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LAYHER UK, Depot Facility
A turnkey modular depot building delivered in six weeks to support regional growth.
Solution: Permanent Buildings
Sector: Infrastructure
Application: Welfare and Site Accommodation | Office & Workplace
Project Overview
Client:
Layher UK
Location:
Midlands
Sector:
Infrastructure
Solution:
Permanent Buildings
Application:
Welfare & Site Accommodation | Office & Workplace
Scope:
120m² four-bay office and welfare building containing reception space, offices, a meeting room, storeroom, WC and integrated kitchen.
Requirement
Depot building | Office & welfare | Construction infrastructure | Turnkey delivery | Six-week programme
Growing demand across the Midlands created a straightforward commercial challenge for Layher UK: without a dedicated regional depot, products were travelling unnecessarily from facilities elsewhere in the country.
Thurston delivered a new four-bay modular office and welfare building as part of a full turnkey depot package, allowing Layher to establish a permanent base closer to customers in the region.
The Challenge
Layher's growing regional customer base was being served from more distant facilities, adding time and cost to product movements.
The business needed a dedicated depot capable of supporting both its people and its expanding operation, and it needed it quickly.
The building therefore formed only one part of the requirement. The site also needed substantial external infrastructure to support the storage and movement of scaffolding and associated systems.
The solution
Thurston delivered a 120m² four-bay office and welfare building containing reception space, offices, a meeting room, storeroom, WC and integrated kitchen.
The turnkey scope also included a 4,420m² reinforced-concrete hardstanding, surface and foul-water drainage and accessible entrance works.
The overall programme was six weeks from order, with only two weeks required on site for groundworks and installation.
The Result
The new depot gave Layher a dedicated Central UK facility from which it could support customers more efficiently and reduce unnecessary transport from other locations.
The operational impact is captured particularly well by Layher Operations Manager Steve Pickard, whose project feedback states that the new regional depot would allow the company to supply customers faster and support further growth — adding that modular construction had become its preferred method.
What this demonstrates
Turnkey Permanent Buildings delivery
The project extended from the modular building itself into extensive site infrastructure and groundworks.
Office and welfare capability
Reception, offices, meeting facilities, storage, kitchen and WCs were combined into one operational building.
Speed with purpose
The complete programme was delivered in six weeks, supporting a clear business-growth requirement.
Reduced site activity
Only two weeks were required for groundworks and installation.
Commercial value
The building enabled Layher to establish a regional base closer to its customers and reduce inefficient product movements.
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