1) Mezzanine floors are very versatile and can be used in a variety of environments from warehousing and production to office, automation, storage and retail environments. There is no “one size fits all” and every mezzanine floor installed by Logical Storage is designed to meet the operational needs of the client.
2) Mezzanine floors are a great alternative to relocation. When businesses begin to run out of space they will often consider moving to a new premises, however this can be both costly and time consuming. An easier solution is to maximise the space that is already available to you, in particular overhead space. Should your business needs begin to change then Logical Storage mezzanines can be easily dismantled due to their demountable design.
3) The process of installing a mezzanine floor can be incredibly quick and some can be finished in just a matter of weeks, meaning that businesses can quickly adapt to meet new challenges that they might face.
4) Mezzanine flooring can improve your operations. For example, if you own a retail unit and don’t have enough space for stock, or your warehouse’s shipping times are taking too long because of a poor layout, then a mezzanine floor can help to improve your operations by giving you more space to manoeuvre.
5) Logical Storage has extensive experience in the design and installation of mezzanine flooring and offer free, no obligation consultations to help find the most cost effective and practical solution to expanding your operations and maximising the space you already have.
To find out more about mezzanine flooring please visit http://www.logicalstorage.co.uk/services/mezzanine-flooring/ or call us today on 0845 689 1300.
If your office or work environment has seen better days then it might be time to think about a refurbishment. By improving the space that you and your team work in, you could increase productivity, motivate your staff and create a long lasting impression with your clients and prospects.
If your office area, shop floor or other workspace is cluttered and messy then it can be difficult for workers to perform to the best of their abilities and having a disorganised work space can be off putting to clients. If you want to make the most of your space, organising your inventory is a good start but how else can you improve your operation?
Mezzanine floors
If you have a high ceiling then you could use mezzanine flooring to utilize space that might currently be wasted. In a warehouse situation, this would enable a more even spread of stock throughout your warehouse and may also help to speed up your operations. If you run a retail business then a mezzanine floor could allow you to hold more stock on the shop floor and maximise potential profit.
Office partitions
If you work in an open plan area, the installation of an office partition can make a great addition to your layout, especially if you are in need of a space to hold meetings with clients or a staff room for your workers to relax. You can also consider soundproofing, which would help eliminate any external noise from a busy warehouse and ensure that your meetings remain confidential. Racking systems may also be beneficial to certain kinds of businesses.
Logical storage designs and installs mezzanine floors, office partitions, racking systems and lots more, helping to make the most of space and leave a great impression on anyone who visits. For more information please visit http://www.logicalstorage.co.uk/ or call us today on 0845 689 1300.
Businesses up and down the country are struggling with a big problem: space. As the economy has come out of recession and has been slowly growing and heading back towards the level they were at before the economic crash, businesses are facing a dilemma. They are doing more trade as the economy improves, and so want to expand, but the recovery isn’t strong enough for businesses to feel they can take a risk on new premises. So what should they do?
To grow with the economy and not get left behind, they need more space. But to move to bigger premises at such a delicate time would be for many businesses a leap of faith too far. Fortunately, there are lots of ways businesses can capitalise on their existing space to make sure they use every inch of what they already have, allowing them to grow without having to move. Here are five key ways:
- Consider a mezzanine floor. If your warehouse, offices, retail store or any other commercial building has lots of space above the ground floor, then it is currently being wasted. A mezzanine floor could double the amount of space you have for selling products, storing products, distribution or could even be used for offices.
- Make sure you are using the most efficient type and size of racking and shelving for your business needs – discuss the options with professionals to make sure the storage you have is right for you.
- Repair any damaged shelves or racking. If you have racking which cannot be used because it is unsafe then it is a waste of resources. Get it repaired or replaced.
- Have regular racking inspections to prevent any future problems before it’s too late.
- Use office partitions and space planning to make the best use of your office space, so that way you can fit more people into the space and work in a more efficient and effective manner.
Here at Logical Storage, we know that no two businesses are the same, and may need to consider one, all, or a combination of some of these solutions to help create more space for their company to flourish. Give us a call on 0845 689 1300 to see how we can help you.
Chances are that you may have never considered having a mezzanine floor installed for your business because you don’t really know what they can be used for. Here are five key ways to use a mezzanine floor to help your business.
The first is for office and storage space. Many commercial buildings have a large amount of unused space above the main floor. If the only part of the building that is being used is the main floor, then this probably means a large amount of wasted space which has potential to be used. Installing a mezzanine floor can allow you to have offices or storage, meaning you don’t have to move to new, larger premises if you need offices or storage as part of your existing warehouse. It allows your business premises to look professional and gives you somewhere to talk to and meet with clients and customers, and allows managers and supervisors to work at the heart of the business. It also allows an area for shelves, racks and other storage.
