Rubb Fabric Building News

Metro Port was looking for a small structure that could be relocated with a crane around its site. The structure was designed and manufactured with multiple custom openings which allows the usage of a specialized conveyor system to load bulk material.

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The building is a BVR Type structure and measures 30ft x 30ft with a 20ft sidewall and can sustain a live load of 12 psf, and a 3 second gust wind speed of 85 mph with a 3 lb. collateral load.

When a leading aircraft maintenance, repair and over-haul company needed a custom rail-mounted shelter system at its large airport facility, it turned to Rubb, Inc. to design, fabricate and install two of these systems.

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The shelter systems consist of two structures: one is 155ft wide by 90ft long and the other is 166.5ft wide by 90ft long. These structures nest together and move along a 270ft rail system. The motor driven mechanism for each shelter system was custom designed by Alamo Door Systems of San Antonio, Texas.

Rubb Building Systems and Cocoon, Inc. recently collaborated in the design, delivery and installation of eight maintenance hangars and two sun shades for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The hangars and sunshades are designed to accommodate Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV’s) and were provided as part of a major ramp expansion project at the Kandahar Airbase, Afghanistan.

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The hangars will fulfill critical maintenance activities. The hangars are designed to meet specific aircraft clearance envelope requirements and environmental and other load conditions including:

• support for suspended equipment
• full internal fire protection systems
• supporting utilities.

The structures are engineered for full compliance with U.S. building code requirements for full wind, snow and seismic loads. As with all Rubb products, the hangar offers the flexibility to be relocated in standard ISO containers should future needs warrant this.

Rubb is in a class of its own after winning a large contract which will see 12 military buildings deployed to Afghanistan throughout 2010. The company’s design team has taken the EFASS range of hangars to the next dimension with four of the structures featuring newly developed wider Helidoor technology.

Meanwhile six of the Expeditionary Forces Aircraft Shelter System buildings will be the longest ever produced at 100m in length. The six 25m span x 100m facilities will be used as storage complexes and will be completed with 5m x 5m manual Roller Shutter Doors at each end. All six shelters will be delivered before December 2010.

As well as the longest ever EFASS, Rubb is also set to provide the widest ever Helidoor. Four of the 25m span x 40m hangars will be equipped with the large 21.5m x 7.5m Helidoors. Previously the widest door supplied has measured 18.3m x 7m. Each building will be fitted with an internal roof mounted two tonne gantry crane.

These structures are destined for Afghanistan by the end of August. The final two buildings are Rubb sunshades, set for a June delivery to the same destination. The 25m x 28m shelters feature open gable ends and will be used to protect vital aircraft from searing temperatures and powerful UV rays.

Rubb AS has recently erected a Type FX building measuring 12m wide x 46m long with 6m sidewall for Caam AS. This is a property company that rents out the building to Itella Logsitics AS. They use the Rubb Building for general storage and distribution.

This building is insulated with the patented Rubb "Thermohall" technology to provide an environmentally friendly building. Rubb has supplied the structure with three motorized doors (2.97m x 3.7m) with integrated personnel doors. The building was also supplied with lights and an internal partition wall.

Rubb AS has supplied an FX type storage building to Peder Halvorsen Industrier in Norway. This building is located at Øyestranda and measures 14m x 33m with a 4m sidewall. The customer had a special request for a white building and as Rubb always puts the customer first we naturally supplied what the customer wanted.

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In 1842 Halvor Sørensen started a ship repair yard in Allègaten, Flekkefjord, Norway. He had come to Flekkefjord from the county of Telemark to carry out special work on the Lista Lighthouse. In time, his son Søren Halvorsen gradually took over the business, marking the start of a tradition in the company of management passing from father to son. In 1939, Halvor Sørensen’s great grandson Peder Halvorsen began to work in the company. Peder Halvorsens Industrier AS is a large supplier to the offshore market in Norway. The company is in the forefront on topics such as heat, steam, and pressure.

Rubb AS has supplied a Rubb FX type building measuring 10m wide x 30m long with 4m sidewall to Havyard Leirvik AS in Sogn, Norway. The Rubb Building is our type “Thermohall” building which means it is insulated using Rubb’s unique and patented insulation system.

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The structure is to be used as a storage building on the quay where they complete installations on ships that are built at the shipyard. The Havyard Group is a fully integrated ship building enterprise. They are a part of the strong maritime cluster on the west coast of Norway which has specialized in state-of-the-art offshore and fishing vessel technology. They have a strategy that the most technology focused part of the shipbuilding shall be done by companies within the group. The Havyard Group offers ship design, shipbuilding technology, ship equipment and systems and service to sailing ships world-wide. Rubb is proud to be able to supply our Thermohall concept to such a valued customer.

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Rubb AS has supplied a Rubb Building type NV to Norgesbuss in Drøbak, Norway. The building is 10m wide x 18m long with 4m sidewall. The Building is to be used as a maintenance shop for Norgesbuss’ department in Drøbak. Rubb AS has also supplied a 79 kw diesel powered heater, 2 lights and a folding door with an integrated personnel door. The Rubb Building is also supplied with an inner skin to mitigate condensation and improve the insulation in the building.

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This Rubb building uses the patented insulation system to ensure an environmentally friendly building at an economical price. The storage building is supplied to Bokn Plast AS which is a supplier of oil tanks, fat separators, oil separators and many other products related to the oil and fish farming industry. The Rubb "Thermohall" building is 30m wide x 50m long with 6m sidewall.

Rubb AS has supplied a Type FX Thermohall aircraft hangar to Røros Flyservice AS. This hangar measures 30m wide x 30m long with 6m sidewall. The building is located in one of the coldest areas of Southern Norway and it has dual purpose. Firstly, to carry out service on smaller aircraft with a wing span up to 25m. The secondary purpose is to park aircraft indoors at night to reducing icing / freezing before use the next day. For this purpose the Rubb Thermohall insulation system provided an ideal solution for the customer. Rubb AS also supplied the fabric doors that go the full width of the building.

Røros Flyservice AS is a company that has over 500 employees and they offer a varied service to the aviation industry. They offer charter of aeroplanes, food supply, cleaning services for airlines, and a variety of ground service tasks. Rubb is proud to supply such a valued customer with the patented Thermohall system.