Smart Space Temporary Buildings

It’s nice to get feedback from people talking about
how they are impressed by the speed of installation
AND the finish…

And it’s that word FINISH which is so important with
a new building..

Cladding and flashing can hide a multitude of sins, especially
when the building has been supplied with minimum profit
margin and installed by sub-contractors working on a fixed
price….

Our policy is to ensure our own full time employed staff
have the necessary time to install the building correctly
and that all of the necessary parts have been supplied
to ensure the finish on the building is 100% perfect, too
every time….

The devil is in the detail, and the finish of the building
is very important to us, which is why it’s nice to get
feedback about the level of finish.

temporary buildings

‘trust’ is a word which is very rarely used in business, these days….

Take the buildings we supply and sell as an example.

The companies who supply buildings want full payment
up-front because they don’t ‘trust’ you to pay them.

And you want to pay them when the building is
completed because you don’t ‘trust’ them to do
a good job…

It’s like a financial tug-of-war is going on because
there is no trust generally between supplier and
customer…

And then there’s the cost…You say, let’s buy
a building as ‘cheap’ as possible, and the supplier
is thinking, let’s keep our costs to a minimum so
we can offer the building as ‘cheap’ as possible.

He wants his money up front and you want to pay
after the building is installed…..It’s a disaster waiting
to happen…..Because there’s no trust….

But our terms are different….There’s no need for this
financial tug-of-war and lack of trust because when
we supply a building, you pay a deposit with order.

Then you pay a percentage when the building arrives on site.
Then a percentage when the building is complete.
And finally, you also retain a percentage of the building
cost for three months….

This gives you three months to ensure everything is
exactly as you want it, and it also gives us the time
to complete any ’snagging’….

I’ve always felt our approach is a much more trustworthy
way of doing business because we trust you to pay
when you’re 100% happy…..Not a day before.

Temporary Buildings

Pricing a temporary building can be confusing
and frustrating to say the least..

If you want to hire a building, companies will
want to set the (minimum) hire period, and
then you are committed for that period..

Just like renting a warehouse from a landlord
or agent, they will expect you to pay a chunk
of money – typically – three months in advance,
and then you will be expected to pay your rentals
in advance too…

This way, the company who hire the building to you,
just like the landlord or property agent, are always
protected because they’re being paid in advance.

Good for them, but not so good for you….Which is why
we decided to do the opposite of how everybody else
does it, and charge in arrears, as opposed to in advance.

What are the advantages? You don’t have to shell
out thousands in advance before you’ve even had the
building installed, and you just pay your rent as
you go.

Then, when you finish, pick up the phone, and say
“Antony, we’re finished with the building, come
and take it away”.

And that’s how easy it can be….

Temporary Buildings

I thought you might like to see the result of a contract we recently completed at Linecross Ltd in Rutland…..

Because, due to the rural location of the factory, the local planning department were very conscious
of the need for the buildings to blend in with the green belt environment.

To overcome this, we supplied the buildings with grey roof covers, and olive green walls,
and now; three weeks since arriving on site, Linecross have got an additional 19000 sq ft of secure, covered space…..

Another complication was the limited space within which we could erect the buildings
because the entire floor area where the buildings were installed were used for outside racking…

Our installation team overcame this by building part of the structure, enabling the Linecross staff to
store the goods undercover, and also clear the area for the next phase of the build….

Another important point we had to consider were the new CDM regulations, which are more stringent
now than ever before, especially if a contract takes a certain number of man hours, or indeed, spans over
a specific period of time….

Here’s a couple of pictures, which were taken by our installation team as they left site:

 
 
 
 
This image shows the two buildings, one of 65m x 20m and the other a 30m x 15m; both on 6.2m sideheight.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
This is an internal shot of the 65m x 20m building.
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
This is a shot from the lane showing the rural location.

Anyway, if you’d like any advice on the points I’ve mentioned, whether it’s available
colours, or indeed, the CDM regs, let me know and I’ll do all I can to help you….

