Peterborough, UK: The Cladrack structure at Lineage Logistics’ new coldstore near Peterborough is complete.
The 133,000sq meter, 35m high unit will house 45,500 pallet spaces, more than doubling the capacity at the firms’ Great Haddon hub.
The site will be the first fully automated cold store Russell WBHO has built for Lineage, and the first using the Cladrack system.
The project is set for completion by May 2022 when Lineage will commission the cranes and IT systems, and complete temperature pull-down to minus 22 degrees.
The construction system forms the internal racking provided by SSI Schaefer and built to a specification designed by the Russell WBHO team with their architects AEW, structural engineers Healey Consulting, and external envelope contractor ISD.
Jonathan Rhodes, project director for Russell WBHO temperature-controlled projects, said: “This innovative system provides the client with a fully-automated racking solution which itself forms the building structure. This option speeds up the process of construction once on site.
“The key, of course, is in the pre-construction planning where the bespoke structure is precision-designed right down to the tiniest nuts and bolts, ensuring the onsite assembly is as efficient as possible to meet the client ambition to get the facility online in early 2022.”
The site has an Azanefreezer refrigeration unit from Star Refrigeration expected to achieve energy reduction targets with a solar system providing the majority of the unit’s power.
