Smart Space 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.

temporary buildings

One of the more unusual inquiries we’ve received recently was from Dean Colum Curry of St. Patrick’s church in Dungannon, Northern Ireland, who called to ask if we could provide a building to be used as a temporary church – of all things, whilst restoration work takes place to the 19th century church…..

And after weeks of consideration and planning, one of our crews has completed the building, which is now being used for services throughout the week…..

The job was made all the more difficult because the car-park where we installed the building has a 2.5m drop over the length of the building, so a steel frame floor was provided to level the surface, and the results are impressive to say the least……..

“Church interior with seating for 700″

The church has purchased a brand new 35mtr x 15mtr insulated building and ordered double glazed windows along one side, which overlook the convent, and provide natural daylight too.

“Raised floor with emergency escape door”

Another clever use of space is the area underneath the raised end of the building, which is to be used for church council meetings, and is accessed through the dooras shown at the bottom of the picture above….

The building has created quite a stir locally and the Northern Ireland press have been involved too, because it’s believed this is the first time atemporary ‘warehouse’ building has been used for this purpose….

So if there’s ever a time when you, or an organisation you know of, needs additional space – for any purpose – let us know and it just may be possible to create the setting you’ve got in mind…….
At a fraction of the cost of building……

Almost anything is possible with a bit of vision, and a lot of planning (which we’ll take care of)

Whilst it may sound like a cliché, Smart-space temporary buildings can be used for almost any application. Initially, they were simply used as a storage warehouse – for seasonal peaks to keep valuable goods under cover, secure and dry.

Requests came in for temporary buildings for a variety of uses – loading bays for goods inwards checking – again, valuable stock is protected. Temporary buildings have been used at a sewage treatment plant for producing ‘cakes’, (just in case you’re wondering – this structure was subsequently scrapped), and by a forensic investigation team analysing building remains for evidence collection.

Smart-space temporary buildings lend themselves superbly for use as car showrooms, particularly when fitted with large windows.

Other applications have been for dining rooms and restaurants; sometimes during a refurbishment, others that have stayed as a permanent site.
Schools and colleges use the temporary buildings for examination halls – they are not just warehouses for storage of goods but can also create an ambient working environment complete with heating, air-conditioning and insulation.

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.

In the early days of our temporary buildings industry, this was a common question from sceptical warehouse managers.

Of course, the industry HAD grown from the events industry – framed structures were indeed used as were marquees, but our new generation of Smart-space temporary buildings are far removed from those early days.

The Smart-space temporary buildings now used are built to German Industrial Norms DIN 4112, using a steel framework with a range of roof and wall options. They are windproof and watertight, meeting stringent requirements for wind and snow load, with a capability of withstanding even the most severe weather conditions. Even so, our trained erectors install them in a fraction of the time it takes to install steel framed buildings.

See a typical specification here…

These temporary buildings bolt onto your existing ground service – concrete, tarmac or hardcore – they all work well, so there is minimal preparation required by the client. This of course also saves upheaval and time – these buildings can be erected and ready to use within 72 hours (depending upon their size of course).

Whilst we refer to these structures as temporary buildings – they can be used indefinately; the temporary aspect really only refers to ease that they can be installed and removed.