Yorkon launches the highest performing floor option for a modular building
With a point loading of 7kN and a uniformly distributed load of 9kN/m2, the factory-installed concrete floor is believed to be the highest performing floor for a modular building. It has been launched by Portakabin subsidiary, Yorkon, following a two-year development and testing programme and offers a range of benefits for steel-framed modular buildings with areas of high footfall or heavy point loading – from retail superstores and convenience stores to education and airport buildings, chemical and pharmaceutical applications such as laboratories and process areas, and buildings where specialist flooring is a requirement. Features of the new floor option include:•Point loading of 7kN
“As part of our commitment to design and innovation, we are continually looking at new product developments and manufacturing initiatives to further improve the sustainability, performance and design flexibility of our award-winning off-site building system.†A dedicated concrete floor casting bay has now been installed at the Yorkon production centre in York, integrating the pre-installed concrete floor option into the steel-framed module manufacturing process. The development of the new floor option also involved the construction of two prototype modules for extensive testing, and detailed design calculations, and module lifting and transport trials. The pre-installation of concrete into modules in a factory environment is easier and safer than on a building site. Concrete can be poured into individual modules which are accessible from most sides, reducing, and in some cases eliminating, the need for extended chutes and pumps. It also allows the grinding and polishing of terrazzo flooring to be carried out under factory-controlled conditions, for cleaner, safer and quieter work on site. For further information about the new high performance floor option, visit www.yorkon.info or call 01904 610990. Editor’s Notes 1.Other new Yorkon initiatives include: •A new range of ‘greener’ design options to promote the use of renewable sources of energy, reduce carbon emissions and improve recyclability. 2.The Yorkon approach to off-site construction offers a number of clear advantages over site-based building methods: -enhanced thermal efficiency and greater sustainability 3.If you wish to publish a telephone number for further information, the number for Yorkon is 01904 610990. Please do not print the agency’s number. For further PRESS information, please contact: Joanne Bridges, Bridges Communications
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