talk brand to life and showcasing the building's history.

"It's a vast, fantastically challenging and highly innovative brief and it's testament to the combined commitment and passion of the whole Claremont team that we won the project."