Albion Supply Smart Systems for Shufflebottom

Yatton, North Somerset, United Kingdom, October 03, 2009 --(PR.com)-- More than 14,000m of cold rolled purlin and rail steelwork has been erected in an extension to Smart Systems offices, warehouse and manufacturing plant located in Yatton, North Somerset. Custom cold roll forming manufacturer, Albion Sections, provided Z-section and accessories to specialist steel and cladding contractor Shufflebottom. The modern, purpose built 48,000ft² expansion will enable Smart Systems to increase production; manufacturing extruded sections from raw material.

The £1.7 million extension, was achieved whilst business continued as normal at Smart Systems’ headquarters. Geraint Evans, Contracts Manager at Shufflebottom, said: “The project has been isolated completely from Smart Systems operations except for the connection of the new building to the existing one, which was done out of hours and at weekends to ensure no impact.”

The extension comprises of a 4 span portal which contains 6,000m² of vertical composite cladding and 14,500m² of composite cladding to the roof. The building also has a syphonic drainage system, with close to 1,000 linear metres of internal pipework.

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