Marks Electrical Leicester | Double Stacked Jackleg Cabin

Project Description

Double stack 9.6M x 3.6M. jack-leg cabins with staircase – providing ground floor storage and upstairs transport office.

Client Details

For over 35 years, Marks Electrical have been selling the best of appliances and televisions to over a million satisfied customers. Since 1987, they’ve provided high-quality products at competitive prices and they remain today as an independent elite retailer. They pride themselves on their achievements and the accolades they’ve been honoured to accept, including Best Website at the IER Awards. They make the job of retailing appliances easy, however, in reality everything needs to work like a finely tuned engine to make it consistently successful: The trick is they always make the customer Number 1. This is achieved by investment in a technology driven operating model, a proven distribution network, a scalable, vertically integrated delivery model and an understanding of ever-changing market demand and trends. It’s something others find hard to replicate.

Overview

Ben Martin, Marks Electrical Operations Director made contact with GCS for guidance on the siting of additional space within the transport hub at the Leicester Headquarters. We were able to establish that a double stack jack-leg arrangement with an outside covered staircase should fit their requirements and we arranged to carry out a site visit to confirm suitability, check access was not a problem and suggest the siting of the cabins.

Key Issues

The siting of the cabins was the first question given that it was important to have a good view of all the activity in the transport hub, the elevation of the stacked cabin along with floor to ceiling windows gave all the visibility needed. The next challenge was the requirement to match the external cladding to the corporate colours in the outward appearance of the building. Finally, a covered compliant staircase was needed to meet health and safety regulations.

What GCS Did

Carried out a site visit to fully understand client requirements and suitability of buildings for purpose. Matched corporate colours precisely through RAL coding which ensured a perfect match to corporate colours and aesthetically perfect. Provided costs to ensure that all health and safety requirements were met particularly with regard to the to the covered staircase and landing.

Summary

Marks Electrical now have a dedicated transport office with excellent visibility over the transport yard. New, comfortable facilities for the staff absolutely fit for purpose along with a welcoming environment for drivers to sign in and out including a covered staircase offering protection from the elements if drivers were required to wait to be seen. Plus a storage area at ground level.

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“I recently purchased a stacked cabin system from GCS and I have to say I was delighted with the job they did. The design process was collaborative and the team there honoured their promises throughout the program. A great business to deal with.”

Double stacked jack leg cabin with staircase to the side

Double stacked jackleg cabin with rear of staircase