The customer was looking to relocate the two operations close to Central London and decided to combine them within a warehouse just south of the River Thames. Given the height of the unit a mezzanine floor was proposed to house the tape library on the upper level and the engineering workshop at ground level.

To provide the tape storage capacity required whilst occupying the minimum floor space an installation of Dexion’s “Bruynzeel Compactus” mobile shelving was planned. The potential load required the mezzanine floor to be designed to a higher load capacity than normal, whilst the activities at ground level (vehicle access, workbenching etc) meant that the mezzanine floor column spacing was wider than usual.

To meet Building Regulations and to obtain the Fire Officer’s approval the mezzanine structure had to have one-hour fire protection so a suspended ceiling including lighting with fire / smoke hoods was installed, and the columns and exposed edges of the mezzanine were clad.

The mobile shelving tracks are laid onto the mezzanine floor surface, and infill decking and an aluminium ramped edge are fitted.

To maintain a suitable environment for the tape storage the “Apton” demountable steel stud partitioning was installed to the upper level of the mezzanine.

The customer needed to minimise the period between taking over the building and having the operations up-and-running. The mezzanine floor was installed within one week and then our works above and below were run concurrently. The installation was completed on time and on budget.