Bulk Storage Buildings and Structures Projects

Rubb Buildings finds that Speed is the Key

When Total Ship Services was looking to win the contract to supply and store biomass to be used as a fuel source in the local power station in Kent, speed was to be the key factor. The project was awarded from tender, with cost as always a main consideration but more importantly on the ability to complete the construction within an eight-week time frame.

Gary R. Rosewell, Director of Total Ship Services said, "To win the contract we had to have to a fully operational warehouse at Chatham Docks, Kent up and running by the 1st of January 2006. Rubb Buildings were incredibly helpful and co-operative. Their speed and efficiency had the building up and ready to receive the first shipment on the 30th December 2005".

Rubb provided a BVE building, 24 meters (78.7') wide x 65 meters (213.2') in length and with side walls of 6 meters (19.7') in height and features a re-sealable aperture in the side wall to take a conveyor belt for the transfer of the material. The main entrance is fitted with 4 meter (13.1') wide x 5 meter (16.4') high roller shutter doors to allow access for large vehicles.

Rubb structures feature high strength PVC coated polyester architectural membrane cladding, which will not corrode in a harsh marine environment and which will allow differential settlement without the need for expensive foundation piles that may be required at many waterside locations.

As Gary R. Rosewell continued, "I had seen the Rubb buildings in Norway at Bredero Pipes quayside in Farsund and this helped me with the decision with regards to the sheds ability to stand up to the elements on a quay."

The flexibility of design, speed of construction and quality of materials created the time for Rubb Buildings to meet the demanding production schedule and complete the project ahead of schedule.

Ideal Standard - RUBB Repeats Storage for Sanitary Ware Manufacturer

The UK's top bathroom manufacturer Ideal Standard recently purchased another Rubb building to meet their rapidly expanding storage requirements. The manufacturer, which has eight plants sited throughout the UK, required additional storage space in 2002 when a 12m (39.4') x 30m (98.4') Rubb THA shelter was purchased and erected at the company's Hull plant.

Pleased with the product, price and flexibility of use that such re-locatable storage provided, Ideal Standard ordered an additional THA shelter late last year measuring 12m (39.4') x 42m (137.8'). Speaking for Ideal Standard, project manager Neil Owen says, "Bathrooms these days area fashion business and flexibility of supply has become a customer demand for us, especially in our "Jewelry Box" sites like Hull and Middleweight, which are producing high design products to, almost, one-off order. The flexibility of storage that the THA shelter provides enables Ideal Standard to better satisfy the needs of the market, especially when new trends and new ranges have to be catered for."

Silver and Baryte, N.A.

Silver and Baryte, North America, Inc. needed a state-of-the-art bulk storage facility for perlite. In 1998 and 2001, Rubb had provided two bulk storage facilities for their predecessor company, Eastern Industrial Minerals. They again turned to Rubb, Inc.

Silver and Baryte required a new facility (130' x 433') to service their customer base in the Southern U.S. near the Gulf of Mexico. This new facility, sited near Mobile, Alabama, is equipped with a sophisticated dust containment system provided by Wheelabrator Corp.of Canada. In addition, the structure has large 16' x 16' roller shutter doors in each gable to facilitate loading and unloading of large trucks.

The new facility is ideally situated on a deepwater port so that shiploads of material can be transported and stored for nearby clients who require timely delivery of perlite to match their production schedules.

Rubb has the answer for bulk storage requirements

The Port of Workington UK is now benefiting from their ability to provide high quality storage thanks to the recent construction of two relocatable Rubb buildings; 82' (25m) wide x 105' (32m) long and 82' wide x 200' (61m) long. These structures are storage facilities for animal feed that have to be completely secured against weather and sunlight. There was also a design requirement for the units to include split-storage capability.

Ray Colby, Sales Manager at Rubb UK, explains the solution to the client's problems: "Because that part of the west coast of England is susceptible to severe winds and rain, we constructed our storage systems on top of 13' (4m) retaining walls."

"The walls consist of steel support structures, complete with pre-stressed concrete infill panels that allow for quick and easy construction. This method provides a fully sealed facility to prevent water ingress and it also allows for internal retaining walls to be built for different storage needs."

"The client required a dark covered structure as animal feed is susceptible to light, however, translucent PVC material can be used to provide a brighter working environment without the need for windows."

Apart from the advantage of lower costs and speed of erection (the contract was completed within 4 months), Rubb buildings are flexible enough to be built on ground susceptible to differential settlement and have much lower maintenance costs than traditional bulk storage facilities.

A Solution For Salt Storage Problems

With many local highway departments currently replenishing their winter road salt and sand supplies, Maine-based Rubb, Inc. reported a cost effective solution to the problem of rainfall washing away salt from the traditional salt and sand mixtures.

The contract for Whatcom County, in the state of Washington, involved the installation of a custom-built structure on existing concrete retaining walls, at the County's Bellingham depot. Whatcom County recognized the need for covering the storage area but, due to the highly corrosive nature of the material, not just any structure would do. Additionally, a custom designed steel building would be prohibitively expensive and difficult to install on the existing narrow concrete retaining walls.

The 90' wide by 60' deep structure was designed, as with all Rubb structures, using a hot dip galvanized steel framework covered with a high tenacity PVC impregnated polyester fabric. In this case, Rubb's standard design criteria were ideal since the galvanizing would protect the steel from the corrosive salt environment and the fabric would obviously not corrode at all. For further protection, all bolts and fasteners were hot dip galvanized or cadmium plated and all cables were galvanized and plastic coated.

The relatively low weight of the structure was ideal for mounting on the existing concrete walls. Although light in weight, the structure was designed to comply with the local building regulations regarding snow, wind and seismic loading. The design wind speed was 80 mph and the snow load was 18 psf.

The RUBB organization, with production facilities in the United States, Great Britain and Norway, is recognized as a world leader in the design, development and manufacture of relocatable structures.

Inquire now to learn more about how Rubb Buildings can meet your bulk storage requirements.