Bridge Building: Local Architect Enables Expansion for Boden!
Leicester based KPW Architects, one the East
Midlands leading architectural practices, has
secured planning approval for an innovative
industrial bridge linking two buildings at
Meridian Business Park, Leicester.
KPW has designed the high level link for mail order clothing
retailer, Boden at the company's existing warehouse and office
premises adjacent the M1 motorway.
Following acquisition of
the lease of the former Autoglass
building also on the site, Boden's warehousing facilities
will be expanded across a further 7,750m2.
To enable a conveyor transmission of goods between the two
warehouses, KPW has designed a 90 metre bridge which will cross
existing internal roadways and parking areas as well as allowing for
uninterrupted articulated vehicle access to the service yard.
KPW director Tim Clark said: "We have been working alongside Boden
for seven years now and the new bridge represents the fifth phase in the
overall redevelopment scheme. In 2003, KPW enabled the company to
centralise all their warehousing into one unit for national and world distribution
and, since then, subsequent phases including additional racking, internal
structural modifications and highly complex fire prevention strategies have
been implemented.
"The design of the conveyor belt bridge link is certainly an unusual one,
withthe two warehouses being on different heights and floor levels, but with
planning approval secure, I greatly look forward to witnessing this new phase
in Boden's development".
Chris Potter, Operations, Development and Support Manage at Boden added:
"This is the latest in a long line of work that has allowed us to centralise our
operations in Leicester and continue to expand without the need to consider
re-location. We have found KPW excellent partners to work with and look
forward to continuing to work with them on future projects".
Work on the conveyor belt bridge is due to commence in Summer 2009.
Midlands leading architectural practices, hassecured planning approval for an innovative
industrial bridge linking two buildings at
Meridian Business Park, Leicester.
KPW has designed the high level link for mail order clothing
retailer, Boden at the company's existing warehouse and office
premises adjacent the M1 motorway.
Following acquisition of
the lease of the former Autoglass
building also on the site, Boden's warehousing facilities
will be expanded across a further 7,750m2.
To enable a conveyor transmission of goods between the two
warehouses, KPW has designed a 90 metre bridge which will cross
existing internal roadways and parking areas as well as allowing for
uninterrupted articulated vehicle access to the service yard.
KPW director Tim Clark said: "We have been working alongside Boden
for seven years now and the new bridge represents the fifth phase in the
overall redevelopment scheme. In 2003, KPW enabled the company to
centralise all their warehousing into one unit for national and world distribution
and, since then, subsequent phases including additional racking, internal
structural modifications and highly complex fire prevention strategies have
been implemented.
"The design of the conveyor belt bridge link is certainly an unusual one,
withthe two warehouses being on different heights and floor levels, but with
planning approval secure, I greatly look forward to witnessing this new phase
in Boden's development".
Chris Potter, Operations, Development and Support Manage at Boden added:
"This is the latest in a long line of work that has allowed us to centralise our
operations in Leicester and continue to expand without the need to consider
re-location. We have found KPW excellent partners to work with and look
forward to continuing to work with them on future projects".
Work on the conveyor belt bridge is due to commence in Summer 2009.