The new warehouse operated by the Inspire Community Trust in the London Borough of Bexley makes maximum use of available space with a mezzanine floor and shelving installed by storage specialist Romstor and a Mezz Lift goods lift designed and manufactured by Penny Hydraulics. The additional capacity and flexibility in the new building has enabled Inspire Community Trust to consolidate its operations, stock additional items, add new services and respond more quickly to the needs of the community.
“We have invested to ensure everything is on a single site which allows us to provide a better service and greater value to our community,” says Keith Francis, Project Manager at Inspire Community Trust responsible for commissioning the new building. “Without the lift it would have been impossible to make the best use of the additional storage capacity on the mezzanine floor.”
Inspire Community Trust is a user-led organisation committed to promoting independent living for the community of Bexley and surrounding areas. A ten year contract with the local council allowed Inspire Community Trust to make long-term plans and lease a new site which offered the prospect of bringing all facilities, including the stores, together near the centre of Erith.
The organisation asked storage specialist Romstor for advice. After assessing the existing stores and the new building, Romstor identified a mezzanine with shelving would make far better use of the available space than conventional racking. Romstor has installed the Mezz Lift goods lift at a number of sites and approached Penny Hydraulics with its requirements.
Mezz Lifts are always designed to order and working to the company’s specification, which included provision of a 1500mm-wide platform and interlocked cage gates, Penny Hydraulics completed the design and manufacture in time for delivery within a few weeks of the order. Installation was straightforward because the structure is self-contained, free-standing and requires no structural changes to the building or the provision of a lift pit.
All items are handled between the two levels using the lift. There is no need to carry items up the stairs, which is simpler and safer for employees. The push-button, hold-to-run operation of the Mezz Lift makes it very easy to use. The lift only works when the user is pressing the control button and stops immediately when it is released. The mezzanine has effectively doubled the space available to Inspire Community Trust compared with the previous facility or the original plans for the building.
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