Temporary Loading and Dispatch Buildings and Canopies

Easily demountable temporary loading bays – canopies and covers

Our temporary loading bays, cover, canopies, and extensions are the quickest and most cost-effective way to improve your loading and dispatch areas

Temporary loading bays

Smart-Space Loading Bays and Extensions available as a stock item in a huge variety of sizes for hire on the most flexible terms possible.

Temporary Buildings are ideal if you have a short-term temporary use from 3 months to 3 years

The roof covers are made of PVC fabric and are designed to slide through the aluminium roof beams to create a water-tight seal. The wall cladding is a steel sheet system in a variety of gauges depending upon insulation requirements.

These are a portal frame system designed using aluminium box profile for the main beams, with steel inserts which connect the roof beams and uprights together to create an A-frame.

Advantages Considerations

Ideal as an 'instant' temporary fix
No footings or foundations required
Can be secured to literally any ground surface (using either bolts or spikes)
No ground preparation needed ahead of installation
Can be extended or reduced in size, quickly and easily if your needs change
Fast to erect and fast to dismantle
Will even stand on sloping or uneven ground due to the flexibility of the PVC roof system

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Cost Considerations

FINANCIAL ADVANTAGES

The temporary buildings generally cost less than the Interim and Steel buildings.

Advantages when buying:

Less costly to install as there are no working at height considerations (No need for scaffold and edge protection, or for operatives to work on top of the roof)
Can be re-located from site to site to site as often as needed
Retain good re-sale values should you ever wish to sell.
Very rarely if ever charged rates as it's classed as transient

Advantages when hiring:

No capital outlay ahead of installation
Can be installed in just 7 – 21 days from order (from us)
Only 7 days’ notice required to terminate (from us) should your plans change
No maintenance costs when hiring as it's the responsibility of the company who supply it.
Can be hired for as little or long as you need on flexible terms (from us)
Tax deductible as plant hire to reduce profits and corporation tax.
No additional base/groundwork costs if it's to be erected on existing ground – dependent upon the surface available to you.

FINANCIAL CONSIDERATIONS

The following considerations need to be borne in mind:

Whether Hiring or Buying:

They depreciate and deteriorate over time
Borrowing from asset finance companies can be tricky due to the portability.
PVC roof covers deteriorate over time and should be replaced every 10 years
Potential for on-going maintenance issues through impact and weather damage. / costs (Electric roof inflation pumps)
Very costly to heat and cool due to the lack of insulation of the PVC fabric roof.