Frating Distribution Centre

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An additional 148,500sqft of warehouse space has been provided at Frating Distribution Centre, home to one of the country’s largest book publishers. The new extension contains 16.5m high racking, loading/marshalling bay and welfare and amenity spaces. The scheme is seeking to achieve BREEAM Very Good and work had to be undertaken whilst the site was live. 

MNE delivered design services throughout the project, including:

• Facilitating the modification to the existing town main to supply a completely new commercial sprinkler system, complete with new diesel pumps, tank set and pipework.
• Installation of new water services to the extension.
• Installation of site wide electric forklift charging for the extension.
• Modification to the existing 1.5MVA electrical infrastructure to supply new electrical distribution to the new extension, and to facilitate the upgrade of the existing 800kVA generator to a new 1.5MVA generator.
• Review of 11kV and 433V protection settings (TLF, SEPAM and REF) & infrastructure prior to the switchgear upgrade.
• New site wide lighting scheme to match modern standards.
• Modification to the existing MP gas network to accommodate the new gas fired heating system via new Air Handling Units
• VESDA fire alarm system, providing early warning of smoke in the warehouse to protect the high levels of flammable stock