November 7th, 2008 — 7:32pm
Frankly, you might think so.
But in 21 days flat The Alternative Parcels Companywent from order to installation of a new 11850 Sq Ft Loading Bay Extension at one of their hubs – and here it is……….
Bay Size Spacings Fabricated To Give Unhindered Access For Vehicles
Could the conventional building approach have done this? Absolutely not.
Would they have been better off hanging around for months and months whilst the ‘civils’ surveying and construction companies all got their act together??
Does it look just as good?
I’ll let you be the judge. In fact, you can come and see some of our buildings whenever you like.
You’ll see that we supplied it without any wall coverings, which changes the calculations for the wind-loading…
So we used oversized chemical fixing anchors for the foot-plates of the building, to compensate for the increased wind up-lift.
Crash barriers were also fitted to the uprights along the one length, to protect the building in the event of collision.
The building is 55mtr x 20mtr, and one interesting feature is, that we fabricated the bays to line up with the doors on their existing building, to give unhindered access for vehicles to reverse up to .
Here’s a picture of it (nearly) finished…..
If you think this kind of arrangement could improve your operation and increase productivity, give us a call.
Let’s talk through what’s possible and see what we can come up with for you.
No obligation – but it could save you a lot of time, worry – and lead to a quick, cost-effective even imaginative solution.
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November 7th, 2008 — 6:51pm
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.
“R
aised 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)
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Here’s a picture of it (nearly) finished…..
