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The Client.
Dualit Limited, based in West Sussex, is a manufacturer of high quality commercial and domestic catering equipment.
The Challenge.
To meet the increasing demand for their products, Dualit Limited moved to a modern purpose built factory unit. With continued growth, it became apparent that supplementary floor space would be required to meet the additional storage and distribution needs of the company. The majority of the available floor space was already occupied, so the only option was to consider a mezzanine floor.
The Solution.
Metalrax Storage was nominated to design, supply and install a free-standing mezzanine floor which would be constructed over the existing product assembly area. Careful consideration had to be given to the position of the support columns. By varying the column grid, the position of the existing assembly benches and associated machinery was maintained.
Dualit Limited gave careful consideration to their staff’s working environment. To ensure that conditions in the assembly area were not adversely affected, air handling and appropriate lighting was installed. Metalrax Storage worked in close collaboration with the other contractors to ensure that the depth of the floor was sufficient to accommodate all the necessary air movement trunking and electrical cable runs.
Dualit Limited could not afford to suspend their production schedule, so the mezzanine could not be built during normal working hours. After Dualit Limited’s personnel clocked off, the Metalrax Storage fitters would arrive on site and work through the night. Before departing in the morning, the installers would ensure that areas of the mezzanine, built during the night, were left in a safe and tidy condition prior to the assembly operation opening for business.
By working in close co-operation with the client and the other contractors, Metalrax Storage were able to ensure that the project was completed on time, to the required specification, and with the minimum disruption to production operations.
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