Enquiries for Flexistructure, an external building solution from Westgate, the Stafford based supplier of temporary industrial partitioning, hoarding and external buildings, have soared over the past 12 months.
Designed and installed from modular components, and available in either standard or custom-made sizes, Flexistructure delivers quick-to-install, temporary and semi-permanent external space. Ideal for businesses requiring additional storage areas, loading bays or canopies to protect employees and equipment from the weather.
Westgate’s Head of Sales and Marketing, Murray Gates, said “We have seen a clear demand for additional facilities to be built on existing sites over the past 12 months for a number of reasons. With a shortage of affordable warehouse space available in the UK, there is an obvious need to maximise what you do have at your disposal. Renting additional warehouse space (if and when it becomes available) will likely be extremely costly and to avoid additional rental costs – coupled with additional equipment costs – it is much more cost effective to install an external building and create additional space on your existing site”.
Flexistructure comes in a range of options to meet your exact needs. Roofs can either be made from extremely high-quality, flame-retardant reinforced PVC coated fabric (which can be air filled for additional insulation) or insulated composite steel panels. Walls can also be made of the same PVC fabric material, single layer steel clad panels or insulated sandwich panels that offer both thermal and acoustic insulation properties.
The surface fix installation often requires no foundations, and ground anchors can be used depending on the floor substrate. Westgate’s inhouse structural engineers will also ensure the design meets wind and snow loadings should your site location and size of building require it.
Westgate customers can benefit from a fully integrated and custom-made solution with optional gutters, drainpipes, crash barriers, industrial fast action doors or access curtains. Larger external buildings can also be subdivided using Westgate’s internal partition wall systems.
“With the current energy crisis and experts warning that energy prices could continue to rise, businesses are also looking at ways to improve their energy efficiency. A guaranteed way to reduce heat loss and save energy is by avoiding drafts. We can design and install a Flexistructure with Fastflex fast action doors to create external airlocks, maximising your ROI as over time, solutions will pay back in energy efficiency savings.”
A trusted industry expert with 45 years’ experience, Westgate provide crucial in-house consultation, design, structural, installation and project management delivery from enquiry through to project completion. With a wide range of multifunctional partitioning, hoarding and external structure systems that can be adapted to create the ideal solution for your business needs, Westgate can help you manage your existing space and provide a free consultation to evaluate your industrial space, outlining any recommendations to help you utilise your space more efficiently and cost effectively.
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