MEZZANINE FLOORSCreating more working space

The UK’s largest manufacturer of Pallet Racking, Shelving and Lockers

MAKE THE MOST OF THE SPACE YOU PAY FOREver considered what a mezzanine floor could add to your business premises?

How about the profitable use of previously wasted space. More room for easy location/access of stock. Bringing greater efficiency in stock control, and increasing the returns from storage facilities.

How about a new retail sales/display area. Or more room for back-of-shop storage. Or simply space to expand your business in the premises you already have.

A mezzanine floor - a raised platform supported by steel columns - literally gives you a new business opportunity out of thin air.

More room to profit Mezzanine floors are being used more and more in warehouse and distribution centres to make the most of valuable unused space for general storage, and to support automated material handling equipment.

They can also expand the usable space within retail units, creating larger sales and storage areas on various levels.

Made to your size and material specification, they’re a real alternative to the upheaval and expense of rebuilding or relocating your premises.

Makes space work for you You can confidently leave the design, supply and installation of your new mezzanine floor in our experienced hands. We’ll take care of the whole process including all the issues surrounding building regulations.

With fast, clean installation and minimum disruption, your premises can take advantage of wasted space above you - which you’re paying your rates for - so business can literally look up.

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MEZZANINE FLOOR. THE STRUCTURE.A mezzanine floor is basically a raised platform independent of your main building structure, supported by steel columns.

It creates invaluable extra floor area from wasted air space above your existing work and storage areas, economically increasing the amount of space available to you.

It can be as small or large or tall as you like. It can be one, two or three tiers high, have standard or special staircases, lifts or access gates, handrails or partitioning barriers.

It can use wood or steel decking, be finished in special colours, and can be totally encased. Basically, you specify the design of the new floor space to suit your own business needs.

Beating the upheaval, downtime and expense of rebuilding or relocating your premises, a mezzanine floor allows you to get the best use - and the most return - from the total volume of your premises.

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RETAIL SOLUTIONS

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A mezzanine offers far more space for your retail environment, whether it’s back-of-store storage or front-of-house display.

With fast and clean installation by experienced engineers, and with no alteration to the structure of the surrounding building, shopping centre landlords find no objection to installation.

Think of the advantages At the front of your store, a wide range of bespoke handrail and staircase options allows the mezzanine to be customised to suit your sales environment. Your same premises will look bigger, busier, more inviting, more profitable.

Back of store, you get more storage capacity for stock in the minimum available space simply by using the height of your ceiling. Greater storage capacity means fewer deliveries, and more time to develop your business your way.

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STORAGE & PRODUCTION SOLUTIONS It makes complete business sense to look for the maximum productivity and flexibility from your existing facilities. That’s why the demand for mezzanine floors from the manufacturing and production industries is growing rapidly.

Your premises more than likely have unused headroom which can easily be converted into extra storage space, allowing the ground floor to be used for developing production.

More space for the easy location and access of stock means you’re even more accurate in your selection, stock control and inventory management.

Whether in a warehouse, parts store, assembly area or production line, more space helps bring greater efficiency and profit potential to your manufacturing, engineering, maintenance and service operations.

Multi-Tier solutions Any new space you can claim from your premises to boost your business’s performance is more than a bonus, it’s your right. You pay for the place you do business in. It should work for you.

If you have a larger, more spacious warehouse, you could well benefit from a multi-tier mezzanine which can double or treble your available floor area.

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STAIRCASES & HANDRAILSWith every mezzanine floor, we understand the importance of offering an inviting, engaging business environment. Form counts as well as function. Especially in a retail setting.

We can call on many years experience in finding the most complementary and appropriate staircase and handrail design for your mezzanine floor, allowing your space to flow smoothly, stylishly and seamlessly from the ground up.

From feature staircases and special glazed handrails to a simple access stair with standard handrails, we can advise and ensure your mezzanine not only complies with all relevant legislation, but looks the part too.

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DECKINGMade to withstand the rigours of heavy use – and to please the eye - various types of material can be used to deck your mezzanine. You can choose from:

n 38mm P6 standard particle board

n 38mm P5 moisture resistant particle board

n Chequer plate

n Steel plate

n Open mesh steel

Each material offers you a variety of surface treatments or finishes.

FIRE PROTECTIONThere are many levels of fire protection which may be required depending on your environment and the intended usage of your mezzanine floor.

We can ensure that your mezzanine flooring is fully compliant with the latest regulations and legislation and will install everything to ensure that your flooring is fire proofed.

PALLET GATESAll pallet loading gates are designed to suit the particular load whilst giving maximum operator safety at exposed opening points on the floor edge. Safety gates may have a lightweight, fail safe, roll-over operation, or be of the scissor type. They can accommodate a variety of load sizes and require minimal maintenance.

Link51, Link House, Halesfield 6, Telford TF7 4LN

Tel: 0800 169 5151Fax: 01384 472 599Email: enquiries@link51.co.ukWeb: www.link51.com

Note:This publication shows general concepts only, and should not be used as a guide for specific design or assembly purposes. Link51 reserves the right to alter the specification on any of these products, in the customers interest, without prior notification.

A Whittan Group Company

WORKPLACE SOLUTIONS As the UK’s largest manufacturer of storage equipment we have a wide range of other products which makes us the complete one-stop supplier for your storage requirements.

So whether you need lockers for staff changing areas, pallet racking for warehouses, commercial shelving for office environments, packing benches, plastic containers or hazardous substance storage cupboards we can provide the solution.

Whatever your needs, contact us today on 0800 169 5151 and we will help solving your storage problems a lot easier!

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