Mezzanine Doubles Work Space for Packaging Team

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Mezzanine Floor Doubles Capacity

Thistle Systems has enabled one of Scotland’s leading drinks manufacturers to double their existing work area by designing and delivering a major mezzanine floor.

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320

sq metres additional floor space created

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12

workstations provided

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2

Pallet Gates

to allow safe transfer of materials

Mezzanine Floor

This 320 square metre mezzanine floor enabled the packaging team to dramatically increase their production capacity, almost doubling the number of workstations to 12 in a key production area.
As you would expect in a busy production area, safety was paramount. The structural steel columns were sunk into the concrete floor to remove trip hazards and fitted with column guards for maximum protection. Two pallet gates were also installed to safely transfer products and packaging between the levels.
As part of the project, Thistle Systems created a secure storage space on the ground floor to accommodate an existing mobile shelving system. Thanks to their knowledge and expertise in designing and installing mobile shelving systems, Thistle’s project team was able to dismantle, reconfigure and install the mobile shelving in the new area.
The finished mezzanine floor featured heavy duty wipeable floor tiles installed upon particle board flooring together with safety rails, fire escape stairs and finished with galvanised steel panels and easy clean grey partitioning to create a contemporary finish.
To ensure operations could continue throughout the build process, Thistle Systems specialist project team developed a phased works schedule which enabled the mezzanine floor to be installed over 5 weekends.

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What we did

  • 320 square metre mezzanine installed320 square metre mezzanine installed
  • Number of workstations almost doubledNumber of workstations almost doubled
  • Featured heavy duty wipeable floor tiles, safety rails, fire escape stairs and galvanised steel panelsFeatured heavy duty wipeable floor tiles, safety rails, fire escape stairs and galvanised steel panels
  • Structural steel columns sunk into the concrete floor and fitted with column guardsStructural steel columns sunk into the concrete floor and fitted with column guards
  • Two pallet gates installed to ensure safe transfer of goods between floorsTwo pallet gates installed to ensure safe transfer of goods between floors
  • Secure storage area installed on ground floor Secure storage area installed on ground floor
  • Phased schedule for installation to minimise operational disruptionPhased schedule for installation to minimise operational disruption

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