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Bespoke Rax 1 Boltless Shelving for AlAraby TV

AlAraby TV burst onto screens from its new London home in 2014. The channel is a huge and ambitious investment in independent Arabic language media. Launched from a modest studio space in West London, 3 years on AlAraby TV has now moved to one of the largest TV production facilities in the capital.

THE REQUIREMENT
As a result of this substantial investment in a new studio complex in London’s Park Royal Business Enterprise Area, AlAraby TV required bespoke shelving units to house a variety of TV production equipment.

THE SOLUTION
AlAraby searched online for a specialist storage solutions manufacturer and selected ShelvingDirect. Following a telephone consultation with ShelvingDirect’s Customer Services Advisor Mark Hevingham, ShelvingDirect designed a layout and recommended a product to meet AlAraby TV’s specific storage and dimensional requirements. AlAraby selected a bespoke version of the Rax1 painted heavy duty hand loaded shelving, manufactured to a bespoke design.

The Rax 1 shelving was designed with punched backs and sides to facilitate air flow and allow for the safe storage of a variety of TV production equipment. Its boltless assembly makes it ideal for flexible use in all types of storage environments. All the shelving was installed by ShelvingDirect and manufactured in ShelvingDirect’s 50,000 sq ft manufacturing facility, which is equipped with the latest steel conversion and powder coating equipment.

THE RESULT
ShelvingDirect designed the layout, manufactured and installed all the shelving to the requested dimensions. The new storage facility at Park Royal now comprises 10 specially made Rax 1 units (each H3000 x W2315 x D762mm with 4 levels), all with perforated side and back panels. All finished in white, the units provide the storage capacity to meet the demands of a growing TV network.

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THE REQUIREMENT
Barts NHS Trust commenced an ambitious new building programme in 2010 which involved the construction of the new Royal London Hospital including a new Dental Hospital in Whitechapel and a new Cardiac Centre of Excellence at St Bartholomew’s Hospital. As a result of the new building programme, the Trust had a requirement to equip the new hospital facilities with an extensive range of staff lockers over a period of six years.

THE SOLUTION
In order to arrive at an appropriate solution, Barts NHS Trust used the NHS Supply Chain framework to procure the appropriate locker solutions. A tender competition was conducted which resulted in the selection of the ShelvingDirect range of locker solutions. ShelvingDirect lockers were selected on the basis of their quality, longevity, environmental performance and the provision of best value for money. ShelvingDirect lockers are manufactured in ShelvingDirect’s 50,000 sq ft manufacturing facility from British made steel and come with a 15 year warranty. The solution included a complete manufacturing, delivery and installation service over a 6 year period.

THE RESULT
Barts NHS Trust has now equipped its new Royal London Hospital, new Dental Hospital and new Cancer Centre at St. Bartholomew’s Hospital with a range of hard wearing and environmentally friendly staff lockers.

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ShelvingDirect’s products are used in all manner of situations from domestic to business, and we were delighted to work with an animal charity in Staffordshire whose dedicated volunteers look after our canine friends when they are in need of a home. Sally Lewis of the charity takes up the story…

Animal Lifeline is a voluntary group and a registered charity founded more than 40 years ago and is based in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire. Its purpose is to save abandoned and unwanted dogs and puppies and find them new homes and loving owners. Each year the charity rescues and re-homes around 300 dogs and puppies and has saved more than 11,000 over the years.

Our stated aim is to care for abandoned dogs and puppies and find them new homes. This involves housing them at our kennels, feeding and walking them, giving then clean warm beds and ensuring they receive good veterinary care. The kennel staff also give our dogs opportunities to enjoy running free and playing with ‘friends’ in our secure fields and large enclosed dry areas.

Our hectic laundry has recently undergone a long needed upgrade installing top quality industrial shelving with adjustable height shelves supplied by ShelvingDirect, allowing us to finally organise storage of all our bedding, washing powders, cleaning items and some filing space (not to mention one very important kettle!)

From the moment Mark from ShelvingDirect picked up the phone to assist in our choice of product, to us filling our assembled shelves with laundry and pet supplies we have been absolutely delighted with the top quality products and personalised service that we have received. Having discussed our needs and displaying an understanding of them, Mark recommended the Rax 1 shelving system with its adjustable shelf heights and wider spans, meaning we regained vital storage capacity. What’s more we received the goods in double quick time!

We discovered that unlike many of its competitors, ShelvingDirect actually makes the products it sells rather than importing them, and uses only British Steel! That together with a ten year structural guarantee and affordable costs meant we installed the exact system we needed within 48 hours. It’s great to be able to buy British and we would recommend Shelving Direct’s products to anyone.

The charity is self-supporting and relies on its own fund-raising efforts and public donations to maintain its vital activities. A sanctuary operates every day of the year and needs support every day of the year. If you care, think canine – think Animal Lifeline!

For more information on Animal Lifeline or to make an all important donation, please call Nick Fletcher on 07790 079025 or visit www.animallifeline.org.uk

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Installation of custom galvanised shelving at Adam Ross Fabrics®

THE REQUIREMENT
Adam Ross® (www.adamrossfabrics.co.uk) is a premium online retailer of fabrics based in the UK offering a wide range of products including polyesters, georgette, velvet and chiffon fabrics. The company required a reliable shelving system made to a custom size. It was important that the shelving solution was robust enough to hold large quantities of material but did not damage or tear the fabic whilst in everyday use. 

