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High Bay Automated Storage & Retrieval Warehouse - UK Reid Steel were contracted to design, make and erect a high bay warehouse for the automated storage, co-packing and distribution of consumer products. The finished ASAR (automated storage and retrieval warehouse) incorporates a robotic systems which feeds a 2 storey processing a dispatch zone. Click Here to read further about this project.

Sports Centre - Moscow When building a 12,000m² sports centre in the diplomatic quarter of Moscow in the Russian Federation it might not immediately occur to a contractor to import the entire steel structure from a small to medium sized firm, John Reid & Sons Ltd, based deep in sleepy Dorset but that is just what Vadim Sokolov did. His company took on the construction of the entire complex to house a tennis centre, gymnasium, multi purpose sports hall, ten pin bowling hall, fitness rooms and restaurant. Having already imported several Reid buildings and found them much to his liking, Vadim brought the architect's drawings to England in January 2000 and the first phase was shipped by Reidsteel in June 2000. Reid's Sales Manager, Mike Chappell, then went to Moscow in December 2001 to help plan the second phase which was subsequently dispatched door to door on eighteen articulated trucks during May 2002. Erection of the steelwork is already virtually complete and the cladding work is to begin soon. Reidsteel did the entire structural design, made all the steelwork and supplied all the insulated cladding.

Shoreham Port Authority - 2 new Warehouses, 50 metre clear span, 120 metres long. The fewer the columns in a warehouse the easier it is to use. To achieve big clear covered areas is usually expensive but this is not the case with the patented REIDsteel Segmental Tied Arch design. This is available in very wide spans of up to 200 metres. Because of the innovative, patented structural design, it is possible to achieve wide openings along the sides, of up to 90 metres. The concept was developed from REID's long experience making very wide span aircraft hangars and high bay warehouses. A good example is the new 50 metre clear span parabolic arch warehouse (illustrated here) currently being erected at the Port of Shoreham by REIDsteel engineers, for under cover storage of timber. It is 120 metres long with four openings in one side, each 30 metres wide for easy access by fork lift trucks carrying wide stacks of timber. Note the Permanent Safety Barrier all round the roof edge for safety during roof cladding and future maintenance. click to enlarge

747 Hangar for Polar Air at Prestwick Airport owned by Stagecoach	Only 6 weeks from starting erection on site this 85 metre clear span maintenance hangar, for Polar Air's 747 Cargo fleet, is ahead of programme and nearing completion, in spite of bad weather. Complete Design, Fabrication and Site Construction by John Reid & Sons Ltd of Christchurch Dorset. We specialise in the design and construction World-wide, of any type, any span Aircraft Hangar complete with electro-mechanical doors.

From start to finish in 6 months	Prestwick Hangar 80 metres span, by 21 metres high to eaves, for use by Polar Air for servicing their fleet of 747-400 series freighters at Prestwick International Airport. We also designed and made the electro-mechanical doors complete with outriggers to allow full width opening. The hangar has permanent roof Edge Protection and access designed by us, to protect workers during construction and for future inspection and maintenance. Access for inspection and maintenance has been designed for mobile access equipment. We ensured that Health and Safety and CDM Regulations were met, during construction, and for the design life of the structures.

Hangar for Aer Rianta, at Shannon International Airport	Shannon Hangar 77 metres span, by 21 metres clear height to tailgate top, with electro-mechanical doors and remotely operated tailgate door made by us for Aer Rianta, at Shannon International Airport. We also did the office and workshop structures. Both hangars have permanent roof Edge Protection and access designed by us, to protect workers during construction and for future inspection maintenance. For the Aer Rianta hangar we designed and made a full span protected walkway at upper track level accessed by protected ladders from ground level, to install and align the upper door guides and electrical pick up track. The walkway will also be available for future inspection and maintenance. On the Polar Air hangar, access for inspection and maintenance has been designed for mobile access equipment. We ensured that Health and Safety and CDM Regulations were met, during construction, and for the design life of the structures.