Working alongside your mezzanine floor supplier at the start of your project will bring experience and knowledge, ultimately saving you time and money and ensuring that your project is allocated the production capacity it needs to minimise the lead time. As the growth of robotics and automation becomes ever more popular within the warehouse distribution sector, it brings with it warehouse complexities and specific demands for mezzanine floor solutions in terms of maximising strength and minimising both vibration and electrostatic resistance.

The construction of a mezzanine floor is by no means simple, as technology has advanced additional considerations are necessary when planning your warehouse layout and designing a mezzanine floor solution. So, early collaboration with your mezzanine floor supplier will mean all aspects of the build will be accounted for during the design process, leaving no nasty surprises that could be costly.

Design.
Before sign off on your building and layout design, you should be speaking with your mezzanine floor supplier, by doing so, will add value to any design enhancements that can help reduce any pitfalls that may arise later on during the construction phase.

As well as automation and robotic considerations speaking with your mezzanine supplier at the start of the project will mean the appropriate advice will be given on fire safety regulations that are becoming stricter and stricter. Having a fire strategy in place will help to identify the best mezzanine floor solution for your operation, decisions on a steel mezzanine floor or a concrete mezzanine floor solution can be identified depending on the complexity of your fire safety needs. Having your supplier’s input at this stage will be critical in the planning, building and health & safety regulations.

Future-proofing.
Every business should be thinking about future-proofing, early collaboration enhances the opportunities for sharing your company’s current operations and growth ambitions which will help to future proof your mezzanine solution. By sharing your insights with your mezzanine supplier they can look at the complexities of the project and build in solutions that will keep your business flowing efficiently in years to come, without you having to spend more time and budget making enhancements to fit your business growth.

Our previous blog, Why Future-Proofing Your Loading Bays Is So Important looks into why it is so important to future-proof your loading bays as well as your warehouse.

Early handover.
One of the main benefits of collaborating with your mezzanine supplier early is that their experienced and knowledgeable project management team can devise the most time-efficient build plan. Creating this plan allows you to start operations quickly and means you start to earn a return on your investment as quickly as early on as possible. Your chosen mezzanine supplier should work alongside external contractors ensuring schedules coincide to achieve the earliest possible completion date.

At STS, we have over 40 years of experience in the industry, we will always work with you to design a mezzanine floor that is fully future-proofed and will:

• Provide free onsite site survey to measure up.
• Provide free CAD drawing detailing specifications/benefits.
• Agree on production and build schedule.
• Manage and negotiate building regulation approval.
• Manufacture, deliver and install the mezzanine floor.
• Issue certification upon completion.

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