Temporary Buildings

One of the most frequent questions we are asked is how soon can we have the extra space?
This is a snap-shot of a recent installation we did for a client in Norwich.
They needed a building fabricated to their requirement which took approximately 21 days and then a further 4 days to install.

1st morning, 1st lift nearing completion

End of 1st day, main lifts complete on 50mtr x 20mtr 5.2 side height

2nd day with gable framework and roof covers in place

3rd day with 38mm insulated wall
panels nearing completion

4th day with all roof covers inflated,
and walls and doors in place
 

If only life were that simple………But actually, that is about the top and bottom of it, apart from the planning and project meetings Jason and Andy attended to bring the whole thing together….

And it’s also interesting that this particular client had the option to take up a unit which was empty and available on the same industrial estate, but chose to use one of our buildings because when they worked out the cost of transport (even locally), staffing and their concerns about the handling of the products, they could see that the option to have one of our buildings installed on their existing site, gave them a much greater degree of control, and at a lower overall cost.

So if you are considering taking space in a third-party warehouse, or are considering taking over a short-term lease on an empty building close by, give us a call to get a quote on having one of our buildings installed at your own premises, because you’ll probably be pleasantly surprised at the cost, and how quickly you could be up and running.

And remember, best of all; you don’t make any minimum commitments to keep our buildings for any period of time either, so if you either lose a contract, or things begin to slow down, you simply give us just seven days notice to off hire it, so you never pay for the space for a day longer than you need it.

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At the risk of being deemed a hypocrite
are you, like me seeing a massive increase
in the number of emails coming through right
now?

Emails with ’special offers’ and ‘discount
packages’ from companies, you’d be lucky to
hear from twice a year – normally….

I say ‘normally’, because you’d have had to
have been marooned on an island for the last
12 months not to notice times have changed.

And because of this, there are company owners and
directors all over the country right now; jumping up
and down, throwing mobile phones around the office
and thumping desks screaming

…Sell – sell – sell…..Discount – discount – discount!!

And they’re doing this because they’re in ‘panic mode’.

But here’s what REALLY gets me.

They’re not doing it because they want to help YOU.

They’re doing it because their sales are on the slide…
And they want to help THEMSELVES.

May be you haven’t noticed, or considered this?

But I have, because this is something that’s really close
to my heart.

You see, ever since I started this company, and set
the goal of becoming ‘The Friendliest People In Space’, part
of the thinking was to offer the friendliest terms available.

Terms, which were designed to help YOU, not US ….

And there lies the big difference…Between us, and any
of the companies you get ‘panic’ offers from…

You see, our terms are forever, not just for times of panic.

And I think that’s important for you to know.

Because companies who up until recently would have laughed
you off the phone, had you have asked for a ‘deal’ or
questioned their terms, are now frantically scrambling round
trying to be your best friend.

Pass the sick bucket, can you?

Anyway, as I said at the top, I don’t want you to think
me a hypocrite (because I write to you frequently).

I’m simply writing today to let you know that you
will ALWAYS get the friendliest terms available
with us – whenever you need a temporary building.

You have my personal guarantee on that, you really do.

Thanks for reading this message.

Best

Antony
Temporary Buildings

Do temporary buildings stick out like a ‘sore thumb’ or do they blend into their surroundings – a factory yard, car showroom or airport arrivals lounge?

When looking for extra space, the last thing a client wants to feel is that they have degraded the company image in any way. One of the great advantages of a Smart-space temporary building is their flexibility – be it size, colour or access.

Whilst basically developed from the same structure, Smart-space temporary buildings can be tailored to the user’s needs – a car showroom with large windows, a goods inwards bay with electric roller shutter access, or an International arrivals lounge at an airport.

Temporary buildings can be manufactured to order in corporate livery if need be. Walls can be enhanced with signage and the materials used means that they can be cleaned easily.

With Smart-space temporary buildings, there is no need to tolerate Heath Robinson structures like this one, cobbled together.

(this building is MOST DEFINATELY NOT one of ours!)

Installing a temporary building is an ideal way to overcome short term space problems without losing production time or damaging goods. They can be used to enhance your image whilst waiting to move premises or trialling new procedures.