Another great use of a mezzanine floor is in retail. A mezzanine floor can be used to almost double the floor space that a store has for displaying and selling their products if they have the overhead space, thus almost doubling the amount of items that a shop can display to sell to their customers without having to move to larger premises. Mezzanine floors in retail give a modern and attractive look to your store. In retail, a mezzanine floor can also be used behind the scenes to provide office space or additional storage.
Mezzanine floors are increasingly used in production and manufacturing. They are ideal for supporting assembly and production lines, and can support machinery and racking.
They can also be ideal for supporting automation systems. They are perfect for supporting conveyor systems and machinery that transports products around the building for storing, managing and dispatching products.
Finally, a mezzanine floor in a warehouse is a great way to avoid moving to larger premises and the inevitable disruption that it causes. It can create up to double the amount of storage space in a warehouse, and is strong enough to support racking, shelving, heavy loads and all other storage equipment expected in a warehouse. The height of warehouses means that they are ideal for mezzanine floors, as above the warehouse floor is often wasted space, and some warehouses can accommodate more than one level of mezzanine floors – perhaps two or even three tiers.
To learn more about how Logical Storage could help your company with a mezzanine floor, click here or call us on 0845 689 1300 for a tailored proposal.
For many businesses, space is incredibly valuable. Many of us need more of it, yet we don’t want to take the step of moving to bigger premises in times of economic uncertainty. Therefore, the logical alternative is to utilise the space we already have in the best way possible. Logical Storage can help with this in a number of ways.
One major option would be for us to design and install a mezzanine floor in your warehouse or building, if you have the space for it. This option can double your floor space, allowing you to use the wasted space in your building for offices, storage, retail, production or other uses.
Alternatively, we can look at the type of racking you are using for storage, and assess whether there is a type of racking that is more suited to your needs that you might not know about. You may find that your racking could go higher, or the space between it could be narrower, thus allowing you more storage space. There is a wide range of different types of racking available, such as wide aisle racking, very narrow aisle racking, drive-in racking, cantilever racking and dynamic push back racking. As well as racking, we also have a wide range of shelving.
You might also be losing storage space because the racking that you do have is damaged and not in a fit state to be used. We can make sure that your racking is functioning at optimum efficiency, carry out repairs to damaged racking to ensure it is fit for purpose, and can conduct Preventative Maintenance to make sure that you can continue to use all of the storage space you have available to you.
Out of the warehouse, you may feel that you need more office space, perhaps on your new mezzanine floor. We have experienced space planners that can help you to get the very best out of your office design, with a wide range of partitions.
So, there are lots of different methods that we can employ to make sure you’re using the space you currently have to maximum efficiency. To discuss these options further, please give us a call on 0845 689 1300.
The key benefit of having a mezzanine floor installed in your workplace is that it allows you to greatly expand the amount of space available to you quickly and easily without having to move premises.
In the current economic climate, moving premises is a risky business. As the economy continues to flatline, with growth being minimal and a triple dip recession only narrowly avoided, many businesses are treading very cautiously and have been treading cautiously for the last five years. Moving to larger premises at a time of such uncertainty is a risk that few businesses can afford to take right now. Since property prices crashed over five years ago, they have been very slow to recover, whilst banks have been slow to lend to businesses whilst the future remains uncertain.
At the same time, it is vitally important to allow your business to grow if the opportunity is there. With very little growth around in the economy, if your business is growing well then you need to have the facilities to accommodate that growth and take full advantage of it. Essentially, you need more space without the risk of moving to larger premises. That is where using mezzanine floors come in.
Many businesses that have warehouses have a huge amount of space which they are not using and which they could utilise without the risk of moving premises or the upheaval of extending the existing building. Warehouses are tall, and most of the space above the warehouse floor is generally wasted space which could be put to use.
Installing a mezzanine floor can allow you to have more storage space above your existing warehouse, or can allow you to have offices upstairs and storage space downstairs, or even production space downstairs with storage space upstairs.
Without having to move or extend, installing a mezzanine floor could double your existing workspace, meaning you haven’t taken any gambles or risks, but have allowed your business to grow.
A mezzanine floor is also the most cost effective way to expand your business. Logical Storage can design, create and install a mezzanine floor to suit your needs – tailor made to help your business rather than following a “one size fits all” template. It is quick to install and is also flexible, so if you need to make further changes in the future then you can. Mezzanine floors don’t have to be permanent, so if you business or needs change again in the future, so can your mezzanine floor.
For more information on how we can help your business, and to contact us for a free, no obligation quote on how a mezzanine floor could help your business, please take a look at our website.
Logical Storage Solutions was formed in 2011 by an industry professional with many years of experience in the storage industry, and provides a number of services to businesses, with a particular focus on warehouses. We aim to be a “one stop shop” providing all the solutions to your storage, workspace and maintenance needs. We can offer a full warehouse fit out and refurbishment, or just specific services depending on the needs of your business.
