Trailer-made facility
March 1st 2006

Providing a clean, efficient facility to wash and service a new fleet of articulated lorry trailers was a key requirement when Tesco commissioned Rubb Buildings to provide a vehicle maintenance service unit for its distribution centre near Chesterfield.

Rubb provided a BVR building with a span of 14m by 18m with 6m high side walls. It has been built to accommodate two articulated trailers at a time.

Access to the building is via two separate high roller shutter doors. These allow vehicles to reverse trailers into the garage, position the trailer within the work bay and disengage, leaving the trailer fully undercover for the maintenance crew to begin work.

The use of a white semitranslucent roof fabric provides a bright interior and contributes to a safer working environment. The need for artificial lighting is reduced in daytime hours.

In addition, the heat reflectivity of the white roof surface helps keep the building cooler.

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