THE SOLUTION
ShelvingDirect supplied Rax 1 heavy duty galvanised shelving engineered to bespoke sizes. Each unit featured 5 shelf levels. The bays were modified to include a ‘stepped’ cross beam and folded shelf edges to ensure that no snagging of the fabric occurred when fabric rolls are taken on and off the shelves. An Adam Ross® spokesperson praised the shelving saying, “We need the ability to quickly select specific rolls from the hundreds that are in stock. These shelves have proven to be the perfect solution… the build quality is superb and unlike most shelving we have seen, these have a smooth metal surface and so don’t damage the fabric rolls when they are taken off.”

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THE REQUIREMENT
Shoe retailer Dr Martens wanted to improve the organisation of its stock rooms in stores nationwide to improve access, maximise the available space and improve health and safety conditions.

THE SOLUTION
Since many of it stores were situated in retail parks open 7 days a week, ShelvingDirect worked out of hours to ensure minimum distruption to trade. We installed a tailored mobile shelving system with flexible infill floor into a number of Dr Martens branches, including London Oxford Street, London Carnaby Street, Cambridge, Hull, Manchester and Nottingham.

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THE REQUIREMENT
North Cumbria University Hospitals NHS Trust consists of two hospitals – Whitehaven and Carlisle. In order to improve efficiency and reduce costs, the Trust tasked its medical records department with merging two hospital facilities into one new off-site facility. Following procurement of a 30,000 sq ft building at Kingmoor Business Park, the Trust needed to source appropriate shelving for over 10,000 linear metres of library storage capacity.

THE SOLUTION
In order to arrive at an appropriate solution, NCUHT advertised the requirement through OJEU. A tender competition was conducted which resulted in the selection of ShelvingDirect’s Fineline medical records shelving solution. Fineline is made from British steel with a clean powder coated finish. The Fineline system has been designed as a safe and efficient means of storage and its smooth lines and robust architecture make it ideal for large scale library use. Rax 1 Workbenches were also selected to facilitate the reception, sorting and despatch of casenotes. Fineline is manufactured in ShelvingDirect’s 50,000 sq ft manufacturing facility which is equipped with the latest automatic steel conversion equipment. Fineline is made in Britain from British made steel and comes with a 15 year warranty.

  

THE RESULT
North Cumbria University Hospitals NHS Trust now has a centralised medical records facility complete with over 10,000 linear metres of storage capacity which will now allow the merger of two facilities into one purpose built medical records management service.

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Installation of mobile storage and a mezzanine floor at Avon & Somerset Police HQ in Portishead

THE REQUIREMENT
Avon & Somerset Police required a bespoke storage system that would maximise the available space for storing evidence crates whilst maintaining good working practices and safe, easy access. Capacity for 11,000 crates was requried.

THE SOLUTION
Working closely with the client’s Estates and Procurement departments, a detailed site survey was undertaken by ShelvingDirect and it was decided that a combination of mobile storage and a mezzanine floor would be used to exploit the available height of the building.

THE RESULT
Work started in May 2016 and was completed on budget and on time in June. Avon & Somerset Police HQ were very pleased and happy with the new system – a design which included several heavy duty mobile shelving units and a mezzanine floor with integral staircase and electric lift.

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Fetch and Mondrian flexible storage solutions for the University of Technology, Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences and Faculty of Health

Agile Workplace in Education – Hot Desking and Flexible Working Solutions

THE REQUIREMENT
The University of Technology, Sydney, Australia has a masterplan to co-locate faculties to improve functionality and convenience. As part of this both the Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences (FASS) and Faculty of Health (FoH) needed to merge into one city building (CB10).Gardner Wetherill Associates (GWA) were selected as the architect. GWA facilitated several stakeholder workshops and developed a robust brief that encapsulated not only how the end users currently work and communicate but also how their future aspirations could be met. As part of this UTS and GWA had the opportunity to explore how current commercial workplace solutions could be adapted to provide new kinds of learning environments. This Activity Based Environment (ABE) needed to provide a greater level of amenity, beyond the conventional open plan and shared offices models.

THE SOLUTION
GWA selected ShelvingDirect’s Fetch mobile caddy with Mondrian Kennel docking and storage walls in order to meet the flexible working and personal storage requirements. Fetch is a personal mobile caddy that caters for non territorial working environments by providing users with a personal mobile storage (hot desking) solution that can be moved to a work pod and then parked in a communal storage area when the user is not on site. Fetch allows the user to maintain a personal connection with their workplace while facilitating a flexible working environment. Mondrian Kennel docking stations house the Fetch units when not in use and also provide on site locker and personal storage. Mondrian units are designed to sit in open plan areas or as Storage Walls to optimise available space. UTS specified vibrant main body and highlight colours in order to improve visual connectivity.

THE RESULT
Building CB10 has now been transformed into an agile work environment which reflects the latest technology and new learning practices. The new facility reflects the ‘sticky campus’ approach allowing students and staff to linger on campus and engage in group work and agile learning practices. This Activity Based Environment is now being used as a prototype for future projects across UTS.

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