With increasing pressure on space in the Thirsk factory, Power Plastics decided to designed and construct a new storage facility on-site – and with so much in-house expertise on tap, the whole project was handled without outside contractors.
The new aluminium-clad unit, measuring 17m by 8m, has multiple functions, all aimed at freeing-up manufacturing space in the main factory.
Tall, cantilevered racking allows heavy-duty polymer rolls (weighing up to half-a-tonne and containing 200-300 metres of material) to be unloaded direct on delivery and called-off on demand. Stock control and order response are both improved, and the workflow has become much smoother.
The new unit also provides safe storage for pre-cut material which can then be moved into the factory on a just-in-time basis when the time for assembly is right.
Having manufactured much more complex structures to cover process tanks for the water industry, the design and build components of the project were relatively simple for Power Plastics staff. The entire project took only four weeks from start to finish.
