Pushing the envelope

Due to open in 2015, the multi-million pound development includes a warehouse, chilled food storage areas and office space, totalling 52,000 m2.

With overall project management lead by DSP Construction and following a strict tendering process, ISD Solutions was selected for its expertise in single envelope warehouse design and build, especially thermally efficient cold store construction.

The single envelope construction requires between 33-50% less supporting steelwork than conventional structures, while the airtightness of the envelope ensures that the interior environment, both in the ambient and chilled areas of the warehouse, requires less energy to maintain and control.

To ensure fire safety, ISD installed steel-faced composite panels, with non-combustible mineral fibre cores, to form a wall between the ambient warehouse and chill warehouse as they ensure excellent fire resistance from 60 to 240 minutes, if needed.