The whole site had been promoted by Sir John Bradfield, the senior bursar of Trinity College.

The company was known for the germicide Betadine (povidone-iodine), often found in British hospital theatres.

[5] Napp donated £5,000 to the Milton All Saints parish church extension fund in October 1984, who needed £35,000.

[8] Turf was dug on Monday 20 October 1980, with Sir Alan Hodgkin, Master of Trinity College.

[9] It was built by Laing Management Contracting, based in Luton, to be finished by February 1983.

The roofing membrane was Sarnafil, made by Sika AG, which absorbed UV light.

The reflective pool, on the south side, was also the reservoir for the fire-fighting sprinkler system.

All of the building was air-conditioned, with manufacturing clean rooms, made by ASSAB of Tewkesbury.

The building mirrored glass caused solar glare to passing traffic in the late summer, in early September 1984.

[26] In 1985 it was one of six British concrete buildings to be entered for a competition of the European Cement Association (CEMBUREAU); another nominated building was the Kodak Distribution Centre at Hemel Hempstead in west Hertfordshire.