A key part of Logical Storage’s business is providing a fit out service for warehouses. This includes installing the most appropriate type of racking systems or shelving systems for a warehouse to suit a business’s needs. Logical Storage uses a wide range of different pallet racking systems in warehouses, which includes wide aisle, narrow aisle, double deep, drive through, dynamic push back, dynamic pallet flow, mobile and shuttle. We also offer different types of shelving, including carbon flow, office, industrial, longspan and mobile. We will be profiling some of these in future blogposts, but the key point is that every business is different and has different storage needs, and these different types of racking and shelving systems provide solutions for a wide range of different needs.
Once you have the most appropriate racking solution for your business installed, it is vital that it receives regular annual inspections and maintenance. If not, companies and organisations can be found guilty of corporate manslaughter under the Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007 because of a gross breach of a duty of care. The Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 (PUWER) demands that work equipment such as warehouse racking must meet relevant standards. What may appear as minor damage could reduce the load bearing capacity of your racking by up to 40%, exposing your workers to great risk. This is why Logical Storage offers rack inspections and a full racking repair service, to ensure that companies meet their Health & Safety obligations, protecting themselves from the law and their employees from danger. With our online shop offering everything from stepladders to storage bins, you’ll find everything you need on our site for your warehouse storage needs.
Logical Storage also designs and installs mezzanine floors, creating a huge amount of extra space for businesses, whether that is for offices, retail, production space or storage space. Often in a warehouse there is a huge amount of wasted space above the warehouse floor. Installing a mezzanine floor allows a business to double its floor space without having to extend the building or move premises.
Finally, your warehouse probably doesn’t just consist of storage space, but is also likely to contain offices. We offer a full office partition service, including space planning, to allow you to get the very best out of your office space.
If you think we can help you, please get in touch today!
In the business world, it is all about the bottom line. Business owners and operators are ultimately concerned with making money at the end of the business day. In the pursuit of this, it is important that the actual building that houses the company or business is fully functional, meeting all of the various needs of the business at hand. Without proper function, efficiency and productivity is low and therefore the bottom line is negatively affected.
One of the many things that can help a business maximize efficiency is fully utilizing the building space already available. Mezzanine flooring is a definite plus in this area. Mezzanine floors, sometimes referred to as lofts, are those floors that are suspended between the roof and the ground floor of buildings. These floors provide additional space for numerous things and are accessible via staircases or lifts. The building can gain double the space if mezzanine floors are in use.
Some specific benefits of mezzanine flooring are:
- Low cost- this flooring option is affordable and much cheaper than remodeling or purchasing a larger building space for the business at hand.
- Avoids relocation- most people are aware of what a huge hassle and challenge moving can be. Moving a business with the myriad numbers of employees and equipment is a virtual nightmare in many ways. Adding functional, low cost mezzanine flooring can add whole levels to the space, providing additional office space or storage space.
- Flexibility- mezzanine flooring is versatile in that it can be rearranged in both small and big ways without incurring a lot of extra costs.
- Fast- the set up for mezzanine flooring typically takes much less time for companies or businesses to accomplish. A matter of days or weeks in comparison to weeks or months if remodeling or completely relocating takes place.
- Space- all in all, mezzanine flooring can double the space a business has. As a business grows, often more employees are hired and the need for more office space grows. Mezzanine floors can easily provide multiple offices. In the growth process, a business often needs more space to bring in additional equipment or perhaps needs more storage space for products at hand. This flooring option can take care of those needs without remodeling or relocation hassles and expense.
Mezzanine flooring makes good business sense, giving businesses room to grow and saving money in the long run by avoiding costly upgrades or relocations. Not just for warehouses, this flooring is being found more and more often in offices and stores everywhere. By using this previously empty space, businesses are adding space while cutting costs at the same time–heating and cooling the same amount of space yet producing and holding more employees, equipment and product.
Logical Storage offer many services to help you with your storage needs. Here’s a look at some of the main solutions we offer.
Mezzanine Flooring
The mezzanine floor is a flooring level that is installed within an area to make use of the wasted space above you within a warehouse or retail store. Sometimes extending a building outwards is not an option due to land or budget restrictions. Mezzanine flooring is a cheaper alternative that will create a new floor level within your existing premises. There are many instances where this could be useful such as storage in a warehouse or offices within retail buildings. Since adding in a mezzanine level is also very flexible, you can have complete control on its size, design and location.
An Office Partition
If your company is based within an open plan office but you require some quieter areas such as for a meeting room or managers office, an office partition is an ideal solution. Either glass or normal walls can be used depending on your privacy requirements. Partitions can be created that are permanent as well as temporary structures where the partition may need to be moved.
Warehouse Refurbishment
Running a large warehouse or industrial property can be hard work so a complete warehouse refurbishment could help you in organising and maintaining your premises. A refurbishment could involve dismantling current structures, moving them or adding to them with new racking systems.
If you are looking to add extra space to a large open room then mezzanine flooring is a good option to add another floor to your space. A mezzanine floor is basically a floor between a floor and are often like a balcony that overlooks the open space below. The reason for updating your existing office space in this way could be to simply update the place, offering a new type of service or because of expanding the company.
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