Offering interim solutions

Portakabin is supporting the AT EXHIBITION CENTRE upturn in the UK manufacturing sector, with a range of interim building solutions that allow manufacturers to quickly meet changing business needs.

Managing business growth while meeting customer needs can be a major challenge. Modular buildings can provide manufacturers with a flexible approach to accommodation, delivering fully fitted work space for a variety of uses from offices to training and IT suites, meeting rooms, canteens and welfare facilities.

One company which has benefited from a Portakabin solution is Johnson Matthey Catalysts, a global manufacturer of catalysts. Its facility at Clitheroe has used the Portakabin Hire Centre in Blackburn for nearly two decades. Its latest project was to provide a new electrical workshop. Other buildings hired from Portakabin have included meeting suites, office space and employee welfare facilities.

David Greatorex, facilities manager at Johnson Matthey, said, "There is a finite amount of space on this site.

Taking a modular approach allows us to flex the usage of the site and adapt staff accommodation quickly. We have built a strong, longstanding relationship with Portakabin. The team understands our business needs and delivers excellent customer service, providing us with high quality interim buildings on time and on budget."